>2 11)6 DINGEESCONARD(b. West Erove. Pa. 



HIS YEAR has brought forward the most promising lot of new Roses we 

 have ever offered; they represent the finest of the world's productions, and 

 have been brought from every nook and corner of the earth at a great 

 expense. We are glad to say that we have been so successful in their propagation 

 that we can offer them at extremely low prices, whereby all of our patrons may give 

 them a trial. There is not an inferior Rose in the number. Each one is a gem, 

 and many of them are nothing short of remarkable, possessing characteristics not 

 found in any other varieties offered up to this time. 



We have absolute control of the stock of nearly all of these vafieties^ 

 including PRINCESS OF NAPLES^ the improved La France; VIC- 

 TORY ROSE» the improved General Jacqtieminot ? and HELENE, 

 an improvement over the Crimson Rambler* 



Our method of securing such rare novelties may prove interesting, as it establishes 

 beyond question that a Dingee & Conard Co. customer is the best served flower buyer 

 in America. Ours is the only house in this country maintaining a thoroughly organ- 

 ized department of special representatives in all parts of the world to secure for us, 

 regardless of cost, all flower novelties of merit, especially new Roses. This depart- 

 ment has become so efficient that we are now the recognized American headquarters 

 for both old and new Roses; none have escaped our notice. We have in stock every 

 Rose of merit introduced in the last fifty years, until our collection now numbers over 

 a thousand distinct varieties of all classes and kinds, no two varieties alike, all on their 

 own roots. Seventy large greenhouses are devoted to their culture, and we may there- 

 fore fairly claim to be tJie leading Rose Growers of America. With such treasures as 

 we have in the new Roses of 1899, we think this department will be of special interest 

 to every lover of the Rose — the Queen of Flowers. Each variety has been tested, and 

 none but those which are thoroughly distinct in every respect are offered. They can 

 be grown successfully in open ground without any extra care or attention ; they will 

 prove hardy in ordinary localities with slight protection. 



As new Roses of the highest merit the prices are made wonderfully low in order 

 to encourage all to give them a trial* They will surely bring nothing but pleas- 

 ure and profit to all who plant them* 



