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THE KEYSTONE SET. 



FIFTEEN HARDY EVER-BLOOMING ROSES FOR $1— THE BEST EVER OFFERED 



FOR OUTDOOR PLANTING. 



j^^HIS is the most popular collection of Roses we have ever offered. It represents great value for little money. Of 

 v^^ the hundreds of varieties tested in our trial grounds during the past season, the fifteen beautiful Ever-blooming 

 Roses comprising the Keystone Set were selected as the best for open-ground cultivation. For earliness and 

 freedom of bloom, beauty of buds and flowers, both in form and color, as well as for strong, uniform growth, hardiness, 

 constancy and profusion of bloom, they are the best among the Ever-blooming Tea Roses. This collection will appeal 

 to the beginner in Rose culture whose knowledge of varieties is limited. They are the best of all Ever-blooming Roses 

 for general outdoor planting. If you want a continual supply of flowers the entire season, plant the Keystone COL- 

 LECTION. 



HETEOR. 



Bicli Velvety Crimson. — Belongs to the Hybrid Tea 

 class, and is one of the brightest colored and most brilliant 

 of Roses. The color is rich, velvety crimson, exceedingly 

 bright and striking, and both buds and flowers are large 

 and elegantly formed, fully double and borne on graceful, 

 long stems. It is a vigorous and healthy grower, and a 

 quick and constant bloomer. 15 cts. each. 



ETOILE DE LYON. 



The Best Yellcw Tea Rose. — A magnificent, rich, 

 golden-yellow Rose ; an immense bloomer, bearing flowers 

 early and continuously throughout the season ; the flowers 

 are deep, rich and full and of excellent substance. Re- 

 markably hardy, both as to heat and cold, and without 

 doubt the best Yello-w Rose for outdoor cultiva- 

 tion. 10 cts. each. 



HAMAN COCHET. 

 Silvery Pink. — A rhost wonderfully beautiful French 

 Rose of great value. The beautiful, big, elongated buds 

 and full-blown, double flowers are exquisitely charming, 

 while the fragrance is rich and delicious. The color is 

 fleshy pink, with the inner side of petals silvery rose ; grows 

 vigorously and blooms with great freedom. This is one 

 of the finest of ever-blooming Roses. 10 cts. each. 



CLOTILDE SOUPERT. 



White and Carmine. — So well known that no descrip- 

 tion is needed ; with the exception of Pink Soupert, the best, 

 biggest and freest blooming of all Polyanthas. 15 cts. each. 



BON SILENE. 



Rosy Crimson. — Noted for the great size and beauty 

 of its buds; one of the grandest Roses in cultivation. Color 

 deep rose, sometimes bright crimson, occasionally light, 

 pale rose ; none better in the open ground. 15 cts. each. 



MAD. ETIENNE. 



Clear Rose. — Makes elegant buds and the flowers are 

 extra large, very full and deliciously sweet ; color bright, 

 rosy pink, passing to clear rose, brightened with pink, 

 elegantly shaded and very beautiful. It is a strong, healthy 

 grower and a wonderfully free and constant bloomer. 15 

 cts. each. 



THE BRIDE. 



Pure "White. — A superb pure white Tea Rose, one of 

 the best of its color ; the buds and flowers are unusually 

 large, finely formed, very double and full, and deliciously 

 perfumed; it is a strong, healthy grower and a quick and 

 constant bloomer ; does well in open ground. 15 cts. each. 



PINK SOUPERT. 



Pure Pink. — This new famous variety is a seedling 

 from Clotilde Soupert, with which it is identical, except in 

 color of flower and foliage. The color is a rich pink, won- 

 derfully free and continuous bloomer. Conceded to be 

 the best pink Rose for outdoor culture. 15 cts. each. 



FOR SI we will send, postpaid by Mail, one plant eacli of the fifteen vigorous young Roses described 

 above; 3 collections for )ft3.75 ; 6 collections for $5. Any 3 of the varieties named above for 30 cts.; any 7 

 varieties, purchaser's expense, for 50 cts. 



TW0-YEAR-01.D PLANTS.— For $3.50 we will send, by Express, one each of the fifteen varieties de- 

 scribed above, strong, heavily rooted, field-grow^n plants, two years old, on own roots. 



3JOXICE.— Our t-w^o-year-old Ktoses deserve special mention ; tliey are unusually 

 stroMST and visrorous ; the best vie have ever grovrn. 



PAPA GONTIER. 



Cherry Red. — A splendid crimson Rose, one of the 

 best for all purposes ; it makes immense buds and magnifi- 

 cent, large, bold flowers of great depth and substance ; 

 color rich cherry red, passing to clear, glowing crimson ; 

 very fragrant and beautiful ; a strong, vigorous grower 

 and constant bloomer; one of the very best. 15 cts. 

 each. 



ERNEST METZ. 



Pink and Crimson. — An exceedingly fine Rose of 

 great merit, with large, handsome, full flowers and beauti- 

 ful, long, pointed buds; color clear, satiny pink edged 

 with blush, the centre flamed with crimson. It is an un- 

 usually strong, sturdy grower, forming a compact bush ; in 

 the open ground it produces superb flowers with remark- 

 able freedom. 15 Cts. each. 



GOLDEN GATE. 



White, Yellow and Rose. — A magnificent variety 

 with extra large, full, finely formed flowers ; buds long and 

 beautiful. The color is rich, creamy white, delicately 

 tinged with golden yellow, with petals tinted with clear 

 rose, making altogether a Rose of rarest and most inde- 

 scribable beauty. Blooms freely and continuously. 15 

 cts. each. 



MARIE LAMBERT. 



Creamy White. — One of the very best ever-blooming 

 Roses for general cultivation. In the open ground it is 

 especially good, being unusually vigorous, quite hardy, 

 and a free and continuous bloomer. The flowers are large, 

 full and double ; color creamy white. 15 cts. each. 



MLLE. CECILE BRUNER. 



Pink and White.— Larger flowers than most of the 

 others, perfectly double and delightfully fragrant ; color 

 rosy pink on rich creamy-white ground ; a great bloomer. 

 Very satisfactory for bedding. 10 cts. each. 



MARIE GUILLOT. 



Snow White. — We consider this variety one of the 

 grandest Roses of its color in cultivation. A trial will con- 

 vince any one that this indorsement is not extravagant. 

 The flowers are full and extra large, very double and 

 sweetly scented ; has many rivals, but no equals for open- 

 ground cultivation. 15 CtS. each. 



ALINE SISLEY. 



One of the best for open-ground culture. It grows to 

 perfection. The flowers are very large, full and double. 

 The color is a rich, rare shade of violet red, brightened 

 with crimson maroon. The fragrance is exceedingly 

 sweet and more pronounced than is found in most Tea 

 Roses. It blooms with wonderful freedom. This is a 

 grand red variety, and one which we prize highly. 15 ctS. 

 each. 



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