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POR thirty years the Rose has been our specialty. In growing them so they could be sent safely by Mail to all parts of 

 the United States, we are the pioneers. Our establishment has kept pace with the lapse of years, until to-day seventy 

 greenhouses are required to meet the demand for the " D. & C." Roses. In number of varieties, quantity and quality 

 of stock we may fairly claim to be the leaders in our particular line. For want of space it is impossible to describe in detail 

 the vast number of varieties comprising our collection. On this and following page will be found a large number of 

 varieties of the Fver-blooming class, briefly described. All of them are distinct, and because of the brief description it 

 is not to be inferred that they in any way lack merit. With the introduction of new varieties, it is our policy to discard 

 those that are synonymous or inferior to existing sorts of their class and color, whether they be old or new. Our collec- 

 tion, therefore, contains none but the very best Roses in cultivation. We recommend those in this list to be among the 

 best of their class, all true to name, and for general cultivation, particularly in the open ground, they are sure to give 

 absolute satisfaction. The first or mailing-size plants will give a profusion of bloom this year, and the only difference 

 between them and the two-year-old plants is the comparative yield of flowers. 



OXJR IMESTIZOD OF GFtOIATirtG 



Is deserving of special mention. We claim to produce the best Roses that it is possible to grow. No pots less than 2% 

 inches in diameter are used and, indeed, a large proportion of our stock is repotted into 3-inch pots before they are sent 

 out. No discussion is needed to prove that such plants are far superior in every way to plants grown in the narrow con- 

 fines of 1% and 2-inch pots. It would not be serving the best interests of our customers or ourselves for us to attempt 

 to compete with cheap Roses by employing cheap methods. We shall therefore continue to adhere to our life-time rule 

 of growing the best Roses at the lowest possible prices. When new methods that are as yet unknown shall have been 

 discovered, whereby good Roses can be grown cheaper than they now are, we assure our friends that we will be the first 

 to give them the benefits of lower prices. 



Owing to our knowledge of varieties, we can usually make a better selec- 

 tion for our customers than they themselves could make. Where the 

 selection is left to us, we shall send the very best sorts, those that we think 

 will give the best results in the locality where they are to be planted. We 

 shall be glad to kaow^, ho^vever, if the purchaser has any preference as to 

 varieties, in which case the kinds selected vtrill, if possible, be Included. 



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Abbe Roustati. — Creamy white, shaded with rosy blush. 

 Adrienne Christophle.* — A shade of apricot, citron 



and fawn. 

 Aime Colcombet.-'*— Bright carmine, shaded pink and 



white. 

 Alphonse Karr.* — Bright rose, medium size and full. 

 American Banner.* — White, striped bright red ; very 



pretty. 

 Archduchesse Isabella.* — Perfectly double; white, 



shaded rosy carmine. 

 Archduc Joseph.*— Color, rose with blush tint; centre 



copper. 

 Aarore.* — Very double, silvery rose, shaded and veined 



pink. 

 Bella.* — Pure snow-white, long pointed buds. 

 Belle Fleur d'Anjou,— Silvery rose, large and good. 

 Camile Roux. — Bright carmine rose, with fiery-red cen- 

 tre. 

 Canary.* — Light canary yellow. Beautiful buds 

 Captain Lefort.* — Violet crimson, tinted with rosy 



salmon. 

 Charles de Franciosi.— Creamy yellow, tinged salmon 



and peachy red. 

 Charles Rovolli.* — Brilliant carmine, shading to silvery 



rose. 

 Comtesse Anna Thun.* — Golden orange yellow, 



shaded saffron and crimson. 

 Comtesse de Breteuil.*— Salmon red, shaded peach 



and yellow. 



Comtesse de Caserta.*— Purplish red, clouded cop- 

 pery yellow. 



Comtesse de Frig-neuse.* — Golden yellow. 



Comtesse de Witzthum.* — Pale canary yellow. 



Comtesse Eva Starhemberg-.* — Yellow, buff and yel- 

 low centre, edged rose. 



Comtesse Festetics Hamilton. — New, carmine red, 

 copper hue in centre. 



Comtesse Livia Zichy.* — New, marble white, centre 

 ochre and rose. 



Comtesse O. Gorman. — New, China rose, golden cen- 

 tre. 



Comtesse Riza du Pare* — Coppery rose, shaded vio- 

 let crimson. 



Corinne.* — Fleshy color, shaded rose and copper. 



Docteur Rouges.* — New, red and saffron, looks like a 

 Dahlia Cactus. 



Doctor Grill.* — Coppery yellow, shading to rose. Very 

 distinct. 



Duchesse de Brabant.* — Rosy pink edged with silver. 



Duchess of Edinburgh.* — Glowing, brilliant crimson. 



Edmund de Bianzat. — Violet crimson, centre salmon 

 rose. 



Edmund Sablayrolles.*— Purplish red, shaded pink. 



Edward Gontier.* — Creamy yellow, shaded apricot and 

 crimson. 



Edward Littaye. — Pink and carmine, changing to pale 

 rose. 



Elisa Fugier. 

 yellow' 



Creamy white, tinged with golden 



