Six Superb New Roses. 

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INTRODUCED BY THE DINQEE & CONARD CO. 



" Full ma?iy a flower is born to blush unseen 

 And -waste its sweetness on the desert air." 



Among the -vast number of Roses produced during the past decade, how many have been "born to blush unseen?'* 

 Their names are legion ! Hundreds of types whose appearance has been heralded in laudatory phraseology and assigned 

 unpronounceable names by their introducers, have suddenly appeared and as suddenly disappeared. The law of the 

 " survival of the fittest" prevails here as elsewhere. If, among the large number of fine varieties under cultivation 

 to-day, we could only name the Perles des Jardins, La Frances, Papa Gontiers and the Clotilde Souperts of the future, the 

 broad highway to fame and fortune would be literally strewn with Roses. 



The skill of the Rosarian is continually being exerted in the effort to produce or secure specimens that shall embody 

 some new features that the already existing sorts do not possess, and to accomplish this, recourse has been had to hybridiza- 

 tion or the blending of kindred varieties in order to combine in the resulting type the more desirable and pronounced 

 features of both. The outcome has been a complex intermingling of the once distinct families, so that a strict classification 

 is no longer possible. These remarks will suffice to explain the origin of the many Hybrids under cultivation at the present 

 time, among which we have had the good fortune to discover and introduce the following eight distinct and representative 

 varieties. With the exception of Virginia (now catalogued for the second time), the others are well and favorably known to 

 flower cultivators everywhere, who speak in the highest terms of their pronounced characteristics and importance, which 

 entitle them to first place as candidates for popular favor. We do not hesitate to give them our unqualified endorsement, 

 and feel assured that a trial will convince all of their genuine merit and wondrous beauty of bloom and foliage. 



* White Tea Rose, The Queen. 



This grand white ever-blooming Tea Rose was introduced 

 by us in 1889, and was received with great favor both in this 

 country and in Europe. The Queen is a large, pure white, 

 free-blooming Tea Rose, the offspring of that fine old Rose, 

 the Souv. d'un Amie, whose many good qualities it possesses 

 to a remarkable degree; it is a continuous bloomer, produc- 

 ing successive crops of buds and flowers in great profusion ; 

 the buds are beautifully formed, with large petals of best 

 substance, shows the centre but slightly when fully open ; 

 color, pure snowy white ; exquisitely scented ; a vigorous 

 and healthy grower ; altogether we consider the Queen one 

 of the best, if not the best white Tea Rose now in cultivation. 

 20 cts. each ; 3 for 50 cts.; 7 for $1. 



* Golden Gate. 



This magnificent Rose is the result of a cross between 

 those old and greatly admired varieties, Safrano and Cornelia 



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Cook. The flowers are extra large, very full and finely 

 formed, and of excellent substance ; the buds are long and 

 of the most desirable form ; the color is rich creamy white, 

 beautifully tinged w'ith fine golden yellow; the petals are 

 large and broad, and exquisitely bordered and tinted with 

 clear rose, making altogether a Rose of the rarest and most 

 indescribable beauty. The Golden Gate is a strong, healthy 

 grower, and most profuse and continuous bloomer; it is ex- 

 cellent for bedding, also for house culture and forcing; in 

 short, we can heartily recommend it as one of the finest and 

 most beautiful Tea Roses ever grown. 20 cts. each. 



* Henry M. Stanley. 



This elegant new ever-blooming Tea Rose makes a beauti- 

 ful contrast with Golden Gate ; the color is a rare and re- 

 markably beautiful shade of clear amber rose, delicately 

 tinged towards the centre with fine apricot yellow; the petals 

 are beautifully edged and bordered with rich carmine, and on 

 the outer or reverse side pass to a lovely shade of salmon or 

 buff rose; the flowers are large, fine full form, excellent sub- 

 stance and deliciously fragrant, having a rich tea scent. 20 cts. 

 each. 



* Pearl Rivers. 



This fine variety is the result of a union between Devon- 

 iensis and Mad. de Watteville. It partakes of the leading 

 characteristics of both parents, but resembles the latter most 

 closely ; the flowers are large and quite full, with fine peachy- 

 red buds; the ground color is ivory white, having the petals 

 delicately shaded and bordered with pale rose ; very beauti- 

 ful; deliciously sweet. 20 cts. each. 



"Varieties marked with an asterisk (*} can be furnished in two-year-old plants at 30 cts. 



each ; tliese plants, owing- to tlieir size, cannot be sent by Mail, and will 



be sent by Express at purchaser's expense. 



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