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THE DING-EE & CONARD COMPANY'S 



Hybrid Tea Roses, 25 Varieties {Continued). 



*Meteor. — One of the brightest colored and most 

 brilliant Roses we have ; splendid for bedding and gen- 

 eral planting, as well as for growing in pots and con- 

 servatory. The color is rich velvety crimson, as shown 

 in colored plate on page iq ; full description given on 

 page 20. Both buds and flowers are large and elegantly 

 formed, fully double, and borne on nice long stems. 1 1 

 is a vigorous and healthy grower and a constant 

 bloomer. 20 cts. each. 



Michael Saunders. — A superb Rose; flowers extra 

 large, fine form, very double and full; petalsbeautifully 

 reflexed ; color deep rich crimson. 20 cts. each. 



Pierre Guillot. — One of the most valuable of all 

 Hybrid Teas, and remarkable for its very brilliant color, 

 bright dazzling crimson, passing to vivid carmine red; 

 flowers large, very double and full, highly scented; pro- 

 fuse bloomer, and moderately hardy. 20 els. each. 



;ii Souvenir de Wootton. — Bright magenta red, 

 passing at base to fine violet crimson, richly shaded; 

 flowers are large, full and regular, with thick leathery 

 petals and delicious tea scent; makes beautiful buds, 

 and is recommended both for open ground and con- 

 servatory ; an immense bloomer. 20 cts. each. 



* Triomplie de Pernet Pere. 



Originated and sent out by Jean Pernet, one of 

 the most celebrated Rose growers of France.who con- 

 siders this the triumph of his life. The flowers are 

 extra large, havingbroad thick petals and long taper- 

 ing buds with delicious tea fragrance ; color fine 

 clear magenta red, sometimes passing to bright crim- 

 son, very striking and beautiful, and of such good 

 substance that the flowers retain their beauty for a 

 long time; very brilliant and handsome. 20 cts. 

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





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MAD. CAROLINE TESTOUT. 



*Mad. Caroline Testout. 



The petals are large, and of the elegant La France form ; 

 exquisitely edged and bordered with clear silver rose. 

 Both flowers and buds are extra large and of very elegant 

 form ; the color is brilliant satiny rose, deepening at cen- 

 tre to clear red. It is of excellent substance, keeps its 

 color well, and its splendid large globular flowers impress 

 every one with a sense of its superiority and great beauty. 

 After thorough trial we recommend it as one of the best, 

 if not the best, of the many new Roses recently introduced. 

 It is said to be excellent for forcing purposes ; we find it 

 highly satisfactory for outdoor culture. 20 cts. each; 

 3 for 50 cts. ; 7 for $1. 



TRIOMPHE DE FERNET PERE. 



Triumph d' Angers. — Bright, fiery red, changing to 

 darkest velvety crimson, tinged with purple; large, full flow- 

 ers, very double and fragrant; quite hardy. 15 cts. each. 



*White La France or Augustine Guinoisseau. — This 

 magnificent new Rose isapure white La France, havingjust a 

 breath of rose-tinted blush, delicately clouding the depths of 

 its broad petals; the buds and flowers are extra large, very full 

 and finely formed, and delightfully perfumed; it blooms all 

 through the season. 20 cts. each. 



"William Francis Bennett. — Thisbeautiful Rose holds a 

 secure position of its own ; noted for its magnificent buds and 

 wonderful color, which is intense dazzling crimson ; valuable 

 for forcing, and does fairly well in favorable situations in 

 open ground 25 cts. each. 



SPECIAL OFFER.— The entire set of Hybrid Tea Roses, 

 25 varieties in alt, for $2.50. 



"Varieties marked -with an asterisk (*) can be furnished in two-year-old plants at 35 cts. 



eacb; these plants, owing to their size, cannot toe sent toy mail, and will 



)be sent toy Express at purchaser's expense. 



