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ADMIRAL DEWEY (Taylor).— Hybrid Tea. A sport 

 from Madam Caroline Testout, over which it is a great improve- 

 ment in size of flower and color, which is a delicate shade ot 

 bright pink shading to pure while. Superb. 50 cts. each. 



ALBERT FOURES (Bonnaire).— Tea. Strong growing ; 

 flowers large, full, opening freely, color brick red flushed with 

 yellow and marine blue. Superb. 40 cts. each. 



ANTOINE "WEBER (Weber).— Tea, Color similar to 

 BeUe Siebrecht. Rich blooming and hardy. Flowers hortensiu 

 red, very large and full. Splendid.- 35 cts. each. 



BERTHE GEl^rEN (Gem en). -Hybrid Perpetual. Very 

 strong grower. Color magnificent ivory Avhit*-, flower very 

 large and well filled ; form perfect, but glorious when par- 

 tially open. Grand in every way. 60 cts. each. 



BERYL. (Dickson).— Tea. Color deep golden yellow% large, 

 full and fragrant. Bud long. Extra good for cutting. 35 

 cts. each. 



CLIMBING BELLE SIEBRECHT (W. Paul & Son).— 

 Hybrid Tea. A well-developed climber from the well-known 

 Belle Siebrecht. 75 cts. each. 



CLOTILDE PFITZER (Pfitzer).— Polyantha. Unusually 

 large flow^ers produced in clusters : of dis"tinct flat form and 

 fragrant. Color pure white. Free blooming and hardy. 35 

 cts. each, 



CUMBERLAND BELLE (Dreer) —Climbing Moss. A 

 new race. A sport from Princess Adelaide. Very vigorous, 

 making a growth of 10 to 15 feet in a season. Color bright 

 silvery rose, very double ; bud is nicely mossed and very 

 fragrant. 50 cts. each. 



DUCHESSE HEDWIG d'ARENBERG (Soupert and 

 Notting) .—Hybrid Tea. Flowers very large, full and double ; 

 color silky rose with silver rose reflection ; centre darkei;. 

 Fragrant. 40 cts. each. 



EXQUISITE (W. Paul & Son) —Hybrid Tea. Pretty crim- 

 son flowers shaded with magenta. Large, full and globular ; 

 very regular shape : produces in great profusion. As fragrant 

 as La Fiance. SI each. 



FURSTIN HOHENZOLLERN INFANTIN (BajTier^— 

 Tea. Lilac rose on saffron-colored ground : rich blooming 

 and strong growing : a superb Rose of richest beauty. Named 

 in honor of a member of the German royal family by special 

 permission. 35 cts. each; two-year-old plants 50 cts. each. 



GARDENIA (Soupert and Notting).— Hybrid Tea. Flower 

 large, full, finely imbricated like a Camellia. Color gardenia 

 white. Bud long, sometimes flushed blush. Free blooming. 

 Grand. 50 cts. each. 



GOLDQUELLE (Lambert) —Tea. " Fountain of Gold." 

 Color deep golden yellow, medium size, fairly filled, magnifi- 

 cent bud, long. Free blooming. Fragrant. Likes rich soil. 

 60 cts. each. 



HOVYN de TRONCHERE (Puyravaud\— Tea. Lightred 

 on golden yellow ground, edge of petals silvery rose ; large, 

 full and fragrant. 35 cts. each. 



JEAN BACH-SISLEY (Dubreuil). — Bengal. Flowers 

 borne in clusters of three at tips of vigorous shoots ; remark- 

 ably beautiful. Color silvery-rose, outer petals salmon-rose 

 veined with carmine. Fragrant. 30 cts. each. 



LADY DOROTHEA (Dunlop).— Tea. Winner of a silver 

 cup as best New Rose at Toronto, Ontario, exhibition. Fine 

 grower and produces large, handsome flowers similar in form 

 to Perle des Jardins; of various colors, outside i)etals deep 

 peach and blush, inside soft fleshy pink ; very odd and beau- 

 tiful. 40 cts. each. 



LIBERTY (Dickson).— Hybrid Tea. It is agreed among 

 professional growers that this is one of the most sensational 

 Roses ever introduced. The color is a crimson scarlet after 

 the style of Meteor, but more brUliaut. Its Avonderful beauty 

 created a furore from ocean to ocean, and wherever ex- 

 hibited it has won first honors. The flowers are perfectly 

 formed, being full, deep and double ; very fragrant. For cut- 

 ting this is perhaps the greatest Rose of the color, but 

 whether it will do as well in open ground as in the green- 

 house remains to be proven. We think it will. This variety 

 has the distinction of being the most costly Rose now known, 



the price given for the original plants having been stated at 

 87600. Wt^ oflTer strong young plants ready for delivery April 

 1, 1900. Price, 75 cts. each. 



LUCIE FAURE (Nabonnand).— Tea. Color ivory white 

 on amber ground ; neat long bud of perfect form. Strong 

 and prolific. 40 cts. each. 



LUCY CARNEGIE (Nabonnand).— Tea. A strong grower 

 and free bloomer. Flower grand, full and double ; reverse of 

 petals shaded carmine, centre salmon rose. 40 cts. each. 



MAID OF HONOR (HoflFmeister).— Tea. A sport from 

 Catharine Mermet. The color is a rich glowing pink much 

 darker than Bridesmaid and a stronger grower. Flowers 

 superbly made, after the fashion of Bridesmaid, and produced 

 on long, stiff' stems. A variety possessing real merit. 30 

 cts. each ; 2 for 50 cts. 



MAMAN LOISEAU (Buatois).-Tea. Flower sulphur 

 yellow passing into creamy white, centre peach-rose : large 

 and full, strong grower and free bloomer. 40 cts. each. 



MA PETITE ANDREE (Chauvry). — Polyantha. A 

 superb novelty and one of the daintiest of its class. An 

 unusually strong grower, producing its flowers in greatest 

 profusion. Color dark carmine. Flowers rather large, full and 

 double. Be sure to try it. 30 cts. each ; 2 for 50 cts. 



M ARI E C AL V AT ( Dubreuil ) .—Tea. Strong grower with 

 flowers of surprising beauty from the contrast of the excep- 

 tional fresh colors; outer edge of petals soft rose, passing into 

 ivory white and in centre delicate pale pink ; flower full and 

 well built. 35 cts. each. 



MAX BUNTZEL (Soupert and Netting).— Tea. Large 

 full flowers and long bud; outer petals large. Centre Peony 

 form; color Chinese rose, veined carmine on peach-yellow 

 ground; exceedingly rich. 40 cts. each. 



MME. BERTHE FONTAINE (Buatois).— Hybrid Tea. 

 Pretty flowers, very large, half filled and fragrant. Color 

 bright rose, A strong grower and free bloomer. 50 cts. each. 



MME. HUSSON (Reboul).— Tea. A strong dwarf grower 

 bearing finely formed flowers in great profusion. Color 

 chamxjis orange with pure white flush. 40 cts. each. 



MME. LUCIEN DURANTHON (Bonnaire).— Tea. A 

 striking flower of great size and beauty. Color milky white, 

 centre coppery salmon ; bud large and long. 40 cts. each. 



MME. LUCILE COULON f Schwartz). —Tea. Medium 

 size, full, double flowers. Color flesh rose flushed with cop- 

 pery yellow. Striking. 40 cts, each. 



PRINCESSE ETIENNE de CROY (Ketten). — Tea. 

 Color of flower peach-carmine shaded lighter on pale orange 

 ground, large and full, freely opening ; erect firm stem. 

 Free bloomer. 40 cts. each. 



PRINCESS VICTORIA LUISE VON PREUSSEN 

 (Strassheim).— Polyantha A fine outdoor Rose, notwith- 

 standing its rather heavy title. Grows bushy and dense, 

 blooms in large trusses, color carnation rose, centre carmine 

 passing into purple, 30 cts. each. 



PROFESSOR DR. SCHMIDT (Strassheim). —Hybrid 

 Perpetual. Large full flowers. The color is superb purplish 

 red, centre velvety scarlet. Strong grower. 60 cts. each. 



SOUV. de MME. ERNEST CAUVIN (Pernet-Ducher). 

 —Hybrid Tea, An extra-good variety of the Golden Gate type. 

 A very strong grower, large strong foliage, flower large, lull 

 and double; long stiff" stems; color tender flesh color, edge 

 lively rose, centre light yellow, often beautifully shaded 

 orange red. Very fine. 50 cts. each. 



SOUV. de ROSE TERREL des CHE NES (Schwartz) 

 — Tea. Flower yellowish white with aurore and carmine 

 shadings ; large and full ; plant strong growing and free 

 blooming. 40 cts. each, 



TENNYSON (W.Paul & Son>.— Hybrid Tea. Handsome 

 pearly white flowers shaded with flesh color and pale pink ; 

 full and double. 75 cts. each. 



QUEEN OLGA OF GREECE (W. Paul & Son).— Tea. 

 Soft rose-pink centre shaded Avith yellow ; edges of petals 

 slightly paler ; large not very full but of good shape. Very 

 bright. 40 cts. each. 



THE GREATEST ROSE OF THE YEAR 



Is Virginia R. Coxe, illustrated and described on the first and second cover pages of this hook. It hears in the 

 naost wonderful profusion— and continuously— large, full double flowers, the beauty and color of which is posi- 

 tively dazzling— vivid scarlet crimson. Of the ten thousand varieties of Roses in existence this is absolutely 

 the brightest colored and most fragrant. Its charms are simply irresistible, and to see it once means that you 

 will place it ahead of all others in your affections. To say that it is magnificent in every way does not exag- 

 gerate its queenly beauty. Be sure to read second cover page. Strong blooming plants, 50 cts. each postpaia ; 

 two-year-old plants, «1 each ; extra large 10-inch pot plants, five years old, $2.50 each by Express only. 



