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jl^/OR thirty years the Rose has been our specialty. In growing them so they could be sent safely by Mail to ail parts^ 

 IIP® 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 Ever-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 collection, 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 thern and the two-year-old plants is the comparative yield of flowers. 



oxjR i^£:tkoz3 of- grovting 



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

 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 oi 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 know^ledge of varieties, we can usually make a better selec- 

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

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

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

 shall be glad to know^, how^evcr, if the purchaser has any preference as to 

 varieties, in whi<ih case the kinds selected will, if possible, be included. 



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We can supply all the varieties named on this and the page following in two-year-old plants at 30 cts. each, 

 $3 per dozen, purchaser's selection. Our selection, 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per dozen, by Express. 



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

 Adrienne Christopble. — A shade of apricot, citron 



and fawn. 

 Aime Colcombet. — Carmine, shaded pink and white. 

 Alpbonse Karr. — Bright rose, medium size and full. 

 American Banner. — White, striped bright red ; pretty. 

 Arcbducliesse Isabella. — Perfectly double; whue, 



shaded rosy carmine, 

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



copper. 

 Aurore. — Very double, silveryrose, 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 centre. 

 Canary, — Light canary yellow. Beautiful buds. 

 Captain Lefort.— Violet crimson, tinted with salmon. 

 Charles de Franciosi, — Creamy yellow, tmged salmon 



and peachy red, 

 Charles Rovolli,— Brilliant carmine, shading to 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 coppery 



yellow. 



Comtesse de Frig-neuse. — Golden yellow. 



Comtesse de Witzthum. — Pale canary yellow. 



Comtesse Eva Starhembergr, — Yellow, buff and yel- 

 low centre, edged rose. 



Comtesse Festetics Hamilton,— New, carmine red, 

 copper hue in centre, 



Comtesse Livia Ziohy. — New, marble white, centre 

 ochre and rose, 



Comtesse O, Gorman, — New, China rose, golden centre. 



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 Cacius. 



Doctor Grill.— Coppery yellow, shading to rose. Distinct. 



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



Duchess of Edinburgh,— Glowmg, brilliant crimson. 



Edmund de Bianzat — Violet crimson, centre rose. 



Edmund Sablayrolles.— Purplish red, shaded pink, 



Ed-ward Gontier. — Yellow, shaded apricot and crimson. 



Edward Littaye. — Pink and carmine, changing to rose. 



Elisa Fugier. — Creamy white, tinged with golden yellow. 



Elyse Heymann. — Outside yellow, inside pink, shaded 

 saffron rose. 



