26 THE DINGBE & OONABD COMPANY'S 



THS DIAMOND LIST ROSES are entirely separate from all others ; they are not the 

 Ne^west, but are scarce and valuable sorts, which have been tested, and are recommended 

 as reliable varieties of great beauty and excellence. As they are -worth more than ordi- 

 nary kinds they are offered in this List, called, for convenience, THE DIAMOND LIST. 

 Diamond List Roses are paiticularly desirable for persons -who "wish extra fine high 

 priced sorts, kncwn to be choice and valuable. "We offer two complete sets of Diamond 

 List Roses, one set of 20 Ever-Blooming Roses, and one set of 20 Hybrid Perpetual 

 Roses. 40 DIAMOND LIST ROSES IN ALL. 



DIi|MOrlD LI^T E%BL00pi5 ^^i$. 



PERLB DES JARDINS. — This magnificent Rose still retains its position as the finest 

 Rose of its color ever introduced ; it constantly grows in favor as its merits become better 

 known; color, clear golden yellow ; very rich and beautiful; extra large globular flowers; 

 very full and highly perfumed. 35 cents. See page 27. 



QUEEN OP BEDDERS. — This splendid Rose originated in England ; the plant is a 

 short upright grower, branching freely, every branch terminated by a cluster of beautiful 

 buds and flowers ; the flower is large, full and regular ; color, bright glowing crimson ; it 

 blooms constantly from Early Summer to Late Autumn ; a recent English writer says a bed 

 of this variety, 25 by 50 feet, had twenty-two thousand five hundred buds and flowers on it 

 at one time. 35 cents. 



MADAME LAMBARD. — A first-class Rose ; extra large, full flowers ; very double 

 and sweet ; color, a beautiful shade of rosy bronze, passing to salmon and fawn, beautifulh- 

 shaded with carmine ; buds and reverse of petals deep rosy crimson ; an elegant Rose. 35 

 cents. 



NIPHETOS. — An elegant Tea Rose, very large and double ; deliciously sweet ; color, 

 pure snow white, sometimes faintly tinged with pale lemon. It is highly valued for its lovely 

 buds, which are remarkably large and fine, and particularly valuable for bouquets, &c. 

 35 cents. 



ATiPHONSE KARR. — A valuable and very beautiful Tea Rose, fine large buds and 

 flowers ; very full and double ; color, bright violet crimson, deeply shaded with purplish- 

 red; centre brilliant carmine, veiy sweet. It is a strong, healthy grower, and a free and 

 constant bloomer. 35 cents. 



PERLE DE LYON. — Beautiful orange-yellow with peach shading, sometimes coppers- 

 gold, stained with crimson ; charming buds and large globular flowers, full and delicious!)- 

 perfumed. 35 cents. 



DUCHESS OP EDINBURG-H.— A splendid Rose, in great demand for its lovely buds 

 and remarkable for its beautiful color, which is the most intense glowing crimson imagina- 

 ble. 35 cents. 



JULES FING-ER. — Elegant and valuable ; flowers extra large and finely formed, very 

 full and sweet ; color, bright rosy scarlet, beautifully shaded with intense crimson ; a vigor- 

 ous grower and free bloomer. 35 cents. 



CATHARINE MERMET.— A very beautiful Tea Rose, valued highly for its elegant 

 buds ; color, clear shining pink, with delicately shaded amber and fawn centre ; large glob- 

 ular flowers ; one of the very finest varieties, a strong healthy grower and good bloomer. 

 35 cents. 



MADAME ANGELE JACQUTER.— A beautiful, large, finely formed Rose : very 

 double and full, and deliciously perfumed; color, bright rosy carmine, deepening tc crim- 

 son ; elegantly tinged and shaded with coppen' yellow. 35 cents. 



