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A Great Business in Eoses, our Three Warrants, You can Order without risk or trouble, 



Plants delivered safely by mail at all Post-Ofaces in the United States 3, 4 



Roses in Open Ground, When and How to Plant, Preparation of the Ground, Pruning, &c. 5, 6 

 Roses in Pots, Potting Earth, When to Water, Why Roses may Drop their Leaves, General 



Treatment, Roses for Winter Bloom 6, 7 



Insect Enemies of the Rose with Remedies for same . 7, 8 



The proper Distance for Planting, Winter Protection, Best varieties for Bedding 8, 9 



The Leading Rose Growing Establishment of America, Our Prices, Flowers for Schools, 

 Roses by iiXail, Hardy Roses, How to treat Roses Received by Mail, Why Roses may 

 Vary jn Color,, and sometimes come single and imperfect when first planted. Large 



Roses— how to obtain them, Roses for Canada and other Foreign Countries 10, 11 



Our Roses Guaranteed to reach the Purchaser in good growing condition. Size and Quality 

 of Plants, Our Roses all Pot Grown, and all on their Own Roots, Which are the best 



varieties 2 



Correction of Errors, Weight of Mail Packages, We Ship by Express wdien desired, 13 



Write -your address full and plain. Keep a Copy of your Order, Information about Post- 



Office Orders, Bank Drafts, and Registered Letters, Why some Letters fail to reach us. 14 

 How to Send Money, Inclose your Remittance with the Order, Delayed Orders, Ask for your 



plants at the Post-Office if not received promptly . 15 



Prices of Roses by Mail and Express, Club Terms and Rewards for Clubs 16, 17 



Terms of Sale 17 



Five Specially Valuable New and Scarce Hybrid Perpetual Roses 17 



The New Polyantha Roses, Set of Three Elegant varieties 18 



Our splendid Premium Roses, Souvenir d'un Amie and La Princess Vera, See our Special 



Offers for Large Buyers 19, 20 



Our Splendid Colored Plate Roses, Description of Varieties, Prices, &c 20, 21 



The New Hybrid Tea Roses, Set of 21 Beautiful Varieties 21, 22, 23 



New Ever- Blooming Roses of 1883, Set of 20 Choice Varieties 24, 25 



Diamond List Ever- Blooming Ros^, Set of 20 Elegant Varieties . . 26,27,28,29 



New flybrid Perpetual Roses of 1883, Set of 20 Rare and Beautiful Sorts 29, 30, 31 



Diamond List Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Set of 20 Choice and Valuable Sorts .... 31, 32, 33, 34 



Ever-Blooming Roses, General Collection of varieties 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 



Hybrid Perpetual Roses, General Collection of varieties 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 



Moss Roses, Genera 1 Collection of varieties 49 



Splendid Perpetual Moss Roses, Caladium Esculentum, Tritoma Uvaria 50 



Hardy Climbing Roses, Hardy Ever-Blooming Climbers, Japan Euonymus 51, 52 



Hydrangea Grandiflora, New and Rare Hardy Ornamental Flowering Siihubs, 53, 54, 55 



Hardy Ornamental Flowering Shrubs, General Collection of varieties 55, 5(), 57, 58, 59 



Beautiful Hardy Climbing Vines, Ampelopsis, Akebia, Clematis, Honeysuckles, Ivies, 



Wisterias, &c . : 59, 60, 01, 62, 63 



Tuberose, Double Italian and Dpuble Pearl, a pretty Fern 63 



Our Splendid Seedling Gladiolus^ and Choice Named Gladiolus 64,. 65, 66 



Japan Lilies, Auratum, Album,-Longiflorum, Rubrum, &c.. Hardy Garden Finks . . .67, 68, 69 

 Ever-Blooming Carnation PinlS, Set of 22 Splendid Varieties, Astilbe Japonica, Crape 



Myrtle 70, 71 



Eulalia Zebrina 72 



Eulalia Japonica Variegata, Erianthus Ravennje, German Iris 73 



Abel Carriere and Magna Chart a, two Choice Hardy Hybrid Perpetual Roses . . . . 74, 75 



"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year LSS4. by the Dingee & Conard Co., ia the office of 

 / the Librarian of Congress, at Wasliiiigtou, D C, 



