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EVER-BLOOMING TEA ROSES, 



rOR nORE THAN THIRTY YEARS the Rose has been our specialty. In growing them so they 

 could be sent safely by Mail to all parts of the United States, we are the pioneers. Our establish- 

 ment 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 Bver-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 difiference between them and the two-year-old plants is the comparative yield of flowers. 

 Plant liberally of one-year-old Roses. The results they will give will be surprising. 



OUR METHOD OF GROWING 



Is deserving of special mention. We claim to produce the best Roses that it is possible to grow. No 

 pots less than 2j^ 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 supe- 

 rior in every way to plants grown in the narrow confines of i>^ 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 employ- 

 ing 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 dis- 

 covered, 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. g^^For every dollar's worth ordered, select to 

 the value of twenty cents additional. For particulars see Premium Offer, page 47. 



IMPORTANT ! O^lng to our knowledge of varieties, we can usually make a better selection 



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



is left to us, we shall send the very best sorts, those that we think will give the best results in the 

 locality where they are to be planted. We shall be glad to know, however, if the purchaser has any 

 preference as to varieties, in which case the kinds selected will, if possible, be included. 



*y We can sapply all the varieties named on this and the page followins at lO cts. each ; any 6 for 50 



cts. ; 13 for $1. postpaid ; in two-year-old plants at 30 cts. each ; $3 per dozen, purchaser^* 



selection; our selection, 25 cts. each; ^3.50 per dozen by Express. 



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

 Adrienne Christophle. — A shade of apricot, citron and 



fawn. 

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

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

 Archduchesse Isabella. — Perfectly double ; white, shaded rosy 



carmine. 

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

 Bella. — PurR snow-white, long pointed buds. 

 Belle Fleur d'Anjou. — Silvery rose, large and good. 

 Camile Roux. — Bright carmine rose, with fiery-red centre. 

 Captain Lefort. — Aiolpt crimson, tinted with salmon. 

 Charles Rovolli. — Brilliant carmine, shading to rose. 

 Comtesse Anna Thun.— Golden orange yellow, shaded saffron 



anrl crimson. 

 Comtesse de Caserta. — Purplish red. clouded coppery yellow. 

 Comtesse de Frigneuse. — Golden yellow. 

 Comtesse de Witzthun. — Pale canary yellow. 



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Comtesse Eva Starhemberg. — Yellow, buff and yellow centre, 



edged rose. 

 Comtesse Festetics Hamilton. — New, carmine red, copper hue 



in centre. 

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

 Corntesse Riza du Pare. — Coppery rose, shaded violet crimson. 

 Corinne. — Fleshy color, shaded rose and copper. 

 Docteur Rouges. — New, red and saffron, looks like a Cactus 



Dahlia. 

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

 Duchess of Edinburgh. — Glowing, brilliant crimson. 

 Edmund de Bianzat. — Violet crimson, centre rose. 

 Edmund Sablayrolles. — Purplish red, shaded pink. 

 Edward Gontier. — Yellow, shaded apricot and crimson. 

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

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

 Elyse Heymamu— Outside yellow, inside pink, shaded saffron 



