THE BEAUTIFUL NEW FRENCH 

 HYBRID TEA ROSE 



President Carnot 



SOUV. DU PRESIDENT CARNOT 



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ROM time immemorial, in all lands and languages, down to our own times, the inimitable charms 

 of the Rose have been sung in story and in song. Biblical lore and secular history reverently 

 acknowledge her to be the "Queen of Flowers." From the few Roses of early times have sprung 

 the almost countless 



new varieties that 

 embellish our gardens of to- 

 day, fulfilling, as it were, the 

 promise given that the "wil- 

 derness shall blossom as the 

 Rose." The last decade of 

 years has been prolific in ihe 

 production of new varieties 

 that eclipse most all of those 

 that were the brilliant varie- 

 ties of our forefathers. In all 

 parts of the world new races 

 have been born and placed 

 in commerce — some of them 

 now of surpassing beauty. 

 In the production of new va- 

 rieties France has taken the 

 lead, and now she sends to 

 us a new variety of regal 

 beauty that promises to share 

 with her sister varieties that 

 fame that comes only to 

 kinds of superior excellence. 



Souvenir du President Garnot 



is a magnificent variety. 

 This French belle is so fas- 

 cinatingly attractive that its 

 future is insured. Nothing 

 we have yet seen will com- 

 pare with the beauty and 

 perfection of its flowers. The 

 flowers are large, perfectly 

 double, exquisitely shaped, 

 :j?6^ith heavy, thick, shell -like 

 petals. The buds are su- 

 perb—long and pointed like 

 Niphetos; indeed, it is per- 

 fection in grace and finish. 

 The flowers are borne on 

 long, stifle stems, and are pro- 

 duced in remarkable profu- 

 sion ; the color is new and 

 exceedingly refined — a deli- 

 cate rosy blush, shaded a 

 trifle deeper at the centre of 

 flower. The fragrance is the 

 proverbial Hybrid Tea odor, 

 delicious and charming. The 

 plant grows strong and 

 sturdy. It has no weak spot ,^ , ^^ 



in its constitution The fo- ^^'^ hybrid tea rose, president carnot. {Reproduced from a photograph.) 



liage is unusually large, heavy and handsome. In every way it is a Rose of remarkable merit. The 

 prominent cut-flower growers are so much impressed with it that they agreed to make it a leading variety, 

 because of its great beauty and strong growth. It will spring at once into popularity. Don't fail to get it. 



STRONG THREE-DSrCH-POT PLANTS, 

 ready to bloom immediately, 40cts.each 

 3 for $J.OO, postpaid by Mail. 



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LARGER PLANTS 



in limited supply, 60 cts. each, postpaid 

 by Mail. 



