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THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., WEST GROVE, PA. 



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|OR MORE 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 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 intro- 

 duction 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 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. 



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

 less than 2\ 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 confines of \\ 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. 



f^St For every dollar's worth ordered, select to the value of twenty cents additional. For 

 particulars see Premium Offer, Page 47. 



Owing 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 



1 ftl V OftiUflt 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. 



We can supply all the varieties named on this and the page following at io cts. each ; any 6 for 50 cts. 



15 for $1, postpaid; 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 Christophele. — A shade of apricot, citron and 

 fawn. 



Alphonse Karr.— Bright Pose, 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 ; center 

 copper. 



Aurore.— Very double, silvery rose Bhaded 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 center. 



Captain Lefort.— Violet crimson, tinted with salmon. 



Charles Rovolli.— Brilliant carmine, shading to rose. 



Comtesse AnnaThun. — Golden orange yellow,shaded saffron 

 and crimson. 



Comtesse de Caserta. — Purplish red, clouded coppery yel- 

 low. 



Comtesse de Frigneuse.— Golden yellow. 



Comtesse de Witzthun —Pale canary yellow. 



Comtesse Eva Starhemberg.— Yellow, buff and yellow 

 center, edged rose. 



Comtesse Festetics Hamilton.— New, carmine red, copper 

 hue in center 



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



Comtesse 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. 



Duchess of Edinburgh.— Glowing, brilliant crimson. 



Edmund de Bianzat.— Violet crimson, center rose. 



Edmund Sablayrolles.— Purplish red, shaded pink. 



Edward Gontier.— Yellow, shaded apricot and crimson. 



Edward Littaye.— Pink and carmine changing to rose. 



Elyse Hey mann.— Outside yellow, inside pink, shaded saf- 

 fron rose. 



