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J. STECKXER SEED CO.. LTD., ALMANAC AND 



this is one of the really superb roses, and 

 fully the equal of any variety in this col- 

 lection. We think it one of the very finest 

 roses in existence for garden cultivation; it 

 is entirely hardy, blooms nearly all the 

 time bearing in profusion numbers of large, 

 full, double flowers of unusual beauty and 

 wonderful fragrance; color clear bright rose; 

 distinct and charming. Price, 25c, 50c. ,and 

 £1.00 each. 



Madame E. Duranthin. This is one 

 of the most unique colored roses in exist- 

 ence. It combines the delicate shades of 

 Princess Beatrice with the more ruddy col- 

 oring of Madame Margottin. This is in- 

 deed a beauty. 25c, 50c. and $1.00 each. 



Mrs. Mawley. This grand variety em- 

 bodies so many good qualities that it is 

 difficult to describe it. We could say no 

 more in its praise than to say it is like 

 Mamaii Cochet, only several shades lighter 

 in color. Price. 25c, 50c. and $1.00 each. 



Queen Olga of Greece. This rose 

 cornea to us very highly praised. So far 

 we have failed to detect what these merits 

 are. It may improve with a longer acquaint- 

 ance. The color is light pink. Price. 25c, 

 50c. and $i 00 each. 



Killarney. Flower large and beauti- 

 fully formed, with enormous petals, bud as 

 long as Niphetos. Color salmon pink, deep- 

 ening to rosy pink. Very free flowering, 

 extra fine. Vigorous grower, beautiful cop- 

 per colored foliage and a rose which has 

 given perfect satisf tction in our gardens 

 the past season. 25c, 50c and 5!-oo each. 



Coronet The sweetest, largest and 

 freest blooming Hybrid Tea Rose in culti- 

 vation. It is a cross between that superb 

 variety Paul Neyron and Bon Silene. two 



grand old favorites. Coronet is a true. ever- 

 blooming Hybrid Tea. identical in form and 

 size with Paul Neyron. No description or 

 illustration can do justice to the remarka- 

 ble beauty and splendor of its flowers. They 

 are grand in every way. From the time the 

 plant is four inches in height it blooms 

 steadily, bearing in unbroken continuity, 

 on good, stiff stems, magnificent large 

 flowers that frequently measure from four 

 to six inches in diameter. The form is full, 

 deep and wonderful!}' double. It is full to 

 the center, and when entirely open the 

 flowers do not look unlike Paeonies. This 

 resemblance is made all the more striking 

 by the peculiar color, which is absolutely 

 unlike any rose we know. In the bud the 

 color is a deep, rich carmine, which, as the 

 flowers open, lightens to a soft, clear pink, 

 with each petal distinctly edged with sil- 

 very gray. The effect is beautiful. Price, 

 25c, 50c. and $r.oo each. 



President Cleveland or Climbing 

 Marie Gnillot. A glorious new Rose. If 

 you have never seen Marie Guillot growing 

 at its best in the open ground, you cannot 

 couceive of the beauty of its large, bold, 

 handsome white flowers. It has been termed 

 the Queen of White Roses, and while there 

 are many white varieties of unquestionable 

 excellence, there are none mere reliable for 

 out-door cultivation than Marie Guillot. It 

 is one of the most rapid-growing and vig- 

 orous Climbing Roses we have ever seen. 

 It blooms continuously throughout the sea- 

 sou, the first and every year. The flowers 

 are magnificently made, extra large, deep 

 and double. The buds are particularly 

 beautiful and the fragrance delightful. 

 Price, 25c, 50c. and $1.00 each V? .^; 



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Crown Princess Victoria. Identical 

 with Maltnaison excepc iu color of flower, 

 which is wh'.te. This fact alone will make 

 it popular with rose lovers everywhere. It 

 grows vigorously, has large, handsome 

 foliage, and deep, double, full flowers. 

 Coior pure waxy white, with centre of 

 flower shaded lemon yellow. It is wonder- 

 fully free flowering, and in open ground is 

 excellent. 



Enchantress. This variety belongs 

 among the leaders. It blooms with aston- 

 ishing freedom, bearing its large, globular, | 

 double flowers in immense clusters. Color j 

 creatnv white, tinted buff in centre. 



Kaiserin Angnsta Victoria. A flower 

 of yrand build, habit of growth strong and 

 vigorous, the finest summer blooming white 

 rose in existence. 



Madame A.. Chatenay. (New)— Size j 

 of stem and flower enormous, good strong J 

 grower and will make stems three to four 



feet long, color an exquisite shade of light 

 pink, perfectlv grand. 



Mrs. Robert Garrett. The peer of 

 any pink rose. Habit strong and vigorous, 

 size of flower immense, color charming, 

 verv free. 



President Carnot. (New) — A grand ac- 

 quisition. Growth and freedom of bloom 

 excellent, color a beautiful shell pink, 

 strong and vigorous. 



Bride and Bridesmaid. Can be de- 

 scribed as one, they being the most popular 

 of all tea roses. Habit of growth good, 

 freedom of bloom unexcelled, the color ia 

 these varieties are the finest pink and white. 

 They are their namesakes' favorites and are 

 the principal forcing roses of which thorn- 

 sands are grown and shipped annually. 



Christine De Noue. A great bud of 

 immense size, color rich crimson, borne on 

 strong stems, well furnished foliage and of 

 the most rapid growth. 



We have a varied Assortment of Shade Trees of every description. 



