New Guide to Rose Culture for 1907 



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The Keystone Set 



Fifteen Hardy Ever- Blooming Roses for $1 



The Best Ever OflFered for Outdoor Planting 



THIS is the most popular collection of Roses we have ever offered. It r<-present» i:ic;ii value f-.r little 

 niouev. Of the hundreds of varieties tested in our trial grounds duriug the past seasfm. the fifteen 

 beaiitiful Ever-blooming' Roses comprising the Keystone Set were sele<-ted as the best for open- 

 ground cultivation. For earliness and freedom of bloom, beauty of buds and flowers both in form 

 and color, as well as for strong, uniform growth, hardiness, constancy and profusion f)f bloom, they 

 are the best among the Ever-blooming Tea Roses. This collection will appeal to the beginner in Rose cultui e 

 whose knowledge of varieties is limited. They are the best of all Ever-blooming Roses for general out-d^»or 

 planting. If you want a continual supply of flowers the entire season, plant the Keystone Collection. 

 Plant one-year-old Roses liliprally. They are surf' to ])e satisfactory. 



NAME 



DESCRIPTION 



White Maman 



Gochet 



Cornelia Cook 

 Golden Gate 



Mad'elle Cecil 



Berthod 



Mad. Francisca 

 Kruger 



Madame De 



Vatry 



Mad. De 



Watteville 



Etoile De Lyon 



Climbing Clotilde 

 Soupert 



Aline Sisley 

 Marie Guillot 



Comtesse Riza 



du Pare 



General De 



Tartas 



Marie Van 



Houtte 



Hermosa 



This superb variety is identical with its parent, Pink Maman 

 Cochet, except in color, which is snow white, sometimes faintly tinged 

 with the slightest suggestion of pale blush. It has the vigor of an 

 oak, being hardy everywhere. 15c each. Two-year-old plants, 30c each. 



The color is pure creamy white, sometimes faintly tinged with pale 

 lemon and blush. loc each. Two-year-old plants, 30c. each. 



A magnificent Rose. Color rich creamy white, exquisitely tinged 

 with golden yellow and clear rose. 15c each. Two-year-old plants, 

 30c each. 



A very beautiful Rose both in bud and flower, which is deep golden 

 yellow. The foliage is very bright. loc each. Two-year-old plants, 

 30c each. 



The liowers are deeply shaded coppery yellow in color, and are of 

 large size. Strong and vigorous grower. loc each. Two-year-old 

 plants, 30c each. 



The color is rich crimson scarlet, bright and beautiful. Blooms 

 freely and constantly; grows strong and healthy. loc each. Two-year- 

 plants, 30c each. 



The color is a remarkable shade of creamy yellow, richly colored 

 with rosy blush; the petals are large and each one widely bordered 

 with bright crimson, which gives it a very striking and beautiful ap- 

 pearance. IOC each. Two-year-old plants, 30c each. 



Color rich golden yellow; strong, healthy and vigorous grower, im- 

 mense bloomer, bearing flowers and buds early and late. The flowers 

 are very deep, rich and full, of excellent substance, full and sweet. 

 Remarkably hardy. loc each. Two-year-old plants, 30c each. 



A climbing ofifspring of Clotilde Soupert, and one of the grandest 

 Roses in cultivation. Produces cluster after cluster of deliciously 

 sweet, round, full and double flowers of magnificent ivory white, shad- 

 ing towards the center to silvery rose. 15c each. Two-year-old plants. 

 35c each. 



The flowers are very large, full and double. The color is a rare 

 shade of violet red brightened with crimson maroon. It blooms with 

 wonderful freedom. loc each. Two-year-old plants, 30c each. 



The Queen of White Roses. The color is pure snow white, some- 

 times slightly tinged pale yellow. The flowers are magnificently made, 

 extra full and double; buds are very pretty. loc each. Two-year-old 

 plants, 30C each. 



Coppery rose, tinged and shaded with soft blush. This beautiful 

 Rose has many admirers. loc each. Two-year-old plants, 30c each. 



This grand Rose is magnificent for bedding or massing, producing 

 flowers of large size, very double, full and fragrant. The color is bril- 

 liant carmine, deeply shaded with violet purple, sometimes tinged with 

 buff. IOC each. Two-year-old plants, 30c each. 



The color is pale canary yellow, passing to rich cream}- white, 

 shaded with pale rose. A constant bloomer. loc each. Two-year-old 

 plants, 30c each. 



Large, very double and fragrant; color beautiful clear rose: a 

 constant bloomer; hardy; one of the best. 15c each. Two-year-old 

 plants, 30c each. 



CDUfTR I APrUD ^^^ ^^ '"■* -will send, postpaid to any address, one plant each, of tbe 



Ul IjvIaL l/rrijll ^^ vigo^rona Roses described above; 3 collections for :^:£.75; G collec- 



TAVO-YEAR-OLD PLANTS— For $3.50 Tve -^vill send, by Express, one each of the l."5 varieties 

 described above, strong, beaAily rooted, two years old, on ovrn roots. 



NOTICE— Our two-year-old Rosea deaerre special mentloBj they are nnnsnally strong and 

 vigoroua; as fine as -we have ev^e* *troMrn. 



