1909 l^.biAGEE Guide To Rose Cuuture .^-i.^^3 



THE NEWEST ROSES OF THE YEAR, continued 



MRS. G. W. KERSHAW. Hybrid Tea. Budded. 



Brilliant, intense pink. Free-blooming; splen- 

 didly formed buds and flowers. 25 cts. each; 



two-year-old plants, 60 cts. each. 

 REDfE KAROLA DE SAXE. Tea. Budded. Large, 



double flower; blush- white, shaded delicate pink. 



Very free. Superb. 25 cts. each; two-year-old, 



plants, 60 cts. each. 

 PIE X. Hybrid Tea. Budded. A seedling of 



Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. Large, cup-shaped 



flowers, creamy white, passing to tender rose; 



center deeper. 25 cts. each; two-year-old plants, 



60 cts. each. 

 SOUV. DE MARIA ZAYAS. Hybrid Tea. Budded. 



Flowers verA' large, full, and of perfect form. 



Color bright carmine, veined darker. 25 cts. each- 



two-year-old plants, 60 cts. each. 

 WM. SHEAN. Hybrid Tea. Budded. Large, 



pointed flowers of Killamey pink. Full and free. 



Grand. 25c. each; two-year-old plants, 60c. each. 



THE SENSATION OF THE YEAR 



Everblooming Crimson Rambler 



-\l5o known as Flower of Fairfield. For years, the 

 ambition of everj- Rose-grower has been to produce 

 an everblooming't\'pe of the famous Crimson Ram- 

 bler. This has been accomplished in this variety, — • 

 a sport or offspring of the popular Crimson Ram- 

 bler. It surpasses any other Rose for bril- 

 liancy of display. Blooming in the early 

 spring, it continues until well along in 

 the autumn, bearing large, brilliant crim- 

 son clusters of flowers with the greatest 

 freedom. It has the additional advantage 

 of blooming profusely on the young wood 

 in one-3'ear-old plants. Our stock of this 

 variety is limited to 500 one-year-old 

 plants and 100 two-year-old ' plants. 

 Orders will be filled in rotation as re- 

 ceived vmtil the supply is exhausted. 

 Strong, young plants, 75 cts. each; strong, 

 two-year-old budded plants, S2 each. 



MRS. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Tea. 

 A seedUng of La France. Beautiful in 

 everj' wa\-. Always in bloom. Buds 

 full, long and pointed; open flower fuh 

 and double. Creamy white, with pink 

 shadings. 25 cts. each, .?1 for 5; two- 

 year-old plants, nO cts. each. 



LILY rrO. A pretty, dainty foliaged 

 chmber of rapid gro'tt'th, which bears 

 a great profusion of small Polyantha 

 flowers of pearly blush. A .lapanese 

 importation. 25 cts. each, 81 for 5; 

 two-year-old plants, 50 cts. each. 



PERLE DES NEIGES (Multiflora). Per- 

 petual-flowering. Fohage and grow-th 

 of Crimson Rambler, with large pani- 

 cles of double, snow-white blossoms. 

 A free and continuous bloomer. 2.5 

 cts. each; two-year-old plants, 60c. ea. 



MY MARYLAND. Hybrid Tea. This 

 splendid American introduction is 

 destined to become one of the most 

 popular varieties in cultivation. Large, 

 full, double flowers, a pleasing shade 

 of salmon-pink. Distinct and beautiful. 

 Splendid for forcing. 25 cts. each; two- 

 year-old plants, 60 cts. each. 



MRS. POTTER PALMER. Hybrid Tea. 

 A magnificent pink sport of Mad. Abel 

 Chatenay. Large, full and double flow- 

 ers are produced in the greatest pro- 

 fusion. A notable variety. 25 cts. each ; 

 two-year-old plants, 60 cts. each. 



BARBAROSSA. Hybrid Perpetual. Fittingly de- 

 scribed by the introducer as a red FrauEar] 

 Druscliki. Exceedingly \'igorou5 in growth. 

 Hardy everywhere, producing bright carmine 

 flowers without shading; extra large and full. 

 40 cts. each; two-year-old plants, 75 cts. each. 



MRS. F. W. FLIGHT. Budded. Recommended aa 

 the "Queen of all Ramblers." Beautiful carmine 

 flowers, with white center; large, semi -double in 

 form, and borne in enormovj? clusters. Verj' free- 

 flowering. Unsurpassed for arches, and pillars. 

 30 cts. each; two-year-old plants, 60 cts. each. 



LADYASHTOWN. Hybrid Tea. Budded. Might be 

 termed an improved Mad. Caroline Testout. 

 A splendid grower, producing continuously large, 

 finely formed flowers, rose, shading to silven.' pink. 

 30 cts. each; two-year-old plants, 60 cts. each. 



Betty 



A GRAND 

 NOVELTY 



The greatest novelty of the past decade. It is of 

 the type of the Killarney Rose, and has a truly 

 unique color — ruddy gold (coppery rose, overspread 

 with golden yellow). Blooms extremeh' large, fairly 

 full, of glorious form and deliciously perfumed ; the 

 petals measure 4 to 5 inches long. It is never out of 

 bloom from early .June until cut off by frost. Its 

 growth is extremely \-igorous, of ver\' free-branch- 

 ing habit. 25 cts. each, SI for 5; larger size, 35 cts. 

 each, SI for 3; two-year-old plants, 60 cts. each. 



KKTTY KOSK 



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