Bride and Bridesmaid. 



Dingee Hardy Everblooming Tea Roses 



Tea Roses form the foundation of nearly all the great Roses of today. Without them, the lovely Hybrid 

 Tea class would be impossible. They are among- the oldest and most highly cherished of all Roses, They have 

 made the Rose-gardens of America what they are. Their place and value is everlasting. Rugged, healthy and 

 hardy in growth, free blooming (they bloom all the time), their flowers are chaste and beautiful. You cannot 

 well do without them. They thrive gloriously in all sections of the country. 



Their ease of propagation has, unfortunately, caused them to be produced by some growers in enormous 

 quantities to meet a certain demand for "cheap Roses," and these so-called cheap Roses have brought untold 

 disappointment to all who have planted them, and have discredited the business of every first-class Rose-dealer. 

 Don't be misled into buying these cheap, "one-eyed," "thumb-pot" Rose-plants made to sell at popular prices.* 

 Plant good Roses, grown by a firm with a reputation to sustain. Pay a fair price for high-class goods, with a 

 guarantee back of them — the Dingee kind — and you will soon become a Rose enthusiast in the true sense of the 

 word, and a permanent Dingee patron. 



Ours is the greatest collection of own-root Roses in the world. This collection of hardy, everblooming Tea 

 Roses is the very life of our immense list. To the beginner — the novice in Rose culture — the great number of 

 varieties may be confusing, but to eliminate a single one, however, would do a distinct injustice to the intro- 

 ducer and to our collection, for each variety has its own particular charm and merit. If you find it difficult to 

 make a choice, leave the selection to us. We will send you the varieties we would want were we buying instead 

 of selling. You can safely rely upon full satisfaction, for that is guaranteed at all times by us. 



Prices of all Hardy. Everblooming Tea Roses where noted, 15 cts. each: $1 for any 9: larger size. 20 cts. each: 

 3 for 50 cts., postpaid: two-year-old plants, 35 cts. each. Varieties marked with a (*) in three- year-old plants, 

 75 cts. each. If your order amounts to $5.00 or more we prepay the shipping charges; if less than S5.00, add 10 

 per cent and we will prepay expressage, guaranteeing safe delivery and satisfaction. 



Bridesmaid 



This variety is valuable for cutting and does finely in 

 the open ground; a sport from the old and popular pink 

 Tea, Catherine Mermet, but of a fine, clear dark pink, 

 much deeper and more constant in color than Mermet. 

 The bush is a strong, sturdy grower, bearing all sum- 

 mer a profusion of dainty, beautiful flowers on strong 

 stems. 



The Bride 



There is no other white Rose more satisfactory than 

 The Bride. When planted in the open ground, the flow- 

 ers are sometimes found to be delicately tinted with 

 pink, making it exceedingly attractive. The buds and 

 flowers are unusually large, well formed and deliciously 

 perfumed. It is of a strong and healthy growth, and a 

 profuse bloomer. 



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