Oup Beautiful Jiexxx Crimson 



S£r* princess 



BOfifllE. 



Cbe Brightest, 

 Sweetest and freest 

 Blooming Rose 

 in existence ! 



Sweeter than "La France/' 

 Blooms all the time 

 Perfectly Hardy. 

 Brighter than "Jack." 

 The only hardy crimson 



ever-blooming Rose. 



Such is " Princess Bonnie." Color solid crimson, deeper and more vivid than 

 "Jack." Fragrance far sweeter than "La France." Produces more perfect 

 flowers than " Clotilde Soupert," the most prolific of all Roses. For beauty and 

 exquisite fragrance it is positively not equaled by any Rose we know, while for 

 continuity of bloom and vigorous, healthy growth, whether planted indoors or in 

 open ground, it even surpasses a Geranium. It is the Rose for the masses. Both 

 in the open ground, where it is hardy, and indoors it grows vigorously and produces 

 a continuous profusion of flowers; indeed it is rarely without flowers. For Winter 

 blooming it has no equal. It is the most popular Rose in our list of over 700 

 varieties. If you must confine yourself to one Rose, let it be" Princess Bonnie." 

 It will please you beyond measure. See colored plate illustration page 47. 



We regard it as the finest Rose ever sent out. Its parent- 

 age alone is sufficient guarantee of its great excellence. It is 

 the result of a cross between " Bon Silene " and " William 

 Francis Bennett," two favorites of remarkable merit. It in- 

 herits in the full the fragrance and beauty of" Bennett," and 

 the freedom of bloom and vigorous growth of" Bon Silene." 

 Every shoot produces several perfect flowers, which frequently 

 come in bouquet-like clusters of seven and eight. It blooms 

 all the time, even surpassing " Clotilde Soupert," both indoors 

 and in open ground. The flowers are borne on long, stiff 

 stems, and have the " Bennett " form ; they are large, semi- 

 double, and in bud surpass any Rose we know. In foliage it 

 shows the " Bon Silene " blood — large, of good substance and 



free from all forms of disease which usually attack " Bennett " 

 foliage. Of the color a prominent grower writes : " It is cer- 

 tainly charming." The outside petals are rich, solid crimson, 

 deeper than " Bennett " and more vivid than " Jack," while 

 the inner side of the centre ones, at the base, is streaked with 

 white. In fragrance it is perhaps the most remarkable Rose 

 yet introduced. The fragrance is rich and subtle; not the 

 pungent odor of a Hybrid Perpetual, but rather a delicate, 

 refined scent, so peculiarly its own that if it produced but a 

 single crop of flowers a year its fragrance alone would entitle 

 it to a place among the Roses of distinction. // is perfectly 

 hardy in opeti ground ; it is the only hardy ever-blooming 

 crimson Tea Rose. We look upon it as a wonderful Rose. 



Strong-, 3-inch pot plants, ready for immediate blooming 1 , 20 cts. each ; 3 for 50 cts.; 7 for $1 ; $1.50 per 

 dozen, postpaid by Mail. Strong, two-year-old plants, 35 cts. each; 3 for $1, by Express only. 



