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gg£ Ever=blooming 

 Prairie Queen. 



A remarkable new hardy Ever=bIooming Rose, 

 now introduced for the first time and for sale 

 only by the Dingee & Conard Company. 



Expert Rose growers are unanimous in 

 their opinion that this new variety will in- 

 stantly become one of the most useful and 

 satisfactory Roses introduced for many years. 

 The policy of introducing new Roses with 

 little or no merit is a pernicious one, mislead- 

 ing and confusing to the professional and 

 amateur grower alike. We will not intro- 

 duce a Rose unless it has pronounced merit. 

 Our friends may, therefore feel assured that 

 this remarkable variety which we have thor- 

 oughly tested for three years past is all that 

 we claim for it. 



Among hardy climbing Roses that good 

 old variety Prairie Queen has long been a 

 favorite. In its class it has been considered 

 the best, and it may yet be looked upon as a 

 splendid variety, but we believe this new 

 aspirant for public favor is better. The old 

 variety does not bloom until the second year 

 of its growth, nor do any of the hardy climb- 

 ing Roses. 



<£ Ever-blooming Prairie Queen 

 blooms profusely the first year. Small 

 pot plants bear numerous clusters of 

 flowers* while a two-year-old plant pro- 

 duces more bloom than a five-year-old 

 plant of the older variety. Again, this 

 variety is a true perpetual bloomer, and 

 where the Prairie Queen produces but 

 one crop of flowers in a year, Ever- 

 blooming Prairie Queen produces a con- 

 tinuous supply throughout the entire 

 season. 



It is perfectly hardy, having, with us, 

 withstood ten degrees below zero without 

 protection, and that, too, in an exposed situ- 

 ation. It is the equal in healthy, vigorous 

 growth of tne old variety, has all its charac- 

 teristics, giving its flowers in astonishing pro- 

 fusion. The flowers are very fragrant, and in 

 color are dark carmine rose, large, very dou- 

 ble, and are produced in lovely clusters, the 

 plants being literally covered with flowp-s 

 during the growing season It makes a quick 

 growth and has the true climbing habit. One 

 of the rare good Roses, and bound to become 

 the Rose for the masses. We make the price 

 low. There is a wealth of pleasure in store 

 for every one who plants it. 



Price: 



Strong 3=inch=pot plants, 75 cts. each ; 2 for $1 25 ; 4 for $2, postpaid by Mail. 

 Two-year-old plants, $1 each, by Express, or $1.15 each, postpaid by Mail. 



