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THE DINCEE & CONARD COMPANY'S 



withstanding that it does not bloom until the second 

 year of its growth. In order to form an estimate of the 

 value of this new variety we need but say that its flow- 

 ers, if anything, are superior to Prairie Queen. Blooms 

 profusely the first year, small pot plants bearing numer- 

 ous 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-bloominq Prairie Queen produces 

 a continuous supply throughout the entire season. It is 

 perfectly hardy, having withstood zero weather without 

 protection, and is the equal in healthy, vigorous growth 

 of the old variety, has all its valuable characteristic^, 

 giving its perfect flowers in astonishing profusion the first 

 year and ten times more of them than its progenitor. In 

 Roses, as in other things, this is an age of progression, 

 and thus the tried and true variety of early days must 

 give way to one of superior merit. The flowers of Ever- 

 blooming Prairie Queen are fragrant and in color are 

 dark carmine rose, large, very double and borne in lovely 

 clusters — the plant being literally covered with flowers 

 throughout the growing season. It is a strong healthy 

 grower and attains a large size in an incredibly short 

 time. One of the rare good Roses and bound to become 

 the Rose for the masses. We make the price low. See 

 page 23 for further description and illustration. 



Strong plants from three-inch pots, 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. 



CLIMBING MARIE GUILLOT. 



Originated and now first introduced by 

 The Dingee & Conard Co. 



(See colored-plate illustration , page 45.) 



This variety originated with us and we now introduce 

 it for the first time. We place a high value upon its 

 worth, because it is the offspring of one of the most val- 

 uable and famous Tea Roses for open-ground cultiva- 

 tion. The flowers are magnificently made, extra large, 

 deep and double. The buds are particularly beautiful ; 

 fragrance delightful. The color is pure snow white, 

 sometimes faintly tinged with pale yellow. In every 

 way identical with Marie Guillot, except that this variety 

 is a rapid climber, throwing up shoots 10 to 15 feet high 

 in a single season. It blooms continuously the first year ; 

 in fact, it commences blooming when in small pots and 

 continues throughout the season. This Rose will be a 

 glorious variety in the South, where it will undoubtedly 

 equal Marechal Neil. Hardy in the North with careful 

 protection. 



Strong flowering plants, 30 cts. each ; 2 for 50 cts.; 

 4 for $1, postpaid by mail. Two-year-old plants, 50 cts. 

 each. 



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EMPRESS ALEXANDRA OF RUSSIA, 



New Tea-scented Rose. 



An exquisite new Rose of a novel and very taking 

 shade of color. The buds are bronzy salmon, open 

 flowers, rich lake red, shaded with orange and fiery 

 crimson ; very large, full and globular ; of vigorous 

 growth and of extraordinary freedom in blooming, the 

 flowers presenting a splendid effect both on the plant 

 and when cut. A gorgeous decorative Rose, quite dis- 

 tinct both in color and form from any Rose hitherto in- 

 troduced. The introducers — Messrs. William Paul & 

 Son, Waltham Cross, Herts, England — received for this 

 variety an award of merit from the Royal Horticultural 

 Society. 



Strong young plants, $1 each, postpaid by mail. 



WHITE BOUGERE. 



A lovely New Tea Rose. 



A sport from that famous old variety, BOUGERE. For 

 open-ground planting it has no superior. The flowers 

 are unusually large, deep, full and double ; long, stiff 



stems and borne throughout the season in great abun- 

 dance. The color is pure ivory white. Very beautiful, 

 and a particularly good Rose for general planting. 



Strong blooming plants, 25 cts. each ; 3 for 60 cts.; 

 5 for Si, postpaid by mail. 



WHITE MAMAN COCHET. 



A magnificent Ever-blooming Tea Rose. 



Sent out by the celebrated Rose grower, John Cook, 

 Baltimore, Md., the originator of Marion Dingee and 

 many other valuable Roses. This is a superb variety, 

 and to see it in bloom one is lost to find words to express 

 its wonderful beauty. It is identical with its parent, 

 Maman Cochet (the queen of all pink garden Roses), 

 except in color of flower, which is snow-white, sometimes 

 faintly tinged with the faintest suggestion of pale blush. 

 It has the same freedom of bloom, magnificent form of 

 buds and flowers, which are marvelously beautiful in its 

 perfection ; the flowers are large and very double, with 

 petals of unusually heavy texture, making it of more 

 than ordinary value in the open ground. It has the 

 vigor of an oak, with large heavy foliage, which is im- 

 pervious to disease. Hardy with protection. Of extra- 

 ordinary merit. (See colored-plate illustration, page 47). 



Strong blooming plants, 25 cts. each ; 5 for Si.posx^^d 

 by mail. Two-year-old plants, 50 cts. each. 



CLARA WATSON. 



New Hybrid Tea Rose. 



A free-blooming Tea Rose of English origin with many 

 distinct features. The flowers are very graceful, resem- 

 bling Bridesmaid in form, and are produced in remark- 

 able profusion. For freedom of bloom this variety is 

 specially valuable. The buds are very beautiful and are 

 supported on long stems, making it desirable for cutting. 

 The color is salmon pink, very difficult to describe. Will 

 take a place among the best Roses. 



Strong blooming plants, 30 cts. each ; 2 for 50 cts. ; 

 5 for $1, postpaid by mail. 



WHITE MARECHAL NEIL. 



Identical with its famous parent, save color. 



The fame of Marechal Neil, with its large deep golden- 

 yellow flowers, is so world-wide that nothing further need 

 be said of this new variety to make it instantly popular 

 than that it is the exact counterpart in every respect of 

 Marechal Neil, its parent, save the color of flower, which 

 is a pale creamy white ; totally distinct. This remark- 

 able variety is selling at enormous prices in Europe, 

 where it originated. We consider ourselves fortunate 

 in possessing some of the original stock-plants procured 

 direct from the introducer, from which our stock has 

 been propagated. It is a rapid climber and quickly 

 makes a bush of considerable proportions. For Southern 

 cultivation it will be of great value, and as a companion 

 plant to Marechal Neil we anticipate a splendid demand 

 for it. Marechal Neil is handsomely illustrated on p. 30. 

 and White Marechal Neil is illustrated on p. 10. 



Strong three-inch pot plants, 30 cts. each ; 2 for 50 cts.; 

 4 for $1, postpaid by mail. 



MRS. ROBERT GARRETT. 



A magnificent new Rose originated by John Cook. 

 The size is enormous, indeed the flowers are larger than 

 any Tea Rose we have ever seen, while the form, both in 

 bud and full-blown flower, is most artistic and beautiful. 

 The buds are unusually long and pointed ; the open 

 flowers full and double. The color is a pleasing soft 

 pink, a little deeper than Daybreak Carnation, totally 

 distinct and unlike anything yet seen in Roses. It is a 

 strong vigorous grower, producing its flowers on long 

 stiff stems. We regard this as one of the great new 

 Roses, which will attain instant popularity as soon as its 

 merits become known (see description and illustration, 

 p. n). 



Strong plants, 60 cts. each ; 2 for $1, postpaid by mail. 



