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HARDY EVERBLOOMING TEA ROSES—Continued 
Golden Gate 
The White House Rose 
This magnificent Rose has been freely used in the 
decorations at the White House; hence its name. It 
is immense in Size, finely formed, with long and beau- 
tiful buds. Color, rich, creamy white, shaded with 
golden yellow and clear rose, of indescribable beauty. 
BURBANK. A rival of Champion of the World, bear- 
ing a great profusion of large crimson flowers; very 
fragrant. 
CATHERINE MERMET. One of the best varieties of 
Tea Roses. A very free bloomer, producing clear, 
shining pink flowers, the center being shaded with 
fawn and amber. Is a good Rose for open-ground 
culture and forcing under glass. 
CHARLES LEGRADY. Unexcelled for bedding pur- 
poses. Color a fine chamois- 
red, richly shaded with violet- 
crimson; a constant bloomer. 
CORNELIA COOK. Of _ rapid 
growth, with splendid foliage 
that rarely suffers from the 
Virginia, 
Feb. 13, 1913. 
Gentlemen: 
Please send me 
your New Guide 
to Rose Culture 
for 1913, as ad- 
vertised. I never 
lost a bush out 
of the 15 I got 
years ago. They 
are all beautiful. 
Mrs. Sallie Smith. 
attacks of insects. The flowers 
are borne in great profusion 
and are very desirable. The 
color is pure creamy white, 
tinged with lemon and _ blush. 
One of the most _ beautiful 
Roses, unsurpassed for outdoor 
culture. 
THE QUEEN. Of vigorous and 
healthy growth, sweetly scented. 
A constant bloomer, producing 
profuse crops of buds and 
flowers; the buds are _ well- 
shaped, with large petals of best substance. Color is pure 
snowy white. 
CHRISTINE DE NOUE. Flowers deliciously sweet, large and 
handsome; fine, pointed buds. Color deep purplish-red. 
(COMTESSE DUSY. A strong grower and free bloomer; flowers 
large, deep, full and double; color, pure satiny white. 
COMTESSE RIZA DU PARC. This magnificent Rose has many 
admirers; the color is coppery rose, with tints and shades of Golden Gate 
soft blush. 
full and double flowers all through the season. The 
Coquette de Lyon color is creamy white, with rosy centers and very 
fragrant. This is one of the Roses that should be 
This is one of the best yellow Tea Roses for open- Seen in every garden; as the bush grows to large 
ground culture. The flowers are extra large, deep and size it is continually in bloom. 
double; color pure canary-yellow. Unlike other yel- | DUCHESS DE BRABANT. A very vigorous and healthy 
low Roses, it is a strong, vigorous grower, a constant variety, producing large blossoms which are beau- 
and steady bloomer. tiful in buds or open flower. The color is a fine 
C. P. STRASHEIM. One of the strong-growing Tea Shade of soft, rosy pink, which deepens to bright 
Roses, always in bloom. Flowers large, full and | rose. A special favorite. 
double. Color  primrose-yeliow, almost white, | DUCHESSE MARIE SALVIATI. A constant bloomer, 
giving the flower a distinct and finished appearance. and a sturdy, vigorous grower, producing beauti- 
DEVONIENSIS (The Charming Magnolia Rose). This | ful yellow flowers, tinged with orange, changing to 
is an old fayorite among Rose-lovers. Planted out- | buff, and prettily flushed with pale rose, which are 
doors, it produces an abundance of large, very | éxtra large and very fragrant. 
Price, first size plants, 15c. each for all Roses on this page, 50c. for any 4; $1.00 for any 9; larger size, 20c. 
each; 3 for 50c., postpaid; two-year-old plants, 35c. each, by express. 
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