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PETEH HEflDEHSO^Sl 6t CO.—PURJiT DEPAt^T^EflT. 



A SPLENDID HARDY ROSE, 



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The splendid pink hardj' Rose illustrated by the above engraving was purchased from a Mr. Kleinhaus two years ago, and placed oir. 

 trial in our grounds. We were at once impressed by its remarkably healthy, rigorous growth and its wonderful blooming qualities, 

 surpassing all other true hybrid perpetuals in this respect, and fully the equal of the best among them in point of size, fragi-ance and 

 form. For years it had been grown as a winter-flowering yariety by the gentleman from whom we purchased it, and some idea of its 

 enormously productive qualities can be obtained from the fact that he had cut as many as twelve hundred Jloicers from a single plant, 

 a record seldom equaled and never surpassed by anj- other variety. We have thoi'oughly tested it, and can recommend it as being^ 

 entirely hardy. It is of such vigorous growth, that if planted close to a wall or fence, it may be trained like a climbing Eose. So prolific- 

 of bloom is it that small plants in our grounds, a foot high, were one mass of flowers. The origin of this grand variety is not clear, hence- 

 we do not offer it as being a new Eose, and have given it the name of " Summer Queen " conditionally. In color it is a bright silvery- 

 pink, full and double. Like its grand deep-colored prototype, " American Beauty," we believe it has come to stay, and so we welcome 

 this fine addition to our hardy free-blooming Eoses, with a recommendation to all our customers to try it. 



Price, strong plants, 1st size, $1.00 each ; S9.00 per dozen. 

 " 2d " .60 " 6.00 



3d " .30 " 3.00 



NEWER ROSES OF PRONOUNCED MERIT. ^ =.'. 



While we are ever on the alert to procure new varieties, we carefully guard against offering them to our customers before being- 

 assured, by actual test in our grounds, that they are worthy of a place in our catalogue. The varieties named and described below we have 

 had on trial, and now offer them in full confidence to our customers as being worthj- of a place in every garden and as improvements on 

 existing varieties. 



Lady Castlereagh. — An exquisite new Tea Eose, with vei-y 

 large flowers, full and beautifully formed, petals are thick and last- 

 ing ; color, pale rose shaded with fine sulphur yellow. 



Mrs. James "Wilson. — A beautiful new Tea Eose, especially fine- 

 for bedding ; deep cream color, the edge of the petals touched with 

 soft blush. 



Madame Joseph Sch-wartz. — An elegant and beautiful new Tea, 

 Eose ; extra large, globular flowers, delicately perfumed and very 

 full ; pure white, elegantly tinted and shaded with pale yellow and 

 rose. 



Caprice. — This grand novelty is a true hybrid perpetual Eose, 

 therefore perfectly hardy. The flowers are large, ground color soft 

 satiny pink, distinctly striped and blotched with white and carmine. 

 It is beautiful in the bud form, being quite long and pointed, also 

 showing the stripes and markings to great advantage, making it a 

 valuable and desirable variety for cutting. 



Dr. Grill. — Coppery yellow, with a fa-wTi rose reflex, back of the 

 petals shaded delicate rose ; an entirely new color. Large, well- 

 formed flowers of good shape ; a vigorous, healthy grower, and very 

 free in bloom. 



_^- For prices and other newer sorts see next page. 



