PETEH HEl^DERSOfl & CO.— PliflJ^T DEPfll^TMEJ^T. 



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Or ** Red I^a France." 



This grand variety is a '* sport " from 

 that most popular variety, ■ ' La Franco," 

 and inherits all tlie grand qualities 'vvhicli 

 have made its parent the favorite it is. 

 To these is added a richness of color 

 very difficult to describe— a shade a\ hich 

 our artist describes as " Tyrian Eoso," 

 Avhich is very rare. It is this rich tint 

 ^^■hiL•h has earned for it the popular title 

 of " Red La France." In profusion of 

 bloom it is remarkable, every shoot pro- 

 ducing large double flowers of exquisite 

 fragrance and grand form. It may be 

 kept in the open ground all winter if cov- 

 ered with straw or leaves, or it may Ije 

 jjotted, and will bloom all winter in a 

 sunny window or greenhouse. 



Price, 1st size, 50c. each; S4.50 per doz. 

 " •2d " 40c. " 3.50 

 " "3d " 20c. " 2.00 



HA^DV BEDDIHG f^OSE, 



^^^^0^ " Dr. Reymont." 



This fine hardy, ever-blooming sort was obtained by crossing the well-known 

 Gen. Jacqueminot and the Rosa Polyantha or Multiflora. With such good par- 

 entage it is needless to say that the progeny is excellent. It inherits the hardi- 

 ness and splendid crimson-colored flowers of the Gen. Jacqueminot — which are 

 but little reduced in size— with the profuse blooming qualities of the Polyantha 



class, thus combining the two qualities 



most desired in a gulden Ko'^e. Beai 



in mind that this Eose is entiieij 



hardy, ever-blooming and dolightfulh 



fragrant. 



1st size, 50c. each ; S4.50 per doz 

 2d " 40e. " 3..50 

 3d •' 20e. " 2.00 



The Pctei( Bm4\\ I^opE. 



" ClotMlde Soupert." 



This grand Eose is what is known as a " Poly- 

 antha Hybrid," obtained by crossing a monthly 

 ever-blooming vai-iety with the Polyantha Eose. 

 "Mignonette," offered in our list of "Dwarf 

 Bedding Roses " on page 107. The result of this 

 cross has been to produce the splendid bedding 

 Eose, Clothilde Soupert, shown in the adjoining 

 engraving. The previous objection to the Polyan- 

 tha Eoses, viz., smallness of flowers, has been 

 overcome in this variety, as the flowers of 

 Clothilde Soupert are of full average size, 

 double to the centre and exquisitely fragrant. 

 The color is a French white, deepening to rosy 

 blush in the centre, exceeding in distinctness of 

 shadings the well-known Malmaison. Its great- 

 est value lies in its compact, vigoi'ous habit, and 

 wonderful profusion of bloom, even the smallest 

 plants being literally covered with flowers. The 

 form and substance of the flowers are so perfect 

 that the hottest weather does not cause a deteri- 

 oration of either, so that even in midsummer a 

 bouquet of splendid buds and open flowers can 

 be obtained from this fine variety. Too mucli 

 cannot be said in praise of this Eose for bedding pur- 

 poses. It deservedly earned its title of the "Premier 

 Bedding Rose." Valuable as it is for garden purposes, it 

 is even more so for pot culture, and ranks as first for 

 blooming in the dwelling-house. It is entirely exempt 

 from the diseases usually affecting Eoses in the house. 

 Price, 1st size, 50c. each ; S4.50 per doz. 



" 2d " 40c. " 3.50 



" 3d " 20c. " 2.00 



My Ro8e8 came safely and were in good condition. I am much cbliRPd for the citrds sent 

 1 have received plants this season from at least four other dealers besides jour'.ehcs, and 

 consider my purchase of you as the most satisfactory of any made— R T. Hiscoi., Mount Ver- 

 non, N. H. 



THE 



' PREMIER 



bedding rose, 

 "clothilde 

 soupert;' 



