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PETER HEflDEI^SOIl & CO.— PIlHJjT DEPRRTWEflT. 



Extra Large 

 Hardy Roses. 



We offer, this season, a grand collection of the finest hardy varieties 

 imported from the most celebrated growers of England and'the Conti- 

 nent. They are extra large strong plants, growing in 5 and 6-inch pots, 

 and cannot fail to please the most fastidious. These are all budded 

 low on Manetti stock and should be planted deep enough to cover the 

 graft. They are all extra-strong well-ripened plants and will, under 

 ordinai-y cultivation, produce magnificent flowers. The list contains 

 the best varieties known at the present time. 

 Anna de Diesbach (Gloire de Paris). Eieh carmine. 

 Baroness Rothschild. An exquisite shade of satinj-pink. 

 Boule de Neige. Pure white, strong grower and free bloomer. 

 Capt. Christy. Delicate flesh color, deepening in shade toward the 



centre. 

 Countess of Oxford. Yery profuse ; soft, rosy carmine. 

 Gen. Jacqueminot. Eich crimson. {See also page 107 .) 

 La France. Peach blossom pink. 

 Merveille de Lyon. Extra lai-ge, blush white. 

 Mme. Gabriel Luizet. Delicate silvery pink ; beautiful shape. 

 Mabel Morrison. Pure white ; large flowers. 

 Magna Charta. Brilliant dark pink, suffused with carmine. 

 Paul Neyron. Flowers five inches across ; color, lovelj" dark pink. 

 Prince Camille de Rohan. Dark crimson maroon, almost black. 

 Persian Yellow. Hardy yellow Eose ; best of its color. SI. 50 and SI. 00. 

 Queen of Queens. Pink, with blush edges; large and full. 

 Ulrich Bruner. Cherry red ; a grand Eose, very free blooming. 

 Xavier Olibo. Very deep rich crimson ; large and full. 

 Abel Carriere. Eich velvety maroon shaded with violet. 

 Anna Alexieff. Very prettj* shade of rose, large, full and of good 



habit, fine for massing. A grand Eose for every purpose. 

 Baron de Bonstetten. Blackish crimson with vivid red shadings. 

 Due de Rohan. Eed shaded with vermilion, large and full, fine 



form and handsome foliage. 



Duchess of Albany. A deep rosy pink of the shade 

 known as " Tyrian rose." 



Earl of Dufferin. Unquestionably the finest dark 

 reddish crimson Eose in our list. In form and 

 fragrance it is unsurpassed. One of the most pro- 

 lific bloomers, flowering freely in the fall. 



Heinrich Schultheis. Delicate pinkish rose color, 

 very sweet and free blooming. 



Mme. Alfred Carriere. Pure white. One of the most 

 reliable Eoses for summer blooming. 



MRS. JOHN LAING. See cut and special descrip- 

 tion on this page. 



"White Baroness. A counterpart of Baroness Eoth- 

 schild in eveiything. except color, which in this 

 variety is pure white. 

 Prices, except where noted : 

 Extra Selected Plants, 75c. each ; S7.50 per dozen. 



C'lUection of 27 grand Eoses for Slo.OO. 



Second Grade of the above, fine plants, 60c. each ; 



S6.00 per dozen. Set of 27 sorts for $12.00. All plants 



for this season's blooming. 



ROSA RUGOSA (Red and White). 



A Japanese species, undoubtedly one of the hand- 

 somest hardy shrubs in cultivation. It forms a sturdy 

 bush 4 to 5 feet high, covered with large, dark green, 

 pinnate, glossy foliage, crowned with terminal clus- 

 ters of ten to twenty flowers, three inches in diameter. 

 It is now well known ; both its rosy crimson and white 

 varieties are found in all good collections ; and its 

 large handsome scarlet fruit is most showy during the 

 autumn months. Excellent for cemeteries. 



Rosa Rugosa Alba. The white flowered variety de- 

 scribed above. {See cut.) 



Rosa Rugosa Rubra. The bright rosy crimson 

 variety described above. (See cut.) 

 Price, 60c. each, S6.00 per doz., Jine plants. Set of 



two Rugosa Roses for $1.00. 



BOS.\ EUGOSA. (RED ASP WHrTE.) 



