Roses 



CROMWELL GARDENS, CROMWELL. CONN. 



HYBRID TEA ROSES OF RECENT INTRODUCTION. 



large, full flower of splendid shape, 

 ellow with pink shadings toward the 

 2->-car plants, from pots, 75 cts. 



NERISSA. \ei 



Color, creams 

 center. Stroi 

 each, 57.50 per doz. 

 OLD-GOLD. A free and dainty garden Rose, produ- 

 cing graceful, semi-double flowers profusely through- 

 out the season. Color reddish orange, with coppery 

 red and apricot shadings, particularly beautiful in 

 the bud stage. Healthy, dark green foliage, entirely 

 free from mildew and very fragrant. To those who 

 appreciate the beauty of the single or semi-double 

 flower, we confidenth' recommend this exquisite 

 variety. Strong. 2-\-ear plants, from pots, 75 cts. 

 each, $7.50 per doz. 

 OPHELIA. Salmon-pink, sharled with rose: large, well- 

 formed flowers of perfect form carried on long, rigitl 

 stems and produced continually. One of the best 

 Roses for any purpose sent out in recent years and 

 destined to be one of the most popular when better 

 known. Each Doz. 



Strong, 2-year plants, from pots. . . .So 75 S7 50 



Strong, 2-year plants, dormant 60 6 00 



PANAMA. This splendid new Rose is a seedling from 

 the popular Frau Karl Druschki. It is an unusually 

 vigorous and free-flowering Rose, even more so than 

 its parent, in itself an unusually good variety. In 

 color, it is a very delicate flesh shading lighter toward 

 the petal margins. Awarded the American Rose 

 Society's Silver Medal at the Hartford Test-Garden. 

 Strong, 2-year plants, from pots. Si each, Sio per doz. 

 QUEEN MARY. Deep canary-yellow, the petal mar- 

 gins crayoned pure deep carmine, the colors con- 

 trasting nicely as they do not commingle; very 

 floriferous and fragrant. A splendid decorative Rose. 



Each Doz. 



Strong, 2-year plants, from pots. . . .$0 75 S7 SO 



Strong, 2-year plants, dormant 60 6 00 



ROBIN HOOD. Soft, bright rosy scarlet, changing to bright scarlet-crimson as the season advances. Vigorous, 

 robust growth, entirely free from mildew. The flowers are large, beautifully formed, and produced freely through- 

 out the season. 75 cts. each, S7.50 per doz. 

 WILLOWMERE. A truly magnificent, vigorous-growing Rose of erect, branching habit. Rich, shrimp-pink, 

 toning to carmine-pink toward the edges of the petals. The beautiful coral-red buds are carried on stout flower- 

 stalks, and open into very large, full flowers. An improvement on the "Lyon," which it resembles. Each Doz. 



Strong 2-year plants from pots So 75 $7 50 



Strong 2-year plants, dormant 60 6 00 



The above plants are all offered from pots after May 1 



THE "CROMWELL GARDENS' BEST TWELVE" 

 HYBRID TEA ROSES 



Frequently we are requested to name a limited number of the best varieties for garden purposes. To assist 

 patrons in a more general way, we have selected twelve of what we believe to be the best all-round varieties for 

 the garden. In making this selection, we have carefully considered the three qualities that are most essential to 

 a desirable bedding Rose; namely, freedom in flowering, by which we mean varieties that will flower profusely, 

 not only in June, but until the season closes; constitution, hardy enough to winter over with slight protection 

 and sufficiently vigorous to resist fungous pests; and color, although this important feature is largely a matter 

 of taste, the selection includes onlj- the colors that are generally popular. 



It should be understood that under adverse conditions almost any Rose is subject to mildew. Under ordinary 

 culture, the varieties selected are mildew-resisting kinds, extremely free in flowering, and altogether the most 

 desirable in their particular shade or color; varieties that have proved of such merit for garden culture that we 

 are pleased to associate with them the name "Cromwell Gardens," as an evidence of final approval. 



Last season we offered a selec.;ion that gave universal satisfaction and met with a large demand. In this 

 season's set, we have replaced some of the kinds with even better varieties, and offer a selection that cannot be 

 ■surpassed among the standard varieties of Roses. 



These roses are all two-year-old plants and are offered from large pots for May and later delivery: 50 cts. 

 each, $5 per doz., $40 per 100. The collection of twelve varieties for $5. 



Dormant until April 25. As a set of twelve plants, one of each, $4. As individual varieties, 40 cts. each, $4 

 per doz., $30 per 100. Delivered prepaid to you for $4.50. With this Dorman* set we give free a cppy of the 

 American Rose Annual. 



Willowmere 



RADIANCE. An American-bred Rose of so many 

 I - xelient qualities that it may be considered the best 

 Iji diling Rose in this color. Flowers large, perfect in 

 1"! in. and produced freely. The vigorous, branchy 

 .-i iAvth. invariably terminates in one or more flowers 

 "t a bright, carmine-salmon shade, mingled with rose, 

 ^luiding to a coppery yellow at the base of the petals. 

 1 he .American Rose Society officially recognized its 

 nil rit by awarding it a Silver Medal, 1914, as the most 

 \aluable garden Rose in this climate; the highest 

 distinction yet awarded a bedding Rose in America. 



MISS CYNTHIA FORDE. Deep, brilliant, rose-pink, 

 shading to an attractive, light, rosy pink. An un- 

 usually well-built, large Rose, of good habit, flowering 

 profusely at all times. Delightfully fragrant. 



LAURENT CARLE. Brilliant, velvety carmine; long 

 bud, opening into a large, well-formed, fragrant 

 flower; vigorous and ver\- free flowering. Roses of 

 this color that are good bedders are all too scarce, 

 but we have no hesitation in recommending this 

 sterling variety as one of the best for garden pur- 

 poses. 



