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HICKS NURSERIES 



Mme. Abel Chatenay. A beautiful flower of carmine rosp, tinted salmon ; the petals 



have a silvery tinge. A very robust variety worthy of a place in every garden. 

 Mme. Colette Martinet. Old gold, shaded orange yellow. The long golden buds 



are unusually distinctive and are a marked contrast to the bronzed-green foliage. 

 Mme. Edouard Herriot. Known as the "Daily Mail Rose"; this rose is a prize 



winner. Coral red shaded with yellow and rosy scarlet; it presents one of the 



most charming of garden flowers. 

 Mme. Julez Bouche. A fine healthy variety. Salmon white shaded clear pink. 



A very meritorious variety for the garden. 

 Mme. Leon Paine. The combination of colors in this rose is remarkably beautiful. 



Silvery white with an orange yellow center and the reverse side of petals reddish 



pink. A variety of strong growth. 

 Mme. Segond Weber. The large rosy salmon blossoms of this rose are markedly 



distinctive. Growth is strong and erect. 

 Mad. Jules Grolez. Light satiny rose. Free bloomer. 

 Maman Cochet. Carmine rose. 



Marie Van Houtte. (Tea.) A rose of the Tea group, with white flowers tinted 



yellow shading to rosy tipped petals, pleasantly fragrant. 

 Marquise de Ganay. 



Miss Cynthia Forde. A fine rose of a deep showy rose pink. 



Mrs. Aaron Ward. This rose is uniquely described as "Indian yellow, suffused with 



salmon." A wonderful variety, blooming freely and of vigorous habit. 

 Mrs. F. W. Vanderbilt. Flowers of a deep orange red shade. 1 A very ornamental 



garden and bedding rose. 

 Mrs. Harold Brocklebank. A creamy-white rose with the base of the petals 



golden yellow. Very handsome form. 

 Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Another creamy-white rose but with a rose center. 



The buds are distinctly long-pointed.^ Good habit. 

 Ophelia. Although originated in 1912, this is still a most favored rose. A rosy pink 



shaded with salmon. Finely shaped blooms and vigorous habit. 

 Pharisaer. A free-flowering rose of lustrous rose color with a reddish pink center. 

 Prince of Bulgaria. A very charming rose with flowers of silvery pink tinted with 



salmon. Blooms very large and well formed. 

 Radiance. A rose of many colors, brilliant carmine, shaded salmon and coppery 



red. Healthy habit. 



Souv. de Gustav Prat. A pure sulphur white rose, sometimes without the yellow 



shading, very floriferous and perpetual blooming. 

 Souv. de Pierre Notting. Tea. A very handsome rose, apricot yellow tinted 



with orange. A fine healthy plant of strong growth. 

 Souv. de Pres. Carnot. Light rose and white. 



Viscountess Folkestone. Light pink with a darket center. Large and fragrant 

 flowers. An early bloomer and very free flowering. 



W. R. Smith. Tea. Flowers of creamy-white flushed with bright rosy pink. 

 Large and finely formed flowers. 



Willowmere. (Rosa lutea hybrid). An Austrian rose hybrid. One of the most 

 admired of new roses. Color a deep pink shaded yellow in the center and chang- 

 ing to carmine pink at the edges of petals. A very vigorous grower. 



Wild Roses 



25c. each, $2.00 for 10, $18.00 per 100 



Rosa blanda. Meadow Rose. Pink. 

 Rosa Carolina. Swamp Rose. Pink; hips red. 

 Rosa multiflora. Blackberry Rose. White flowers. 

 Rosa nitida. Northeastern Rose. Pink; foliage shiny. 

 Sweet Briar. Single rose-pink flowers. 



Dwarf Polyantna Hybrid Roses 



75c. each, $6.00 for 10, $50.00 per 100 



These varieties are of dwarf habit with smaller but very exquisite flowers. 

 They make splendid edging plants and are particularly adapted to positions where 

 low plants are needed. They require but little pruning. 



Cecil Brunner. A light pink, double rose, with a yellowish center. Very fragrant. 



A most charming buttonhole flower. 

 Clothilde Soupert. Flowers pure white, tinted silvery rose near the center and a 



pearly white toward the edge of outer petals. A profuse bloomer. 

 Jessie. Bright orange-red blossoms. This is one of the choicest roses of this class. 



A sturdy grower and very floriferous. 

 Maman Levavasseur. (Baby Dorothy Perkins). Large clusters of shell pink 



blossoms. A very persistent bloomer. 



