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The Elm Gity Nursery Co., New Haven, Conn. 
SS^Cbofcrg±, Roses. 
A few Buds and Blossoms. (About one-third size.) 
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DOROTHY PERKINS. 
THERE is no doubt as to the uni- 
versal popularity of the rose. The 
fact that many of the most beauti- 
ful of the varieties are perfectly hardy 
and thrive luxuriantly in the garden is 
a source of congratulation to lovers of 
out-of-door gardening. Enthusiasts at 
work with the rose, by various hybrids 
and crosses, have succeeded in pro- 
ducing no end of variety of form, 
color, and fragrance of bloom and the 
greatest variety of habit of growth, 
from the little fairy roses of a few 
inches in height to the rampant growth 
of the well-known and popular ramblers. 
By a selection of suitable varieties one 
can have roses for almost any garden 
position. 
All roses respond quickly to good 
treatment, by this we mean well en- 
riched soil, enough water, suitable 
trimming, etc. Failure to get good 
results is often caused by lack of suf- 
ficient fertility. Under usual conditions 
it is well to make the ground one-fifth 
well rotted manure to a depth of at 
least fifteen inches when preparing for 
a new planting with a liberal sprinkling 
of wood ashes and ground bone added, and an annual mulching of at least six inches deep 
of coarse stable manure about the roots applied late in the Fall and forked in, in the early 
Spring is a great help. Roses planted and treated under these conditions, if the ground 
is well drained, should luxuriate to such a degree as to satisfy everyone. 
During the months of June and July rose bushes should be watched and if insects 
appear dispose of them by any of the simple means known to gardeners. 
There are a number of very readable and instructive books devoted to the rose, its 
history and culture. A list of these, together with other horticultural books, are listed on 
inside back cover page. 
We have classified our roses under several headings, believing it will be a conven- 
ience to those making out orders. 
Garden Rybiuds— strictly fiardy. 
This class of roses blooms profusely in June and with proper care at intervals throughout 
the Summer and Fall. 
Alfred Cplomb. Raised from Jacqueminot. 
Brilliant carmine crimson; very large, 
full, and of fine globular form; extremely 
fragrant and in every respect a superb 
sort. Green wood with occasional pale 
greenish thorns; foliage large and hand- 
some. One" of the most useful of all 
sorts for general cultivation. 
-American Beauty. Large, globular; deep 
pink, shaded with carmine; delicious 
odor; has proved to be a most desirable 
variety for forcing. Budded and grafted 
plants. 
Anne De Diesbach. (Syn. Glory of France.) 
Raised from La Reine. Carmine, a 
beautiful shade; very large. A superior 
garden sort; fragrant; one of the hardiest 
also valuable for forcing. 
IBaron De Bonstetten. Rich velvety maroon; 
large, full. A splendid sort. 
IBaroness Rothschild. Light pink, cupped 
form ; very symmetrical ; without fra- 
grance. Very distinct and beautiful; one 
>of the finest exhibition varieties. The 
wood is short joined; very hardy and a 
late bloomer. 
Clio. Flowers large, of fine globular form, 
flesh-color, shaded in the center with 
rosy pink; growth vigorous; handsome 
foliage. One of the best roses. 
Countess of Oxford. A seedling from Victor 
Verdier. Bright carmine, fading in the sun ; 
very large and full; not fragrant. Wood 
almost thornless; foliage very handsome, 
large and distinct. 
Earl of Dufferin. Rich brilliant velvety 
crimson, shaded with dark maroon; large, 
full, finely formed; delightful fragrance. 
A vigorous grower. One of the finest 
dark roses. It should be in every col- 
lection. 
Francois Levet. Cherry red; medium size; 
well formed; of the Paul Verdier style; 
very free bloomer and vigorous habit. 
On own roots. 
Frau Karl Druschki. See page 5 with illus- 
tration. 
General Jacqueminot. Brilliant crimson; 
not full, but large and extremely effec- 
tive; fragrant, and of excellent hardy 
habit, also forces well. 
Jules Margottin. Carmine rose, fine in open 
flower and in bud. It may be grown 
either as a Pillar Rose, or by pruning 
kept in bush form; it should be in every 
collection. 
Madame Gabriel Luizet. Pink, distinct, 
very large, cup-shaped; somewhat fra- 
grant. One of the choicest. 
Marchioness of Lome. Large, full, cupped 
shape; buds long and handsome, rich 
and fulgent rose-color, shaded with vivid 
carmine, remarkable for its perpetual 
habit. 
Magna Charta. See next page. 
Margaret Dickson. Of magnificent form; 
white, with pale flesh center; petals very 
large, shell shaped, and of great sub- 
stance; fragrant, a fine variety; foliage 
very large, dark green. 
Marshall P. Wilder. Of vigorous growth, 
with healthy foliage; flowers large, semi- 
globular, full, well formed; color cherry- 
carmine and very fragrant. 
Mrs. John Laing. Soft pink; large and . oi 
fine form, produced on strong stems, 
exceedingly fragrant; one of the s most 
valuable varieties for forcing, and flowers 
continuously in the open ground. u» 
of the most beautiful roses of recem 
introduction. 
See page i for terms and special discounts. 
