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"IIk wlio 

 WDiild have 

 b e ill! t i f ij I 

 K<ises in his 

 jliirilen must 

 have Iteauti- 

 fiil Koses in 

 his heart, 

 lie must love 

 1 ii e ni well 

 and always. 

 He must 

 h a V e not 

 o n I >• the 

 gliiwiiifc ad- 

 miration, 

 the enthnsi- 

 asin, and the 

 passion, but 

 t h e tender- 



n.'s", the lhonglitfiilnes.«, the reverence, the watohfulnes.s of love." To (he oft- 

 rejieated request, "Tell me how to grow Ho.sesV" perhaps the best answer we 

 loidd make would he the above i|untalion from Canon Holes' "Jlook .\bout 

 Kiises." We caiuiot tell how to grow Roses, but we can give some hints which 

 will lead to succes.s, the degree of which will depend allogelher upon the efliirls 

 of the growers. Grand results have been acconiplishcil liv amateurs, and for 

 these we need not write, but there are thousands of people who have a great 

 love for Roses, but do not have sufficient knowledge of them to make even a 

 sneces.sful beginning. The great mistake most all buyers make is in the selection 

 of varieties. They either select their Koses when in bloom at the florists, or 

 from the catalogue of the Rose grower; in either case, Roses are .selectetl on 

 account of the beauty nf their flowers, without the slightest regard to their hardi- 

 ness, habit of growth, or blooming qualities. For instance, the N'iphetos is a 

 very beautiful white Rose, and one that is quite well known and popular on account of its being 

 largely used Ijy flori.sts for cut flowers, but it is quite useless for out-d^or culture. 



The Roses we wish to call particular attention to are the " Hybrid I'erpetuals," the grandest of all Roses and the 

 easiest to grow. They are perfectly hai-dy — that i.s, they may be planted out in the open ground and left all winter 

 without the slightest protection. They bring an immense ci;op of flowers in June, and will again bloom fairly well in 

 the fall. A great many buyers reject these Roses on account of their not being ever-blooming, buying tender Tea 

 Roses instead, which, in almo.st every case, do no good at idl, and if these Hybrid Perpetuals bl(X)med only once in 

 (WO years, instead of bringing such a glorious show of flowers every .lunc, we should give them preference to ever- 

 bl(X)raing lioses, just as we should choose an occjisional opera in jireference to hearing an air played indifl^erently on a 

 piano every day. .\nd what can be more beautiful than a well-.sejecte<l bed of Hybrid Perpetual lioses in full bhwm 

 in .June, of such varieties as BaroneivS Rothschild, General Jacqueminot, Mabel \Iorrison, Eugenie Verdier, Gloire de 

 Paris, Paul Xeyron, and Alfred Colomb? Why, the florists sell the cut flowers of the.se Roses during the winter and 

 spring months at ])rices ranging from fifty cents to a dollar each, and it is in the power of suburban residents to have 

 these Roses by the bushel in June, and at no very great expense either; in fact, the expense may be considered trifling 

 in comparison'with money spent in other directions in beautifying homes. 



Now, while we say so much in praise of Hybrid Perpetiuils, it must not be thought that we consider ever-blooming 

 Roses U8clcs.s for out-door cultm-e. Such varieties as (Queen's Sc~.irlet, Hermosa, Perles des .lardins, Ifon Silene, .Safrano, 

 an<l many others, will, with fair treatment, bloom all summer through, and can, with aireful protection, be kept sjifely 

 through the winter. 



New and Roses of Special Merit. 



The prices given here are for strong plants, grown in pot.s, so that they can be ])lanted at any time during the 

 spring and summer months. Of the hardy Roses we can supply dormant plants from the open ground in the month of 

 November at much lower prices. 



[Continued on next pago.] 



