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irXTLE •WHITE PET. 
A perfect little beauty, and a Rose that all 
should have. Flowers are very double, white, 
tinged with pink, and freely produced. 
METEOK. 
A rich, dark, velvety crimson, cverblooming 
Rose; as fine in color as the best of the 
hybrid peipetnals. The flowers are of good 
size, very double, and perfect in shape, either 
as buds or when fullv opened. A splendid 
sort for pot culture, and the best of all the 
hybrid teas as a bedding variety for summer 
cut uowers. 
FEAXCE. 
Delicate, silvery rose, shaded with cerisc- 
pink, oiten silvery pink, with peach shading- 
very large, very double, and of superb form 
It flowers continuously throughout the sea- 
son. None can surpass the delicacj- of its 
coloring; in fragrance it is incomparable: in 
form It IS perfect, and is the sweetest and 
most useful of all Roses. 
QUEEN'S SCARLET. 
A very desirable, satisfactory Rose. Showy 
and attractive. A constant and profuse 
bloomer. The flowers are rich, velvety scar- 
let, very brilliant and striking; large and 
full ; hardy and of vigorous growth. 
CECIL BKTJNER. 
One of the most beautiful little Roses ever 
introduced. The flowers are of a light pink 
shade, changing to white, and borne in great 
clusters. 
PAPA GOJTTIER. 
_ It is a profuse and continual bloomer, and 
in color IS a deep red, with carmine center ; it 
is fragrant, has long stems and fine foliage, 
and IS to take a leading place among the 
really valuable freeblooming Tea Roses. It 
has a charm peculiar to itself. 
BLVEIE GCILLOT. 
Among the largest growers of Roses this 
splendid variety Is considered one of the best 
that can be raised, on accountof the immense 
amount of bloom it produces. Flowers are 
very large, perfectly double, of a pure white 
color, sometimes shaded with lemon yellow. 
MIGNONETTE. 
One of the most lovely and beautiful minia- 
ture Koses imfiginable; full regular flowers, 
perfec'ciy double and dcliciouslv perfumed ; 
color clear pink, passing to white, tinged 
with pale rose. 
BON SILENE. 
This splendid old varietv still holds Its own 
against many of the newer sorts. It is 
equally valuable forsummeror-winter bloom- 
irg; average size and exquisite Tea scent: 
Ci>lor brilliant carmine. 
AMERICAN BEAUTT. 
This grand Rose is a seedling found in the 
garden of Mr. Bancroft, the historian, at 
Washington, D. C, who has, perhaps, the 
finest collection of Roses in the country. In 
American Beauty" we have for the first 
time a Rose of large size having the ever- 
blooming qualities of the Tea Rose with the 
delicious odor of the Damask or Moss Rose 
consequently equally valuable for winter or 
summer flowering. In color it is a deep bril- 
liant pink, shaded toward the center with rich 
carmine. 
SAFR.,lNO. 
Bright, apricot yellow, changing to orange 
and fawn, sometimestinted withrose. Valued 
highly for its beautiful buds; fragrant and 
rampant grower. E.'tceedinglv profuse in 
blooming, and deliciously tea scented. Should 
be in every collection. 
M-ID. CrSIN. 
Th-s is one of the greatest New York 
forcing varieties, and, on account of its 
peculiar fancy coloring, commands an extra 
price. The color, however, is where its main 
points of e.vcelkiice lie, being a soft, shell 
pink, with a delicate cream shade running 
through theentire flower; of good substance 
and excellent lasting qualities. 
PERLE. 
This lovely Rose still retains its position as 
the finest Rose of its color ever introduced. 
It constantly grows in favor as its merits 
become better known ; color clear golden yel- 
low, an indescribable rich and beautiful shade, 
quite distinct from any other Rose; very full 
and highly perfumed. 
