CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, PLANT&, SVLBS AND FRUITS. ' 65 
May's Famous Roses 
OTTS CLAIM la that we give mord first-ciass Roses and Plants for a 
doUar thaa any other firm In America. A trial order wUl prove it. 
Our mode of packiug plants is nnequaled, and we can ship them any distance- 
with perfect safety. 
Our prices are very low for the grade of Roses that we send out. 
Onr Cold System of growing: Roses insures our patrons stronger and health- 
ier plants than can be procured elsewhere at the same prices. 
We have no cheap Roses, these are generally forced, and consequently utterly 
■worthless. 
Some varieties grovr more rapidly than others, and on such sorts we have given 
onr ctistomers lowest prices. 
We Krade our Eoses as follows: First size are usually 1." to 20 inches high ; 
second size 10 to l.T inches, and third size, grown expressly lor onr mail trade, 
are from 6 to 10 inches high. Of course the size depends greatly on the variety. 
Snecial Notice. Every season we are obliged to grow thousands of Roses 
more than we actually require for our regular trade so as to be able to supply any 
demand that mav be made upon us Naturally we have a surplus of many va- 
rieties these we afe oifering at less than wholesale rates to our friends, thus en- 
abling them to secure a grand collection or bed of Roses at a very small cost. 
(See Page 68.) 
THIRTEEN or OUR BEflUTIEJ TOR $1.00. 
EVERY ROSE 
A FREE ANB 
CONSTANT 
BLOOMER. 
SITNSET. 
A sport from the Perle des Jar- 
.lins. The flowers are verylarge 
and double, producing beautiful 
buds and flowers in hottest sum- 
mer weather. The exquisite 
shades of coloring found in this 
variety can only be compared to 
the gorgeous colors of a summer 
sunset, hence the name. The 
Sunset has a most delicious tea 
fragrance, and is a strong-grow- 
ing free flowering variety. Price, 
10c. 
PESK BOTKB. 
Another English rose that is 
attracting considerable atten- 
tion. Buds are long and hand- 
some, of a delicate pink color; 
when open the flowers are very 
large and fragrant. It is of a 
semi-climbing habit, and splen- 
did for covering walla and 
fences; very free blooming. Price, 
a5e. each, 3 for 40c. 
Silver Oueen, 
You Can't Beat This Callectian if yau try the World Over. 
The following thirteen everblooming roses for $1.00, postpaid, 
SILTEK QtTEEN. 
An everblooming white Rose of great beauty. The flowers are elegant in form, extra 
large, having full petals to the centre, and delightfully tea scented. One of our customers 
who ordered it last season writes us that the Silver Queen is a beauty, and worth its 
weight in gold. It is certainly a grand Rose, easily grown and very free bloommg. 
Price, 20c, 
MAtJRICE ROUVIER 
This is a perfect gem, and sure to become one of the most popular 
roses for free blooming ever introduced. The flowers are large, per- 
fectly double, and borne on long stems ; color, light rose, shaded and 
veined with rose. Very handsome. Pri^e, 20c each, 3 for 50e. 
W. F. BE3INETT. 
A lovely rose, and one that rapidly advanced to the front since its 
introduction. The color is apurecrimson, of the brightest hue, rival- 
ing the General Jacqueminot in richness. The buds arc long and 
pointed like Niphetos. It is dcliciously fragrant and wonderfully 
free blooming. For general culture it has become one of the most 
popular varieties in cultivation. Price, 15c. each, 3 for 40c. 
r-A KK.iNCE. 
Delicate, silvery rose, shaded with ccrise-pink. 
often silvery pink, with peach shading; very 
large, very double and of superb form.. It flow- 
ers continuously throughout theseasofn. None 
can surpass the delicacy of its coloring; in frag- 
rance it is incomparable; in form it is perfect, 
aiid is the sweetest and most useful of-aU roses. 
Price, 10c. each. 
PROP. GATOTIAT. 
An everblooming variety recently jntrodtieed 
from Kurope. Flowers arc very double, rich 
brilliant crimson shading to light. Exceedingly 
handsome when in full bloom. A splendid rose 
either for pot or open air culture. Price, 20c. 
DCCHESSE OP ALBANY. 
All who are acquainted with the lovely I*a 
Prance know that it is one of the finest Roses 
ever offered. The Duchesse of Albany is a sport 
from La France, and retains all the good fea- 
tures of that variety, tlie only difference beingin 
the profusion of bloom and color, which is three or four shades darker. 
Price, 15c., 3 for 40c. 
MADAIU HOSTE. 
One of the finest yellow and cream colored roses ever sent to this coun- 
try. We know of no Tea Rose with larger or more finely shaped buds. 
It is very double and an unusually beautiful open Rose. Price, 15c. 
MADAM DE WATTEVII.I.E. 
The color is a remarkable shade of creamy yellow, richly colored with 
rosy blush ; the petals la-.v^e, and each one widely bordered with bright 
crimson, which gives it a very beautiful appearance. Price, 15c. 
M.iRIE VAN HOUTTE. 
Extra largeereamy white flowers, frequently tinged with bright rose. 
This lovely variety siicceeds in almost any soil or in any situation, and 
requires but little care to insure its free blooming. Price, 15c. 
PIERRE Grii.r.oT. 
Bright, dazzling crimson, passing to brilliant carmine; petals beauti- 
fully veined with pure white ; flowers large, very double, and full ; a free 
bloomer andvery sweet. Price, 15c. 
CATHERINE MERMET. 
Bright flesh color, with the same peculiar silvery lustre possessed by 
La France; large, full, and of beautiful form. One of th« most fashion- 
able Roses for cut flowers. Price, 15c. 
