THE “BIG FOUR” OF HARDY RED ROSES Continued. 
bad. Although introduced nearly fifty years ago, It is 
■till unrivaled in popularity and of great value for gar- 
den planting. 
GEN. WASHINGTON.— Soft, glossy scarlet: flowers 
large, broad and open in shape but very double; es- 
pecially desirable on account of the quantities of flow- 
ers produced in the fall when many other varieties 
bloom but shyly. 
ULRICH BRUNNER.— The thornless rose. Brilliant 
cherry red, a very attractive color; flower of fine form 
and finish: petals of great substance; plant very vig- 
orous, hardy and free from disease. 
The Northland Home Collection. 
Sixteen handsome, hardy roses for $1.50 postpaid. 
This collection is made up from the hardiest varieties 
of the Hybrid perpetual class. It Is selected espe- 
cially for the Northern localities where the winters are 
very severe. The assortment comprises none but ex- 
ceptionally desirable varieties and will give unbounded 
pleasure to all purchasers. 
For Complete Description See Preceding Pages. 
ALFRED COLOMB, carmine-crimson. 
ANNE DE DIESBACH. shell pink. 
BARRON DE BONSTETTIN, deep maroon. 
CAPRICE, striped pink and white. 
Six Red, Six Pink, One Striped, Three White. 
COQUETTE DES ALPS, blush white. 
COQUETTES DES BLANCHES, creamy white. 
GEN. JACQUEMINOT, crimson-scarlct. 
GEN. WASHINGTON, deep scarlet. 
JOHN HOPPER, rose pink. 
MADAME GABRIEL LUIZET, coral rose. 
MADAME PLANTIER, pure white. 
MAGNA CHARTA, rose pink. 
MRS. JOHN LAING, pink. 
PAUL NEYRON, pink. 
PRINCE CAMILLE DE ROHAN, maroon. 
ULRICH BRUNNER, cherry red. 
Moss Roses. 
Moss Roses are strong, vigorous growers, perfectly 
hardy, and therefore justly esteemed us very desirable 
for out-door culture in open ground. Most varieties 
bloom but once in the season, and usually not the first 
year, but the flowers and the buds are very large and 
handsome. Moss Roses like rich ground. 
This is a favorite class with everyone, on account of 
the beautiful buds, which, for bouquets and cut flowers, 
are invaluable. They require high culture but amply 
repay careful attention by the increased size and beau- 
ty of the flowers. They are all very hardy. The fo- 
liage is generally somewhat crimpled, and has mostly 
seven leaflets. 
Blanche Moroau. — This fine variety is highly recom- 
mended; flowers nre produced in clusters, and are large, 
full and sweet; the color is pure white; both flowers and 
buds have an abundance of lovely deep green moss. 
Crimson Globe. — A fine deep crimson, the flowers hav- 
ing the handsome globular shape characteristic of 
the II. P. varieties. Buds well mossed, very free flow- 
ering, vigorous and hardy. 
Princess Adelaide. — One of the best: extra-large flow j 
ors; very double and fragrant; buds beautifully mossed; 
color bright rosy pink. 
Price of Moss Roses, each 15c. Three (One Each) 
for 40 cents. 
Hardy Climbing Roses. 
The following varieties nre highly valued for train- 
ing over arbors, trellises and verandas; also as screens 
for unsightly objects, such as old buildings, fences, 
walls, etc. They grow 10 to 12 feet high, and are en- 
tirely hardy. They bloom the second year and most of 
them but once in the season, but are then loaded with 
splendid roses, and are among the most beautiful of all 
flowers. The varieties described below are the best, 
and succeed well in all sections of the country. 
Price 12c each; three for 30c, postpaid. 
Baltimore Belle. — Pale blush, variegated carmine, 
rose and white; very double; flowers in beautiful clus- 
ters, the whole plant appearing a perfect mass of 
bloom; one of the best of the climbing roses. 
Empress of China. — A new and very valuable per- 
petual blooming climber. Commences flowering the 
last of May and, except under some very trying cir- 
cumstances, such as protracted drought, it will bloom 
repeatedly till very late in the fall. In vigor of 
growth it- is unsurpassed. The flowers are small, but 
very delicate and waxy: somewhat fragrant and are 
borne profusely. The bud Is of especially pretty form, 
being pointed, very shapely, and of Just the right size 
for buttonhole. The open flower is nearly double, and 
has much the appearance of a tea rose. The color is 
dark red in the bud, and changes as the flower grows 
older, to a lighter red or pink, like an apple blossom. 
Greville or Seven Sisters. — Flowers in large clusters; 
varies in color from white to crimson. 
Mary Washington. — The flowers are of medium size, 
pure white, perfectly double to the centre, sweet a nd 
borne in endless numbers of large clusters all summer. 
Vigorous and rapid growers. One plant of Mary Wash- 
ington will produce more flowers and buds than a dozen 
ordinary roses. Its fragrance is tinged with old-fash- 
ioned musky flavor so much admired in olden times. 
Queen of the Prairies. — Clear, bright pink, some- 
times with white stripe; large, compact and globular, 
very double and full; blooms in clusters, one of the 
finest. 
Russell’s Cottage. — Dark velvety crimson; very double 
and full; profuse bloomer. 
Tennessee Belle. — A strong vigorous climber; free 
bloomer; bright rosy blush; large, full and fragrant; 
one of the best. 
SPECIAL OFFER — One each of the 7 Hardy Climb- 
ing Roses for 65c postpaid. 
Dorothy Perkins. 
A Splendid New Climbing Rose. The 
Each 15c; 3 for 
In its foliage, growth and habit of blooming in im- 
mense clusters it is remarkably like the Crimson Ram- 
bler but the flowers are more double and of a beauti- 
ful shell-pink color. In the important point of hardi- 
ness nothing more could be desired, two unusually se- 
vere winters having failed to injure oven young plants, 
although during one of them the temperature went 
as low as tweuty degrees below zero und there was not 
the usual snowfall to protect them. The flowers are 
Most Valuable Rose Novelty Since Crimson Rambler. 
40c; postpaid. 
very double, are of large size for this class of Rose, 
usually two inches across, are borne in loose clusters of 
from thirty to forty and we have often counted even 
fifty and sixty in a truss. The petals are very pretti- 
ly rolled hack and crinkled, the bnds are remarkably 
handsome, being pointed in shape and of just right size 
for the button-hole. The color is a most beautiful 
clear sliell-piuk and holds a long time without fading; 
even after the flower commences to fade the color is 
Address all orders for Plants to MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
