“Exhibition Collection” of Hardy Pink Roses. 
The Four Best Pink Hybrid Perpetual Roses for 40c postpaid. 
In ordering give simply the name of the Collection. 
There are so many fine pink sorts that it is difficult 
to select the really best four, but we think there are 
none better than these. It is a collection of jewels 
of the first water. 
Anne de Diesbach— An offspring of the famous old 
favorite. La Reine. and also the seed parent of that 
glorious variety, Raul Neyron, which facts should be 
effective evidence of its good qualities. The color is 
the most lovely brilliant carmine; long, pointed buds 
and large, finely formed compact flowers, very full and 
double and delightfully sweet. A vigorous grower and 
a fine bloomer; one of the really good Roses. 
Mme. Gabriel Luizet — One of the most beautiful of 
all Roses. Extra large, elegantly formed, very double 
and full fragrant; color an exquisite shade of clear 
coral rose, suffused with lavender and pearl; once seen 
will always be remembered; godd bloomer; hardy; seen 
at a little distance it is often mistuken for the beauti- \ 
fill La France. 
Magna Charta — A splendid Rose; extra large, full 
flowers, very double; of fine form, and sweet; color 
clear rosy red, beautifully flushed with violet crimson; 
a sure and profuse bloomer. One or the hardiest and 
best for general planting. 
Mrs. John Laing — A splendid, constant-bloomer Hy- 
brid Perpetual, perfectly hardy with immense flowers, 
full and double, borne in great profusion on long, stiff 
stems and exceedingly sweet. The color is a clear, 
bright, shining pink, exquisitely shaded. 
The “In Remembrance” Collection. 
For Cemetery Planting. 
Three Hardy White Roses for 30c postpaid. 
The three following sorts are especially recommended 
for cemetery planting. They are hardy, free-flowering 
and need but little pruning. 
Coquette des Alpes — Pure white, tinged with pink in 
the center; truly a continuous bloomer, as It is scarce- 
ly ever without flowers from early summer until cut 
off by frost In the fall. Flowers are good size, well 
formed and sweetly scented. 
Coquette des Blanches — Similar to the preceding ex- 
cept that the flowers have a creamy tinge, instead of 
pink, in the center; equally free flowering in habit. 
Mme. Plantier — This grand variety, when once plant- 
ed. Is as permanent as a Hydrangea. It Is hardy as an 
Oak, and for outdoor planting it is the best white. 
We recommend it for cemetery planting because of its 
permanency. Flowers are pure white, very large and 
double; it is a profuse and continuous bloomer. Good 
white hardy roses are scarce — this is one of the very 
best. Should never be pruned except to remove old or 
scraggy branches. 
Hardy White Memorial Rose, Wichuriana — Will creep 
all over the ground like an Ivy, or can be trained up 
to a post or trellis. Hardy as grass, and will grow 
in sun or shade, poor ground or rieh. Needs no pro- 
tection, will take care of Itself and bloom profusely 
every season, without attention. The flowers are single 
and very large, frequently five or six inches around, 
pure satiny white, with bright golden center. They 
are borne in large clusters, covering the bush with a 
sheet of snowy blossoms during the early summer 
months. Price, 10c each; 3 for 25c; by mail, postpaid. 
The “Big Four” of Hardy Red Roses. 
For 40c postpaid. 
The cream of a large assortment of red varieties. All 
vigorous growing and free-blooming habit and very 
hardy. 
Alfred Colomb — Justly celebrated as one of the very 
finest; extra large round flowers, very double and full; 
color clear cherry red, passing to bright rich crimson; 
very fragrant. 
Gen. Jacqueminot — A grand old Rose which everyone 
knows at least by name and reputation. Rich crimson- 
scarlet in color and especially handsome in the bud. 
Although Introduced nearly fifty years ago it Is still 
unrivaled In popularity and of great value for garden 
planting. 
Gen. Washington — Soft, glossy scarlet; flowers large, 
broad and open in shape, but very double; especially 
desirable on account, of the quantities of flowers pro- 
duced in the fall when many other varieties bloom but 
shyly. 
Ulrich Brunner — The thornless rose. Brilliant cher- 
ry red, a very attractive color; flowers of fine form 
and finish; petals of great substance; plant very vig- 
orous, hardy and free from disease. 
Additional Select List of Hardy Hybrid 
Perpetual Roses. 
Roses of tills class produce the largest and most 
beautiful flowers and the varieties offered below are all 
perfectly hardy; they are not suitable for house culture, 
but should be Invariably planted out of doors. They 
improve greatly in quality and quantity of bloom under 
care, and should be well pruned each spring. Price, 
10c each; three for 28c; six for 50c, 
American Beauty — Well known ns one of the grand- 
est and most beautiful constant-blooming roses; im- 
mense buds and flowers, rich glowing crimson, exceed- 
ingly sweet. 
Baron de Bonstettin — Splendid large flower; very 
double and full. The color is a beautiful deep crim- 
son, passing to rich, velvoty maroon, sometimes almost 
purple. Flowers are large, very double, sweetly scent- 
ed and very freely produced. 
Caprice — A fine striped rose of remarkable beauty. 
The flowers are large and elegantly formed, quite full 
and double. Color, deep clear pink, with wide stripes 
of pure white, very handsome and attractive. It is a 
good strong grower, entirely hardy, good regular bloom- 
er, quite admired. 
John Keynes — Fine, deep, reddish-maroon; of strong, 
vigorous habit of growth; flowers are of fine shape 
and very freely produced. Exceptionally hardy and 
free from disease. 
Jules Margotin — Bright carmine, very free flowering; 
of strong growing habit and ironclad in hardiness. 
Marshall P. Wilder — Flowers are large, semi-globular, 
full and of good substance: color bright, scarlet-crim- 
son, richly shaded with maroon; very fragrant. Should 
be planted more generally, ns Its ease of growth, free- 
dom of bloom and fine flowers make It a most desir- 
able rose. 
Victor Verdier — Bight rose with carmine center, a 
very fresh, pleasing shade; very free blooming, bush 
strong growing with scarcely any thorns. 
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