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E. W. REID’S CATALOGUE OF SMALL FRUITS, ETC. 
Meteor. A rich, dark, velvety crimson, 
everbloomer, like the hybrid perpetuals ; 
large, very double and perfect as buds or 
fully opened ; remarkably free-flowering. 
Fine for pot-culture; best of hybrid 
Teas for summer cut-flowers, as it retains 
its color in the hottest weather, with no 
shade of purple to mar its beauty. 1 year, 
25 cts. ; 2 years, 40 cts. 
Waban. A sport from Catherine Mermet; 
the most popular winter-flowering rose. 
Flowers on long, strong stems, larger 
than Mermet; carmine-pink, carmine 
meaning all that it implies), intenser to- 
wards the ends of petals. Reflex petals 
moredelicate, butstrongertowardsedges. 
Sure to become one of our most popular 
varieties for winter forcing. Ready for 
distribution April 1. 1 year, $1: 2 years, 
$1.25. 
GENERAL LIST. 
HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. 
Prices for 1-yr. plants, 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. ; for 2-yr. plants, 30 cts. each, $3 per 
doz. Six varieties in one dozen at dozen rates. 
Marshall P. Wilder. Bright cherry-car- 
mine, fragrant, very free bloomers. 20c. 
Magna Charta. A splendid sort; bright 
clear pink, flushed with violet-crimson ; 
very sweet ; flower extra-large ; fine form ; 
very double and full ; a free bloomer. 
Mad.' Charles Wood. Flowers large, daz- 
zling crimson; constant bloomer. 
Marie Bauman. Bright carmine ; flowers 
very large and of exquisite form, free 
bloomer ; in every way a fine rose. 
General Jacqueminot. This might be 
called “The Rose for the Million,” for, 
1 it is still a universal favorite. Bright 
crimson-scarlet, exceedingly rich and vel- 
vety. If|one has room for but one rose* 
this one should be chosen. Grown more 
extensively than any other rose, espec- 
ially for winter, 
Alfred Colomb. Very large, full and 
General Washington. A grand rose, with 
a first-class American name, and an old- 
time favorite of twenty years’ standing. 
It is a beautiful in form ; the color is soft 
scarlet, sometimes glowing crimson. 
Paul Neyron. The flowers are immense; 
it is probably the largest rose grown, and 
one of the finest; bright shining pink, 
double, brilliant, rich crimson ; fragrant. 
One of the finest hybrid perpetuals. 
TEA ROSES' 
Catherine Mermet. One of the finest 
roses grown. The buds are very large 
and globular, the petals being recurved 
and showing to advantage the lovely 
bright pink of the center, shading into 
light creamy pink, reminding one of La 
France in its silvery shading. A strong 
grower and fine bloomer. 
Duchesse de Brabant. Few roses equal 
this in freedom of flowering; none sur- 
pass it in either fragrance or vigor ; the 
flowers are rather loose when open, but 
are rich and peculiarly colored ; color 
rose, heavily shaded with amber and 
salmon. 
The Queen. A grand globular white rose 
of the most queenly rounded form, borne 
on long stems; a sport from Souv. d’un 
Ami. 20 and 40 cents each. 
Duchess of Albany. (Hybrid Tea.) Nov- 
elty like La France, deeper color, more 
expanded and larger; flowers lovely, with 
large outer petals; buff-yellow shading; 
MOSS 
Comtesse de Murinais. Pure white. 
Crested Moss. Pale, very pink buds ; 
beautiful. 
Gloire des Mosseuse. Pale rose, very 
heavily mossed ; one of the best. 
very large and full; highly perfumed. 
25 cents each. 
Mme. Hoste. (Tea.) A strong, vigorous 
grower, with handsome foliage; 30 cents. 
Niphetos. Snowy white, long pointed 
buds; of no use for outdoor planting, but 
for winter forcing one of the best, as no 
rose blooms freer finer under glass. Re- 
mains in the bud state a long time. 
Papa Gontier. Large, finely formed buds 
and flowers, full and fragrant ; color 
bright cherry- red, passing to rich glow- 
ing crimson ; very handsome and striking. 
Mme. Joseph Schwartz. A lovely new 
Tea rose ; extra-large globular flowers, 
very full and deliciously sweet ; color 
pure white, elegantly tinged and shaded 
with pink ; an exceedingly beautiful rose, 
and constant and profuse bloomer, bear- 
ing large clusters of flowers. 
Mme. Cusin. Vigorous and pi-olific; rosy 
purple ; base of petals and center of flow- 
ers almost white. 
ROSES. 
James Veitch. Deep violet ; best dark 
perpetual. 
Raphael. Pinkish white. 
White Bath. Paper- white ; the best white 
Moss rose. 
CLIMBING ROSES. 
Anna Maria. Blush; clusters large ; has 
few thorns. 
Beauty, or Queen of the Prairie. Bright 
rose-red, large and cupped ; a splendid 
grower. 
Baltimore Belle. Pale blush , nearly white ; 
one of the best white climbers. 
Gem of the Prairies. Flowers large and 
double, lightcrimson, sometimes blotched 
white. 20c. 
