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HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES— Continued 
Prince Camille de Rohan. Crimson. A 
magnificent Rose, celebrated the world over 
for its large, handsome, fragrant flowers and 
the freedom with which they are produced. 
The color is a deep, rich, velvety crimson, 
passing to intense maroon shaded black ; at 
a short distance they appear really black. 
Vick’s Caprice. Rose. The only hardy 
Rose that has any variegation. It is a vig- 
orous grower, and bears large and fragrant 
flowers of l>right rose, distinctly striped 
with a rich crimson. It s altogether a most 
unique and pretty variety. 
Anne de Diesbach (Glory of Paris). 
Rose color. Long, pointed buds and large, 
finely formed, compact flowers ; very full and 
double, and delightfully sweet. A vigorous 
grower and a fine bloomer. 
Black Prince. Crimson. Much sought 
after because of its splendid dark crimson 
flowers, which are shaded so deeply as to be 
almost black ; cupped, large, full, fine shape. 
Very hardy. 
Chestnut Hybrid. Red. This Rose is 
growing in favor as it becomes known. A 
most beautiful deep rose or red. 
Clio. Fresh. Two first-class certificates 
awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society. 
This variety is of very vigorous growth, and 
has large, handsome foliage. The flowers 
are rosy pink. They are very large, of fine, 
globular form, and freely produced. A 
grand addition in the style of Baroness and 
unquestionably the finest of all Roses for 
flowering in pots and forcing. 
Conrad F. Meyer. Pink. Hybrid Rugosa 
Rose. A most valuable addition to the list 
of hardy, free-blooming Roses. It surpasses 
all others of the type in fullness of flowers. 
The color is beautiful, a pure silvery pink. 
It is of ironclad hardiness. Its beautiful 
foliage alone would recommend it as an 
ornamental shrub for the garden. For a 
flowering hedge it should eventually take 
front rank. The fragrance of the flowers 
is spicy and delightful. 
Coquette des Alpes. White. A lovely, 
pure white Rose. Very full and free in 
flower; delicious fragrance. 
Yokohama, Japan, February 21, 1917. 
Mr. W. R. Gray, Oakton, Fairfax County, Va., 
United States of America: 
Dear Sir, — I cannot help but write and congratu- 
late you on the dispatch of my last order. Thirty- 
two days after 1 sent you the order the roses were 
received. All my friends say it is marvelous, and 
so it is — and so is the condition of the roses; they 
look as if they had just been dug up. Your method 
of packing simply cannot be beaten. Thanks 
heartily. Yours most truly, 
KARL LEWIS. 
Countess of Roseberry. Pink. The color 
is satiny pink in the center and deepens on 
the outer petals to a bright .rose. The 
feather-shading gives it the appearance of 
two distinct colors. Very free-flowering and 
a good grower. 
Dinsmore. Scarlet. A vigorous, healthy 
Rose of dwarf, branching habit. The flowers 
are large, perfectly double, and of a dazzling 
scarlet-crimson color, ard have the rich, 
spicy fragrance peculiar to the best Hybrid 
Tea Roses. 
General Jacqueminot. Crimson. A rich 
velvety crimson, changing to scarlet-crim- 
son. \ magnificent Rose, equally beautiful 
in the bud state or open. The best known 
of all Hylirid Perpetuals, and is without a 
rival in fragrance and richness of color. It 
is perfectly hardy in most situations. 
Giant of Battles. Red. The very best 
rich red Rose; very large, double, full and 
sweet ; excellent. 
Gloire Lyonnaise. Yellow. The only yel- 
low Hybrid Perpetual we have. It cannot 
be called deep yellow, but rather a pale shade 
of chamois or salmon-yellow, deepest at the 
center, sometimes passing to a rich creamy 
white, finely tinted orange and fawn. 
Gloire de Margottin. Red. The flowers 
are very large and o f symmetrical form, 
sometimes globular ; full and deliciously 
scented. Color, clear, dazzling red — one of 
the most Inilliant Roses ever seen. Free 
bloomer and vigorous grower. 
Henri Martin. Carmine. A magnificent 
Moss Rose. Extra large and perfectly dou- 
ble. Deep rosy carmine, shaded a Inight 
crimson ; mossy and fragrant. 
T 1’ f Without doubt 
t) . D. v illi Ivt. largest Rose ever 
grown. The growth is strong, upright and 
vigorous, making a large, handsome bush ; 
the foliage is broad and stout, bronzy green 
in the young state, changing to dark green. 
Blooms are very large, 7% inches in diame- 
ter by 5 inches deep, and beautifully formed ; 
flowers full and long ; strongly fragrant. 
Color, intense scarlet, shaded crimson-ma- 
roon, dark and rich. Awarded gold medal 
of the National Rose Society. Dickson 
classes this Rose as Hybrid Tea. I class it 
as a Hybrid Perpetual. 
Hancock, Mich., May 9, 1917. 
\V'. R. Gray, Oakton, Fairfax County, Va. : 
Dear Sir, — Received your order yesterday in the 
best of condition. Thanking you very kindly for 
the consideration of ray order, 
yours truly, 
RUDOLPH WALTHER. 
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