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W. R. Gray, Oakton, Fairfax Comity, Virginia 
TEA ROSES 
This class of Roses is distinguished by a delicate tea fragrance and an absolutely ever- 
blooming habit. Most varieties are not so hardy as the Hybrid Tea class, but they rnay be 
carried through the winter even in the Northern States with careful protection, banking up 
with soil probably being the most satisfactory method. The Cochet varieties are nearly 
or quite as hardy as the Hybrids. 
Price of all Tea Roses, except where noted: 1-year mailing size, 30 cts.; strong 
2-year plants, 80 cts. ($9.00 dozen); 3-year plants, $1.00 ($11.00 dozen). 
Pink Mainaii Cochet. 
The queen of all pink garden Roses. 
Clear rieh pink, changing to silvery 
rose. The buds are beautiful, large, 
full and firm and elegantly pointed ; 
as they expand they show great 
depth and .richness, sometimes 
measuring 214 inehes from base to 
tip. Small pot plants will, in the 
open ground, quickly make large, 
strong bushes, and produce on long, 
stiff stems, great numbers of per- 
fect flowers. Perfectly hardy in all 
sections. 
Marie van Houtee. Yellow. 
Magnificent in the open ground. 
Extra - large full - double flowers ; 
canary yellow, passing to creamy 
white, shaded rose. 
White Mamaii Cochet, or 
Pi-’oni’lllri ^ eharming white Tea Rose. 
illSClllia. A child of that grandest of 
bedding or outdoors Roses, Maman Cochet ; 
identical with that variety except in color. 
Hardy in Northern Ohio, with slight protec- 
tion in winter. The flowers are enormous, 
remarkably round and full ; white 
and delightfully tea-scented. 
Safrano. Yellow. A variety of great 
value, particularly for outdoor planting. It 
grows vigorously and has the vitality neces- 
sary to produce a continuous crop of flowers 
from early summer until late in autumn ; 
quite hardy. The color is bright apricot- 
yellow, ehanging to orange and fawn, some- 
times tinted with rose. Very fragrant. 
Pearl of the Gardens (Perle des 
Jardins). Yellow. A beautiful yel- 
lew Tea Rose. Tbe one Tea Rose 
wbieh you cannot possibly do with- 
out. It has absolutely no weak 
point. Tbe color is faultless, 
whether the waxy petals show the 
rich cream tint of eool weather or 
take richer golden shades which a 
warmer sun gives them. The form 
of the bud is rounded and lux- 
uriant. Of vigorous growth ; foli- 
age abundant and bandsome ; de- 
lightful fragrance ; fine for cutting. 
Etoile de Lyon (Star of Lyon). 
Yellow. This magnificent Tea Rose 
is a rich golden yellow ; a strong, 
healthy and vigorous grower ; im- 
mense bloomer, bearing flowers and 
buds early and late. The flowers 
are very deep, rich and full, of ex- 
cellent substance, and very sweet. 
White Killarney (See page 12) 
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