W. R. GRAY, OAKTON, FAIRFAX CO., VIRGINIA. 
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General List of Ever-Blooming Roses — Continued 
THE QUEEN 
The Pure' White Tea Rose. 
The most charming Tea Rose. The offspring of that 
tine old Rose Souvenir d'un Ami, whose many' good 
dualities It seems to possess in a remarkable degree. 
It is pure snow-white, makes good, finely formed buds, 
is quite full, showing the center but slightly when 
fully open. 
PRINCESS BONNIE 
One of the Brightest, Sweetest, Freest-Blooming Roses 
in Existence. 
A grand new Rose that is the result of a cross be- 
tween Bon Silene and "W. F. Bennett. A tremendous 
bloomer, commencing to flower before the plant is 
three months old and continuing through the entire 
season. The flowers are large, with long pointed buds, 
and are firoduced on long, stiff stems. The color is a 
rich, solid crimson, the inside being streaked with 
white. The odor is a delicate, very delicious tea scent. 
IVORY 
(Tea.) 
This exquisite new Hose resembles the beautiful 
Golden Gate in form and loveliness, but is pure ivory- 
white. It is an exceedingly free bloomer, sure to be 
covered with lovely buds and flowers the whole grow- 
ing season- The buds are wonderfully beautiful and 
borne in great profusion, and the llowers are large, 
full and sweet. It is a healthy, vigorous grower and 
very handsome and desirable in every way; strong 
plants. 
VIRGINIA R. COXE 
Or Gruss an Teplitz (Hybrid Tea). 
Sweetest and most vivid crimson Rose in the world, 
and without question the best Hybrid Tea Rose of its 
color in existence. It grows to perfection in almost 
any situation, while its llowers in fragrance rival the 
llnest Hybrid Perpetuals. F’or this Ruse we will say 
that we doubt if there is a Rose of its color of any 
class that c.an surpass it. i’erfectly hardy and always 
in bloom. 
BRIDESMAID 
(Tea.) 
Color a bright, clear, pink, a lovely shade; flowers 
very large, perfectly double. The buds are large and 
solid, with long, stiff stems and handsome glossy foli- 
age. It has all the good qualities of a first-ciass win- 
ter-blooming Rose; a strong, healthy growth, free from 
disease; is easily grown and produces very freely buds 
of the largest size, of a color that can be used to ad- 
vantage on ail occasions. It is also an excellent bed- 
ding variety for outside flowering in summer. 
STRIPED LA FRANCE 
(Hybrid Tea.) 
This variety combines all the good qualities of La 
France in growth, fragianoe, shape of bud and flower. 
It is nicely striped, the markings being plain and dis- 
tinct, the variegations a beautiful bright rose on a 
satin-pink ground. In the North, with a little protec- 
tion, it will stand zero weather. 
ETOILE DE LYON 
Star of Lyon (Tea) 
This magnificent Tea Rose is a rich golden-yellow, a 
strong, healthy and vigorous grower, immense bloomer, 
bearing flowers and buds early and late. The flowers 
are very deep, rich and full, excellent substance, very 
sweet. 
THE BRIDE 
(Tea.) 
The most popular white Rose for winter flowering. 
The flowers are very large and double on long, stiff 
stems of fine texture and substance, and last a long 
time in a fresh state after being cut, making it one of 
the best varieties for corsage wear or bouquets. Dur- 
ing extreme hot weather it becomes a pinkish-white, 
at other times a beautiful pure white. 
MADAME SCHWALLER 
Blooms in large clusters; large globular flowers; fine 
salmon-rose, finely edged with violet-carmine; highly 
perfumed; a strong, healthy grower; a grand variety 
of that type which are tar too few. 
GOLDEN GATE 
(Tea.) 
A magnifleent Rose with large, full, finely formed 
flowers; buds long and beautiful. Color rich creamy- 
white, exquisitely tinged with golden-yellow and clear 
rose, making a flower of indescribable beauty. Blooms 
freely. 
VIRGINIA 
(Tea.) 
This elegant new Rose is the result of a cross be- 
tween Marechal Nlel and Safrano. It is a vigorous 
grower, of bushy habit. The blooms are large, double, 
finely formed, lasting and of excellent substance, often 
remaining on the bush until dried up. Color light yel- 
low, with a tinge of saffron at the center and reverse 
of petals a pinkish cast. 
DEVONIENSIS 
The Charming Magnolia Tea Rose. 
■We doubt if there is scarcely any one who does not 
know of the beauty of this famous old favorite. There 
is no other variety like it, and none more beautiful 
or desirable. If there is one variety more than another 
that we are partial to it is Devoniensis. It 1^ fine any- 
where. Planted outdoors it gives an abundance of its 
beautiful flowers all through the season. The color is 
a lovely creamy-white with rosy centers, large, very 
full and double, and deliciously scented. This is the 
one Rose that should be seen in every garden. 
MME. CECILE BERTHOD 
(Tea.) 
Most beautiful both in bud and flower, which is deep 
golden-yellow; in fact, the deepest yeiiow in color of 
any Rose we grow. The foliage is very bright. This 
is a Rosd of magnifleent size and color. 
SOUVENIR D’UN AMI 
Extra large, globular flowers, like Queen, except in 
color; very full and deliciously sweet; its coior is a 
deep rosy-flesh, beautifully shaded with rich carmine; 
edges and reverse of petals silver-rose; a vigorous 
grower and profuse bloomer; for growing in open 
ground it is simply superb. 
COMTESSE RIZA DU PARC 
Coppery-rose, tinged and shaded with soft blush. 
This beautiful Rose has many admirers. 
LA TOSCA 
Beautiful silvery-pink, with deeper center; a very 
vigorous grower, with large, double flowers, and very 
free-flowering. 
MADAME JOSEPH SCHWARTZ . 
Flowers very full and sweet; pure white, tinged and 
shaded with pale yellow and rosy blush. 
MADAME LEON PAIN 
(Hybrid Tea.) 
Robust growth; smooth wood; handsome plum-col- 
ored foliage; flowers large, full and free in opening; 
silvery-salmon, eenter orange-yellow, reverse bright 
red and yellow. In our gardens the past summer it 
has at all times been a grand sight bearing a great 
profusion of exceedingly largo brilliant Roses. 
WELLESLEY 
(H. T.) This splendid Rose is a seedling from Lib- 
erty crossed 'with Bridesmaid; the flowers are extra 
large and full; color bright, clear rose-pink, reverse 
of petals silver-rose; a vigorous grower, bearing its 
flowers on tall, stiff canes; very free bloomer and the 
flowers are of excellent substance and durability. 
Three-year-old, extra size, 60 cents each. 
BESSIE BROWN 
We call particular attention to this variety as one 
of the best that has ever been sent us from Europe. 
It is a Rose of wondertul beauty, totally distinct, bear- 
ing large, full, deep and double flowers on strong erect 
stems. "Vigorous, with a hardy constitution, produc- 
ing flowers profusely in the open ground all through 
the summer. The color is pure white, sometimes 
faintly flushed pink; petals enormous and well shaped. 
Seattle, Wash., 'March 6, 1909. 
W. R. Gray. 
Dear Sir;.— The Dahlias came through m splendid 
condition this time, and I want to thank you for your 
kindness in replacing the plants. My experience with 
other florists has not led me to expect such generosity, 
and you may be sure that hereafter you will be given 
my small trade, and that I will also do what I can to 
have my friends send you their orders. 
Respectfully yours, MRS. R. T. H. 
