W. R. GRAY, OAKTON, FAIRFAX CO., VIRGINIA. 
Special List of the Finest and Most Rare Varieties of 
EVER-BLOOMING ROSES 
Prire 10 cents each from two-and-one-half-Inch pots, postpaid; from three-inch pots, postpaid, 15 cents; 
two-year^oll by Ixpress, mall, 30 cents.^ Our two-year-old plants are all kept dormant In cold 
houses durina the winter and are In best possible condition to grow and bloom at once. ^ q..* 
TIME FOR PLANTING — Small Roses should not be planted In spring till all danger of over. But 
the I^-yea? plants should be Ranted much earlier to. the best results, as early In fact as the ground can be 
prepared for them. 
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MEDEA 
A Rose of exquisite kind and coior, ranked by man> 
enthusiasts as the best yellow Tea Rose. The noweiv 
are of large size, perfectly double to the center and 
perfect in shape, both in bud and blossom. The color 
Is magnlflcent— deep, rich lemon-yellow, with creamy- 
yellow center with tints of sulphur. 
MME. CAROLINE TESTOUT 
(Hybrid Tea.) 
This is a wonderful Rose. Planted in the nursery 
rows with all the good Roses you can pick it out across 
a ten-acre field on account of its immense size and 
brilliant color. Probably no Rose stands higher in pub- 
lic estimation today than La France, and when we say 
this elegant new Rose is a far better Rose than La 
France, we have said about all that can be said, it is 
decidedly deeper and more brilliant in color and a 
larger flower, and is as good in other ways. It is a 
wonderful Rose. The petals are large, and of elegant 
La Franco form, exquisitely edged and bordered with 
clear silver rose. Both flowers and buds are extra 
large, and of very elegant form; color is brilliant sat- 
iny-rose. _ 
LA FRANCE 
(Hybrid Tea.) 
Accounts come to us from all quarters every yeai 
describing the great profusion of its bloom from June 
until frost, and extolling its fragrance and immense 
sizK It is of superb form, and double as a Rose can be. 
No varietv can surp.ass it in delicate coloring — silvery- 
rose shades, with pink. It has a satin sheen over all 
its petals. It is most universally regarded as the most 
useful of Roses, for it is hardy beyond question. 
RED LA FRANCE 
(Hybrid Tea.) 
(Duchess of Albany.) A fine Rose of unusual merit, 
one that can survive, with slight protection, the win- 
ters of any locality. It is Identical in every respect to 
La France, except in color, which is a pretty red when 
in bud form, but when open it changes to a carmine. 
A fine Rose for bedding. 
New Hybrid Tea Rose, 
ETOILE DE FRANCE 
CHRISTINE DE NODE 
A fine new French Rose. Very free bloomer, large 
handsome flowers and bright shining buds; color a 
deep glowing red. Very sweet. A good healthy grow- 
er and constant bloomer. 
SOUVENIR DE LA MALMAISON 
(China.) 
This grand old variety when used as a bedding Rose 
in summer, has no equal, as it produces the most per- 
fect flower in the hottest weather. Its rich, flesh-ooi- 
ored flowers are of Immense size, double to the center, 
are produced in abundance, and have the requisite 
form and substance to withstand our hot, dry sum- 
mers. Exquisitely fragrant. A noble Rose. 
MADAME JULES GROLEZ 
Called by Some “Red Kalserin.” 
One of the brightest and most pleasing Roses we 
have ever seen. An exceedingly free blooming variety, 
with very large, bright, finely formed flowers. Color 
a distinct and charming shade of cherry-red. 
METEOR 
(Hybrid Tea.) 
A velvety-red ever-blooming Rose, of the deepcsi 
glowing crimson. As fine as a Hybrid; flower of me- 
dium size, very double, and petals slightly recurving. 
A beautiful open Rose, a free bloomer, and promising 
well as a pot Rose. It has no tinge of violet or purple 
to mar its beauty. It promises to be a reliable ever- 
blooming Rose, free from bad qualities. The best rich 
red Rose that was ever introduced for florists’ use. 
WINNIE DAVIS 
(H. T.) This excellent Rose was raised from seed, 
being a cross between the famous Empress Augusta 
Victoria and the well known Belle Siebrecht. The color 
is apricot-pink, shading to a flesh tint at the base of 
petals, buds oblong and well formed; when fully ex- 
panded, resembles a sunburst, most peculiar and most 
strikingly beautiful. Its habits are vigorous and ro- 
bust, very free blooming, each eye producing flowers; 
foliage leathery, reddish-green, glossy and very large; 
also has the disposition of throwing up vigorous shoots 
from the roots, producing three to eight blooms, its 
peculiar fragrance like luscious apricots. For the Mid- 
dle and Southern states we claim the Winnie Davis to 
be an acquisition second to none Introduced in recent 
years. 
AURORA 
(Hybrid Tea.) 
One of the best varieties offered in this book. Vig- 
orous growth. More like a Tea Rose than a Hybrid 
Tea Rose. Splendid foliage, free from disease. Grand 
flowers, large, full and Imbricated. Center rich, bright 
pink, pale on the outside. A wonderful bloomer. 
In this new French variety we have a most valuable 
addition to our collection of Hardy Hybrid Tea Bed- 
ding Boses and a fitting companion to such high grade 
varieties as Killarney and La France. It is a strong, 
vigorous grower, with good dark foliage and flowers 
which are full and double and as beautiful in the bud 
as In the full blown flower, and borne on strong, up- 
right shoots in the greatest profusion. In color it is 
distinct from all Roses in this class, being of a rich, 
velvety-crimson with vivid cerise-red center. 
HELEN GOULD 
(Tea.) This is probably the most beautiful and sat- 
isfactory Rose for general planting ever Introduced in 
America. It has proved itself to be the strongest 
growing, freest blooming, largest flowering and hardi- 
est Rose in existence. It is a better Rose for general 
planting than American Beauty — the dream and hope 
of every Rose grower for years past. The flowers are 
full and perfectly double, the buds beautifully made, 
long and pointed. The color of a ripe, red water- 
melon. It 1.^ as hardy as Iia Franof. 
KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA 
(Hybrid Tea.) 
One of the most beautiful of all Roses for open- 
ground culture; it is a strong, healthy grower, and as 
hardy as any of the Hybrid Perpetual Roses, while it 
biooms with unbroken continuity from early spring 
until severe frosts; in fact, it is as free-blooming as 
any Tea Rose. It is celebrated the world over for 
its elegant, large, pointed buds and large, full double 
flowers; color delicate creamy-white; deliciously fra- 
grant. As a cut flower it stands without a peer. 
W B Gray. Alhambra, Cal. 
Dear Sir;— The Dollar Collection of Dahlias which I 
sent for arrived safely, and I was very much pleased 
when I .opened the package to find such lovely, thrifty 
plants. It w.ns the best dollar’s worth I ever received. 
I was afraid that coming such a long distance that 
there would he nothing to tell what they were, as Dah- 
lias are nather tender to send so far, but all looked 
very fre,sh. Tours respectfully, N. M. B- 
