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Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue. 
“As long as there’s a Sun that sets, 
The Rose will have its glory.” 
We are constantly adding the most promising new kinds to our list, and have one 
of the best grown and best selected stock of Roses in the country. 
Cultivation. — -Roses require plenty of manure and good cultivation. Old and 
decayed branches and at least half the previous season ’s' growth should be cut away 
early each spring, and a little cutting back after the first blooming will insure more 
late flowers. The so-called tender Roses must be carefully protected in winter by 
covering them with leaves and evergreen boughs; and the hardy sort will be rendered 
more vigorous and productive of fine flowers, if they, too, are similarly protected. 
Insects. — If the “thrip” or fly appears, syringe the plants daily with a strongly 
steeped solution of tobacco stems (one pound of stems to five gallons of water), or a 
solution of whale oil soap (one pound of soap to eight gallons of water), until the 
insects are mastered. Rose bugs, which work at flowers, must be picked off. The 
presence of the rose caterpillar can be detected by its glueing two or more leaves 
together to form a shelter. These leaves should be promptly pressed together with the 
thumb and finger. Insects which eat the leaves can be destroyed by applying White 
Hellebore when the foliage is damp. The secret of success in destroying all species 
of insects lies in the applying the appropriate remedy as soon as the insects appear. 
Our Roses are strong plants grown out of doors, well rooted and every way desir- 
able. They have already bloomed before being sent out, and are in every respect 
much better and stronger plants than the ones that are so fully advertised" and sent 
out by mail, which are small, tender shoots, started in a greenhouse, and after a few 
weeks sent out before they have established growth and constitution enough to stand 
the shock of transplanting. 
CLASS A— HARDY PERPETUAL OR REMONTANT ROSES 
Tn this class are included the so-called “Hybrid Noisette,” also a few of the 
“Hybrid Teas.” These two groups contain some very beautiful varieties which 
cannot be omitted from any good list of Roses for outdoor cultivation, but as they 
are much more tender than any other in this class, they must be thoroughly protected 
in winter by a covering of forest leaves or other light fitter. We also include Summer 
Roses (Hybrid China and others), blooming but once in the season, but very hardy 
and beautiful. As for the rest of this class, it comprises many of the most beautiful 
roses in cultivation, and as they are hardy and easy of culture, they must be, as a 
class the most popular and reliable for the multitude of planters. To insure their 
blossoming freely in the autumn, however, they must be cut back in the summer, and 
a portion of the first crop of flowers sacrificed. 
The most of our roses are propagated on their own roots from cuttings. They 
are never liable to throw up suckers of an inferior kind. 
