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A. B. Davis & Son, Purcellville, Virginia. 
Marshall P. Wilder. A Rose of unusual excel- 
lence. The flowers are large, serai-globular, full and 
of good substance ; color a bright scarlet-crimson, 
richly shaded with maroon ; very fragrant ; a free 
bloomer ; a grand Rose. 20 cts. 
Paul Neyron. The flowers are immense ; this i s 
probably the largest Rose grown, and one of the finest! 
bright, shining pink, clear and beautiful ; very double 
and full ; finely scented. 
Prince Camille tie Rohan. Rich, dark, velvety 
crimson, large and fine ; a Rose of splendid color. 
Queen of Queens. Pink, with blush edges, large, 
full, and of perfect form. A true perpetual-flowering 
Rose, every shoot being terminated with a flower. A 
splendid garden Rose. 25 cts. 
Sir Rowland Hill. Undoubtedly one of the very 
darkest of all Roses. The color is a remarkable shade 
of blackish maroon, passing to rich violet or plum 
color. The flowers are extra large, globular, well- 
filled and fragrant. Very novel and distinct. 
Silver Queen. Silvery blush, shaded in the center 
with delicate rosy pink ; distinct and fine. 20 cts. 
Ulrich Brunner. A strong, vigorous grower; 
flowers bright cerise-red, very large and full ; petals 
large, of heavy texture, and beautifully rounded. 25c. 
Vick’s Caprice. This is the only variegated hardy 
Rose. It is a vigorous grower, and bears large anil 
fragrant flowers of bright rose, distinctly striped with 
rich crimson. Altogether a most unique and pretty 
variety. A Rose that is sureto attract attention. 
Victor Verdier. Brilliant rosy carmine, beauti- 
fully edged with purple ; extra large, full flowers. 
■Sir-Our “Special Offers” of Roses and onr “Excelsior Express Collections” give fine opportunities to all 
who wish to increase their collections. 
PolyaQtha Roses, 
Sometimes called “ Fairy Roses.” 
The plants are mostly of dwarf habit but of good constitution, and are 
unequaled for freedom of bloom. They make excellent borders 
for larger-growing varieties, and are especially fine for cemetery 
planting, as they are perfectly hardy and need no protection. 
They also make charming pot-plants. 
Price, 8 cents each, 75 cents per doz.. $5 per 100. 
Gloire des Polyanthus. A beautiful dwarf variety, with 
quite small flowers, which are prettily cupped. A real “ Fairy 
Rose;” blight pink, with a red ray through each petal; quite 
distinct. 
Little Red Pet. Bright red ; fine and free-flowering, though 
small flowers. 
Mile. Ceeile Brunner. Larger flowers than any of the other 
Polyanthas ; perfectly double and delightfully fragrant ; color 
rosy pink, on rich, creamy white ground 
Mignonette. Soft rose ; finely formed ; blooms borne in 
corymbs of 30 or 40. 
Pacquerette. White; open form ; growth slender ; a beauty; 
one inch in diameter. 
Perle d’Or. Nankeen-yellow ; flowers in clusters of 20 to 
30; very attractive, especially in the buds, which are full and 
beautifully formed, showing the rich, odd color of the center through the tips of paler outer petals. 
Polyantha Rose. 
Rardy Climbing Roses. 
Baltimore Belle. Pale blush, variegated with 
carmine, rose and white ; very double. 15 cts. 
Greville, or Seven Sisters. Flowers in large clus" 
ters ; varying in color from white to crimson. 10 cts. 
Prairie Queen. Flowers very large and of pecu- 
liar globular form ; bright rosv red, changing to 
lighter as the flowers open. 15 cts. 
Pride of 'Washington. Bright amaranth, shaded 
rose center ; large clusters ; very double ; fine. 10 cts. 
Russell’s Cottage. Dark, velvety crimson, very 
double and full ; a profuse bloomer ; strong grower ; 
desirable. 10 cts. 
Tennessee Belle. Flowers bright, beautiful pink ! 
plant more slender and graceful in growth than any 
of the other varieties. 10 cts. 
White Banksia. Banksia Roses will live any- 
where south of Washington, D. C. To people who 
have never seen them we can only say that they are 
lovely beyond description. The miniature flowers I 
are of perfect, graceful form, and droop in heavy clus 
ters from dainty stems clothed with myrtle-like foli- 
age. They are Lainarque reduced to diminutive pro- 
portions, but grow as Lainarque never could. A 
French writer tells us of a tree at Toulon which cov- 
ered a wall 75 feet in breadth and 15 to 18 in height, 
and which had 50,000 flowers in simultaneous bloom. 
The flowers are pure white and fragrant, with an 
odor almost indistinguishable from that of violets. 
10 cts. 
Yellow Banksia. Same as above, except in color, 
which is bright yellow. 10 cts. 
Beauty of Glaze n wood , or Fortune’s Double 
Yellow. Large flowers borne in greatest profusion; 
a rich bronze-yellow ; plant long in bloom ; should be 
planted along a fence, or where it will not need to be 
trimmed. 10 cts. 
Cherokee Rose. A hardy, continuous-flowering 
variety, with fine velvety green buds, and pure white 
flowers in clusters ; foliage small, dark green. 10 cts. 
PLEASE NOTE. Every Pose plant we offer is grown from a cutting (not budded 
or grafted on Manetti), so that when killed down by severe frost 
the shoots that put up from the roots are genuine. 
