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A. B. DAVIS <& SON, PURCELLVILUE, VIRGINIA. 
Lilly Metchersky. Flowers are double 
and well formed ; color violet red ; vigorous 
habit; very free flowering; a charming 
rose. 
Marechal Niel.* See page 9 . 
Musk Cluster. Creamy-white, medium 
size flowers in large clusters, with a delicate 
musk flavor; vigorous grower, excellent. 
Mad. Alfred Carriere. Extra large 
full flowers, very double and sweet ; color, 
rich creamy white, faintly tinged with pale 
yellow, exceedingly beautiful; a strong 
hardy grower and free bloomer. 
Ophire.* A beautiful rose of rapid 
climbing habit, bearing lovely buds of elon- 
gated form. The color is nasturtium yellow, 
suffused with coppery-red — a rare and at- 
tractive hue. 
BENGAL 
Price, 10 and 20 cents 
Agrippina.* Rich, beautiful crimson, 
beautiful in bud ; for bedding it is unsur- 
passed ; few roses are so rich in color. 
Archduke Charles.* Brilliant crim- 
son-scarlet, shaded with violet-crimson ; 
very full and sweet, a splendid rase. 
Beau Carmine.* Fine carmine red, 
very rich, velvety color ; flowers large, full 
and double, very fragrant; an excellent 
rose for bedding. 
Cramolse Superieur. Dark, rich vel- 
vety crimson; very double, full and beauti- 
ful ; very compact growth, makes beautiful 
buds. 
Douglass. Dark rich crimson buds of 
good shape; very free flowering, highly re- 
commended ; a valuable variety for house 
culture. 
Phaloe.* Soft, creamy white, deepened 
to rosy buff, amber center ; very fragrant, 
large, double and fine. 
Reine Marie Henrlette.* Sometimes 
called red-flowering “ Glorie de Dijon 
clear, rich crimson, elegantly shaded; flow- 
ers large, full and .fine form, very double 
and sweet ; an extra fine sort. 
Solfaterre. Fine, clear, sulphur-yellow, 
large, double, full and fragrant ; an excel- 
lent rose of luxuriant growth. 
W. A. Richardson. A new shade in 
Noisettes; orange-yellow, outer petals 
lighter, center of coppery yellow, flowers 
of good size, full and of fine form. 
Woodland Marguerite. Delicate pure 
white, sometimes tinged with flesh; medium 
size, free bloomer ; an excellent rose. 
ROSES. 
each, according- to size. 
Green Rose. See Viridiflora. 
Hermosa.* An old and well-known 
favorite pink rose. 
Queen’s Scarlet. A splendid new rose. 
Its flowers, as its name indicates, are scar- 
let, very bright and beautiful ; should be 
one of the first chosen in making a collec- 
tion. 
Iiouis Phlllipe.* Rich dark, velvety- 
crimson, full and beautiful ; one of the best 
for bedding. 
Liucullus.* Beautiful dark crimson- 
maroon, large, full and fragrant ; a constant 
and profuse bloomer ; extra good for out- 
door culture. 
Viridiflora. The flowers of this variety 
are pure green, quite double. A great 
curiosity. 
POLYANTHA ROSES. 
Price, 10 and 20 cents each, according to size. 
Sometimes called “ Fairy Roses ;” mostly of dwarf habit, but good constitution ; un- 
equalled for freedom of bloom ; make excellent borders for larger growing varieties and 
are especially fine for cemetery planting. They also make charming pot plants. 
Gloire des Polyaiithas.* A beautiful dwarf variety, with quite small flowers, 
which are prettily cupped. A real “ fairy rose ;” the color is a bright pink, with a red 
ray through each petal ; quite distinct. 
Mignonette.* Soft rose ; finely formed. 
Paquerette.* White ; open form ; a beauty. 
Perle d’Or.* Nankeen yellow. 
MOSS ROSES. 
We grow an assortment of Moss Roses, which we offer at 25 cents each. 
HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. 
Price, 15 and 25 cents each, according to size. 
By “ Hybrid Perpetuals,” are meant those roses which bloom in abundance in June, 
and only scatteringlv during the summer. Every garden, north and south, should have 
a bed of these fine, perfectly hardy varieties, for this section gives us the grandest speci- 
mens found in the entire rose family. 
Anna de Diesbach.* Clear rose, fine Coquette des Blanches. White, ting- 
color, very large ; a showy deep cup form. ed with blush ; very full. 
Antoine Mouton.* Flower bright clear General Jacqueminot.* Brilliant 
rose, reverse silvery ; very large, full, and crimson ; large and fragrant ; the finest rose 
of good form ; a strong upright grower. of its color. 
