ROSES. 
Our Specialty. 
F OR over a quarter of a century we have been growing Roses 
to supply the demands of our customers, both for cut-flow- 
ers and for plants, and in making up the following lists we 
have used the knowledge which our experience has taught us with 
the greatest care to name only those varieties which are the best 
of their class and color. 
TEA ROSES— GENERAL COLLECTION. 
The tea-scented Everblooming Roses are almired for their delicious fragrance, 
free-blooming qualities and the exquisite shapes and coloring of their flowers. They 
make excellent bedders, and yield a succession of bloom throughout the entire season. 
Bridesmaid. A Rose of American origin, a “sport” from Catherine Mermet, 
and possessing all the good qualities of the parent variety. It surpasses it in color, 
being a deep, brilliant pink, and is constant in color under all conditions. It is in- 
valuable for winter forcing. t 
Catherine Mermet. This charming Rose deserves and receives recognition from 
all Rose lovers. It is eagerly sought after in winter by the ultra fashionable, and is 
perhaps the most admired of all the Tea Roses. The color is a delicate rosy pink, un- 
aproaclied by any other. The buds are large, long and pointed, of great substance 
and most delicious fragrance. OO 
Niphetos. An elegant Tea Rose ; very large and 
double, deliciously sweet ; color pure white ; highly 
valued for its lovely buds, which are very large and 
pointed. 
Perle des Jardins. This magnificent Rose still 
retains its position as the finest Rose of its color ever 
introduced. The color varies from canary to golden 
yellow ; flowers large and beautifully formed ; hand- 
some in every stage of development, from the small- 
est bud to the open bloom. The color, whether light 
or deep, always has a peculiar softness not observed 
in any other yellow Rose. Very full and highly per- 
fumed. Fine either for forcing or the open ground. 
It is the favorite yellow Rose. 
Papa Gontier. A magnificent red Tea. It is a 
strong grower, with fine, healthy foliage ; the buds are 
large and long, with thick, broad petals of a dark car- 
mine-crimson color, changing to a lighter shade in the 
open flower. An excellent winter-blooming variety, 
and one of the best for outdoor planting, opening up 
the flowers in beautiful shape ; a very profuse bloom- 
ing Rose. 
NIPHETOS ROSE. 
