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A. B. DAVIS & SON, PURCELLV1LLE, VIRGINIA. 
The Rainbow. 
The Rainbow. (California’s New Tea Rose.) The 
Rainbow is as robust and constant in bloom as its 
parent, Papa Gontier. In color it is a lovely shade of 
deep coral-pink, which is striped and mottled in the 
most unique manner with intense, glowing crimson, 
and elegantly colored with rich golden-amber at 
center and base of petals. It makes beautiful buds, 
and its flowers are extra large, very sweet, and of 
great depth and substance. In order to induce every- 
one to grow this superb novelty, we offer strong plants, 
10 cts. each, $i per doz.: 2-vear olds. 35 cts. 
^Viscountess Folkestone. (H. T.) A grand acqui- 
sition ; one of the largest and most durable of Roses, 
unsurpassed in freedom of bloom, and remarkable for 
its fine keeping qualities; the flower is delicately 
tinted, almost white, showing a faint, creamy pink on 
the reverse of the petals. When partly open it is 
slightly cupped, the inner petals apparently quilled. 
When fully expanded it is an immense half sphere of 
the softest satiny texture and delicate coloring. A 
perfect Rose, being in all the particulars of shape, 
-eok>r, size, fragrance and durability remarkable and 
attractive. 15 cts.; 2-year-olds, 40 cts. 
Vallee de Chainounix. (Tea.) The coloring ot 
this Rose is simply exquisite; the base and back of 
petals are a bright yellow, the center highly colored 
with glowing copper and rose. 10 cts ; 4-inch pots, 
15 cts.; 2-year-olds, 35 cts. 
Viridiflora. (Bengal.) The flowers of this variety 
are pure green, quite double. It is a curiosity. 8 cts. 
White Perle des Jardins. (Tea.) A sport from 
Perle des Jardins, with foliage darker and rougher. 
It sends up long, stiff", slender canes, each one bearing 
a pure white bud of something more than medium size, 
and quite upright. Every flower can be cut with a 
very long, closely foliaged stem ; of a delicate tea fra- 
grance. 10 cts.; 4-inch pots, iscts.; 2-year-olds, 35 cts. 
Waban. (Tea.) This fine new' Rose is a sport of 
Catherine Mermet, and resembles it in every way 
except in color, which is much deeper. 15 cts. 
White Bon Silene. A sport of the well-known 
Bon Silene, but ivory-white in color; good bloomer. 10c. 
W. A. Richardson. (Climbing Noisette.) A new 
shade in Noisettes ; orange-yellow ; outer petals 
lighter, center coppery yellow ; flowers of good size, 
full and of fine form. 10 cts. 
