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3. B. DAVIS & SORT, PURCELLVILLE, VIRGINIA. 
Mrs. John Laing-. a new Hybrid Rose, the pro- 
duction of Mr. Bennett. The color is a soft, delicate 
pink, with a satiny surface, and the whole flower fre- 
quently shows a distinctly silvery tinge. The flowers 
are large, finely shaped and very fragrant. 20 cts. 
Mine. Jos. Desbois. A vigorous grower, containing 
some Hybrid Tea blood ; flower flesh color, with salmon 
rose center; very large and double. Fine habit, par- 
ticularly noticeable; sturdy and erect like Capt. 
Christy ; almost pure white. 10 cts. 
Marshall P. Wilder. A Rose of unusual excellence. 
The flowers are large, semi-globular, full and of good 
substance; color a bright scarlet-crimson, richly shaded 
with maroon ; very fragrant ; a free bloomer fa grand 
Rose. 20 cts. 
Paul Neyron. The flowers are immense; this is 
probably the largest Rose grown, and one of the finest; 
bright, shining pink, clear and beautiful ; very double 
and full; finely scented. 
Prince Camille de 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 ; flow- 
ers bright cerise-red, very large and full ; petals large, 
of heavy texture, and beautifully rounded. 25 cts. 
Vick s Caprice. This is the only variegated hardv 
Rose. It is a vigorous grower, and bears large and 
fragrant flowers of bright rose, distinctly striped with 
rich crimson. Altogether a most unique and pretty 
variety. A Rose that is sure to attract attention. 20c. 
Victor Verdier. Brilliant rosv carmine, beautifully 
edged with purple; extra large, full flowers. 
Polyantha Roses. 
Sometimes called “ Fairv Roses. 
Polyantha Rose. 
1 he plants are mostly of dwarf habit but ol 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, 10 cents each.’ 
Grloire des Polyanthas. A beautiful dwari variety, with 
quite small flowers, which are prettily cupped. A real Fairy 
distinct pink, with a red ray through each petal ; quite 
Little Red Pet. Bright red'; fine and free-flowering, though 
small flowers. s 
Mile Cecile Brunner. Larger flowers than anv of the 
other Jolyanthas; perfectly double and delightfully fragrant; 
color iosv pink, on rich, creamy white ground. 
Mignonette. Soft rose ; finely formed ; blooms borne in co- 
rymbs of 30 or 40. 
Paquerette. White ; open form ; growth slender ; a beauty 
one inch in diameter. 
Perle d Or. Nankeen-vellow"; flowers in'clusters of 20 to' 30 • 
very attractive. ‘ 
Hardy Climbers. 
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. 
I* r uirie Queen. Flowers very large and of pecu- 
liar globular form ; bright rosy red, changing to 
lighter as the flowers open. 15 cts. 
Pride of Washington. Bright amaranth, shaded 
rose center ; large clusters ; very double ; fine, to cts. 
Russell s Cottage. Dark, velvety crimson, verv 
double and full ; a profuse bloomer ; strong grower* - 
desirable. 10 cts. “ ’ 
Tennesssee Belle. Flowers bright, beautiful pink • 
plant more slender and graceful in growth than anv 
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 
are of perfect, graceful form, and droop in heavy clus- 
ters from dainty stems clothed with myrtle-like foli- 
age. They ore Lamarque reduced to diminutive pro- 
portions, but grow as Lamarque never could. A 
French writer tells us of a tree at Toulon which cov- 
ered a wall 75 feet in breadth and 15 to iS 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. 
Beauty of Glazenwood, 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 Hose. A hardy, continuous-flowering 
variety, with fine velvety green buds, and pure white 
flowers in clusters ; foliage small, dark green. 10 cts. 
PLEASE NOiE. Every Rose plant we offer is grown from a cutting (not budded 
or grafted on Manetti), so that when killed down by severe frost 
the shoots tha put up' from] the root are genuine. 
