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A. B. DAVIS & SON, PURCELLVILLE, VIRGINIA. 
JEANNE GUIDE All MEZ. (Tea.) A beautiful 
new rose, medium to large size, broad, shell-like 
petals, well filled to the center ; pale, coppery yellow 
or old gold, beautifully toned with canary, suffused 
with delicate blush ; reverse of petals orange-red. 
The charms of this variety— its exquisite combinatiohs, 
of rich color — must be seen to be appreciated. 
•DA FRANCE OF ’ 80 . (Hybrid Tea.) Declared 
by all noted French rosarians the most remarkable 
liybrid Tea of late years. Its elegant buds are often 
two to three inches long, while the expanded flowers 
are of immense size. Another strong point is its 
bright color, which is very nearly scarlet, sometimes 
lined and bordered with pure white. Still another 
point in its favor is its fragrance— a precious trait in 
the rose. A flower of enchanting beauty, sure to 
please. 25 cents. 
MAUI) UTTIjE. Raised from l’ierre St. Cyr and 
Duchesse de Brabant. A rose of good form and 
substance, not entirely full, but very handsome and 
sweet ; the color is charming, being soft china-rose, 
with a peculiar glowing, lustrous bloom; very 
beautiful. 
MAD. AUGUSTE UEGROS. A fast-growing rose of 
strong constitution ; flower's very large, double, and 
of a beautiful fiery red color, with silvery shadings : 
the buds are long and pointed, and of very large- 
size. 
MAI). HOSTE. (Tea.) A strong, vigorous grower, 
with handsome foliage; flowers of extra size, beau 
tifully formed, with large outer petals ; color yellow 
ish-white, with a deeper buff-yellow shading; the 
finest rose of its color on the list. 
MAD. MARTHE DU BOU 11 G. (Tea.) A strong, 
vigorous grower ; flowers of splendid size, double, 
of good form, with large round petals .beautifully 
cupped ; white, tinted on edges with soft pink and a 
touch of lavender ; base of the petals delicate yellow. 
An unusually beautiful new rose, and quite distinct. 
MAD. 1‘HIIdPPE KUNTZ. Flowers borne on sti.fi' 
upright stems ; very large and double ; soft cherry- 
red, passing to soft salmon and flesh-color. A fine, 
strong grower. 
COMTESSE DE KRIGNEUSK. 
EDWARD GONTIER. (Tea.) We cannot praise this rose too highly. 
It is beautiful and highly satisfactory in every way. Color fine, creamy 
yellow, with rosy buff center, passing to apricot, delicately shaded with 
scarlet crimson. Pretty and sweet. 25 cents. 
KSMERALDA. (Hybrid Tea.) A vigorous, robust-growing variety, 
producing dense, light-colored foliage ; very free-flowering ; flowers me- 
dium-sized, semi-double, cupped ; beautiful silvery flesh, fawn shadings, 
GOLDEN GATE. (Tea.) This beautiful rose is the 
product of Safrano and Cornelia Cook, two noted and 
valuable varieties. The flowers are large, of good 
substance, very double and full ; rich, creamy white, 
tinged and shaded with fine golden-yellow ; petals large 
and broad, and frequently bordered with clear rose. 
20 cents. 
GRACE DARLING. (Tea.) One of the most elegant 
roses it was ever our pleasure to behold. A strong, 
vigorous grower ; color porcelain rose, elegantly shaded 
with a rich, decided crimson, that never quite obscures 
the ground of yellow upon which it rests. The colors 
seem to stand out separate and distinct. Very sweet ; a 
beauty. 20 cents. 
HENRY M. STANLEY. (Tea.) This fine new ever' 
blooming rose was raised from Mad. Lambard and 
Comtesse Riza du Parc, and is recommended as a charm- 
ing variety of unusual beauty and permanent value. 
The color is a rare shade of amber-rose, delicately tinged 
with apricot-yellow toward the center, reverse of petals 
clear buff- rose. The flowers give special satisfaction, 
being of good substance, extra large, finely formed, and 
very full and fragrant. 20 cents. 
•I. B. VARRONE. (Tea.) A strong, vigorous grower ; 
flowers double and of good forth ; varying shades o 
china-rose and silvery carmine of very bright tint, with 
center of soft yellow. 
Something sweet and pretty is the Double Russian Violet. Try it. 
