A. B. DAVIS & SON. pURC E LLVILLE, VIRGINIA. 
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R UNBOW ROSI 
THE RAINBOW (California’s New Tea Rose). The 
Rainbow is as robust a grower and as constant a. 
bloomer as its parent, Papa Gontier. In color it is a 
lovely shade of dee]) 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. Its many 
excellent qualities strongly commend it to flower 
lovers. In order to induce everyone to grow this 
superb novelty we offer strong plants at only 15 cents. 
VK OMTRSSM I)E WAUTIER. Rosy yellow 
upon the exterior of the petals, rosy white in the ! 
interior. The center is a dark rose, often lined into 
the lighter shades above. A grand rose. 
WABAN. (Tea.) This fine new rose is a sport of 
Catherine Mermet, and resembles it in every way j 
except in color, which is much deeper than that of 
Mermet. 
WAIjTHAM CUMBER. A strong grower and con- 
tinuous bloomer. Flowers large, full and sweet ; 
a rich, scarlet crimson ; a profuse hloomer. It lavishes 
in great profusion its large, rich, red flowers. 25 cts. 
WHITE PERLE DES JARDINS. (Tea.) A sport 
from Perle des Jardiiis ; foliage darker and rougher 
than Perle ; 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. It has the delicate tea fragrance. 
YE PRIMROSE DAME. (Tea.) An exquisite 
new rose; a very double variety, with petals beauti 
fully curved ; outer petals a soft canary color, center 
rosy salmon or apricot ; the shading from outside to 
center is beautiful. Flower cup-shaped, and shows 
the glowing center from the first opening of the bud. 
The habit is somewhat like that of Niphetos. Buds 
of fine form and excellent shape. One of the freest 
flowering roses in our collection. It produces ten buds 
where Perle desJardins or Niphetos produce one. 
Order early: “First come, first served.” 
