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atmosphere and the free use of water upon the foliage of our hoses 
in the morning and evening, will he conducive to their healthful- 
ness. A watchful care with systematic attention to watering and 
syringing will keep away insect pest* that otherwise would come to 
torment us. In suburban gardens, where water is conducted in 
pipes from the water works, it can readily be applied with fine effect 
with the hose, and a vigorous application of water is as hateful to 
the insects in question as it is to fighting cats. 
Standard List of Roses. 
These Roses are all grown in two and one-half inch pots, and arc 
from four to eight inches in height; they are vigorous and thrifty, 
grown especially for our mailing trade. We would like to have our 
list of Roses carefully examined, as it is without doubt the finest 
in the country. State what varieties you have, if selection is left to 
us, and 1 we will not send them. 
Price 10 Cents Each, $1.00 Per Dozen, Purchaser's Selection of 
Varieties, by Mail or Express. Our Selection, all Named 
from this List, FOURTEEN FOR ONE DOL- 
LAR, by Mail or Express. 
Aline Sisley. Violet rose ; a fruity pleas- 
ant fragrance. 
Arch Duke Charles. Brilliant crimson 
scarlet, shaded violet. 
Antoine Verdier. Rich, dark, carmine 
pink, slightly shaded with white. 
Adam. Bright flesh salmon rose, extra 
large size, double. 
Adrienne Christopher. A lovely shade 
of apricot, citron and fawn. 
Andre Schivartz. Beautiful crimson; a 
free flowering variety. 
Aurora. Creamy white, shaded dark rose 
and very double. 
Arch Duchess Isabella. White, shaded 
with rosy carmine. 
Agrippina. Rich velvety crimson. Few 
Roses are so rich. 
Apolline. A clear pink, dashed with rosy 
crimson. 
Alba Rosea. A beautiful creamy white 
with rose colored centre. 
Della. Pure snow white, splendid long, 
pointed buds, tea scent. 
Don Silenc. A dark crimson rose, often 
changing to crimson. 
Dougere. A bronzed pink, tinged with 
lilac: large and full. 
Della Fleur dc Anjou. Beautiful silver 
rose with pointed buds. 
Deau Carmine. Fine carmine red, very 
rich, good size, double. 
Daron Alexandre de Vrits. A delicate 
rose, highly perfumed. 
Canary. Light canary yellow, beautiful 
buds and flowers. 
Catherine Mermet. Its buds are inimi- 
table, faultless in form, and charming m 
their every shade of color, from the pur- 
est silvery rose to the exquisite combin- 
ing of yellow and rose, which illumes 
the base of the petals. 
Cornelia Cook. The flowers are of the 
clearest, snowiest white, and arranged in 
the most faultlessand symmetrical man- 
lier. 
Cels-M ulti flora. Full and double, pale 
flesh, deepening to rose. 
Charles Rovolli. A lovely shade of bril- 
liant carmine. 
Clement Nahonnand. A coppery rose, 
tinged purplish crimson. 
Countesse Itiza du Parc. Coppery rose, 
tinged with soft violet. 
Coquette de hyon. A line yellow rose, 
large, not at all formal. 
Clara Sylvain. Creamy white, good, full 
form, and fragrant. 
Comtesse de Iiarbantine. Flowers large, 
beautifully cupped, full and sweet. 
Cloth of Gold, or Chromatella. Sulphur 
yellow of good substance and form ; full 
and double: very sweet. 
Crimson Dedder. Bright fiery velvety 
red : recommended. 
Douglass. Dark cherry red, rich and vel- 
vety: large, full, double and fragrant. 
Devouiensis. Magnolia Rose. Beautiful 
creamy white. 
