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ALPHA NURSERY, Alpha, Illinois 
< Everblooming Roses * 
The ROSES that I offer this year are all the very best grade of 2-year 
No. 1 plants. I am sure that you will be more than satisfied with them. 
These Roses are highly fragrant and send out many flowers. They need 
a little winter protection. Will bloom first year. 
2 yr. Size 
Each 
3 Plants 
10 Plants 
45c 
$1.30 
$4.00 
GRUSS an TEPiLITZ (Crimson) —An ex¬ 
tremely useful and dependable variety, 
succeeding well all over the United 
States. A profusion of beautiful, clear, 
crimson scarlet, fragrant flowers, borne 
from June until frost. A vigorous and 
shapely plant. 
PINK RADIANCE (Silvery Pink)— Vig¬ 
orous, upright, bushy plants bear a 
continuous supply of very lagre, light 
silvery pink to salmon pink flow'ers 
on long, strong stems. 
RED RADIANCE (Deep Red) —Vigorous, 
upright bushy plant, bearing a con¬ 
tinuous supply of very large, beautiful, 
deep globular flowers. 
SOUV. CEAUDIUS PERNET (Yellow) — 
A beautiful, pure sunflow^er yellow, 
deeper in the center. The large, long- 
pointed buds open to full double flow'^- 
ers. Large, glossy, disease resistant 
foliage. Plant of vigorous, upright 
habit. One of the best yellow roses. 
DUCHESS OF WELLINGTON —Intense saffron yellow. Pine, strong-featured Rose fami¬ 
liarly called “Orange Killarney’’. 
AMERICAN BEAUTY (Red. Large Flowers) —A profuse bloomer, with very large, deep 
pink to carmine, cerise flowers, that are delightfully fragrant. Borne on long, stiff 
stems, heavily clothed with foliage. 
GENERAL JACQUEMINOT (Scarlet Crimson) —The Jack Rose, a long time favorite. The 
fragrant, perfect formed blossoms come early, are brilliant scarlet crimson, and are 
borne on long, strong stems, by a vigorous plant. 
FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI (W'hite. Large flowers) —An immense pure white, perfectly 
double rose. Abundantly produced in June and if kept growing, continues blooming 
all summer. An extremely popular rose, having second place in the “favorite dozen’’ 
roses. Plant robust, vigorous and upright grower. 
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER —A charming many colored rose. Deep copper red buds 
of fine form, opening to a lovely blending of orange yellow', flame, vivid rose-pink, and 
scarlet. Buds of superb shape, flowers large, and fragrant. A dazzling color effect to 
delight the eye. 
