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ALL ROSES OFFERED ARE 2-YEAR-OLD SELECTED 
NO. 1 GRADE, WHICH IS THE FINEST QUALITY 
AVAILABLE. 
Under this heading we offer only the very choicest and 
most popular varieties of Tea Roses, with the majority 
of which every lover of the Rose is familiar. We rec¬ 
ommend this collection for general planting to the ama¬ 
teur who wishes the finest varieties, and who is desirous 
Betty Uprlchard Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
One of those delightfully contrastive types; the. outside 
a blend of deep toned carmine with coppery orange; the 
interior being mostly a delicate salmon-pink. 
Briarcliff Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Large, pointed buds and double, high-centered blooms 
of brilliant rose-pink; fragrant and long lasting. 
Caledonia Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
The most desirable white; exceptionally long-pointed 
bud opening to a very double, high-centered, long-last¬ 
ing, very large, moderately fragrant flower. Continu¬ 
ous free bloomer. 
Caroline Testout Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
One of the most popular and valuable bedding varieties; 
large, full globular flowers of bright satiny rose, with 
brighter center, very free and fragrant. 
Charles X. Donglas Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Of vigorous, upright growth, and liberal, fragrant 
bloom which is of delightful form. Color a flaming 
scarlet flushed with velvety crimson. 
Charles F. Kilham Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
A brilliant, distinct and striking novelty which will 
appeal to and please every Rose lover. The buds are 
long pointed, of perfect shape, opening to high centered, 
perfectly formed, full double flowers of a rich and bril¬ 
liant Oriental red, flushed with orange and glowing 
scarlet. A vigorous grower; very free flowering and 
sweetly tea-scented. 
Chateau de Clos Vougeot Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Glowing red blooms, deeply shaded black and scarlet; 
very double; intensely fragrant. Low, branching 
growth; fair foliage. 
Claudius Fernet Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
A most vigorous grower of erect branching habit, beau¬ 
tiful brilliant green foliage, long pointed buds of ex¬ 
quisite shape, carried on long, stiff stems. Very large, 
full flowers with elongated deep petals; a beautifully 
formed bloom. Color most striking sunflower-yellow. 
Columbia Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
This beautiful Rose is of strong, vigorous habit and 
exceptionally free blooming. Color a most pleasing 
shade of rose-pink and delightfully fragrant. 
Cuba Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Vivid orange-scarlet buds opening to immense, cuplike 
flowers of iridescent copper-red and brilliant orange- 
vermilion. Extremely free-flowering and a vigorous, 
erect grower. 
Dainty Bess Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
An appropriate name for a daintily colored single Rose 
of perfect form; a delicate shade-of shell-pink with a 
conspicuous bunch of crimson stamens. A greatly 
admired, long-lasting, single flower. 
Dame Edith Helen Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00,100 $60.00 
Shapely buds and substantial, high-centered blooms of 
clear pink, sweetly scented and freely produced on long, 
strong stems. Vigorous. Most remarkable for the 
number and beautiful arrangement of its petals. 
Dr. Edward Deacon Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Very large buds and blooms of deep salmon-orange, pal¬ 
ing to shrimp-pink at the edges of the petals; very 
double and beautifully shaped. Plant is bushy and 
remarkably free flowering. 
Duchess of Wellington Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Intense saffron-yellow, stained with deep crimson, 
changing to a deep coppery saffron-yellow as the flowers 
are fairly full, with large petals, great substa .ce, de¬ 
lightfully fragrant. 
E. G. Hill Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Beautiful long bud of perfect form and full double, 
high-centered flower of dazzling scarlet, shading to a 
deeper red as it develops. Strong, vigorous free-flow¬ 
ering habit. 
of a supply of extra choice flowers to cut throughout the 
season. There is not one individual sort which we can¬ 
not endorse as possessing superior merit. 
Care and Culture of Roses. Lack of space prevents giv¬ 
ing complete or worth while cultural Information in this 
catalog. A fully illustrated booklet has therefore been 
prepared to cover this subject properly and will be sent 
to you upon receipt of twenty-five cents. 
Edel Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
An enormous bold, stately, well built flower of great 
quality and finish. Color white with faintest ivory 
shading towards the base, passing to a pure white. A 
fine grower with uniform, stout habit. 
Edith Nellie Perkins Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
A Rose of outstanding merit, vigorous growth and free 
flowering. Long, pointed bud; flower of good size, long 
lasting and fragrant, double; outside of petals orient- 
red shaded cerise-orange; inside salmon-pink. 
Eldorado Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
In this we have an exact counterpart of Miss Lolita 
Armour, in the large sized flowers of distinct formation, 
vigorous growth and free-flowering habit and fragrance, 
but in color it is of the golden yellow that is peculiar to 
the climbing Rose Marechal Niel, with the base of the 
petals slightly tinted red. 
Elizabeth of York Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Pointed buds and medium size, semi-double flowers of 
bright cerise-pink, borne singly on long stems. A pro¬ 
fuse, continuous bloomer. The flower is very beautiful 
when half open. 
Etoile de Hollands Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Brilliant red blooms of magnificent size, perfect in half¬ 
open state, showing clean, attractive centers when fully 
open; petals enormous; .very fragrant. Free flowering. 
Feu Joseph Looymans Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Long, pointed buds of brilliant orange-buff, and large, 
fairly full flowers of vivid yellow and bright apricot; 
fragrant and freely produced. 
Golden Emblem Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00,100 $60.00 
Beautifully formed long buds opening; up into fine, fra¬ 
grant, golden flowers. The color is rich, a yellow cad¬ 
mium toning to sunflower yellow. 
Gruss an Teplitz Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 .$60.00 
This is a Rose for everybody, succeeding under the 
most ordinary conditions. In color it is of the richest 
scarlet, shading to a velvety crimson; very fragrant; a 
free, strong grower and in bloom all the time. 
Imperial Potentate Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Dark, shining rose-pink, shaded lighter on reverse of 
petals; fragrant. Erect, branching plant with very 
good foliage. Blooms with remarkable freedom. 
Independence Day Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Flaming yellow buds, heavily shaded with copper and 
brown, opening quickly to moderately large flowers of 
lu to 20 petals which rapidly fade to light orange-pink. 
Joanna Hill Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Invaluable for the garden. The buds are large, long- 
pointed and open to large, full, semi-double, attractive, 
long lasting, moderately fragrant flowers of a clear 
yellow with orange yellow heart. They are borne singly 
on long strong stems; growth vigorous, upright, a pro¬ 
fuse bloomer. 
John Russell Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Large, ovoid buds and immense crimson flowers of the 
old-time, globular type with the famous exhibition cen¬ 
ter. Plant exceptionally strong and vigorous. 
Jonkheer J. L. Mock Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
The flowers, -which are produced with the greatest free¬ 
dom on long, stiff stems, are of large size and of perfect 
form, of a deep imperial pink, the outside of the petals 
silvery rose-white. 
Jules Gaujard Each $0.80, Doz. $9.00, 100 $70.00 
The large, well-formed double flowers on first opening 
are of a glistening cochineal crimson which, as they 
fully develop, passes to a pretty shade of orange-rose. 
It is of strong, vigorous, branching habit, very free 
• flowering and a greatly admired garden Rose. 
Kalserin Augusta Victoria 
Each $0.70, Doz. $8.00, 100 $60.00 
Soft pearly white, tinted with just enough lemon in 
the center to relieve the white; remarkably fragrant, 
beautifully formed flowers on long, graceful stems; a 
strong, free, healthy grower. 
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