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•> FAMOUS NEW ROSES . 
We offer four varieties of the NEW NATIONALLY ADVERTISED ROSES, These roses 
are entirely new, two varieties being offered this year for the first time. 
BLAZE (Climbing Rose) —New scarlet climbing 
ever-blooming rose; extreme hardiness combined 
with the blooms of the Tea Rose. Flowers 3 to 
4 in. across on stiff long stems. This rose has 
fragrance which is lacking in other climbing 
roses. 
Strong 2 yr. plants, $1.50 each 
NIGRETTE (New ever-blooming bush rose) —The 
Black Rose of Sangerhausen, the cup shaped 
flowers are deep maroon with blackish velvet 
sheen. It is the darkest of all roses. The plant 
is a continuous bloomer. Now available for the 
first time in this country. 
Strong 2 yr. plants, $2.00 each 
COUNTESS VANDAL (ever-blooming bush rose) — 
The rose of Roses. Has long pointed bud and 
distinctive shadings of coppery bronze with soft 
gold. The plant has great vigor and blooms in¬ 
creasingly throughout the summer. 
Strong 2 yr. plants, $1.00 each 
TOKEN (New ever-blooming bush rose) —Barge 
with long pointed bud. The medium full flowers 
are a unique color, the glowing tone of a rich 
sun ripened apricot without any shading. A. very 
free bloomer. Foliage healthy and disease re¬ 
sistant. 
Strong 2 yr. plants, $1.50 each 
NEW RUGOSA ROSE HYBRIDS 
Very Hardy—Needs No Winter Protection 
These roses grow 4 to 5 feet tall, with wrinkled dark green foliage. They are very 
hardy and need no winter protection. They are also unusually disease free, one dormant 
spray for scale is all that is needed. They need a little pruning in early spring to keep 
them more bushy. They bloom all summer with great masses of large double fragrant 
blooms. Strong 2 year plants, 50c each 
7 plants for $3.50 (one of each variety) 
AMELIA GRAVEREAUX— The medium sized buds are borne several together, opening 
to double. Cupped dark purplish red blooms, good fragrance, and borne on long, strong 
stems. Blooms freely until fall. 
BELLE I'OITEVINE —Clusters of large, semi-double open blooms of very dark pink, borne 
on medium long stems. 
1IANSA —Very large double reddish violet flowers, borne on medium long stems. Strong 
hardy grower. 
AUSTRIAN COPPER— Single brilliant orange-red flowers inside and yellow outside. A 
very unusual variety. 
C. F. WORTH — Very large, double, crimson. Very strong grower and the foliage is extra 
good. 
BLANC DOUBLE deCOUBERT —Very large, showy, semi-double, pure white, fragrant 
blooms 4 inches in diameter, produced by vigorous plants. 
NEW CENTURY —Clusters of full, very double flowers 3 to 4 inches across, of clear flesh 
pink, with light red at center and sometimes the petals are bordered with creamy white. 
Of bushy habit, growing only 2 y 2 to 3 feet tall. 
Spray Roses with Bordeaux Mixture. 
