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SSPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1898. 
Mary Washington. 
THE TRUE HARDY EVKltBLOOHINO ROSE. 
3 Grapd S oiI Pert 
Roses. 
There is hardly a Rose in cultivation 
which can begin to compare with Clotilde 
Soupert in beauty and great blooming qual¬ 
ities. That we can now offer two new vari¬ 
eties of this superb Rose—a Yellow and Pink 
is most satisfactory. These Roses are per¬ 
fectly hardy in the open ground, and bear 
all summer long great quantities of large, 
beautiful flowers, all of which are perfectly 
double to the very center. In form and color 
no Hose can excel It. Either as a pot or 
garden Rose the Soupertsare par excellence. 
Clotilde Soupert— As large as an ordinary 
Tea Hose, and exceedingly lovely. Fine 
for outdoor, and by many florists con¬ 
sidered the very finest pot Rose. Flow¬ 
ers borne in large panicles, each floret 
double and rosette-like. Color, a pearly- 
white with exquisite center of tinted 
salmon-peach. A more lovely or ex¬ 
quisitely colored Rose never bloomed. 
Yellow Soupert— A valuable new sort with 
flower equally as largo as Clotilde Sou¬ 
pert; very double, of fine Camellia shape 
when fully open. Color beautiful lignt 
yellow shading to white at edge of pet¬ 
als, plant dwarf, bushy' and very free 
flowering in dusters, three to five flow¬ 
ers in a cluster. 
Pink 8oupert- A sport from Clotilde Sou¬ 
pert, and differs from it only' in color, 
this being a beautiful bright pink, and 
contrasts finely with the older variety. 
There is hardly a Rose in cultivation 
which will bloom so freely and produce 
such beautiful double blossoms as these 
superb varieties. 
Price, € 0 c. each ; the 3 for 60c. 
This Rose was raised by George Washington over one 
.hundred years ago in his garden at Mt. Vernon, and named 
'after his mother. Wo introduced it a few y’ears ago, our 
stock plants coming direct from Mt. Vernon from the origi¬ 
nal vines. Aside from the fact that this Rose was raised and 
named by George Washington, it is one of the most valuable 
sorts that has been introduced for many years. A hardy' 
perpetual blooming climber has long been needed. Its flow¬ 
ers are pure white, perfectly double to the center, sweet, and 
borne in endless numbers all summer. It is a vigorous and 
I rapid grower, and a most valuable Rose for outdoor culture. 
Its buds are as beautiful as the finest Tea Roses, borne in 
large clusters. One plant of the Mary Washington will pro¬ 
duce more flowers than a dozen Tea Roses. Its fragrance is 
tinged with the old-fashioned musky flavor so much admired 
in olden times. It will commence blooming immediately 
after planting, and the smallest plant will produce hundreds 
and even thousands of flowers the first year. Our stock is 
^genuine. 15c. each; 3 for 30c. 
Empress of China —(lied Washington.) A new free flower¬ 
ing climbing Hose of Chinese origin. The plant is a strong 
healthy grower, making a fine specimen in a verv short 
time, and produces its flowers in the greatest profusion. 
Hardy and a perpetual 
bloomer like Mary'Washing¬ 
ton. Color, soft red, chang¬ 
ing to light pink when fully 
open. 15c. each; 3 for 40c. 
Trailing or memorial Bose 
( Wichuriana.) 
New and very distinct; ot 
rapid and perfectly pros¬ 
trate or trailing habit of 
growth. The foliage is of a 
deep glossy green color and 
very dense. The flowers are 
produced in clusters in great 
profusion from the begin¬ 
ning of July right through 
the summer. Pure white, 
about two inches across, the 
anthers are a perfect golden 
For planting on mounds, 
ledges, embankments, or for 
covering masses of rock, it 
certainly has no equal. 15c. 
each; 2 for 25c. 
