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Price, of all Boses on this page, except Mosses, lac. each, s for 
25c., or more at loc. each. 
Hybrid Teas. 
These combine the best qualites of both the Teas and 
Hybrid Perpetuals, of which they are a cross, giving us the 
fine coloring and large size of the Hybrid Perpetuals with 
the evorblooiuing character of the Tea'#: This sect ion is also 
much hardier than the average Tea, and while of a line, 
erect, habit, are much dwarfer than the Hybrid Perpetuals, 
making them extra tine for specimen plants upon the lawn, 
or us center plants for beds of Tea Roses. Splendid for pots. 
Pink La France. Pale peach with silvery sheen. Grand. 
Red La France. A sport from the above pink sort, having 
the same satiny lustre, but deeper in color. 
White La France. Pure snow white. A glorious tiower, 
Striped La France. A new sort, with finely striped and 
marked blossoms, it is superb. 
Antoine Verdler. Always in bloom. Silvery rose with 
deeper shadings. One of the best,. 
Meteor. Shows the peculiar velvety richness of the best 
dark Hybrid Perpetuals. and blooms as freely as any 
Tea. Very doublu arid perfect: a rich, glowing crimson, 
never tinged with magenta or dull purple in hot weather 
as arc some dark Roses. A grand bedding Hose. 
Triumph de Pernet Pere. Long, lovely buds and beauti¬ 
ful full-bloyvn Roses, of a rich bright red. A continuous 
and profuse bloomer. 
Mad. Schwaller. Strong like a Hybrid Perpetual, and 
free bloomer. Color deep rosy flesh, exceedingly deli¬ 
cate and fragrant. 
Hybrid Perpetual. 
Ilybrid Perpetuals ought to be very extensively grown by 
all. The flowers are of very great, size and beauty, produced 
in great profusion in spring and to a considerable extentall j 
summer. Their tall, erect habit tit them for ornamental | 
hedges, center of large Rose beds, or clumps of shrubbery, j 
They furnish us with deep, rich, glow ing colors, to be found 
in no other section of the. family, and their flowers are also 
verymuch larger, while beautifully cupped and imbricated. 
They are the finest of all Roses for vases. Perfectly hardy | 
in the open ground in all localities. 
Anna de Diesbach. A superb flower of immense size. 
Rich, dazzling crimson. 
Alfred Colomb. Large, full, round flowers, of a bright 
cherry red. turning to a beautiful crimson. 
Baron Bonstetten. Crimson-black. Extra fine. 
Coquette de» Blanches. Not large, but very double and 
perfect, blooming in large clusters at intervals through¬ 
out the season. Snowy white. 
Baron Maynard. Pure white. Very tine. 
Coquette des Alps. Fine snowy-white, large and full. 
General Jacqueminot. Large velvety flowers, of the most 
Intense maroon-scarlet, eacn set in a cluster of rich green 
leaves. Blooms repeatedly through the summer and fall, 
and is the most popular Rose grown, without exception. 
Perfection dos Blanches. Pure white. Not large, but 
very perfect, profuse anil sweet, and a constant bloomer. 
Paul Neyron. Immense double flowers, of a shining ear- 
mine-pink. The largest Rose known : perfect! v grand. 
Olnsmore. We cannot praise this enough. Always in 
bloom, with large, finely imbricated flowers of a rich 
brigbt crimson. Rather bushy and compact growth. 
Extra fine as specimen Rose upon the lawn. 
Francis Levet. Extra flue Rose of large size and clear 
bright rose color. Very rich and fragrant. 
Prince Camille de Rohan. Plenty of name, and plenty of 
Rose. Flowers crimson-black, very large and velvety. 
Mad. Masson. Large double crimson-red. Extra line. 
Mrs. John Lalng. A constant bloomer from spring until 
after hard frosts, and its flowers are simply faultless in 
shape and outline. Every pelal is like a perfect shell, 
while the color is the most exquisite shade of silvery 
pink, like the tint that bathes the lip of a seaslieil. 
Marshall P. Wilder.. Blight cherry-carmine. Great size 
and perfectly double. Superb. 
Vick’s Caprice (The Striped Rose). This is the best and 
in fact the only Striped Rose of value. It is a Hybrid 
Perpetual, commencing to bloom when very small, and 
producing flowers which are perfectly double to the cen¬ 
ter and of perfect form. It is very fragrant and its color 
is deep satiny pink, witli numerous wide stripesof white. 
(Ilinjbiijg Roses. 
Their beautiful foliage and profusion of bloom ninko 
them invaluable for large trellises, old walls, arbors, sides 
of buildings, trees, etc. Perfectly hardy anywhere, and 
rank, thrifty growers, reaching twenty feet or more. 
Baltimore Belle. Literally a sheet of fragrant, pale-blush 
bloom in early summer. Over 4,000 buds and blossoms 
have been counted on a single vine at one time. 
Tennessee Belle. Large, full flowers of rosy blush. 
Seven Sisters. Large clusters of Roses, shaded from white 
to crimson, no two alike in cluster. Very odd and line. 
Queen of the Prairie. A distinct Rose, with deeply sunken 
center, making a cup-shaped Hose of much beauty. 
Rolyai)tt}iis Roses. 
These are the" Baby" or "Fairy” Roses, wee liitle 
rosettes of blooin. sometimes less than an inch across, but 
borne in large panicles at the end of every shoot. We have 
counted 130 flowers in one cluster of Mignonette and other 
varieties not far behind. Fine for pot culture. Compact, 
bushy, always in bloom. Hardy in open ground, and blooms 
from May to December. 
Mignonette. Tiny pale pink flowers. Very pretty, and 
norne in immense clusters. 
Parquette. Large clusters of wee white blossoms, which 
are perfectly lovely. 
Mad. Cecil Brunner. Salmon on yellow ground; dwarf 
habit but vigorous. 
Clothilde Soupert. As large as an ordinary Tea Rose, and 
exceedingly lovely. Fine for outdoor, and by many 
florists considered the very finest pot Rose. Flowers 
borne in large prnicles. each floret double and rosette¬ 
like. Color, a pearly-white, with exquisite center of a 
soft salmon-peac h. 
Clorie de Polyanthus. Bright pink, rayed with red. 
Beautifully cupped blossoms in great profusion. 
Moss Roses—25c. Each; the Five, $1. 
The Mobs Rose is the acknowledged queen of all Roses. 
The moss-covered stems and buds show olf thedelicat.e love- 
1 iness of the blossom to great advantage. They are perfectly 
hardy in any location, a nd should be found in every garden. 
Blanche Moreau. Called perpetual, as it blooms more or 
less all the season. Pure white. 
Princess Adelaide. Lovely bright pink. 
Countess Murlnals. Large, pure white. 
Henry Martin Fine clear rose. 
Crimson Clow. New: bright crimson-scarlet. 
Wlchurlana (Trailing Rose). A lovely hardy Rose of per¬ 
fectly prostrate growth, trailing along the ground, over 
stones or stumps, to a distance of ten feet in a season. 
Flowers in clusters. Splendid for covering banks, 
mounds, etc. loc. each ; 3 for 35c. 
SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. BULBS A ND PL ANTS FOR 1896. 
