Any Two—2 year Roses $ «*5 ^ Really 3 year old potted plants at new low 
below for. Paid prices. See detail prices at bottom of page. 
One of the Greatest Garden Roses, Columbia 
Columbia 
Lovely Pink Garden Bush Rose 
As a garden rose stands without a peer, strong 
growing, blooming continuously. Almost thornless, 
throwing out strong blooming stems 4 feet or more 
in length. Grows vigorously in any climate and in 
almost any kind of soil. Flowers magnificent, often 
measuring 6 inches across, full deep and double. 
Color deep peach pink, glowing and sparkling. 
Fragrance delicious. Wonderfully strong grower with 
tremendous root action—the secret of its vigorous 
health and tremendous blooming capacity. Large 
heavy foliage free from diseases. A marvelous garden 
rose. 
Red Letter Day —A velvety brilliant scarlet crimson 
bud opening into cactus-like flower which retains 
its color, owing to the reflex of the petals being 
satiny crimson scarlet; a rose of exquisite grace. 
Francis Scott Key —A magnificent garden rose 
named in honor of the author of the “Star Span¬ 
gled Banner.” Color a glowing scarlet with darker 
shadings. Buds long, pointed, full and double. 
Clothilde Soupert —One of the greatest of all bush 
roses. Has everything—beautiful flowers borne in 
amazing profusion continually. We could fill a 
page saying good things about it. A strong dwarf 
grower, producing clusters of full, double flowers. 
Color beautiful ivory white, silvery rose center. 
Climbing Columbia —Same as Columbia. Wonder¬ 
ful climber, growing ten to fifteen feet in a single 
season, blooms continuously, bearing blooms often 
measuring six inches in diameter. A great pink, 
hardy, everblooming. climbing rose. Fragrance 
delicious. 
Miscellaneous Roses 
Hermosa —The favorite of the old-time gardens and 
just as popular today; blooms in fine clusters; 
large, double, fragrant; color clear rose. 
Sir Thomas Lipton—Rugosa Rose —A handsome 
double Rugosa Rose, with the peculiar leathery 
foliage of the family and beautiful snow-white, 
exceedingly fragrant flowers. Hardy as an oak, 
Henri Martin—Hardy Moss Rose —Deep rosy- 
carmine shaded to bright crimson. A most charm¬ 
ing large rose with exquisitely mossed buds. 
Elizabeth Rowe —-This is an old favorite moss rose 
with its deep pink buds well mossed. A beauty. 
“Columbia is a most glorious rose. It pro¬ 
duced. seven blooms and is still blooming. They 
are simply gorgeous.” 
Mrs. T. F., Paris, Illinois. 
SCIENTIFIC PACKING—Next to the soil in which a Rose is grown (and our soil is unsurpassed) 
the most important consideration from the buyer’s point of view, is how the order is packed when it is sent 
you. We have perfected a system of packing roses and other plants that is so perfect that we ship with safety 
to all parts of the world. During a single season we have shipped to every nook and corner of America, to 
Canada, New Zealand, Siam, British Honduras, Philippine Islands, Bahamas, S. W. Africa, Dutch 
West Indies, China, Newfoundland, etc. We receive hundreds of testimonials telling us of the wonderful 
condition the plants arrive in and that is because we know how to pack them. All of this means s\ovping 
by mail is absolutely safe. 
NEW LOW PRICES, on all roses on this page: First size plants, 25c each, any 3 for 60c; Strong 
2 and 3 year old plants, 65c each, any 2 for $1.25, postpaid. Still larger star size or specimen plants 
at 85c each, 2 for $1.50, postpaid. Ready for planting spring, summer and fall. 
GOODS DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR, POSTPAID 
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