MONTICELLO, FLORIDA 
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ROSES 
Of all the flowers which man has taken into care, the rose has reached the highest 
degree of popularity. It is the queen of flowers, the flowers of poets, and will always be 
the dearest of flowers to the lover of the beautiful. 
While wild roses are met with in almost every country, the cultivation of the rose 
began probably at the same time when the cultivation of man began, and with the culti¬ 
vation of man that of the roses has kept pace, being now at the same height of develop¬ 
ment as is humanity. 
Of the many thousands of varieties which have for centuries been introduced by the 
hybridizers, those of each succeeding century show a marked improvement over those of 
the foregoing. Of the roses which were considered the best only a century ago, very few 
are grown today. 
Many hundreds of different varieties have been tried on our grounds, and of all only 
such are described in the following list which in our judgment, are the very best for out. 
door planting. 
Fortunately, we live in a climate where even the tenderest roses stand the winter 
without cover, and any of the roses in this catalogue may be planted outdoors. 
Plant your roses in an open place. Never try to grow roses in the shade of trees. The 
plants you receive from us are grown by the latest methods of cultivation which we prac¬ 
tice together with a means of accumulating power and strength in the young plants, and 
which is just the opposite from forcing roses in greenhouses for bloom. Do not set out 
your roses the way you get them, but trim off at least one-half of the wood. Slow grow¬ 
ing sorts should be trimmed more severely than the quick growing varieties. 
RED ROSES—BUSH 
Black Prince. Velvety crimson with 
shadings of purplish-black. Upright, strong, 
profusion of flowers. 
Etoile De France. H.T. Blossoms a dark, 
velvety red, good shape and substance. The 
best deep red for the lower South. 
Etoile De Holland. H.T. A very deep vel¬ 
vety crimson rose; beautiful both in bud 
and full blown. A vigorous grower. 
Red Radiance. T., Busli. Stands among 
red Roses without a superior. Flowers ot 
the same exquisite form, the same sweet 
perfume as Radiance, but in color a deep, 
rich red which does not readily fade. It is 
a strong grower and the most popular 
variety of all the red Roses. The stems are 
long, making it very valuable for cut-flow¬ 
ers. 
PINK ROSES—BUSH 
Antoinne Revoir. H.T. A vigorous grow¬ 
er and bloomer, and one of the most de¬ 
sirable light shell-pink roses. 
Jonklicrr J. U. Mock. Although intro¬ 
duced onlv four years ago, this beautiful 
rose quickly found its place among our 
best bedding varieties. The flowers, which 
are produced in the greatest freedom on 
long, stiff stems, are of large size and 
perfect in form, of a deep imperial pink, 
the outside of the petals silvery rose white; 
highly perfumed. 
Mrs. Charles Bell HT„ A sport from 
Radiance with the same vigorous growth 
and free-blooming habit. In color it is 
shell-pink with salmon shading at the base 
of the petals. Tt is just as fine a Rose as 
either Radiance or Red Radiance and its 
color makes it very lovely. 
Paul Neyron. HP., Bush. The largest- 
flowering Rose of its color in our list. It 
is a beautiful shade of dark rose-pink, lhe 
flowers are produced on long stems. It is 
often mistaken for American Beauty. 
Pink Maman Coclict. T. Bush. Commonly 
known as Maman Cochet, but we have ad¬ 
ded the word “pink” to separate it from 
the white form. Beautiful pointed buds of 
great substance, borne on long stems. It 
is a wonderful shade of pink. One of the 
best for cut-flowers. 
Pink Radiance. H.T. Extra hardy, vig¬ 
orous and prolific; one of the best all- 
around Darden Roses. Its color is a beau¬ 
tiful blending of carmine-rose with shades 
of opal and copper. 
YELLOW ROSES—BUSH 
Golden Ophelia. Bud and bloom medium 
size, golden yellow in center, paling toward 
outer petals; delicately fragrant. Long,, 
strong stems. One of the best yellows for 
the South. 
Lady Hillingdon. T. Apricot-yellow, 
especially beautiful in the bud; free bloom¬ 
er, strong grower. 
Luxembourg. HT., Bush. A very remark¬ 
able rich orange-yellow flower, with cop. 
pery shadows and creamy yellow tips. The 
plant is a profuse bloomer and very vig¬ 
orous. The most generally satisfactory yel¬ 
low Rose for the South. 
Talisman. Medium size bud, long pointed; 
flower medium size, double, fragrant, gold¬ 
en yellow and copper. Medium strong grow¬ 
er. A most unusual lose which is in great 
demand. . 
WHITE ROSES 
Frau Karl Druschki. HP., Bush. Buds 
fine and large, white, but sometimes shad¬ 
ed pink on outer petals. The open flowers 
are of great size and showing a cluster of 
deep yellow stamens at the center. A very 
strong-growing Rose and although a Hy¬ 
brid Perpetual it blooms freely through¬ 
out the year. 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria!. T. Another 
excellent pure white rose which does es¬ 
pecially well in the lower South. Free and 
regular bloomer; large blossoms. 
White Hainan Coclict. '1'., Busli. A sport 
from the pink variety of the same name. 
It is one of the finest in its class. The buds 
are long, often pointed, and of great sub¬ 
stance, pink tinted on the outer petals, 
borne on long stems. It is one of the best, 
sarieties for cut-flowers. A strong grower 
with splendid foliage. 
White Killarney. HT. Pure White. Long- 
pointed buds opening enormous petals. Vig¬ 
orous grower and very free-flowering. 
Identical with Killarney except in color. 
('limbing Roses,—See next page. 
