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HYBRID TEA ROSES 
HOW TO GROW ROSES 
Faneuil Hall Square, Boston 
OPHELIA (P). Considered one of tlie best Roses of its 
color. The blooms are large and full, of a light salmon- 
flesh color with yellow at the base of the petals. Erect 
habit, with long stiff stems. 
PRINCE E. C. DE ARENBERG. Brilliant scarlet with 
darker shading. 
TIPPERARY. Soft golden yellow. 
VISCOUNTESS FOLKSTONE (P). The flowers are very 
large, perfectly formed, and open well; their color is 
creamy white, passing to salmon-pink and are slightly 
darker in the center than at the petal edges. 
PRINCE DE BULGARIE. JDeep rosy flesh, shaded with 
salmon; large, full. 
PHARISAER. Rosy white with pretty, soft salmon 
shadings, the long, well-formed buds opening into large, 
double flowers of splendid form. A most satisfactory 
garden Rose and one that is worthy of extensive planting. 
QUEEN BEATRICE. Large, globular flowers of dark 
rctey red. 
WILLOWMERE. Carmine coral-red bud, opening to a 
rich pink shaded yellow in the center and toning to 
carmine-pink at the edge of the petals. 
WINNIE DAVIS. Apricot-pink, shading to flesh-pink. 
Flowers well formed, full, fragrant and freely produced. 
WHITE TESTOUT (P). Same as Mad. Caroline Testout, 
but white instead of pink. 
RADIANCE (P). An erect strong growing Rose producing 
an abundance of large rosy carmine flowers, suffused pink 
and yellow, coppery red. One of the leading Roses of 
this color. 
RED LETTER DAY. An exceedingly beautiful, semi¬ 
double Rose. Its velvety, brilliant, glowing scarlet- 
crimson buds and fully opened, cactus-like flowers never 
fade. 
SOUVENIR DU PRESIDENT CARNOT. This variety 
has fine, long, graceful buds on rigid stems. The flowers 
are large, globular in form, and of exquisite rosy color, 
shaded with white at the edge of the petals. 
SUNBURST (P). Orange-copper and golden yellow. A 
> magnificent free-blooming variety, especially handsome 
in bud form. 
How to 
Roses 
LOS ANGELES. Truly a magnificent Rose in vigor of 
growth, color, form, fragrance and in fact, in everything 
required of a first-class Rose. The color is a luminous 
flame-pink, toned with coral and shaded with translucent 
gold at the base of the petals. The buds are long and 
pointed and they expand into an intensely fragrant, 
beautiful flower of large size. Each $1.75. 
COLUMBIA. A new Rose of a delicate peach-pink, shad¬ 
ing to a deeper pink in the center; practically thornless 
and a very luxuriant grower. Each $1.75. 
F. F. R. Collection Hybrid Tea Roses 
grow 
Select a sunny location in the open, .southern exposure 
preferred, sheltered, if possible, from north winds. 
Prepare Beds by using"good soiPand cow or well rotted 
horse manure. Old sod well cut is also beneficial. Beds 
should be at least 2 ft. in depth. 
Etoile de France 
Gen. Sup. Arnold Janssen 
Gruss an Teplitz 
K. A. Victoria 
Killarney 
Lyon 
Mme. Abel Chatenay 
Mme. Caroline Testout 
Mme. Edouard Herriot 
Ophelia 
Radiance 
White Testout 
Planting 
Budded Roses have much stronger roots, and show by an 
abrupt offset where the bud was inserted and the stock cut off. 
When transplanted, this junction must be set 3 or 4 in. below 
the surface of the ground. This favors the formation of new 
roots from the budded or top portion and greatly lessens the 
tendency of the roots to send up suckers, which must never 
be permitted to grow. The roots must not be exposed to 
frost nor allowed to become dry. The soil should be firmly 
compressed about the roots, and most of the top should be cut 
away before planting. If the soil and weather be dry, a good 
soaking of water may be applied, and then shade the ground 
and plants with mulching. 
Pruning. This should be regulated by the habit of growth, 
the weak shoots cut in closely, the strong left longer. Hybrid 
Perpetual, grown to produce flowers for exhibition, require 
close pruning before the middle of April, the weak shoots 
being cut close back, and the strong ones to 5 or 6 eyes. If 
less is cut away the number of blooms will be larger, but the 
size of the flowers will be smaller. 
Watering. In dry weather water is of much benefit. 
When water is given, it should be in sufficient quantity to 
reach the lower roots, and to prevent its quickly drying out. 
A mulch on the surface is very useful. 
For Winter protection, draw the soil 1 ft. high about the 
plants, or even more, if convenient. Manure can be put on 
for additional protection. It need not be rotted; green will 
answer just as well, and can be covered under in the Spring. 
Insect Pests and Fungous Diseases. The kind of spray 
depends upon the particular insect or disease to be controlled. 
There is no panacea. The preparations for blights and mil¬ 
dews must be used as preventives before they actually appear 
and poisons ought to be applied while the leaf-eaters are 
small and few in number. The young are more easily killed 
than the old bugs. Plant lice can be killed by contact alone. 
Price $9.50 
POT-GROWN ROSES can be planted at any time dur- 
the Summer. If you cannot attend to the planting of dor¬ 
mant Roses in April and May you will have excellent 
results with our pot-grown Roses for later plantings. 
We can supply pot plants of varieties marked (P). 
We reserve the right to substitute similar varie¬ 
ties for any kind that we are unable 
to supply 
White Killarney 
