CATALOGUE OF BULBS AND PLANTS. 
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PLANT DEPARTflENT. 
HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. 
ROSES. 
The list of Varieties is revised, and contains nothing but 
the really most desirable and distinct kinds. 
PLANTING. If possible, select a position sheltered from 
high winds but open to sunshine. If the soil is not naturally 
suitable it must be improved —if light, by the addition of rich 
loam and decomposed cow or stable manure, well worked in ; 
where stiff and heavy, good drainage and rough stable manure 
are the essentials. 
When planting, carefully prune all dead or bruised roots or 
branches, spread the root fibres as much as possible, and set 
deep enough to cover the junction of the bud and stock, thereby 
preventing suckers, and enabling the rose to make roots. 
During the growing season, frequent waterings with liquid 
manure is an advantage. It is easily made by mixing cow 
manure with water in an old tub or barrel. 
In the following list we have aimed at selecting those that 
combine, in the fullest manner, the five requirements of a perfect rose, namely : 
beauty of color, beauty of form, fragrance, profusion and continuity of bloom, and 
vigor of growth. To aid our customers in making selection, we have indicated 
what we consider the best fifty , by prefixing a star * ; to the best tweiity-five , two 
stars ** ; to the best twelve , three stars *** **** ; to the best six , four stars ***♦. 
Strong Plants, 30 cts. each; $3,00 per doz. Extra Strong Plants, 50 
cts. each ; $4.00 per doz. 
To this important 
branch of our business 
we are giving much at¬ 
tention, and are in a po¬ 
sition, second to none, 
to supply Fruit Trees, 
Shade and Ornamen¬ 
tal Trees, Evergreen 
and Flowering Shrubs, 
Vines, Herbaceous 
and Summer Bedding 
Plants, etc., in all desir¬ 
able varieties and sizes, 
at lowest prices. We 
shall be glad to advise 
intending buyers as to selection, and also furnish plans and 
estimates for laying out and planting ornamental grounds. 
See particulars of Landscape Department in colored pages. 
While we exercise the greatest care to have all Nursery 
stock pure and reliable, we sell no Trees, Plants, Shrubs or 
other Nursery stock with warranty, express or implied, in any 
respect. If the purchaser does not accept these goods on these 
terms, they must be returned at once, and the money that lias- 
been paid for them will be refunded. 
*Abel Grand, silvery rose, large, very free 
bloomer. 
****Alfred Colomb, bright fiery red, large and very 
fine. 
Alfred K. Williams, carmine red, fine form. 
♦♦Alphonse Soupert, bright pink, form of La 
Reine , very large. 
American Beauty, bright, carmine rose, very 
sweetly scented. 
*Anna de Diesbach, deep rose, very large and 
showy. 
♦Augustine Guinoisseau, white, slightly tinted 
flesh, form of La France. 
Auguste Rigotard, cherry red, large and deep. 
****Baroness Rothschild, delicate flesh, one of the 
very best. 
♦♦Beauty of Waltham, light crimson, large and of 
fine form. 
See Special Offers on 
Captain Christy, light salmon flesh, a distinct 
shade. 
♦Captain Hayward, bright carmine crimson, per¬ 
fect form, sweetly scented. 
****Charles Lefebvre, brilliant velvety crimson, 
superb. 
♦Comte de Raimbaud, new shade of purplish 
crimson, very beautiful. 
♦*Comtesse de Oxford, bright carmine red, very 
large, handsome foliage. 
*Countess of Roseberry, brilliant carmine rose, 
very double. 
**Dr. Andry, bright reddish crimson, large, free 
flowerer. 
****Duke of Edinburgh, bright vermilion, superb 
form. 
DuchesB de Momy, splendid clear light rose, 
beautifully formed. 
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