WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 
201 Fulton St., New York. 
Hardy Hybrid Roses & Violets 19 
Hardy Roses for Fall Planting 
Roses of this class produce the largest and most beautiful flowers, and the varieties offered 
below are perfectly hardy, and when thoroughly established they bloom very freely at the usual season, 
June and July, and at intervals throughout the balance of the Summer and Fall. They should in¬ 
variably be planted in the open ground being adapted for outdoor cultivation rather than for house 
culture. 
American Beauty. The largest, sweetest and 
best of all hardy roses; color a rich rosy crim¬ 
son, shaded and veined in the most charming 
fashion and in fragrance not surpassed by any 
rose we know. 
Caroline Testout. Grand monthly, fine rosy 
red. , * ,1 
Gen. Jacqueminot. The most popular of all 
roses of the hybrid perpetual class; color rich 
crimson; of fine shape and exquisite fragrance. 
Marchioness of Lome. A remarkably free 
flowering variety of an exceedingly rich, rosy 
color, slightly shaded in the center with vivid 
carmine. , _ 
Margaret Dickson. Perfectly hardy and of 
magnificent form; color a pure, waxy white, 
without spot or blemish; the best white rose yet 
introduced. 
Paul Neyron. Bright, shining pink,, clear and 
beautiful; no collection complete without this 
grand rose. 
Ea. 40c., doz. $4.00. 
SOLEIL D’OR 
A cross between the Persian Yellow and the 
hybrid perpetual Antoine Ducher. It retains con¬ 
siderable of the character of Persian Yellow, the 
wood being reddish, the foliage of a beautiful 
green and compact like Persian Yellow. This 
variety is hardy, with large, full, globular flow¬ 
ers, varying in color from gold and orange to 
reddish gold shaded with nasturtium red. We 
offer large imported plants. Ea. 50c., doz. $5.00. 
GRAND NEW RAMBLER ROSE 
Lady Gay. A grand improvement on Dorothy 
Perkins, making a charming effect. A seedling 
from the popular Crimson Rambler, which it 
resembles in habit of growth and general effect. 
The flowers are of a delicate cherry pink color, 
which fades to a soft white. The foliage is 
very profuse and of a glossy deep green shade. 
The plant is a vigorous grower and perfectly 
hardy; a rose of highest merit. First size, ea. 
35c 
HARDY CLIMBING ROSES 
Ea. 35c., three for $1.00. 
Crimson Rambler. A rapid grower, frequently 
making shoots 10 to 15 feet in one season. 
The flowers are produced in trusses and fairly 
cover the plant with a mantle of vivid crimson, 
which remains for many weeks. 
ON TO “RICHMOND” 
This new red rose is the most valuable addi¬ 
tion to the list of Winter-blooming Roses sent 
out. It blooms freely, very easy to grow, splendid 
foliage, long stems. The color is magnificent, a 
rich scarlet crimson, the most vivid and rich yet 
produced in a Hybrid Tea Rose. First size, ea. 
$1.00; 2d size, ea. 75c.; 3d size, ea. 50c., doz. 
$4.50 
Crimson Rambler Rose 
ROSE OF KILLARNEY 
A beautiful Hybrid Tea. The color is an ex¬ 
quisite shade of deep shell pink. It is free in 
growth. Throwing out extra heavy shoots, which 
are crowned with buds. A great favorite for 
Winter flowers. First size, ea. 75c.; 2d size, ea. 
50c.; 3d size, ea. 30c., doz. $3.00. 
Violets 
Prices. Young Plants, 15c. each, $1.50 per dozen. 
Strong Plants, specially grown for winter 
blooming, 25c. each, $2.50 per dozen. 
Marie Louise. The well-known, double, light 
purple variety. 
Lady Hume Campbell. A vigorous variety, bloom¬ 
ing with extraordinary freedom; large double 
flowers of azure blue, richly perfumed. 
California. A very large single variety, with 
deep purple fragrant flowers. 
Princess of Wales. Not quite as large as Lux- 
onne and a shade lighter in color; intensely 
fragrant. 
