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C. Heeser, Seedsman and Florist, 
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Perle dps Jsrdins. (Scp description below.) 
ROSES—Continued. 
Madame Pauline Lcbonte.—A splendid Rose, noted for its beautiful buds. The 
blooms are salmon rose, large and full and deliciously fragrant. Very product¬ 
ive, and a variety that will be sure to please. 
•Marie Van lioutc.—A beautiful and reliable Rose, which is always a pleasure to 
grow, the flowers are large, very double and full, color a very pale but clear 
yellow, the petals almost always edged with dark rose. The two colors forming 
a beautiful contrast. 
Xiphetos.—lyong, graceful and immense buds of the snow-white, remaining in per¬ 
fect form for many days. No other Rose bears buds of this peculiar and elegant 
form, or that are so enduring. The plant is dwarf, and requires great care if 
grown out doors, but does excellently if as a pot rose, and blooms very freely 
and constantly, and for whatever amount of attention it may require, the blooms 
are an ample return. It forces readily in Winter. (See cut on preceding page.) 
I’erie (les Jsrdins.—This magnificent Rose still retains its position as the finest 
Rose of its color ever introduced, and grows into public favor year after year. The 
V dor Ik a canary or gulden yellow, flowers large and beautifully formed, hand- I 
ROSES—Continued. 
some in every stage of the development, from the smallest bud to the open 
bloom. The color, whether light or deep, always has a peculiar softness not ob¬ 
served in any other yellow rose, the plant grows freely, and the foliage is a 
picture in Itself, being beautifully edged with pink. Very full and highly per¬ 
fumed. It Is the favorite Yellow Rose. (See above cut.) 
Etoile de Lyon.—This magnicent Tea Rose, introduced from France a few years 
ago, has so rapidly gained favor with the public that it takes its place among 
the finer of the Yellow Roses, and as the very best of them for open ground 
culture. South of the Ohio River it has proved to be perfectly hardy. It blooms 
in the greatest profusion, and each bud is a gem. The flowers are very large, 
double and full, and deliciously fragrant. The color is a beautiful clirome yel¬ 
low, deponing at center to pure golden yellow. (See cut on page —.) 
Jutes Finger.—A magnificent Rose, elegant and valuable, extra large and fine flow¬ 
ers, which are full and sweet. The color is bright rosy scarlet, beautifully 
shaded with Intense crimson, of vigorous growth and a free bloomer. 
