PLANTING AND PRUNING INSTRUCTIONS 
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It is of larger size and different marking than the ordinary Rainbow. The 
flowers are of a flesh color flecked with rose and carmine while that of the 
Rainbow is penciled. This rose is entirely different from any other variety 
and attracts attention wherever grown. 
The plant is a vigorous grower and those wishing something distinct in 
roses should not fail to plant the Improved Rainbow. 
Jubilee Originated by Henderson in 1898 and is one of the most beau- 
/T t i • j rr» \ tiful roses grown having a color of unusual beauty varying 
(Hybrid Tea) f rom scarlet red to a dark crimson. 
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society has the following to say with 
regard to this rose: “That in competition with hundreds of others it was the 
most beautiful rose shown in fifty years.” 
The bush is a strong grower, very healthy, and produces an abundance of 
large, full, delicate blossoms of unusual fragrance. 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria This is one of the grandest of the white 
u t \ roses made so by the beautiful buds, of de- 
(.xiyoria ±ea; cidedly pointed shape, and large double 
blossoms, delightfully fragrant and creamy white in color. 
The blossoms and buds supported on long stiff canes, offset with deep 
rich green foliage, are unexcelled for their keeping qualities and are exten¬ 
sively used for cut flower purposes. The plant is a strong sturdy grower. 
Jubilee Kaiserin Augusta Victoria 
Killarney Originated in 1898 by A. Dickson and is one of the most pop- 
* ular roses grown. 
(Hybrid Tea) The bush is unusually hardy, a rapid grower, with bronze 
colored foliage. The buds are deep, long and pointed, with heavy petals. 
Blossoms are large, of flesh color and pale pink, delicately blended and highly 
fragrant. 
The buds and flowers grow on long stems which make them particularly 
adapted for cut-flower purposes. 
La Detroit Originated by Breitmeyer, in 1904, and taken from all stand- 
. TT , ., ™ \ points, is one of the grandest roses grown. 
(Hybrid Tea) 
The bush is a strong, sturdy, upright grower almost continuously in bloom. 
Blossoms are of a delicate shell pink color, overspread with rose, beautifully 
formed and large in size. 
Both in bud and open flower it is of striking appearance. 
