THE BEST ROSES FOR AMERICA 
With Which Is Combined Cultural Directions From “How to Grow Roses” 
CONTENTS 
“How to Grow Roses” — Page 
Rose Lover's Calendar of Operations. 6 
Where to Grow Roses. 6 
How to Plant Roses, When to Plant, Manures, 
etc. 7 
How to Prune each different class. 8 
Enemies of the Rose, Insecticides. 8 
How to Select Your Roses. g 
Everblooming Roses— 
(The following will bloom from spring 
until frost, but require winter protection 
in the latitude of Pennsylvania.) 
•ASize and Tree Roses. io,ii 
Everblooming Roses, continued page 
Novelties—From American and European 
Raisers. 12,13 
Our Reliable Collection and Other 
Sets. 14-16 
Tea Roses. 17-19 
Hybrid Tea. 20-24 
2 sets —10 Best for North, and 10 best for 
the South.. 25 
Bourbons and China Roses. 26 
Polyanthas. 27 
Climbing Roses of the “Everblooming 
Class”. 28-30 
COMPLETE INDEX 
Summer-blooming Roses— p age 
(Which make a glorious show in “Rose 
Season,” and are entirely hardy even in 
the North.) 
Wichuraiana or Memorial Roses. 31 
Hardy Climbing Roses and Ramblers for 
covering archways, trellises, fences, banks, 
walls and buildings. 32,34 
Rugosa Roses (very rugged). 35 
Moss, Briar, Scotch, Provence. 36 
Green, Blue, Striped Roses, and Roses Extra¬ 
ordinary .37 
Hybrid Perpetual Roses. 38-40 
Ready-made Collections of Choicest Kinds . .41 
Colored Cover Page Offers. 98 
Abbreviations Used.—T., Everblooming Teas; H.T., Hybrid Teas; B.C., Bourbon, Bengal and China; Cl.B.C., Climbing Bourbon, Bengal and China* 
H.P., Hardy Hybrid Perpetuals; C.T., Climbing Teas; C.N., Climbing Noisette; H.C., Hardy Climbing; M., Moss; T.P., Tea Polyantha; P., Polyantha or 
Fairy; Rug., Rugosa; W., Wichuraiana or Memorial; H.R., Hybrid Rugosa; C.H.T., Climbing Hybrid Teas; N., Noisette; Hy. Briar, Hybrid Briar; D., 
Damask; S.B., Scotch Briar; A.B., Austrian Briar. 
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Ada Carmody. 
Admiral Schley. 
Agrippina. 
Alba Rubrafolia. 
Alberic Barbier. 
Alice Aldrich. 
Alister Stella Gray. 
Al’nce, Franco-Russe.... 
American Beauty. 
American Beauty, Cl. 
American Pillar. 
Anna de Diesbach. 
Anna Oliver. 
Anny Muller. 
Archduke Charles. 
Baby Dorothy. 
Baby Rambler, Crim. 
Baby Rambler, Pink. 
Baby Rambler, White.... 
Ball of Snow. 
Baron de Bonstetten. 
Baroness von Ittersum.. 
Beaute Inconstante. 
Beauty of Rosemawr. 
Bessie Brown. 
Betty. 
Birdie Blye. 
Blanche Moreau. 
Blue Rose. 
Blumenschmidt. 
Bon Silene. 
Bride. 
British Queen. 
Bridesmaid. 
Bridesmaid, Climbing.... 
Burbank.. 
Captain Hayward. 
Cardinal. 
Catherine Mermet. 
Cecile Brunner. 
Cecile Brunner, Climb... 
Champion of the World. . 
Charles Dingee. 
Charles Wagner. 
Chateau de Clos Vougeot 
Cherokee. 
Cherry Ripe. 
Christine Wright. 
Chroma tella. 
Climbing Roses 28 to 34.. 
Clio. 
Cloth of Gold. 
Clothilde Soupert. 
Clothilde Soupert, Cl. . . . 
Col. R. S. Williamson. . . 
Comtesse Icy Hardegg.. . 
Comtesse Riza du Parc. . 
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Corinna. 
Cornelia Cook. 
Countess Annesley. 
Countess M. H. Chotek.. 
Countess of Gosford. 
Count Zeppelin. 
Crimson Rambler Ever¬ 
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Daybreak. 
Dean Hole. 
Devoniensis. 
Devoniensis, Climbing... 
Dr. Grill. 
Dr. W. Van Fleet. 
Dorothy Perkins. 
Dorothy Perkins, White. 
Duchesse de Brabant. . . . 
Duchess of Albany. 
Duchess of Wellington. . . 
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Edward Mawley. .. 
Elizabeth Barnes. 
Empress of China. 
Enchantress. 
Erna Teschendorff. 
Etoile de France. 
Etoile de Lyon. 
Etoile de Mai. 
Eugene Boullet. 
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Gardenia. 
General Gallieni. 
General Jacqueminot... . 
General MacArthur. 
General R. E. Lee. 
George C. Waud. 
George Dickson. 
Giant of Battles. 
Gloire de Dijon. 
Gloire de Margottin. 
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Glory of Mosses. 
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Golden Gate. 
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Lady Gay. 
Lady Hillingdon. 
Lady Roberts. 
Lady Ursula. 
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La France, Red. 
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Letty Coles. 
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