** *Tis but a little faded flower , 
But OK how fondly dear ."—Elian C. Howarth. 
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“ When not one sunbeam shines amiss , 
And all the air is rich perfume; 
There could be but one added bliss , 
The bliss of seeing roses bloom." 
— Dart Fairthorne. 
T N making up our. sets of Summer and Winter Blooming Boses, we 
have selected such varieties as in our judgment will give the great¬ 
est amount of beauty, to those who may wish to grow a few vari¬ 
eties only. Each set is composed of standard sorts, many of them being 
the finest of their class in cultivation. 
In consideration of the reduction in price at which these sets are 
offered, we must reserve the right to substitute in case our stock of one 
or more varieties should become exhausted. 
“Rose. Alfred Aubert, bright red, beautiful shade. 
Geo. /viabonnand, rosy-carmine shaded with silvery-yellow. 
La Princess Vera, rich ivory white, shaded with coppery ^ellow, 
veined with pale blush and carmine. 
Mrs. Degraw, rich glossy pink, fine. 
Monthly Cabbage, a fine old variety; bright rosy-pink; flowers 
remarkably full and fragrant. 
“ * Gently, zephyr , fan me gently ,’ 
Sighed the Rosebud red and sweet , 
'Ah ’ the bliss that comes with evening. 
After scorching noonday's heat.* " 
— Sidney Emmet. 
Roae. Marie Lambert, creamy-white; flowers medium size; 
very free bloomer. t 
Mad. Lambert, rosy-bronzx), changing to salmon and fawn with 
carmine shadings, reverse of ])otnls rosy-crimson. 
Mad. Marthe Du Bourg, creamy white, lightly bordered with 
carmine on edge of petals. 
Suzanne Blanchet, rose, tinted flesh color; large and of fine 
form ; very fragrant. 
Souvenir de Dr. Passott, a beautiful shade of bright crimson. 
Each, 15 cents; the set, Jftl.OO, 
“ The wind whispers softly a secret to me: 
It has seen the first Rose of June hissed by a bee. 
And T see its bright splendor flash met on the spray , 
A little red world that will last for a day." 
— Ebon E. Ilex ford. 
