T HE autumn season, after the first of October, is especially favorable for transplanting the hardy 
roses. The plants should be dormant; that is, the growth should be finished and the plants have 
dropped their leaves, or at least the leaves should have been removed from the hard and ripened 
wood. In this condition there can be no drooping of the plants, and all wounds tend to callous and 
heal over quickly, and possibly even to make some new roots before cold weather sets in, and the 
plants are ready to start off into new growth at the earliest opportunity in the spring. In setting the 
plants remove with a sharp knife any portions of injured roots, leaving a smooth cut surface. Be sure 
and plant in deep-spaded, mellow, and well-enriched soil, where no water will lie. Early in the 
spring the tops should be cut back sharply, leaving only some six or eight inches of stem. After 
planting draw some soil up into a mound around each plant and then cover the ground with a good 
thickness of stable litter, leaves or evergreen boughs if they can be had. 
HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. 
The Hybrid Perpetual class is entirely hardy. The flowers are of large size, and of the most beautiful colors. 
Through their blooming season they give us a show of brilliant colois unequaled by any other plants. The following 
are only a few of the Hybrid Perpetual Roses we cultivate, but they form a good collection. Those who leave the selec¬ 
tion to us shall have our best efforts to serve them. 
TWO-YEAR PLANTS.—The varieties in the following list can be supplied in extra strong two-year plants, 
each 50 cents ; $5.00 per dozen, except where noted. 
ONE-YEAR PLANTS.—We can supply one-year plants of all H. P. Roses at 25 cents each; $2.50 per dozen. 
Alfred Colomb. Brilliant carmine-crimson ; very large, 
full, and of fine globular form. 
Archduchesse d’Austriche. Bright satiny pink. 
Anna de Diesbach. Beautiful shade of carmine ;* fine. 
Baron de Bonstettin. Rich velvety maroon. 
Caroline Marniesse. Pure (or slightly creamy) white; 
double, and sweetly tea-scented. A perpetual bloomer. 
Coquette des Alpes. White, slightly shaded with car¬ 
mine ; a perpetual bloomer. 
Coquette des Blanches. Pure white, sometimes del¬ 
icately’ tinged with pink. 
Francois Levet. Large flower of fine form, on straight 
stiff stems ; bright clear rose color ; a splendid variety. 
General Jacqueminot. Rich, crimson-scarlet, very 
bright and velvety ; much ad¬ 
mired and in great demand. 
John Keynes. Dark velvety 
crimson; large, fine form. 
La France. Silvery rose, chang¬ 
ing to pink; beautiful both in 
flower and bud. A constant 
bloomer. 
La Reine. A beautiful, clear, 
bright rose; full form; very 
fragrant. 
Madame Plantier. Summer 
bloomer; pure white. 
Margaret Dickson. Best white 
Hybrid-Perpetual; has the fra¬ 
grance of the finest Tea Roses. 
Each 40 cents. 
Magna Charta. Color a beau¬ 
tiful bright pink suffused with 
carmine. 
Mrs. John Laing. Delicate 
pink ; large ; fine form ; very’ 
fragrant. 
Pseonia. Bright clear red ; very’ 
sweet; one of the finest. 
Paul Neyron. Flowers very 
large, in fact the largest of all 
Roses; deep rose color; full, 
fragrant, and a free bloomer. 
Prince Camille de Rohan. 
Rich, dark, velvety crimson, 
shading to maroon; very r 
double and sweet. 
Vick’s Caprice. Ground color 
soft satiny pink, distinctly 
striped and dashed with while 
and carmine; beautiful in bud. 
Victor Verdier. Bright rose, 
crimson center. 
NEW HARDY YELLOW ROSE, SOLIEL D’OR 
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