WORTHY OF GENERAL CULTURE. 
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[Hardy Climbing Roses—Concluded.] 
crimson, elegantly shaded. New and fine. 50 cents and 75 cents 
each. 
Bennett’s Seedling. (Ayrshire.) Pure white ; double flowers ; 
of medium size. 25 cents, 50 cents and 75 cents each. 
Gem of the Prairie. (Prairie.) Carmine crimson, occasionally 
blotched with white ; a cross hybrid between Madam Laffay and 
Queen of the Prairie. 25 cents, 50 cents and 75 cents each. 
Queen of the Prairie. (Prairie.) Bright rosy red, frequently 
striped with white; large, compact and globular. 25 cents, 50 
cents and 75 cents each, according to size. 
The Best Everblooming Roses for Out-door Culture. 
The following roses are not hardy, but can be left out over winter if well protected. Price, except where noted, 15 
cents, 25 cents, 35 cents and 50 cents each ; $1.50, $2.50, $3.50 and $5.00 per dozen ; $10.00, $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00 
per hundred ; according to size. We can supply them by the hundred or thousand at any season, and will give price in 
quantity on application. They can be sent by mail, but always at the purchaser’s risk. 
Adam. A lovely rose ; bright, fresh, carmine pink; extra large 
size, very double and full; free bloomer; delicious tea scent. 
Agrippina. Brilliant fiery red, good size and form, very double, 
full and sweet; an early and profuse bloomer ; much esteemed. 
Andrea Schwartz. Bright crimson. 
Bon Silene. This splendid old variety still holds its own against 
many of the newer sorts. It is equally valuable for summer or 
winter blooming. Average size and exquisite tea scent; color 
brilliant carmine. 
Catherine Mermet. One of the most fashionable roses in New 
York last winter. Color clear rosy pink, very large, pointed buds, 
full, double and fragrant. 
Cels Multiflora. A fine old variety; much valued ; blooms in 
large clusters ; medium size, full and double ; very fragrant; pale 
white, tinted with rose. 
Chas. Rovolli. One of our favorite varieties. Color a beauti¬ 
ful carmine, changing to silvery rose ; base of petals clear yellow. 
An incessant bloomer, full and very fragrant. 
Comtesse de la Barth. One of the best summer-blooming 
roses grown. Color beautiful rosy salmon, very sweet scented; 
flowers in clusters and very freely. 
Comtesse Riza du Parc. A grand rose ; vigorous ; color bright 
coppery rose, shaded with violet crimson. 
Cornelia Cook. This beautiful Tea Rose is in great demand 
for its magnificent buds, which are of immense size and of the most 
lovely and perfect form imaginable. Color pure creamy white, 
sometimes faintly tinged with pale lemon and blush. 
Devoniensis. (Magnolia Rose.) Beautiful creamy white and 
rosy centre; large, very full and double ; delightfully sweet tea 
scent. One of the finest roses. 
Douglass. Dark cherry red, rich and velvety; large, full and 
fragrant; a neat, compact grower ; very desirable for bedding. 
Etoile de Lyon. This has proved to be a first-class yellow rose 
for out-door culture, although it has done no good as a cut-flower 
variety for greenhouse culture. 
Grace Darling. Creamy, deeply tinted and shaded with pinky 
peach, a new and distinct color. A most valuable rose for out-door 
culture. 
Hermosa. The “ Rose of the Million.” A splendid old sort that 
flowers continuously ; color clear, beautiful rose ; globular. 
Isabella Sprunt. Bright canary yellow, large, beautiful buds, 
valuable for cut flowers ; very sweet tea scent; profuse bloomer. 
Letty Coles. A grand summer rose. Color soft rosy pink, in¬ 
tense crimson in the centre ; globular. 
Ma Capucine. A lovely Tea Rose, with charming buds and 
flowers; color golden amber, delicately tinged with peach and 
fawn; deliciously perfumed. 
Mme. Cusin. Flowers medium sized to large, well formed and 
of good texture ; color rosy purple, base of petals and centre of 
flowers almost white ; very distinct, free and vigorous. 
Madame Falcot. A beautiful shade of apricot yellow ; flowers 
of medium size, and most beautiful when in the bud. 
Mme. Lambard. Centre purplish rose or rosy red, outer petals 
creamy, shaded with rose ; variable, but always handsome flowers, 
very large and full; of excellent form and good habit. A splendid 
rose. 
Mme. Welche. Very large, douhle and beautifully formed ; 
soft, pale yellow, shaded in centre with orange and copper ; vigor¬ 
ous in habit, and blooms freely. 
Madame Watteville. Of strong growth, with a fine habit and 
beautiful leafage ; of a peculiar and delightful color ; color white, 
shaded with salmon rose; outer petals edged bright rose. In 
Europe designated as the ” Tulip Rose.” We cheerfully recom¬ 
mend this variety. Excellent for forcing. 
Margretta. Red shaded crimson, of medium size, cup shaped, 
flowers sometimes produced in clusters. A good incessant bloomer. 
Marquis Vivens. Pale rose, shaded with yellow, a very deli¬ 
cate and beautiful color ; buds elongated and of fine form. A 
vigorous and constant bloomer. 
Niphetos. Extra large pointed buds of the purest white. A 
dwarf and compact grower ; produces buds in great profusion. 
Papa Gontier. Vivid rose color, shaded yellow, reverse of 
petals crimson ; flowers large and semi-double. A strong grower, 
with beautiful dark glossy foliage; a most profuse bloomer. 
25 cents, 50 cents and 75 cents each. 
Perle des Jardins. No rose ever cultivated for cut flowers up 
to the present time is now so valuable as this ; tens of thousands 
of it, covering many acres in glass, arc now grown in the vicinity 
of New York for winter flowering ; it is equally valuable for sum¬ 
mer, as it flowers continuously. Its color is a rich shade of yellow ; 
large size and perfect form ; tea fragrance. 
Queen’s Scarlet. Very desirable and satisfactory ; a constant 
and profuse bloomer ; color rich velvety scarlet, very brilliant and 
striking ; flowers large and quite full; vigorous and hardy. 
Rubens. White, shaded with rose, yellowish centre ; large and 
double ; produces magnificent white buds, shaded rose. 
Safrano. This is the ideal Tea Rose ; though one of the oldest 
it is still grown in enormous quantities for winter. 
Souvenir d’Elise Vardon. Color creamy white, shaded yel¬ 
low. One of the most lovely of Tea Roses ; extra large bud, and 
very beautiful when fully expanded. 50 cents, 75 cents and $1 each. 
Souv. de Malmaison. Rich flesh color, with rose centre ; very 
double. When well grown this is considered by many to be the 
finest rose in existence. It is sometimes forced in the winter season, 
but it is properly a summer-blooming rose. 
Souvenir de Paul Neyron. White, beautifully tinged with 
clear golden yellow, edged with clear rosy crimson ; very distinct, 
exquisite fragrance and flowers produced in profusion. 
Souv. d’un Ami. A splendid rose, which is now becoming 
prominent for winter flowering ; buds full and double ; clear, deep 
rose color. 
Sunset. Rich golden amber, elegantly shaded with deep cop¬ 
pery yellow ; in growth, habit and free-blooming qualities resem¬ 
bling the celebrated Perle des Jardins. 
Susanna Blanchet. Outer petals a clear flesh white, with blush 
centre. A most charming rose, of delightful fragrance, long 
pointed buds, freely produced ; of strong growth and beautiful 
leafage. 25 cents, 50 cents and 75 cents each. 
The Bride. A pure white, of extra large size and most perfect 
form; the buds are pointed and the petals beautifully recurved. 
A most chaste and elegant rose; a strong grower, free bloomer 
and has a most delicious tea fragrance. 
