THE "TOP-NOTCH" COLLECTION 
OF HARDY EVER-BLOOMING ROSES 
= Shown in Colors on the Opposite Page 
T r • 10 Notch collection of ever-blooming Roses shown on the Colored Plate will, we trust, find favor with our customers. 
While it contains some of the finest new varieties, it also contains older sorts which have made a reputation for themselves as splendid 
bedding varieties-—hardy and ever-blooming—throughout the country. As is our custom in making up collections for the Colored 
I late we have selected varieties showing marked contrasts in color combined with hardiness, vigor of growth and abundance of 
bloom, so that purchasers may rest assured in obtaining this collection they procure sorts which, in the limited number contained 
in the collection, will give them a variety unexcelled in all the prime qualities of the best garden Roses. The numbers on the Colored 
1 late are a Key to the varieties as numbered below. 
Oui Colored Plate Collections are famous throughout the country; they give universal satisfaction, as is evidenced by the 
number of congratulatory letters we receive annually from purchasers. Even the smallest size will, under ordinary conditions, 
Kive an abundance of bloom, but the larger sizes will, of course, bloom earlier and more profusely. We will send FREE with each 
collection our pamphlet on I he Garden Culture of the Rose,” which gives full detailed instructions on planting and care. 
No. 1. NEW HARDY EVER-BLOOMING ROSE, This magnificent 
WM. R. SMITH. variety is an Amer¬ 
ican-raised, pedi¬ 
gree seedling. It inherits hardiness, constitution, fine habit, 
grand foliage and superb flowers. Where there are so many 
good qualities it is difficult to emphasize the leading one, but in 
this variety we would name its ability to resist disease. The 
color is a deep ivory white overlaid with a good, bright shade of 
pink. As a summer Ro.se it ranks with the best. 
Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 50c. each, 
$4.50 per doz.; 3d size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
No. 2. HARDY EVER-BLOOMING ROSE, A fine new Hybrid Tea 
LAURENT CARLE. Rose which is destined to 
become very popular. It 
is a fine, vigorous grower of erect, branching habit and splendid 
dark green foliage. The stems are long and rigid holding the buds 
and flowers well erect. It is beautiful in the bud and they ex¬ 
pand into large flowers of perfect form, just full enough to open 
freely, splendid for summer. The color is a brilliant reddish 
carmine with a soft velvety finish, one of its distinctive charac¬ 
teristics. It has a delightful fragrance. This variety is full of 
promise and must appeal to all lovers of fine Roses. 
Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, 
$6.00 per doz.; 3d size, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
No. 3. THE NEW HARDY EVER- 
BLOOMING GARDEN ROSE, 
RADIANCE. 
This grand variety was intro¬ 
duced by us in 1909 and has 
attained first rank in this 
country and in Europe. 
RADIANCE is a seedling from CARDINAL, a brilliant rosy- 
carmine, displaying beautiful, rich and opaline pink tints in the 
open flower; the form is fine, largest size and full, with cupped 
petals. The bud is large, brilliant, radiant; the stems are long, 
buds and flowers borne erect on the strong stems, the foliage is 
abundant and of splendid substance, a dark, healthy green. It 
blooms constantly, delightfully fragrant and is so healthy that it 
may be said to be immune against disease. Add to these 
qualities that of hardiness and vigorous growth, then the grand 
qualities of this peerless Rose are plainly told. 
Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 50c. each, 
$5.00 per doz.; 3d size, 25c. each, $2.25 per doz. 
No. 4. NEW HYBRID TEA ROSE, One of the most delightful 
MRS. AARON WARD. Roses of recent years and ab- 
solutely distinct; if it never 
bore a flower, the plant would still be an object of beauty with its 
close-set foliage, dark and glossy 1-eaves, with maroon reverse. 
The habit is admirable, very freely branched, making a perfect 
shrub in form, and rustling with health. The wonderful color 
catches the eye at once—a deep, golden-orange shading out to 
creamy yellow and white at the edge of the petals; the buds are 
cupped and very deep, showing the glowing heart to the best 
advantage. Remarkable for its freedom of bloom, every shoot 
produces a flower, and its keeping qualities when cut. 
Price, 1st size, $1.00 each, $9.00 per doz.; 2d size, 75c. each, 
$7.50 per doz.; 3d size, 40c. each, $4.00 per doz. 
No. 5. HARDY EVER-BLOOMING WHITE ROSE, A hybrid Tea 
KAISERIN AUGUSTA VICTORIA. Ro ? e ' ^ P^\y- 
white, lightly 
tinted with lemon in the center, just enough to relieve the white; 
remarkably fragrant, a strong, healthy grower, with bold, beauti¬ 
ful foliage. The habit is free; the beautiful, perfectly-shaped 
flowers are borne in profusion on long, graceful stems, so that it 
will be invaluable for cut flowers. Professional florists have been 
quick to perceive the great value of this peerless variety, and it is 
now more eagerly sought after than almost any Rose on the 
market. 
Price, 1st size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 2d size, 40c. each, 
$4.00 per doz.; 3d size, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
No. 6. NEW FIERY CRIMSON HARDY EVER- A very rich, fiery 
blooming ROSE, scarlet shading to 
CHATEAU DE CLOS VOUGEOT. dee P velvet y. crim- 
son; surpassing in 
color the famous “ Jubilee ” Rose which we introduced in 1897. 
Words are inadequate to describe and pigments are not made 
which could reproduce the wonderful coloring and texture of this 
truly remarkable Rose. The velvety finish on the petals, the 
conflagration of color, the fine shape, the size, the dark green, 
heavy foliage so strong and healthy as to be immune from the 
two scourges of Roses, black spot and white mildew, all stamp it 
as a variety of pronounced merit. The flowers are large, full 
and globular and are borne singly on good stems. It is de¬ 
lightfully fragrant, a prolific and continuous bloomer. This is a 
magnificent novelty in Roses and must appeal strongly to all 
lovers of fine Roses for its very dark yet brilliant coloring, its 
hardiness and ever-blooming qualities. 
Price, 1st size, $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz.; 2d size, 75c. each, 
$8.00 per doz,; 3d size, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. 
No. 7. NEW HYBRID TEA ROSE, A variety which has won 
MRS. DAVID TARDINE. ff uite a f n ame already as a 
winter-forcing Rose. In the 
garden it stands out amongst pink Roses by reason of its fine, 
habit, splendid flowers and generally attractive appearance. 
The color is bright rosy pink shading to rich salmon-pink on the 
outer petals. A strong grower, large flowers, fine buds and very 
free flowering, richly fragrant. 
Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, 
$6.00 per doz.; 3d size, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
No. 8. HARDY EVER-BLOOMING ROSE, One of the best of the 
MME. EUGENE MARLITT. 5 ewer Roses f ° r . 8 ar - 
den purposes. It is ex¬ 
ceptionally healthy, vigorous and free blooming. The flowers 
are large, very double and full. The color is a rich, bright car¬ 
mine, with reddish tone, and does not fade or bleach in the 
hottest weather. It is quite hardy and delightfully fragrant. 
Price, 1st size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 2d size, 40c. each, 
$4.00 per doz.; 3d size, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
SPFriAl OFFFR PRICE of the “top notch” collection of eight hardy ever-blooming roses, first size, sb.so: 
wrrciv SECOND SIZE. *4.00; third SIZE, $2.00. 
