The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Conn. 
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Roses—Choice Hardy Garden. 
OSES FOR GARDENS are a specialty at the nursery, our sales 
amounting to many thousands annually. The plants are strong, 
field-grown bushes, large enough to make a sturdy growth and 
produce a profusion of bloom right away. This grade of plants 
is very popular with our customers. 
> , Prices of all Roses. 
Orders for Spring Delivery should reach us before May 1st. 
Very strong field grown, Each, $0.50 Per 10, $4.50 Per 100, $80.00 
Medium grade, field grown, Each, .30 Per 10, 2.75 Per 100, 20.00 
Light grade (our selection of varieties only), Each, .20 Per 10, 1.80 Per 100, 15.00 
Our roses should not\be confounded with the department store article often offered . 
Our roses are all selected strong field grown dormant plants dug fresh from the open 
ground and securely packed for each order. 
. GaVden Hybrid Roses— Strictly Hardy. 
This class of roses blooms profusely in June and at intervals throughout the Summer 
and Fall. The popular hardy garden roses mostly belong to this class and are always sat¬ 
isfactory . 
Do not allow roses to suffer for want of plenty of fertilizer, as they are gross feeders, 
and only when they have plenty to feed on can they be expected to produce best results. 
Alfred Colomb. Brilliant carmine crimson; 
very large, full, and of fine globular form. 
Anne De Diesbach. (Syn. Glory of France.) 
Carmine, a beautiful shade; very large. 
A superior garden sort; fragrant. 
Baby Rambler. See beldw. 
Baron De Bonstetten. Rich velvety maroon; 
large, full. A splendid sort. 
Clio. Flowers large, of fine globular form, 
flesh-color, shaded in the center with 
rosy pink; growth vigorous. 
Countess of Oxford. Cherry red. fine form, 
beautiful foliage, fragrant. 
Earl of Dufferin. Rich brilliant velvety 
crimson, shaded with dark maroon; large, 
full, finely formed; delightful fragrance. 
Fisher Holmes. Similar to the Jacqueminots 
Francois Levet. Cherry pink; medium size; 
well formed; vigorous habit. 
Frau Karl Druschki. Flowers very large, 
beautiful, pure white. This is one of 
the, best white hybrid perpetual yet in¬ 
troduced. 
General Jacqueminot. Brilliant crimson; 
not full, but large and extremely effec¬ 
tive; fragrant, and of excellent habit. 
J. B. Clark. Deep velvety red. A new 
rose of remarkable form and color. (50c. 
size only). 
Jubilee. A v fine velvety crimson rose. 
Jules Margottln. Carmine rose, fine in open 
flower and in bud. 
Madame Gabriel Lulzet. Pink, distinct, 
very large, cup-shaped. 
Marchioness of Lome. Large, full, rose- 
color, shaded with carmine. 
Magna Charta. Pink, suffused with car¬ 
mine; full globular. Excellent rose. 
Margaret Dickson. Of magnificent form: 
white, with pale flesh center; petals very 
large, shell shaped. 
Marshall P. Wilder. Large, well formed; 
color cherry-carmine and very fragrant. 
Mrs. John Laing. Soft pink; produced on 
strong stems. 
Mrs. R. G. Sharman Crawford. Rosy pink, 
outer petals shaded with pale flesh, white 
at base of petals; of perfect imbricated 
form. 
Paul Neyron. Deep rose color; by far the 
largest variety in cultivation. / 
Prince Camille De Rohan. Deep velvety 
crimson; large, moderately full. 
(Jlrlch Brunner. Brilliant cherry red, a very 
effective color; flowers of fine form. 
Victor Verdier. Bright rose, with carmine 
center, a very clear shade of color. 
Hybrid Tea Roses 
Very free bloomers; hardy with slight protection. These delightful, delicately formed and 
fragrant roses are very popular in gardens where good culture is provided, as they bloom 
profusely all the growing season and are ideal in form, color, fragrance and foliage. 
Grass an TeplJtz. Color scarlet shading to 
velvety crimson, very fragrant, a free 
grower and most profuse bloomer; hand- 
Baby Rambler. The rose hybridists cer¬ 
tainly made a remarkable nappy combi¬ 
nation when they succeeded in creating 
this wonderful new rose. Imagine a 
bushy rose just right for the flower 
garden or a pot plant as to size with all 
the beauty of color and great clusters 
of the crimson rambler and add to this 
that it will bloom constantly all summer. 
Perfect in form and color. 
Burbank. Graceful rosy pink. A constant 
bloomer, in clusters^ 
Captain Christy. Rosy pink, perfect shape, 
tea scented. 
Clothilde Soupert. Medium size; very 
double and beautifully imbricated, pro¬ 
duced in clusters; pearly white. 
Duchess of Albany, A sport from the well 
known La France. Quite distinct in 
color, rich, deep, even rose tint. 
ROSES—Continued on next page. 
some foliage, especially valuable. 
Hermosa. Soft pink, cupped, fine bloomer, 
very reliable old rose. 
Ketserin Augusta Victoria. An extra fine 
white variety, faintly blended with cream 
color; very large, full and double, almost 
perfect in form. 
Killarney. A charming Rose -of robust 
habit; blooms large, buds long and 
pointed. 
La France. Delicate silvery rose, changing 
to silvery pink; very large, full, of fine 
globular form; a most constant bloomer. 
Maman Cochet, Flowers large, full, clear 
carmine rose, shaded with salmon yellow 
White Maman Cochet. Pure white, tinged 
pink, the best white bedding Rose, extra 
fine. 
“Roses sent me last Spring arc thriving wonderfully , notwithstanding the unfavorable 
season/' n . 
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