NILES, ALAMEDA COUNTY, CAL. 
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Roses 
It is generally conceded that we grow the best rose plants on the Pacific Coast, which is equivalent to saying 
that they are not equaled elsewhere. 
All plants offered are two years old and practically all are budded. In all cases they have been grown from the 
start in the open ground, so are strong and vigorous. With any reasonable care they should bloom freely the first 
season. 
Descriptions are greatly condensed. For more complete details, see our Descriptive Catalog. 
Late Introductions 
75 cents each; $6.00 per 10 
BRITISH QUEEN (H. T.). Pure white, unexpanded 
buds sometimes flushed peach. Open flowers with¬ 
out any trace of yellow. Beautifully formed, with 
pointed center and reflexed outer petals. 
CHRISSIE MacKELLAB (H. T.). Orange pink, 
veined carmine. Coloring entirely unique and diffi¬ 
cult to describe. Very free flowering and richly 
scented. Semi-double. 
C. W. COWAN (A. Dickson, 1912.). Carmine cerise 
about like Reine Marie-Henriette. Buds short 
pointed, opening rather flat. Flowers double, quite 
fragrant. Not of strong growth, but very free 
bloomer. Stems long and slender, carrying flowers 
erect. 
DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND (H. T.). Bright 
rose pink. Buds very long pointed, on strong stems. 
Very double. Petals veined. Strong grower. 
EDITH PART (H. T.). Carmine with chamois, 
flushed pink. Petals two-toned. Very beautiful. 
FABBENKONIGIN. (Hinner, 1902.) Bright car¬ 
mine overlaid with silvery gloss. Color deep at 
base, light toward tips. Petals two-toned. Large 
and full. Free blooming. Very handsome. 
GENERAL-SUPERIOR ARNOLD JANSSEN 
(H. T.). Deep carmine; large, double and well 
formed. 
HILDA RICHARDSON. (A. Dickson, 1913.) Milk 
white, flushed rosy lilac at tips. Entirely different 
from the ordinary run of roses. Flowers are small 
or medium, semi-double, opening to saucer shape, 
with golden yellow stamens very conspicuous. Not 
at all adapted for cutting, but possessed of a refined, 
dainty elegance that with its freedom of bloom, 
unique coloring and delightfully rich fragrance may 
make it very popular as a garden rose. 
IRISH FIREFLAME. (A. Dickson, 1913.). Old 
gold, flushed with pure crimson when fully developed. 
Buds are very long and slender, beautifully spiral 
and richly colored a deep orange red, with golden 
base. The open flowers are quite large, often five 
inches broad. A further color effect is obtained from 
the extremely long, wiry, violet-colored stems. 
Foliage is rich glossy green. Delightfully tea- 
scented, Remembering the prompt recognition 
secured by Irish Elegance, it is easy to prophesy a 
great future for this variety, which surpasses it in 
every respect, 
LADT DUNLEATH. (A. Dickson, 1913.). Pale yel¬ 
low with deep golden center. Not among the big, 
bold, striking roses, but nevertheless one of the very 
finest in our collection. It is surpassingly graceful 
and dainty at every stage. The buds are remark¬ 
ably long pointed and slender, with noticeably 
elongated, narrow sepals. Open flowers are cupped 
and, as the bloom expands, the color greatly deepens. 
Stems are very long and slender, but strong enough 
to carry the flowers. Free blooming and delightfully 
fragrant. 
LADY MARY WARD. (McGrcdy, 1913.) “Rich 
orange, shaded deeper apricot orange, with a decided 
metallic veneering.” (McGredy.) Ilis description 
was borne out in our tests and in addition we found 
the petals strongly veined carmine. Another per¬ 
fectly unique color combination. Buds are mng 
pointed; flowers of medium size, with pointed center 
and reflex outer petals, fairly double and apple- 
scented. Bears freely. Except for a weak stem, it is 
splendid in every way. 
MARCELLA. (Paul, 1913.) Palmon flesh. Buds 
buff. Large, well formed and handsome. Growth 
strong and erect. Free and continuous bloomer. 
Good for cutting. 
MRS. HERBERT HAWKSWORTH (T.). Creamy 
white, straw colored in bud. Open flowers globular 
cup-shaped with tips of petals slightly recurved. 
Very fragrant. 
MRS. CHARLES HUNTER (H. T.). Cerise, nearly 
red. Stems strong. Very free bloomer. 
MRS. MUIR MACKEAN (H. T.). Ruddy cerise. 
Buds large and very long pointed. Stems long and 
strong. 
MRS. CHARLES E. PEARSON. (McGredy, 1913.). 
“Orange, flushed red, apricot, fawn and yellow,” 
(McGredy.). Coloring may be said to be inter¬ 
mediate between Lyon and Mad. Edouard Herriot. 
Buds are pointed; open flowers reflexed-globular to 
nearly flat, double and faintly fragrant. Growth 
moderate or rather short. Stems short, but strong, 
carrying flowers finely. Blooms freely and has a 
very high coloring. 
MRS. SAM ROSS. (H. Dickson, 1912.). Flesh, 
suffused salmon and underlaid with buff. Color 
hard to describe, but delicate, unique and very 
pleasing. Flowers cupped, with outer petals slightly 
re flexed. Best in fall. 
MBS. WALLACE H. ROWE (H. T.). Bright “sweet 
pea mauve.” Flowers of good size and very well 
formed. Growth vigorous, 
MRS. CHARLES RUSSELL (H. T.). Rosy carmine 
with scarlet center. Color brilliant and pleasing. 
Flowers beautifully formed and last splendidly when 
cut. Stems extremely-strong, with flowers always 
borne singly. 
MRS. FREDERICK W. VANDERBILT. (Mc¬ 
Gredy, 1913.) “Deep orange red, shaded bronze 
apricot red” (McGredy). Here it runs more toward 
a salmon ground, with carmine, yellow and flesh 
mixed in. Buds are moderately pointed and open 
flowers very double, of medium size and slightly 
fragrant. (Growth moderate and spreading. Stems 
short but strong. 
NERISSA. (Paul, 1912.) Pink, flushed carmine; 
buds cream, flushed salmon. Coloring resembles 
Antoine Rivoire. Buds sharply short pointed; open 
flowers have high center with reflexed outer petals. 
OLD GOLD (H. T.). Coppery orange. Semi-double. 
Buds long, slender and pointed. Very fragrant. 
OPHELIA (H, T.). Salmon flesh, shaded rose, with 
chamois center. Buds and flowers beautifully formed 
and color enhanced by rich veining on the petals. 
Stems long, carrying flowers erect. Could hardly be 
praised too highly. 
QUEEN MARY. (A. Dickson, 1913.) Creamy 
ground, brilliantly penciled and flushed cerise, with 
an underlying shade of yellow. Combination of 
colors is wonderful and almost impossible to des¬ 
cribe. Buds are long and pointed, with an unusual 
spiral form and recurved tips. Open flowers are 
semi-double, loose and spreading, medium sized, 
fragrant and freely borne. 
RAYON d'OR (Pernet-Ducher, 1910.) Clear, bright, 
intense yellow. Buds are coppery orange, slightly 
flushed carmine, but open flowers have a shade of 
yellow that is certainly quite distinct from anything 
else. It is shown off to perfection in contrast with 
the remarkable foliage, which is a deep, rich bronze 
green, as glossy as if varnished. Flowers are fairly 
large, very double, fragrant and borne almost con¬ 
tinuously, 
VERNA MACKAY (H. T.). Fawm, suffused sulphur. 
Buds very beautifully formed. Fragrance unusually 
rich. 
WILLOWMERE (Pern.). Shrimp pink, shaded yel¬ 
low and carmine. Somewhat like Lyon. 
