The Elm City Nursery Co., New Haven, Connecticut. 
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ROSES—Choice Hardy Garden. 
R 
nSES FOR GARDENS are a spe- 
l\ cialty at the nursery, our sales 
„„ nt ine to many thousands annually. 
C'"plants arc strong, field-grown 
k," hes large enough to make a sturdy 
growth and produce a profusion of 
bloom right away. This grade of 
plants is very popular with our cus- 
tomers. 
Prices of all Roses. 
Orders for Spring Delivery should 
reerh us before May ist. 
Very strong field grown, each, $0.50; 
oe r 10, $4.50; per 100, $30.00. 
Medium grade, field grown, each, 
$0 30: per 10, $2.75; per 100, $20.00. 
* Light grade (our selection of varieties 
only), each, $0.20; per 10, $1.80; per 
100, $15.00. 
Our roses should not be con¬ 
founded with the department store 
articles often offered. Our roses 
are all selected strong field-grown 
dormant plants dug fresh from 
the open ground and securely 
packed for each order. 
Dorothy Perkins, 
The Popular Pink Rambler. 
Garden 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 from 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 Dlesbach. (Syn. Glory of France.) 
Carmine, a beautiful shade; very large. 
A superior garden sort; fragrant. 
Baby Rambler. The rose hybridists cer¬ 
tainly made a remarkable happy combi¬ 
nation when they succeeded in creating 
this wonderful new rose. Imagine a 
busily 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. 
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 Jacqueminot. 
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 perpetuals yet in¬ 
troduced. 
General Jacqueminot. Brilliant crimson; 
not full, but large and extremely effec 
tive; fragrant, and of excellent habit. 
Jubilee. A fine velvety crimson rose. 
Jules Margottin. Carmine rose, fine in open 
flower and in bud. 
Madame Gabriel Lulzet. Pink, distinct 
very large, eup-shaped. 
Marchioness of Lome. Large, 
full, rose-color, shaded with 
carmine. 
Magna Charta. Pink, suffused 
with carmine; full globular. 
Excellent rose. 
Margaret Dickson. Of magnifi¬ 
cent 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 imbricat¬ 
ed form. 
Paul Neyron. Deep rose color; 
by far the largest variety in 
cultivation. 
Prince Camille de Rohan. Deep 
velvety crimson; large, moder¬ 
ately full. 
Ulrich Brunner. Brilliant cher¬ 
ry red, a very effective color; 
flowers of fine form. 
Victor Verdier. Bright rose, 
with carmine center, a very 
clear shade of color. 
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