C HOICE HARDY GARDEN ROSES are a special feature of our business, many 
thousands of them being sold annually from our large fields of roses at Wood- 
mont, Conn. Most experienced buyers of roses prefer strong , field-grown 
stock f all ready to make a good showing of both vigorous growth and blossoms. 
This is the only grade we offer. Any Rose plants we may have that do not come 
up to this standard are left in the field to grow on for another year before being 
offered for sale, so purchasers can depend on the roses we send out always being 
of a uniform grade. 
Distance Apart to Plant. Rose gardens are usually most effective when planted 
in beds or borders wide enough to allow for at least three rows of plants. This 
is, of course, subject to local conditions. If planted in beds seven feet wide this 
allows for three rows set 2J^ feet apart and a margin of a foot for outside borders. 
A rose bed ten feet long and seven feet wide will call for one dozen roses if planted 
2 Yz feet apart each way. A rose bed twenty-five feet long requires thirty plants. 
It is desirable to place the strongest growing varieties in the center row. If the 
border is in the foreground of a fence, wall or other dividing line, the strongest 
growing rosek should be planted in the back row, also climbing roses should be 
planted in the background about six feet apart, and trained over some support. 
This will add to the effect and the climbing roses will not interfere with the others. 
It is desirable, when a number of roses are used, to plant enough of each kind in a 
group to produce a solid effect of color. 
If desiring advice on Rose-Gardens, we will be glad to have you inquire of 
us for general information. We are sure we can assist you. 
For Directions for planting card apply at our office. 
Hybrid Tea and other Perpetual Blooming Roses 
These roses are the product of crossing the hybrid-perpetual-roses with the 
tender tea-roses. They are, as a class, not so strong growers as the hybrid-perpet- 
uals, and not quite so hardy to extremes of winter, but will repay any extra care 
they may demand for protection. The flowers have all the refinement of the 
tea-roses in color, texture and fragrance, and bloom quite freely during the summer. 
There is now no excuse for not having in the Northern gardens a profusion of 
beautiful roses during the entire summer, and as fine ones as anywhere in the world. 
VARIETIES 
^Caroline Testout. Large. Clear bright 
rose color. Very sweet. 
*Gruss an Teplitz. Color scarlet shad¬ 
ing to velvety crimson, very fragrant. 
Jonkheer J. L. Mock. Carmine chang¬ 
ing to imperial pink. Very fragrant. 
*ELillarney. A charming pink rose. 
*La France. Delicate, silvery rose, 
changing to silvery pink; very large, 
full. 
Laurent Carle. Brilliant velvety car¬ 
mine, large, very free. 
*Maman Cochet. Large, full, clear 
carmine. 
White Killarney. A pure white variety 
of the now well-known Killarney. 
White Maman Cochet. Pure white, 
tinged pink. 
*Wm. R. Smith. Large, creamy-white 
with rose shadings, elegant form. 
Varieties marked * we consider a desirable collection of six. 
PRICES of above Roses, Strong, 2 years old, field-grown, 60 cts. each, 
$5.00 per 10, $45.00 per 100. 
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