ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT—Roses. 
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Roses 
Open Ground Roses are our specialty in the ornamental line. We import all the new varieties of seeming merit and give 
them a careful test, retaining only the best. Thesamc course is pursued in regard to new roses of American origin. So our patrons 
can rest assured that our collection includes only the best varieties. 
DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING, PRUNING AND FERTILIZING 
Any good garden soil is suitable, but should be well fertilized with decomposed stable manure. Keep the soil free from weeds 
aud stir frequently during the summer. Mulching in fall with stable manure is beneficial. A small amount of bone meal or good 
fertilizer applied in summer is advisable. 
When Planting cutoff all but two or three of the strongest branches; cut these back to 8 inches. Plants thus cut back will 
transplant better and produce finer flowers. 
Pruning. After the first killing frost most of the varieties should have two thirds of the past year's growth cut otf As a 
general rule the more vigorous the variety the less it should l>e pruned. Remove all decayed wood. Climbing Roses should have 
only their side branches shortened in ; do not disturb the main stem. 
We frequently receive complaints from our patrons, who order late in the spring; they state that the flowers produced on 
their roses are very inferior and do not come up to description. We would state that perfect flowers cannot be expected from 
plants set out late in February or March, and which produce blooms before they are well established. But if these plants are 
allowed to grow until the following fall, and if they receive proper treatment, there* will be no cause for complaint. 
Insects. For aphis, thrips, rose slugs, and other insects infesting roses, spray plants with a solution of Sulpho-Tobacco 
Soap 
For Rose Slug spray with hellebore or insect powder. For rose leaf hopper spray with insect powder; tobacco decoction 
or kerosene emulsion. 
Mildew. This is caused by extremes of heat and cold, or by a continuance of damp, cold weather. Sprinkle the plants with 
water and dust them with sulphur or soot, or spray with Bordeaux Mixture. 
Roses on their Own Roots—for Open Ground 
Cultivation 
All the Roses in this Collection are Kverblooming, except those specially noted in separate lists. 
PRICES-GENERAL COLLECTION OF BEST VARIETIES 
25 cents each, 82.50 per 10. 820,00 per 100. 
2.00 per 10, 15.00 per 10(). 
Purchaser’s selection. 
Our selection, in 50 or lOO varieties 
HYBRID REMONTANT 
HYBRID NOISETTE ROSES. 
Alfred Colomb. Bright red. Large Globular. 
Anna de Dieshach. Clear carmine pink. Very large. 
Free bloomer. 
Antoine Mouton. Light pink. Very large. 
Baron de Bonstetten. Blackish crimson. Large and 
full. 
Boule de Neige. (II. N.) Pure white. Small but full. 
Chas. Dickens. Dark red. Large and very full. Free 
bloomer. Fiue. 
Clio. Flesh ; center shaded pink. Large, globular. Vigor¬ 
ous grower. 
General Jacqueminot. Fiery red. Very fragrant. Free 
bloomer. 
General Washington. Deep red. 
Francois Michelon. Rich clear rose, silvery reflex. 
Gloire de Bruxelles. Dark maroon. Free bloomer. Very 
double. 
John Hopper. Bright rose, with carmine center. Large 
and full. Profuse bloomer. 
Louis Van Houtte. Dark crimson, shaded with maroon. 
Mme. Gabriel Luizet. Light silvery-pink. Globular. 
Vigorous. Beautiful variety. 
Mine Plantier. (H. N.) Pure white. Mediumsize. Pro¬ 
fuse bloomer in early spring. Desirable for massing. 
Monsieur Honcenne. Dark, velvety, crimson. Full. 
Free. Fine. 
Margaret Dickson. White, with creamy center. Vigor¬ 
ous and free. 
Marshall P. Wilder. Cherry-carmine. Free bloomer. 
Fine. 
Mrs. Jno. Laing. Soft pink. Large. Very free. Fine 
Pseonia. Red. Large. Good bloomer. 
Paul Neyron. Deep rose. Immense size. Extra line 
Pierre Notting. Deep crimson, shaded violet. 
Prince Camille de Rohan, rich, dark maroon. Very 
fine. 
Roger Lamhelin. Dark, velvety maroon, edge of petals 
margined white. 
Ulrich Brunner. Cherry-red. Very large. Fine form. 
Extra good. 
Vick’s Caprice. Light, clear pink, striped white and car¬ 
mine. 
POLYANTHA ROSES 
The varieties of this class, which have only been introduced 
within a few years, are crosses between the Japan type and 
teas They are everblooming, producing a profusion of clus¬ 
ters of very small but very double flowers. Growth slender 
aud dwarf. 
Clothilde Sou pert. Flowers 1 % inches in diameter, beau¬ 
tifully formed; white, with rose or light carmine center; a con¬ 
stant bloomer; a desirable variety for cemeteries. 
Marie Favie. Pale rose, changing to white. This variety 
is unsurpassed for a low hedge, and nothing could be more 
desirable for cemeteries. It, is the most profuse bloomer of all 
the Polyanthas, and is continually in bloom from early spring 
until frost. It is hardy in the Northern States. Strong, field- 
grown plants, $8 per 100. 
BOURBON, CHINA, HYBRID TEA 
AND TEA ROSES 
Agrippina. (C.) Bright, crimson-red. 
Bride. Pure white, tiuged with pink. Very fine. 
Bridesmaid. The most popular pink Tea Rose grown. A 
beautiful shade of bright pink. An improvement on Catherine 
Merrnet, of which it is a sport. 
Catherine Merrnet. Delicate rosy-flesh. Excellent bed- 
der. Very fine. 
Christine de None. Rich crimson maroon, changing to 
purplish-red. A double form of Papa Gontier. 
DevoniensiH. Creamy-white, flesh center. 
Ducliesse de Brabant (Comtesse de Labarthe.) Pink 
shaded with carmine-rose. An old favorite. 
Etoile de Lyon. Rich, golden-yellow. Vigorous. Free 
bloomer. 
Golden Gate. White, flushed piuk, edge of petals tinged 
carmine. 
Hermoia. (B.) Soft pink. Cupped. Fine bloomer. 
Helen Cambier. (II. T.) Coppery-yellow, shaded to 
amber and white. 
Isabella Sprunt. Light yellow. Constant bloomer. 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. (II T.) Creamy white. 
Very double. Buds large aud pointed. Jdecidedly the best 
white T. grown. 
Marie Guillot. Pure white. Globular. 
Mine. Camille. Rosy salmon. Very large. Free bloomer 
Very satisfactory variety.’ 
Mme. Franeisca Kruger. Blush, salmon center. Ex 
cellent variety. 
