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N U K S E U Y M E N —O RCHARDISTS 
Captain Ciiristy Roses 
ROSES 
Roses thrive best in a medimii clay soil. IBefore plant- 
iiip. prepare the soil by sparling aiui thorons'hly workiiic over to 
a depth of about IS inches, fill in well-rotted stable manure while 
spadjmj and work it carefully into the soil. After the plants 
are set. for best results out all branehes haek to within 3 or -1 
inches of the top of the ground. 
I’arrcl Post Prices: Shouhl you desire tis to ship Rose Plains 
hy Tarcel Post, add .3 cts. per plant when remitting. 
Hybrid Perpetual or June Roses, 2-Year Field Grown 
80 cts- each, $7 for 10 
Anna de Diesbach. This rose was introduced in 1S5S and is 
well known. It is a hcantiful shade* of carmine-pink: llowers 
are large, full, very fragrant, and hardy. 
Captain Christy. Delicate flesh, rosy center; the blooms are 
large and last over a long period. 
Captain Hayward. Brilliant crimson-carmine ; of perfect form ; 
vigorous and free flowering; blooms extra large. 
Clio. These lai-ge flowers make clusters of globular form ; flesh 
color, with a rosy pink center; vigorous grower. 
Frau Karl Druschki. I'lue while; large long buds; perfectly 
double, often measuring ij inches across: petals glossy and 
durahlc. It is the host white Hybrid Perpetual known and 
one of the best novelties of recent years. 
General Jacqueminot. Brieht crimson ; large but not full, al¬ 
though very effective; hardy and fragrant. Famous. 
Hugh Dickson. Deop ciimson, shaded scarlet: large; full: 
l)erfect form: Jietjils smnotli. slightly cupned and reflex; very 
fragrant; free and continuous bloomer. One of the best. 
Magna Charta. Pink, with shadings of carmine; large, globu¬ 
lar: very jirofuse bloomer: long, stiff stems: foliage and wood 
light green, with numerous dark spines. 
Margaret Dickson. White with flesh-colored center; petals 
very large and shell-shaped; fragi'aut; a vigorous grower; 
foliage large, dark green. 
Mrs. John Laing. Soft pink; large and of excellent form; pro¬ 
duced on strong stems; fragrant. Flowers continuously in the 
open ground. 
Pau! Neyron. Color transparent pink; good tough foliago; 
wood rather smooth : by far the largest variety in cultivation, 
often measuring G inches across. A free bloomer. 
Ulrich Brunner. Bright cherry-red, very attractive ; flowers of 
fine form carried well upon the plant: petals of great sub¬ 
stance; plant hardy, vigorous, and resists mildew. 
