Thompsonville, Conn. 
Roses 
Dame Edith Helen 
BRAINARD’S SELECT HYBRID TEA ROSES 
(Continued) 
In the preparation of the following list of Roses 
we have devoted particular attention to the color 
range which is an important feature with most 
gardeners. It is possible for you to obtain, from this 
list, almost any shade or combinations of shades 
to be had in Roses. 
Following varieties 60c each, 3 for $1.65, 
5 for $2.65, 10 for $5.00. 
Ami Quinard. Tall, branching plants, producing in 
profusion its beautiful, quite double, medium 
sized flowers of deep velvety crimson with 
strong and lasting fragrance. Everyone seems to 
like this Rose. 
Autumn. Straight, medium sized buds of deep burnt 
orange, developing into cupped, double, fragrant 
flowers of burnt orange, stained and splashed 
red, orange and pink shades. Very attractive in 
both bud and open flower. 
Caledonia. A very desirable white. Long, pointed 
buds opening to very double, high-centered, very 
large, fragrant flowers. A fairly strong grower 
with good foliage. 
Charles P. Kilham. Perfect, high-centered, fragrant 
flowers of rich oriental red flushed with orange 
and glowing scarlet. Destined to become a very 
popular Rose. 
Condesa de Sastago. This comparatively new and 
spectacular Rose is becoming very popular. 
Golden yellow buds, beautifully striped with 
brilliant red opening to flowers of coppery in¬ 
side and rich gold reverse. Strong growing, 
branching plants. 
Dame Edith Helen. Of exceptional merit. Perfect 
buds opening to wonderful double flowers; beau¬ 
tiful at all stages of development. Color a bril¬ 
liant but soft rose-pink; very sweet scented. 
Edith Nellie Perkins. Beautiful double, fragrant 
flowers of oriental-red shaded cerise-orange; in¬ 
side salmon-pink. Long, pointed buds of good 
size. For a Rose of recent introduction this has 
widespread popularity. 
E. C. Hill. The long buds of this magnificent red 
Rose are of perfect form and the high centered, 
double, full flowers of dazzling scarlet shading 
to deeper red, are wonderfully attractive in every 
stage of development. 
Etoile de Hollande. Beautiful brilliant red flowers 
of large size; very fragrant. Strong, branching, 
healthy growth and very free flowering. 
Golden Dawn. Lemon yellow buds, heavily splashed 
crimson, developing into large, well-formed, 
sweetly scented, sunflower-yellow flowers with 
shadings of old rose. Vigorous and free flowering. 
Gruss en Teplitz. Medium sized flowers in great 
profusion, usually in clusters, but a beautiful 
Rose for garden display; color is a rich velvety 
crimson, intensely fragrant. 
Joanna Hill. A very desirable two-tone Rose with 
buds of heavy lemon-yellow, showing an Indian 
yellow center surrounded with bold cream petals. 
Growth upright and vigorous; heavy foliage. 
Lady Alice Stanley. One of the most dependable 
Roses for bedding and cutting. Large, very 
double, fragrant flowers, outside of petal coral- 
rose, inside of petal shading to flesh pink. 
Leonard Barron. Very large, cupped buds develop¬ 
ing to fully double flowers averaging 5 inches 
in diameter, salmon tinted with amber. Plants 
are of a rather low branching growth. 
Lord Charlemont. Large, double, sweet scented 
flowers of crimson-scarlet, deepening to car¬ 
mine-crimson with almost black shadings. One 
of the darkest Hybrid Tea Roses. 
Margaret McGrady. One of McGrady’s finest intro¬ 
ductions. Beautifully colored, full double flow¬ 
ers of a deep terra-cotta red passing to carmine- 
rose; plant is of vigorous, bushy habit and free 
flowering. 
McGredy’s Scarlet. No doubt one of the best really 
red Roses. Large, loosely formed flowers of vivid 
rose-red. Very free flowering; large, healthy 
plants. 
Mevrouw G. A. VanRossem. Buds of this beautiful, 
sweet-scented Rose are dark orange or apricot 
on a golden-yellow ground, retaining a marvel¬ 
ous hue of golden-salmon and light orange upon 
opening. 
Edith Nellie Perkins 
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