Finer ROSES 
Guaranteed True to Name 
Sure to blo( 
2-Year No. 1 (AA) 
Best on the market. 
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3m first year 
2-Year "A" Standard 
45c Each 
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H xea id Everblooming Roses 
American Beauty 
mine shaded deep pink, one of the oldest 
and hardiest everbloomers. 
Ami Oninrrrrl Dee P est hlack red 
V umara heautifu 1 rose, fra¬ 
grant, nice for cut flowers, should he in 
every garden. 
One of the rarest shades 
0 f delicate pink and very 
fragrant. In the rose hed and in bou¬ 
quets one of the choicest. 
Dame Edith Helen £ ett £ rf' 
which open slowly to large blossoms of 
perfect forms. Brilliant pink, very fla¬ 
grant. 
K. A. Victoria 
Pearly white with 
lemon in center. 
Barge, fully double, perfect form. A 
lovely rose that heads the list of all white 
Hybrid Teas. 
A rose of dark 
McGredy Scarlet 
color, with extra large buds. The flower 
is very fragrant. One of the new roses 
which 1 recommend. 
Mrs. P. S. DuPont 
Most freely 
blooming. 
Buds small but extra well formed of dark 
orange-yellow color that holds well. A 
most satisfactory rose, compact growth, 
dark green glossy foliage which is not 
attacked by mi'dew. 
E. G. Hill 
A rose of brilliant scarlet 
color, very double, and 
does not fade in the sun. An excellent 
cut flower, lasting well. 
Pink Radiance 
Bright rosy pink 
of the radiance 
type. A large double rose, very fragrant, 
and a healthy, vigorous grower. 
Golden Rapture "he 
finest shape, of a rich shining golden 
color. Pleasantly perfumed. The most 
valuable addition to the rose list. 
n.ronr»l-klo A new rose - and tru, y a 
majestic flower. Brilliant 
scarlet red, tall growing with lovely buds. 
Very showy and an excellent cut flower. 
Blight cherry 
President Hoover 
Gruss an Teplitz 
tensely fragrant. There is no other rose 
that blooms so continually. Very vigor¬ 
ous and healthy, making a beautiful bush. 
lAnnnn Will Exquisitely formed 
Joanna mil buds of apricot color 
with a slight touch of bronze. As the 
flower opens it shows a lighter color with 
sunset shades of gold and apricot yellow. 
The pretty rose stands up well even in 
wet and foggy weather. 
Buds long and 
pointed, ap¬ 
pearing on long, upright stems. Inner 
side of the outer petals is dark pink and 
rose, the reverse side orange streaked 
with red; a beautiful salmon and apricot 
shading of the center petals completes 
this wonderful color combinaPon. It is 
very fragrant. 
Red Radiance iB!R 1 ™“r. r r.ei 
color with good stems, making an excel¬ 
lent cut flower. Especially good for fall 
blooming. Fragrant. 
Rev. F. Page Roberts iong l,t buds 
which vary in color from deep coppery 
pink to orange and red. When the rose 
opens the petals are pine golden yellow 
on the inside, stained with copper and 
red on the reverse side. Produced on nice 
stems for a good cut flower. 
Baby Rambler (Dwarfl Roses 
Gruss an Aachen “S: 
dividual double flowers which are fra¬ 
grant, shaped just like the Hybrid Tea 
roses. The color ranges from a carmine 
and salmon pink in the hud stage to a 
golden vellow as the rose opens, and turn¬ 
ing almost white before the flowers fade. 
Blooms practically from spring until very 
late in the fall. A neat, compact growth, 
fine for border work; a healthy foliage: 
greater hardiness of the plant: unsur¬ 
passed freedom of blooming. These are 
the admirable features of this rose; it 
should be in your garden. 
Trrlicmrrn Its most unusual coloring, 
x ixiisixiuu a combination of gold, 
apricot, pink and carmine in mingled 
splashes, streaks and blends places Talis¬ 
man amongst the best for the garden or 
bouquets. 
Here is a very 
large and double 
rose of a rare shade of sunflower yellow. 
It does not fade in the open sun, and is 
almost thornless. 
Ville de Paris 
Golden Salmon “Si. 
like a bonfire from the distance. Barge 
clusters in great numbers coming on 
throughout the entire summer and fall. 
Ideal, Red Baby Rambler 
Verv bushy, well covered with clusters of 
dark red flowers; fine for your border. 
Blooms freely all through the summer. 
Catherine Zeimet LVb i°e "and 
pure white, fragrant Baby Rambler rose 
blooming all through summer and fall. 
Planting Instructions 
Plant in a large hole to give the roots plenty of room. Use good top soil to fill 
in around the roots. Plant a rose so deep that the bud (root and top joint just above 
ihe roo?) stands “ to 1 inch below soil surface. Apply plenty of water to settle the 
sofl. Cut the canes and branches back to 8 or 10 inches from the ground severe 
prunina is a great help to roses. Bank up soil or sand 6 inches high to keep .he 
canes moist and cool for the first two weeks. After that time new sprouts appearing 
are C sions that the rose is started and well on its way to give you its first crop of 
blossoms For winer protection follow the same method, cutting the roses back late in 
the fall and banking them up. 
Hybrid Perpetual 
Hardy Roses 
These loses are hardier than the Hybrid 
Tea roses, stronger growers, and practi¬ 
cally thornless. 
General Jacqueminot jose* 1 of 
rich, velvety crimson changing to a dark 
scarlet crimson. Blooms well and is easy 
to grow, very double and fragrant. 
Paul Nsvron The largest of all 
ruui iteyiun roses, often called 
“Cabbage Rose’’ owing to its immense 
size. Very sweet scented, dark pink and 
extremely double. 
Qnnw Onopn Open blossoms, pure 
onow yueen white, large and 
double. A vigorous grower, and a free 
bloomer. 
Hardy Rugosa 
Roses 
Hardy without any winter protection, 
growing to full bush form. Extra fine 
foliage, healthy, resisting insects and 
disease. 
F. J. Grootendorst lA'i'Af <5 
flowers, each cluster a tailor made bou¬ 
quet. Entirely hardy in the Middle West, 
and will grow to a hush form of 4 ft. 
Being almost everhlooming it is a highly 
attractive flowering shrub throughout the 
growing season. 
Eskimo Beauty Roses JVVry- 
where. Beautiful shruhs with pretty 
foliage and blooming through the greater 
part of the summer. Flowers in showy 
clusters, double and coming in the follow¬ 
ing colors: 
HAISISA, showy red. 
BELLE POITEVIN, bright pink. 
SIR THOMAS LIPTON, snowy white. 
Hugonis, Chinese Yellow 
Grows up to a large bush 7 feet 
XlOac? {;,■] v/ith a spread of 5 to 6 feet. 
Perfectly hardy. The sparkling buds be¬ 
gin to swell in Anri 1 , a beautiful sight for 
several weeks, and finally when the blos¬ 
soms open in May or June the bush looks 
like a shimmering mound of gold. Re¬ 
tains a pretty foliage all through the 
summer. 
Climbing Roses . . 
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