





Here are listed the best of the Hybrid Tea Roses 

Michell’s Select Hybrid Tea Roses 
All varieties listed at 85c. each will be supplied at $9.00 per doz. 
Autumn. Novel and distinct in coloring— | 
burnt-orange, streaked with red. Close, 
compact growth. Each 85c. 
Betty Uprichard. Long-pointed buds and 
large, open, long-lasting, very fragrant 
flowers of a delicate salmon-pink, reverse 
carmine with a coppery sheen. A vigorous 
grower and a profuse bloomer. Each 85c. 
Briarcliff. Fine buds, opening into high- 
centered flowers of a beautiful bright 
clear rose-pink, sweetly scented. Vigorous 

and free flowering. A perfect cut-flower. 
Each 85c. 
Caledonia. A most desirable pure white 
Rose with long-pointed bud opening to a 
large, double, high-centered, long-lasting, 
moderately fragrant flower. Continuous, 
free bloomer. Each 85c. 
Dainty Bess. An appropriate name for a 
daintily colored single Rose of artistic 
form, the petals forming an almost square 
flower instead of the conventional round 
one. Blooms are a delicate shade of shell- 
pink, with a conspicuous bunch of wine- 
colored stamens. A greatly admired, long- 
lasting, single flower. Each 85c. 
Dame Edith Helen. Shapely buds and sub- 
stantial, high-centered blooms of clear 
pink, sweetly scented. One of the finest 
exhibition Roses and winner of gold medals 
here and abroad. Each 85c. 
Edel. A British introduction of exhibition 
quality, producing large, beautifully formed, 
fragrant flowers of tvory-white, passing to 
pure white. This newcomer is a strong 
grower of uniform habit; very free flow- 
ering. Each 85c. 
Edith Nellie Perkins. Rose of outstanding 
merit, of fine form and exquisite coloring, 
vigorous in growth and free flowering. 
Long-pointed bud; flower of good size, long- 
lasting and fragrant, double; outside of 

petals Oriental red, shaded cerise-orange, 
inside salmon-pink. Each 85c. 
E. G. Hill. The high-centered, full, double 
flowers are bright scarlet shading to a 
deeper red as they develop. A vigorous 
grower and free flowering. Each 85c. 
Etoile de Hollande. Brilliant red flowers of 
large size, perfect in half-open state, show- 
ing clean, attractive centers when fully 
open; petals enormous; very fragrant. 
Each 85c. 
Glowing Carmine. The name appropriately 
describes this beautiful Rose. It is a 
strong grower with well-shaped buds of a 
splendid color that lasts exceptionally well. 
Each 85c. 
Golden Dawn. The ideal yellow garden 
Rose. Its ovoid, Iemon-yellow bud is 
heavily splashed with crimson before open- 
ing and develops into a_ well-formed, 
sweetly scented, large, double sun flower- 
yellow bloom. Low, bushy plant with at- 
tractive foliage. Each 85c. 
Golden Rapture. A splendid yellow Rose 
with large flowers that hold their color 
exceptionally well. Magnificent for bed- 
ding and most desirable for cutting. The 
pure yellow buds are of ideal form. 
Each 85c. 
Gruss an Teplitz. This is the Rose for 
everybody. A most profuse bloomer, suc- 
ceeding under the most ordinary condi- 
tions. The color is rich scarlet, shading to 
a velvety crimson; fragrant. Each 85c. 
Imperial Potentate. Large, ovoid bud; 
shapely flower, large, high-centered, long- 
lasting, sweet-scented, deep lively rose- 

pink. Vigorous grower and free flowering. 
Each 85c. 
Joanna Hill. A new yellow Rose with large, 
long-pointed buds which open to large, full, 
semi-double flowers of a clear yellow, with 
orange-yellow center. Each 85c. 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 
Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria. An old variety 
but still one of the best. In color it is asoft 
pearly white, tinted with lemon. This most 
perfectly formed white Rose has rich fra- 
grance. Each 85c. 
Killarney, Double White. A _ beautiful 
sport of Killarney, with lovely pure white 
flowers of moderate fragrance. Each 85c. 
Lady Margaret Stewart. The flowers in 
the young stage are a deep sunflower- 
yellow, heavily veined and splashed with 
orange-scarlet with reverse of petals deeply 
suffused with carmine; as they develop 
these colors intermingle, forming a beautt- 
ful cadmium-orange effect. The bud is 
long and pointed, opening to a full double 
flower of pleasing form with a delightful 
fragrance. Each 85c. 
Lady Alice Stanley. A Rose that is ad- 
mired by everyone, not only for its freedom 
of bloom and fragrance, but also for its 
color, which ts a beautiful shade of coral- 
rose on the outside of the petals with 
purple-flesh on the inside. Each 85c. 
Margaret McGredy. Bud very large and 
long-pointed; flower large, shapely, long- 
lasting, very double, fragrant, and bril- 
liantly colored—a rich shade of Oriental- 
red, passing as It ages to carmine-rose. 
Vigorous and free flowering. Each 85c. 
McGredy’s Scarlet. One of the newer red 
Roses of marked superiority on account of 
its strong, vigorous growth, free and con- 
tinuous habit of flowering, and its brilliant 
color, dazzling scarlet. The fragrant, full, 
double flowers are of good size. Each 85c. 
Miss Rowena Thom. Large, long-pointed 
buds, developing into perfect flowers of a 
lovely color—a blending of fiery rose, rosy 
mauve, and old-gold. Each 85c. 
Mme. Butterfly. While this is a sport of 
Ophelia, it shows an even better growth, 
with more and larger flowers, in a brilliant 
pink, suffused apricot and gold. Each 85c. 
Mme. Edouard Herriot. This is the cele- 
brated ‘‘ Daily Mail’’ Rose which has been 
so extensively advertised. The blooms are 
coral-red, shaded yellow and bright rosy 
scarlet, with yellow at the base—a com- 
bination of pleasing colors. Each 85c. 
Mme. Jules Bouche. Beautiful white flow- 
ers, sometimes shading to light blush m 
the center. One of the best white bedding 
Roses to date. Vigorous grower. Each 85c. 
Mirs. Aaron Ward. A very free-blooming 
variety of low, compact growth. The flow- 
ers are full, ‘double, and are as attrac- 
tive when in full bloom as in the bud state. 
The color is a distinct Indian yellow which 
under certain conditions becomes yellow 
tinted white. Each 85c. 
Mrs. Charles Bell. Has the vigorous 
growth of Radiance but the flowers:/are 
shell-pink, shaded soft salmon. Each 85c. 
Mrs. Erskine Pembroke Thom. Long, 
shapely buds of large size, developing into 
full, double flowers of deep Iemon-yellow 
color and sweetly scented. A clean, vigor- 
ous grower with disease-resistant foliage. 
One of the best yellows. Each 85c. 
Mrs. Henry Morse. One of the best light 
pinks, combining two contrasting tones of 
pink with an underlying yellow glow. Long- 
pointed buds; flowers very large, double, 
high-centered, fragrant. Each 85c. 
ROSE INSURANCE 
Can be best supplied if you use the 
celebrated formula of Edwin M. Rosen- 
bluth, Tri-ogen (see page 74). 

516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 



Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont. Medium-sized, 
long-pointed buds of reddish gold, opening 
to semi-double, cupped, very lasting, fra- 
grant flowers of a deep golden yellow. A 
strong, vigorous, compact grower. A most 
profuse and continuous-blooming yellow 
Rose that Is a consistent prize-winner 
wherever shown. Each 85c. 
Mrs. Sam McGredy. Scarlet coppery or- 
ange, heavily flushed with Lincoln-red on 
the outside of the petals, and these colors 
together give a rich and dazzling effect. 
The large flowers are of beautiful form and 
possess the proper fullness to make them 
useful for all purposes. They are freely pro- 
duced and delicately perfumed. Each 85c. 
President Herbert Hoover. One of the best 
of the newer bicolored Roses. Long- 
pointed buds open to large, loose, fragrant 
flowers of cerise-pink, flame, scarlet, and 
yellow. The very tall plants ‘produce their 
flowers on extra-long stems. Each 85c. 
Radiance. A Rose of American origin and, 
to our mind, one of the very best varieties 
in cultivation today. It is an ideal bedder, 
producing large flowers throughout the 
summer when many other varieties are out 
of bloom. In color, it is a beautiful even 
shade of pink. Each 85c. 
Red Radiance. A counterpart of Radiance 
from which it is a sport, possessing all of the 
good points of that variety, but differing in 
color, which is bright cerise-red. Each 85c. 
Souvenir de Claudius Pernet. A nicely 
formed flower of unfading sunflower-yel- 
low, the first real yellow garden Rose. 
Vigorous, erect plant with shiny foliage. A 
consistent bloomer. Each 85c. 
Talisman. This Rose has proved a fine 
garden variety. Its combination of apricot, 
gold, and deep rose-pink gives a glittering 
mass of color over a long period of time. 
A free-blooming variety with the highest- 
colored blooms in autumn. Each 85c. 
Ville de Paris. Pure yellow without a trace 
of any other color, standing up under all 
weather conditions; round buds and large 
globular flowers, fairly double and excellent 
for cutting. Each 85c. 
Rosa Rouletti (Rock-Garden Rose) 
A unique little Rose discovered in Switzer- 
land. Very dwarf and blooms from May until 
November. Tiny, double, rose- -pink flowers 
less than one-half inch in diameter. Each 
75c.; doz. $7.50. 
Michell Dozen 
Etoile de Hollande. Brilliant red; fra- 
grant. 
Golden Dawn. 
yellow. 
MicGredy’s Scarlet. 
fragrant. 
Mme. Jules Bouche. 
grant white. 
Mrs. Charles Bell. 
salmon. 
Lemon to sunflower- 
Dazzling scarlet; 
A splendid fra- 
Shell-pink, shaded 
Mrs. E. P. Thom. Deep Iemon-yellow. 
Mrs. P. S. du Pont. Deep golden yellow. 
Mrs. Sam McGredy. 
orange. 
President Herbert Hoover. A blend of 
pink, scarlet and yellow. 
Radiance. Beautiful rose-pink. 
Red Radiance. Bright cerise-red. 
Talisman. A blend of apricot, gold, and 
rose-pink. 
1 plant each of 12 varieties, $9.00 
Scarlet, coppery 

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