16 SELECT FIELD GROWN ROSES 
ROSES, Select Garden Favorites 
Probably no other class of ornamentals give as much value as do roses. 
bloom more than repays for the time and money expended. 
kinds recommended by the rose specialists of the country. 
Roses are heavy feeders, 
Be sure to pack the soil down tight about the roots in 
soil deeply, giving good drainage. 
rotted manure or bone meal are good to use. 
planting. Everbloomers may be set 18 inches apart, Hybrid Perpetuals 2 ft. apart. 
Often the first season’s 
The following list includes the best 
In planting, select a sunny location and dig 
hence they should have rich soil. Well 
Protect roses over 
winter by either mounding up each plant with soil or by covering the beds at least 6 inches with leaves 
or straw manure, binding the top with branches or stalks. 
grown, that will bloom the first season. 
HYBRID TEA ROSES 
Twelve of the Leading Monthly or 
Everblooming Varieties 
COLUMBIA — Full 
petaled rose-pink 
buds deepening as 
the blossom opens; 
erect on long stems; 
vigorous, intensely 
fragrant, and a good 
keeper. 
DUCHESS O} 
WELLINGTON — 
Large, well-formed 
double  saffron-yel- 
low buds, opening 
well. A depend- 
able, fragrant yellow 
rose. 
GRUSS AN TE- 
PLITZ—Dark, rich 
crimson, the most 
prolific bloomer, and very popular among the 
reds. 
LOS ANGELES—A luminous flame-pink over- 
laid with translucent yellow deep at the base. 
Long pointed buds opening to a most perfect 
flower. 
Columbia 
MME. BUTTERFLY—A symphony of cream, 
pink, apricot and gold; the buds are a rich I[n- 
dian red, yellow at the base; a delightful rose in 
constant bloom. 
MRS. AARON 
WARD — Deep 
golden rose, shad- 
ing to cream; the 
standard, small bud- 
ded corsage rose. 
OPHELIA—One of 
the most beautiful 
and popular, with 
perfect flowers of 
distinct form, lav- 
ishiya produced: 
white tinted and 
shaded salmon, flesh 
rose. 
RADIANCE — Ex- 
tremely hardy and 
prolific; its color is 
a beautiful blending 
of carmine-rose, shaded opal and copper. 
RED RADIANCE—Lovely deep red, with an in- 
tense fragrance; a globular, heavy-stemmed 
type as the above. 
Gruss An Teplitz 
SENSATION—Large, very double flowers of 
scarlet-crimson overlaid maroon. 
Our roses are all 2 year stock, field 
SOUVENIR DE CLAUDIUS PERNET—Un- 
like most yellow roses the color of this type 
does not fade; long, pointed buds opening to 
large full flowers. 
SOUVENIR DE GEORGES PERNET — A 
cheerful succession of reds from orient to coch- 
inael to carmine edge; round buds. 
HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES 
Not as free-blooming as the Hybrid Teas, but 
are completely hardy and of vigorous growth, de- 
manding less attention. They bloom in June and 
sparingly until autumn. 
FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI (Snow Queen)—The 
finest, pure snow-white rose. Perfect in flower 
and free blooming. This grand Rose has be- 
come renowned as 
the very highest 
type of its class and 
the best snow-white 
Rose ever introduc- 
ed. It is an ordin- 
ary strong grower, 
and has the vigor 
and hardiness of an 
oak. Immense in 
size and produced 
with great freedom. 
GENERAL JAC- 
QUEMINOT— An 
old favorite; one of 
the best of the scar-. 
let crimson perpet- 
uals: 
MAGNA CHARTA 
—Large flowers of 
rose carmine delightfully fragrant. 
MRS. J. H. LAING—Soft delicate pink with sat- 
iny cast;.often in bloom after frost in the fall. 
PAUL NEYRON—A beautiful clear rose-pink; 
immense in size. A strong, upright grower and 
an abundant bloomer. 
Frau Karl Druschki 
MOSS ROSES 
Much desired for the 
beautiful moss cover- 
| ing of the rose buds. 
| Moss roses bloom 
_ but once a season, but 
| remain in flower for 
a long time. Three col- 
ors, red, pink, or 
white. State colors 
wanted. 
Roses are among the 
showiest and best 
plants for decorating 
Red Radiance the home grounds. 
