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ROSE LEAVES

HOW TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL
ROSES ALL THE SUMMER

HELLER BROS.

NEWCASTLE, INDIANA

A garden of Heller’s Roses

Designed, Photographed, Engraved and Printed by
3. Borace WacFarland Company
IWMount Pleasant Press
Parrisburg, Pa.

Just a little basket of roses, fresh from the garden

Rose Leaves

HIS little book, ‘“‘Rose Leaves,” we
have tried in every way to make
interesting as well as instructive to
the lover of veal roses—not such
roses as you get from the florist,
artificially forced and grown, but roses in their
natural state outdoors, cera phim and graceful and
altogether beautiful.

It is our intention to tell you how easily
you can have a successful rose-garden. We began
a few years ago as amateurs, and, therefore, we
know how hard it is for those without knowledge
of roses to have anything like fair success In rose
culture. The reason is simple—they do not begin
right. Thousands of people have been unsuccess-
ful with roses because they were unable to secure
bushes of the proper varieties and of sufficient
size and strength; while others, starting properly,

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now have solani ae settee the finest
flowers in abundance. We had the unsuccessful
experience when we started ; but, having unbounded
enthusiasm for rose culture, we kept at it. Suc-
ceeding, we realized the need for an establishment
that would furnish to the amateur roses that
would grow easily, produce blossoms within a few
weeks after planting, and increase in vigor and
beauty for years. Starting in a small way, we
have steadily advanced, and are now proud of our
great success, for our gardens are among the
largest in the world.

We take equal pleasure with our patrons in the
thousands of letters they send us telling of the
enjoyment they derive from their roses. These
letters come to us from all parts of the world,
unsolicited.

MORE THAN A QUARTER-MILLION
ROSE-BUSHES

This last spring we shipped over 300,000 two-
and three-year-old bushes— nearly double as
many as we sold the previous year. More than
half of these orders came from old customers,
which is the best possible indication of the satis-
faction our rose-bushes have given. All these
people who ordered again and again have thus
wanted to enlarge their gardens, and to secure
more varieties.

THE PLEASURE OF ROSE-GROWING

Rose-growing—watching the growth, develop-
ment and habits of the different varieties—is a
most fascinating and interesting study. Start a
small rose-garden by our method, and with our
vigorous bushes, and you will soon insist on having
a larger one. The work is so healthful and pleas-
ing that it is rapidly becoming as much a “fad”
as is amateur photography, aie like our rose

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cect has been made Soe ie the adveaea
methods of recent years. Think of the joy of havy-
ing beautiful roses blossoming at your very door,
sending their fragrance to meet you as you cross
the threshold, and yielding enough flowers to fill
every room in your house with their perfume!

Think, too, of the fascination of growing
these roses yourself, in your own home-garden,
where you can watch the development of each
bush and even of each bud, until it is ready for
cutting! The brain-tired man, the nervous woman
—may find a little work in the rose-garden most
refreshing and restful, and be enabled thus to
throw aside the cares and worries of the day in
wholesome relaxation.

The first bouquet cut from the bushes in your
own yard will give you more pleasure than any ten
dollars’ worth of roses you ever had from a florist.
And when you can send beautiful roses from your
own bushes to your neighbor or your friend and
say “I grew these myself,” you will feel more
than recompensed for the time and money ex-
pended on them.

THE PROPER START

Now, you may easily have plenty of beautiful
roses for yourself—but not if you merely send a
dollar to some cheap florist and get fifteen or
twenty little slips! It is far better to have two or
three good bushes of mature size than fifty
weak little slips. It is here we can help you,
for, by our advanced methods, we have made
possible the successful amateur rose-garden. We
will send you two- and three-year-old rose-bushes;
bushes that we have grown in our own garden
through the baby stage; bushes of varieties that
are right. Very many fail to establish a rose-
garden because they do not know where to get
these larger bushes of the best varieties. They

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ites go to the bargain-counter in the ee
ment store, buying their dried-out Holland plants,
or order by mail a lot of poor little rose slips—
and then wonder that they “can’t grow roses.”

THREE CLASSES OF ROSES

Roses grown for the amateur’s garden may be
described in three classes: The little cuttings or
slips, the Holland-grown stock, and the home-
grown stock of mature size.

THe LirrLe Siips.—'These are made in the
following way: Early in the spring rose-bushes are
planted in hothouses, where they are given but
very little air and a great deal of moisture. They
make a rapid, soft growth and produce what is
wanted — QUANTITY of wood, not QUALITY.
This wood is then cut into lengths of about three
inches and placed in sand to root. After the roots
are started they are planted in a very small pot,
about an inch and a half in diameter. They are
kept in these pots in a close and warm greenhouse,
until they are shipped out for planting in the
garden. With a soft, tender growth that has
always been under glass, never inured to the open
air, what can you expect of it when exposed out-
doors to sun and wind and to changes of the
weather ?

Ho.Lanpd-cGrown plants make, in their native
soil and humid climate, a quick soft growth that
produces a big bush, which is of little value in
America. Besides, these Dutch roses are almost
all budded or grafted,—that is, they have tame
tops on wild roots, so that, even if they do not
soon freeze out, the wild roots often send up
shoots that starve and kill the variety you wanted,
giving you a worthless result. These imported
plants have also often been dried out or over-
heated on the passage, so that it may take months
to get any life into them.

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Our American rose-bushes are all on their own
roots, and they are grown right here on our
own place, where we can dig them up, dip the
roots in wet clay so that they have no exposure
to the air at alJ, and ship them in perfect condi-
tion. Foreign bushes are often on sale with the
roots absolutely unprotected from the air, and
they probably have been so for weeks; yet people
buy these, and actually expect them to grow!

HOME-GROWN ROSES OF MATURE SIZE

This is the kind of stock that we recommend.
After rooting the cuttings, which are taken from
the good and healthy bushes in the field, we plant
them in small pots until the pot is full of roots.
They are then replanted into a larger pot, in
which they grow all winter. In the early spring
they are taken from the small pots, and planted
in an open field, where they are grown, under the
care of expert gardeners, for from one to three
years. This method does not apply to all our
roses, for, in the case of many of the new varieties
we have from abroad, we often sell them from the
pot, not having had them long enough for field
culture. But what we sell in this way are always
grown in good-sized pots three or four inches in
diameter, and have plenty of good strong roots
and are ready to give quick and good results.

You will notice by these descriptions that our
roses are handled three times as much as those of
the other classes, yet our prices are but moderate.
The work being done on such a large scale, we
have been able to make our prices for this season
even less than last. Besides,

Our prices include prepaid expressage to all parts
of the United States—

our bushes are too large to mail, and we dislike
to wash away all the protecting soil, as is usually
done to save postage. :
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Notice the strong stem, the full perfect flower, the fine full foliage of
the “‘true’’ American Beauty

American Beauty Roses

HE AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE—
the ‘National Rose of America”—has
always been our greatest success, from
the time we first commenced growing

them for pure pleasure in our little home garden,
to the present day, when our five acres of green-
houses and ten acres of rose-gardens—with their
total capacity of over 300,000 bushes annually—
have supplied the American Beauties that have
won highest honors at almost all the rose exhibi-
tions ti recent years. From these rose-gardens
have also been sent out the flowers that have

most appropriately decorated the scenes of some
of the greatest political and social events of this
country. From these gardens, as well, have pro-
ceeded the bushes and methods that have made it
possible for the amateur rose-grower to have, not
only our American Beauty roses, but all other
finest rose varieties in his home garden.

Until we commenced growing the American
Beauty in our own garden, it was not thought
possible for an amateur to do anything with this
variety, and especially to grow it successfully
out-of-doors. We not only have done this our-
selves, but we have supplied the plants and the
information which have enabled thousands of
others to grow them as well. This has been
accomplished only by the use of very different
methods from those customary to ordinary florists,
and all these methods have been evolved from
that little home garden of ours, started because
we loved the American Beauty.

The American Beauty, when properly grown,
is one of the most vigorous roses we have. It
makes the heaviest stems and the largest bush, it
not being unusual to see a rampant bush with a

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dozen canes as thick
feet in height. But, although it makes this heavy
growth, it is one of the hardest roses to start
into growth, and this starting requires the most
thorough knowledge of its habits. Lack of this
knowledge is the cause of the almost universal
failure of the amateur to successfully grow this
rose,—he cannot get it started into its proper
habit from the small slip usually sold.

We surmount this difficulty by carrying the
roses along over the critical period, so that we
can furnish mature bushes from our great gardens,
having indeed over 100,000 two-and three-year
old plants of American Beauty ready to ship out
this spring to our customers. These splendid
plants are being kept cool, and are partially dor-
mant, so that they will be ready to spring into
rapid growth when planted in the home garden.
If you could see one of these big bushes, with a
clump of honest roots half as large as your head,
you could readily understand that when you plant
out a fresh, strong, carefully prepared bush of
this size you will get immediate results. ‘These
plants are hardy in all climates, under the simple
directions we supply for protection.

Our Special Directions

With all our rose-bushes go complete directions
for the planting, care and proper attention re-
quired for their growth. These directions include
the proper preparation of the soil, how to arrange
the beds, the amount of cultivation necessary, the
amount of water to give them, directions for cut-
ting the flowers, etc. They tell you, in short, all
you ought to know to make success certain.

To those wishing special designs for large rose-
gardens, or wishing help in the designing or shap-
ing of rose-beds for their gardens or yards, we

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will submit, on request, plans especially designed
by our landscape gardener to fill their require-
ments.

Prices of Our American Beauty Rose-
Bushes, Delivered at Your Door

These are strong plants three years old, grown
two summers in the open ground, and ready to
give splendid growth and. bloom in the summer of
1907 and other summers. Do not confuse them
with the poor little twenty-for-a-dollar root-
washed mail-sent rose slips—our robust bushes
are as different from these as is a scythe from a
mowing machine!

Properly Packed, by Prepaid Express

One American Beauty three years old. . . $0 50

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With fifty or a hundred of these great Amer-
ican Beauty rose-bushes, properly cared for ac-
cording to our simple directions, you can ‘‘rosify”
a whole town.

A GOOD WORD

DENVER, CoLo., Sept. 26, 1906.
HELLER Bros., New Castle, Indiana.

Gentlemen:—The American Beauty and Cochet roses you sent me
last May were received in good condition, and I was more than
pleased with the success I had with them,—the flowers cut from both
the American Beauty and the Cochet roses were as nice or nicer than
any raised by the local florists, and that is saying a good deal.
Might mention further that of the 100 bushes sent me, but two have
died. Very truly yours,

C. J. HELBEB.

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Other Rose Varieties

HE making up of our list of varieties
has required years of the closest study
and experimenting, and the expenditure
of a great deal of money. Most of our

new varieties come from France, Germany, Eng-
land and Treland—the countries in which live the
great rosarians of the world. Many that they
send us are absolutely worthless, but we patiently
try them all, and select for our trade just those
few that have the proper growing and blooming
qualities. We could list a thousand varieties if
we wished, but we want to give our customers the
kinds that, by close observation, we have found
of real value for garden culture.

During the past two years, very rapid strides
have been made in the development of new roses,
a few among which are most beautiful. These
new sorts show such delicate blending of colors
and such fine form of bud, that the flowers in
many instances seem as though they must be the
work of a Master Rosarian!

Your attention should be called to the varieties
we term the “easy kinds”—those that will grow in
any place, under almost any conditions, and with
but slight care. These kinds hardly ever produce
as fine flowers, but they produce plenty of them.
If you will read over the following descriptions
carefully, you will find that we intend to give you
great help in selection. We tell you all these
points, good or bad—we want to inform you
exactly as to the habits and peculiarities of all.

Our old customers, who may wish to enlarge
their gardens, we want especially to be sure to
try some of the beautiful new kinds we have this
year, many of which are sold exclusively by us—
and thus, by their rarity, provide an added charm.

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While our stock is very large, the demand for
it is also large. We urge upon all of our custom-
ers the necessity of ordering as soon as possible.
In this way we can give you the benefit of an
early selection, and prepare your rose-bushes well
in advance, to suit the locality in which they
are to be grown. ‘This will insure shipment so as
to reach you at the proper time for planting in
your locality.

Before shipping, all our roses have the roots
dipped in heavy, wet clay, making them practically
air-sealed. They are then quickly wrapped in heavy
waxed paper, and packed in excelsior in a good
strong box. Always the roots are kept from expo-
sure, and they are so packed as to avoid damage
on the way, no matter how far they have to go.

A bed of roses in Connecticut

We prepay the express ee to any aie in
the United States on orders of one dollar and
over—so that our prices are for bushes delivered
at your door.

Prices in Quantity

ONE-YEAR
All roses of the one-year size listed at 10 cts. each
are 6 for 50 cts., 12 for $1, 25 for $1.75.
All roses of the one-year size listed at 15 cts. each
are 6 for 75 cts., 12 for $1.50, 25 for $2.50.
All roses of the one-year size listed at 25 cts. each
are 6 for $1.25, 12 for $2.50, 25 for $4.50.

TWO-YEAR

All roses of the two-year size listed at 20 cts. each
are 6 for $1, 12 for $2, 25 for $3.50.

All roses of the two-year size listed at 25 cts. each
are 6 for $1.25, 12 for $2.50, 25 for $4.50.

All roses of the two-year size listed at 40 cts. each
are 6 for $2, 12 for $4, 25 for $7.

All roses of the two-year size listed at 50 cts. each
are 6 for $2.50, 12 for $5, 25 for $9.

THREE-YEAR

All roses of the three-year size listed at 35 cts. each
are 6 for $1.75, 12 for $3.50, 25 for $6.50.

All roses of the three-year size listed at 40 cts. each
6 for $2.25, 12 for $4.50, 25 for $8.

All roses of the three-year size listed at 50 cts. each
are 6 for $2.50, 12 for $5, 25 for $9.

All roses of the three-year size listed at 75 cts. each
are 6 for $4, 12 for $8, 25 for $14.

All roses of the three-year size listed at $1 each are
6 for $5, 12 for $10, 25 for $16.50.

These prices include prepaid expressage to your
home, and are for our strong bushes, full of vigor
and ready to make the best roses in America.

The Best Varieties

Rikaoad This, the best red ever produced, reflects
—_#¥\_—\—_ great credit on the diligent work of Ameri-
can hybridizers, who have labored for years to secure a red
rose that would retain all the beauty of form and color,
and yet be free-flowering and easy of culture. One of them
has at last succeeded, and the result is the Richmond,
which is a vigorous and healthy grower, and produces an
abundance of flowers. The color is a red of the most vivid
hue, yet retaining a soft, rich velvety appearance. It has
reflex petals, forming beautifully shaped flowers, standing
erect on fine long stems, their beauty being intensified by

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the unusually fine green foliage. We can recommend this
as a rose of unusual merit, and one that should assuredly
be included in every garden. One-year size, 10 cts. each;
2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

“*Richmond’”’ Roses

Notice the graceful fine form of the flowers, and think of them as a most
brilliant red, and you will gain some idea of their beauty

Maman Cochet. White What has long been de-

sired—a_ good, white,
hardy, everblooming rose—has been obtained in this grand
variety. It has all the requisites of a perfect garden rose—
substance, size, fragrance, hardiness, vigor and profusion
of bloom. We have cut hundreds of roses from the bushes
in our gardens this summer that were truly marvels of

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beauty. The buds are very long and full, of a beautiful clear
white, the outer petals being sometimes faintly tinged with
pink. It is such a very strong-growing variety that it is not
unusual to see the bushes with a dozen good stems at one
time. The foliage is waxy and fine, and very healthy ; for
some reason it does not seem to be attacked by insects.
We have grown a larger stock of Maman Cochet than any
other variety with the exception of the American Beauty,
and all our customers should have a liberal amount of this
fine rose. It can be classed as one of the ‘‘easy” kinds.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Maman Cochet, Pink This rose is an offspring
— of the White Cochet, and

is identical with it in every way except that it is a most
beautiful brilliant pink in color. The same vigor of growth,
the same perfection of flower, also characterize this variety.
A rose-bed made up with the center of the Pink Cochet
and bordered with the white is one that we can most
highly recommend, for in all climates and under all condi-
tions it will be very satisfactory. One-year size, 10 cts.
each ; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts. (See picture, page 27.)

Maman Cochet, Yellow This has been renamed
TL a a a CLO enmported rose:

Madam Matrat. It seems to have many of the character-
istics of the Pink and White Cochet, which we consider
among the best roses of this type. In some of the fine
private gardens of Washington it is a great favorite. In our
own gardens, it has not done so well as we expected, as we
have found it not so vigorous of growth as the Pink and
White Cochet. One-year size, 10 cts. each ; 2 years, 25 cts.;
3 years, 50 cts.

Kaiserin Augusta Victoria We cannot say too
— _ meh in praise of

this superb rose. Its vigor of growth is truly remarkable,
for it cheerfully makes stems from one to four feet in height!
It is in almost constant bloom, and is very hardy. ‘The
flowers are of exquisite shape, and of a beautiful waxy
white, possessing a distinct magnolia-like fragrance. The
foliage is a dark, glossy green. If you will plant a liberal
number of them in your garden, you will avoid the risk of
being without roses at any time during the summer. Our
two-and three-year-old bushes of these are very fine and
ready to give immediate results, the two-year-old stock giv-
ing almost as good results as the three-year-old. One-year
size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Yellow Kaiserin This rose is almost the same as its
parent, the Kaiserin Augusta Vic-

toria, except that it is possibly not quite so strong a grower,
and the color is a soft, light yellow. Having all the other
good points of the other rose, we can strongly recommend
it. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years,
00 cts.

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“Killarney ” :
One of the finest and most satisfactory of the pink rose

Perle Von Godesburg A fine summer rose, of a

rich canary yellow with
saffron shadings. It is identical with the Kaiserin in all
points save color. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25

cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Killarney Siebrecht, the great Fifth Avenue New York
florist, claims that this is the finest pink rose
ever introduced. He used it almost exclusively during the
past year for the great society decorations of New York. In
coloring it is especially beautiful, being an exquisite shade of
deep shell-pink, while the flowers are enormous in size, the
petals being frequently two and one-half inches deep. It is
wonderfully strong in growth, throwing up heavy shoots,
crowned with long and large buds. The foliage is very fine,
the young growth being tinted with the autumnal shades
of red. It is free-flowering and perfectly hardy. Several

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letters received from our customers the past year tell of
excellent results with it, and class it as one of their most
satisfactory kinds. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years,
25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Souvenir de Pierre Notting This wonderfulrose
has been awarded

highest honors in Germany, France, Belgium and England,
receiving a gold medal at the Paris Exposition. It is of
strong bushy habit, with fine dark green foliage, making so
healthy a growth that it is almost immune against disease.
Throughout the season it is always in bloom, and its deli-
cious fragrance and long, straight stems, bearing large, full
flowers of a beautiful yellow with delicate shadings of pink
and saffron, render it invaluable to the amateur gardener.

Just such roses you can pick almost any time from a home rose-garden

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In an address before a florists’ club recently, the speaker
referred to this as one of three of our best garden roses.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

General McArthur | this we have a novelty—a
——————————— vvery fine red rose that is differ-

ent from all other red roses. It is bright scarlet in color,
very fragrant, and has the largest and finest dark green foli-
age of any rose. It blooms all the time from May to
October, grows like a weed, and is very hardy and healthy.
The two-year-old stock is nearly as satisfactory as the three-
year-old of this variety, as it is such a vigorous grower.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Helen Gould On account of its freedom of habit, its
————_ hardiness, its superb color and its fine
double flowers, this rose is invaluable as an outdoor variety.
The flowers are full and perfectly double, being very unique
in color—a soft carmine with deep shades in the depths of
the petals similar to the American Beauty in color. It is
very easy to grow. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years,
25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Madame Abel Chatenay This is a rose of very
————————————————————————————— Vigorous growth, be-
ing able to stand more exposure than most of the other
varieties. It is a very prolific bloomer, bearing flowers with
beautifully shaped petals of a delicate carmine-pink, with
the reverse of pale salmon. Our field-grown stock is fine.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts; 3 years, 50 cts.

Franz Deegan A few years ago we found this rose at
——————————— one of the large foreign places and

introduced it into this country. It has proved the best yel-
low rose we have grown. It is a most vigorous grower,
producing on many long, erect stems, large, full buds of a
beautiful shade of yellow on the outer petals, shading into
a deep golden yellow center. The foliage is very large, and
blends from reds to dark greens, similar in shading to an
autumn leaf. It is a variety that we recommend most highly,
and it should be found in every rose-garden. We advise the
two-year-old stock of this variety. One-year size, 10 cts.
each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Mes. B. R. Cant We believe you will find this new
WS io Ee ee English rose one of the best. It

is an extremely strong-growing variety, producing heavy
stems which spring directly from the ground, and has long,
healthy foliage, free from disease or insect pests. The
flowers are of a deep crimson-pink, almost red in some cases,
shading into a soft silvery rose color toward the center,
borne erect, on strong, stiff stems. It is essentially a garden
rose, and we class it among the ‘‘easy”’ kinds, yet it is also
a very fine rose and should not be overlooked in making up
the list of your varieties. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years,
25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

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THE HOME ROSE-GARDEN
A source of greal pleasure’ to the family and its friends. Heller’s Roses will provide such a garden quickly.

ROSE -GARDEN
Heller’s Roses will provide such a garden quickly.

Lady Battersea In the English gardens this rose is
Verve popular, althougsheit) has been
only a few years since its introduction. It is of great dis-
tinctness of character—its novelty and charm lying in its
unusual color, beautiful foliage, its length of stem and its
long and graceful buds. The buds are full and pointed, and
of a beautiful cherry-crimson, permeated with a pale orange
shade. We recommend this as one of the easiest and best.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

La Detroit A great banquet was given when this rose
——_ Was einistenca ang ya llakoe moneyn prize
awarded to the person selecting the best name for it.
Although it is of recent introduction, our experience with it
in our gardens warrants us in giving it the highest recom-
mendations. It is a very fine garden rose of a delicate pink
color, sweetly scented, with long stems and good foliage.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

First shown by one of the Massachusetts
Wellesley’ growers, the Wellesley has been awarded
some of the best prizes at the rose shows all over the coun-
try and comes highly recommended in every way. The
color is a beautiful shade of pink, the outside of the petals
being very bright in color, with silvery reverse. It is a hardy
grower, with healthy dark green foliage. One-year size,
10 ets. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50’cts.

President Carnot 4 remarkably strong - growing
——————— dsvaricty, very hardy. The flower

is large and of exquisite shape, with heavy shell-like petals
of a rosy flesh color, shaded into a light salmon in the center.
This is a very good garden rose, and one that we advise in-
cluding in your list. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years,
25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Gruss an Teplitz This, the reddest of all red roses,
—— js to the amateur one of the most

important roses ever introduced, as it succeeds under the
most ordinary conditions. In color it is of the richest scarlet,
shading to a velvety crimson as the rose matures; it is a
very profuse bloomer, the mass of color produced being
sometimes phenomenal. The foliage is especially beautiful,
the newer growth being of a bronze plum-color. It was quite
a favorite in and about eastern cities this past summer—
quite large beds of them were seen, with a very striking
color effect. It should always be planted in groups or beds,
as it is thus more attractive. One-year size, 10 cts. each;
2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts. Peds

This rose is an old favorite—-always in bloom,
Hermosa and always beautiful. The flowers are not
large, but they are dainty and pretty, and of a bright rose-
pink, which always gives a good color effect to the rose-
garden. It is the easiest of culture of all. of our varieties.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 20 cts.; 3 years, 35 cts.

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Mrs. Mawley This is an English rose, and seems to

be a great favorite among the amateur

rose-growers of England. In a recent London flower show
it took prizes in all classes, and we think it a fine variety,
worth giving a trial. It is a pure tea rose of good stems,
large, full flowers and of a brilliant rose-pink color. One-
year size. 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

A small vase of good old-style garden roses.

Rosalind Ort English The same man who intro-
duced the Richmond has

deemed this one of the selected few of his many seedlings
worthy of being placed on the market. The flower is of a
bright scarlet-pink, blending into the more delicate shades,
and it makes a strong, healthy growth. One-year size,
10 cts.; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

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Frau en Ste tals A Sach rose, called by
———————— ile! fOreiail “STOWerss solic

White American Beauty,” since it grows on long stems simi-
lar to the American Beauty and produces immense, fine
white flowers, four to five inches across, with large full
petals. It is not nearly so free-flowering or so easy to grow
as the American Beauty —it being a hybrid — but the great
beauty of the flowers produced will make up for what is
lacking in quantity. The stock is scarce and hard to get,
but we have a limited quantity of very fine bushes. One-
year size, 15 cts. each; 2 years, 40 cts.; 3 years, 75 cts.

Etoile de France Probably no rose of recent intro-
— ——_ duction has created quite the stir

and been so liberally certificated and medaled throughout
continental Europe as this variety. It is of a rich velvety
crimson ‘shade with a center of vivid cerise; the flowers are
large and full and beautifully imbricated. It is preéminently
an outdoor rose—one from which you should derive great
pleasure. The stock is scarce and as yet rare, but we have
some fine bushes. One-year size, i5 cts. each; 2 years,
40 cts.; 3 years, 75 cts.

La France Probably no rose stands higher in the public
————- estimation than the La France. Its delicate
pink color, its large full buds, its fragrance—like oriental
Attar of Roses—are so well known that it is not necessary
for us to go into a further description. It is best to plant
the two-year-old size of this rose. One-year size, 10 cts.
each; 2 years, 25 cts; 3 years, 50 cts.

Clothilde Soupert For color effect in a rose-garden,

for constant bloom, for easy cul-
ture and for hardiness, there is nothing that can take the
place of this well-known variety. The flowers are white,
blended with a very delicate pink, and are formed in
clusters of three to six. It is similar in habit to Hermosa,
and will grow almost anywhere and under all conditions.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 20 cts.; 3 years, 35 cts.

morel pee of the finest of the fancy
Madame Vermore! iS as. The flowers are a soft buff

with shadings of carmine. its foliage is a beautiful bronze-
green, very abundant. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years,
20 cts.; 3 years, 35 cts.

Sunrise A beautiful novelty, taking its name from its
—— color, which is suggestive of a beautiful sunrise.
It is arich coppery yellow blended with a fiery red. A strong
grower, free bloomer, and in every way a desirable variety.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Sunset A companion to the Sunrise rose, being like it in’
—— _ every way save color. It is a lighter yellow, and
does not have so much of the coppery shades. One-year
size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

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two-year-old bushes to offer. One-year size, 10 cts. each;
2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

i1] This French rose, raised by M. Pernet-
Joseph Hill Ducher, is named for the son of one of our
best known American florists. The flowers are really enor-
mous; the buds come very long and pointed, and are of a
very beautiful pink shaded with salmon, with coppery tints
on the outer petals. The foliage is leathery and glossy dark
green, the newer growth being a reddish plum, and in form
like a holly leaf. We advise trying this. One-year size,
15 cts. each; 2 years, 40 cts.; 3 years, 75 cts.

Probably the largest of all roses, and
Paul Neyron one of the most nine bloomers. The
shiny, deep pink blooms are very double and full. No rose
collection is quite complete without this notable variety.
We have some large three-year-old bushes. One-year size,
10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Princess of Naples 4 rose of tall and vigorous
$$ maee_m mm erowth, with magnificent dark
green foliage, and flowers of deep satiny pink, relieved by
silvery rose. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 26 cts.;
3 years, 50 cts.

Sombreuil This strong-growing variety is an old favor-
—_———_ ite, and it is very satisfactory for use as a
border rose. It is pure white, with the edges of the petals
faintly tinged with pink. The open flowers are especially
full and pleasing, and last long when cut. One year size,
10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

importation. The bushes are almost con-
stantly covered with an abundance of bloom, and are almost
devoid of thorns. The flowers are large and fragrant, of
faint golden yellow, passing to a reddish orange, with the
border of the petals pale rose. One-year size, 10 cts. each;
2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Jean Dupuy This beautiful rose is another European

Souvenir de Wootton A most excellent rose, of a
ee rdbright magenta red. The
flowers are of large size, when full blown sometimes measur-
ing six inches in diameter. One-year size, 10 cts. each;
2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Ivory Sometimes called the White Golden Gate, because
— of its similarity in habit and growth. Its extra-
ordinary freedom of growth, heavy canes and large size all
tend to make it a valuable white variety. One-year size,
10 cts. each ; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts, /

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General Jacqueminot (The “Jack” Rose). Too
ee we nO Me tOmsige 0) Unie
lengthy description. The color is a bright shiny crimson,
very rich and velvety—the standard of comparison for
crimson roses. It is a strong grower and perfectly hardy.
Its blooms are profuse in June and sparing in September.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Caroline Testout Of La France form, with large
So HSS Ce lillie: Color, eded

and bordered with clear, silvery pink. The flowers are
exquisitely formed, and are especially beautiful when well
open. After thorough trial, we feel justified in recommend-
ing it as one of the finest garden roses. One-year size,
10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Etoile de Lyon One of the hardiest of the yellow
—_—_——_—_——- ttea roses. It is of vigorous, sturdy

growth, and seems able to resist either heat or cold equally
well. It blooms freely, producing flowers of a rich golden
yellow, equal to the Marechal Niel in size. One-year size,
10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Marie Gotha A very fine grower, with large foliage
——_—_——— and flowers: of creamy white, faintly

bordered with rose. The buds are large and full. One-year
size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Golden Gate A rose grown largely in the vicinity of
——_————_ Washington, where it is received with

great favor. It produces freely, the flowers are large and
finely formed and the color is a creamy white, slightly
tinged with yellow and faint shadings of pink. An easy and
very satisfactory kind. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years,
25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

‘ Received the gold and silver medals
Bessie Brown from the National Rose Society of
England and many other certificates and prizes. It has
enormous sheli-shaped petals of a beautiful brilliant white,
daintily flushed with pink. The flowers are large and full,
borne on strong, erect stems. The two-year-old stock we
consider best. One-year-size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.;
3 years, 50 cts.

Bride and Bridesmaid Wherever there is a florist’s
— eUstablishment you will find

these two roses. They are exactly alike in habit and growth,
except that the Bride is white and the other pink. They are
not so hardy out-of-doors for northern climates, but we have
known of their thriving for years as far north as Michigan.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 20 cts.; 3 years, 35 cts.

ress of Russia A delicate pink rose. It does
Empress of Russia not make a large growth, but is

healthy and free-flowering. One-year size, 10 cts; 2 years,
25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

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Cochet roses. White and Pink. One of the very best kinds; easy to grow,
free from disease, full large buds, and hardy in all climates with slight pro-
tection. See descriptions, pages 15 and 1/6.

Boadiceg Another foreign rose. The beautifully shaped
buds are a deep rose-pink. It makes a good
bush, although it has only medium-length stems. It does
not grow to great height, but is a very free bloomer. One-
year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Malmaison An old variety that is still a favorite with
the American growers. It has good foli-
age and a beautiful light pink flower. One-year size, 10 cts.
each; 2 years, 20 cts.; 3 years, 35 cts.

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Perle des Jardins A superb yellow rose ; one of the
SEO Ock vableties, bub, always aa
favorite. The bushes do not attain great height, but they
are thrifty and bear an abundance of well-shaped flowers.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 20 cts.; 3 years, 35 cts.

Papa Gontier Always one of the most conspicuous
—— — bushes in any rose-garden, because of
its profusion of bloom. The flowers are a bright cherry-red,
and, although not very full, are of good shape. One-year
size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Ulrich Brunner A vigorous-growing bush, which is
aaa, VCLY, ClLCChiVe fOr massing. produc-
ing very large flowers of a beautiful cherry-crimson. Hardy,
and blooms strongly in June. One-year size, 10 cts. each;
2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Anne de Diesbach A bDrilliant rose color, with
aaa ols. pombted buds, preceding:
large, perfectly formed blooms that are delicately scented.
Of hardy and vigorous growth, it is an old rose that still
pleases the people, with its mass of June blooms. One-year
size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

‘ Among striped roses, the Caprice is probably
Caprice the best example of its type. The ground color
is a clear satiny pink, distinctly striped with white and pure
carmine. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.;
3 years, 50 cts.

American Lady We are the only firm having this

grand new variety, and we con-
sider it one of the most beautiful on our list. The color is a
light cerise-red, so clear that it seems almost transparent.
The flowers are very full, and almost round in shape, and
are produced in great profusion on long stems. One-year
size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Marie Van Houtte One of the best creamy white
bedding varieties; has beauti-

fully formed buds. It will succeed anywhere, in any soil.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Prin of Bulgarie Similar to the Carnot in form,
EGS OU Meee but of a rosy blush color, with

the inner petals somewhat lighter. The foliage is bright
green; very fine and free. One-year size, 10 cts. each;
2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Snowdrift This rose has been renamed from one of
— the foreign varieties, and is, as its name
indicates, a pretty white rose. It is free-flowering, very
double, has strong, healthy foliage and makes good stems.
In our own garden, during the past season, it has been in
almost constant bloom. One-year size, 10 cts. each ; 2 years,
25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts,

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Souvenir Catherine Guillot Very fragrant
and free, and an

easy grower. The open flower is large and full, and a won-
derful combination of color, blending shades of coppery
carmine and pink. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years,
20 cts.; 3 years, 35 cts.

Pastelle Have you every seen a beautiful pastel paint-—
——_ ing of roses? If so, you will readily understand
why this rose has been so named. No other style of art so
well brings out the soft coloring of the rose. The soft blend-
ings of the salmon-pinks and the rose-pinks and the creamy
yellows in this rose give it a singular resemblance to a work
of art. It is one of the new roses lately imported. One-
year size, 15 cts. each; 2 years, 40 cts.; 3 years, 75 cts.

Tricolor As its name signifies, this is a rose of three
—— colors, showing shades of red, yellow and pink
artistically blended. It is not a large-growing bush, nor is
the flower very double, but, on account of its unique color
and free-flowering habit, it is a good addition to any rose-
garden. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.;
3 years, 50 cts.

Fair Maid A clear transparent white, blending toward
————__ the center into a light pink; a good free
grower, producing an abundance of roses; has strong,
healthy foliage. As one of the new varieties it ranks among
_the best. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.;
3 years, 50 cts.

Firefly This is a new variety which comes to us from
—— France. The color is similar to that of the Sun-
rise, but it is a much stronger grower, makes a much larger
bush and a longer stem. _ The flower is a salmon-pink, shaded
with yellow, the outside of the petals is a coppery pink,
blending to the darker shade. The buds are long and full.
This rose received first prize at Paris last year, and a first-
class certificate at Lyons. One-year size, 15 cts. each;
2 years, 40 cts.; 3 years, 75 cts.

Pluto A most brilliant red rose, of splendid habit. Makes
——— a strong bush, grows quickly, and is in constant
bloom. A few bushes of a rose of this character, producing
such an abundance of brightness at all times, are a great
acquisition to any rose-garden. It is very hardy and easy to
grow. One-year size, 10 cts. each ; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years,
50 cts.

No. 48 Unnamed. This splendid new rose comes to us

from Germany, and we can say for it that it is
the best new rose that we have had from that country in
recent years. In our gardens this past summer it has at all
times been a grand, sight bearing a great profusion of exceed-
ingly large brilliant pink roses—sometimes as many as three
full-sized roses on one stem. The color is a perfectly clear,

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deep pink that does not fade in the sun. It is somewhat
similar to the Caroline Testout, except that it is much finer
and makes longer and better stems and stronger foliage.
We cannot speak too highly of this for a fine pink rose.
One-year size, 25 cts. each; 2 years, 50 cts.; 3 years, $1.

Illustrating the possibilities of making beautiful arches of Rambler roses
planted with Clematis paniculata. (See page 34)

Hugh Dickson This new variety comes to us from
t

e great rose-gardens of Belfast,
Ireland, and is described by the introducer as follows:—
“This glorious rose is undoubtedly the most valuable
addition to its class that has been sent out for years. It is
a vigorous and free grower, with fine and handsome foliage,
which is deep red in the young growths, changing to a dark
bluish green with age. It is a very free and perpetual
bloomer, the point of each shoot being crowned with a

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flower-bud. In color it is intense brilliant crimson, shaded
scarlet; very large and exquisitely formed, with large,
smooth petals, slightly cupped and reflexed at the edges.
The center is high and pointed. It is unquestionably the
finest rose of its color, never burning in the sun, and retain-

Part of a rose-garden in New England, with Ramblers of the new
varieties irained to arches (See page 34)

ing its great brilliance and intensity of color until the petals
fall. It has the sweetest and strongest perfume of any rose
cultivated at Belmont. Awarded the Gold Medal of the
National Rose Society, also the Silver Medal of the N. R.
S. for the best hybrid perpetual rose, also first prize for the
twelve blooms of any rose—distinctions never before
awarded to any rose on the season of its introduction.”

_We can say for it, that it has fully shown all the fine
qualities claimed for it in our gardens this past summer.

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We have fine stock of the one and two-year-old sizes, and
would advise all our customers trying a few of them in their
garden this summer. One-year ‘size, 25 cts. each; 2 years,
50 cts.; 3 years, $1.50.

Apple Blossom This rose is, as its name indicates,
ep See in color and tinting of the petals, of

the pink and white of the apple blossom. It is a real novelty
and a good variety The growth is strong and wiry, and
very similar to the Golden Gate, which is one of its parents.
One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Antoine Rivoire 4 very good and free-blooming
rose. Blush color, on a yellow

ground, tinted pink on the outer petals; of fine camellia-
like form. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.;
3 years, 50 cts.

Mephisto This is an ideal garden rose because of its
———— ease of culture, freedom of bloom and its
growth of such a character as not to be susceptible to dis-
ease. The flowers are a very bright scarlet-red, the buds
very full, and grown on good length of stem. One-year size,
10 cts. each;. 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Baby Rambler This wonderful little novelty created
—>“—qu ite a furore among rose-lovers this

past season, it being something out of the ordinary, and
proving valuable to the am&teur grower. It produces large
trusses of bright crimson flowers similar to the Crimson
Rambler, but, instead of climbing, the plants form dwarf,
compact bushes, not over eighteen inches high. It is fine
either for a pot-plant or used as a border plant, edging beds
or waiks. The most unique feature about it is the phenome-
nal freedom with which it produces its flowers, as it is prac-
tically never out of bloom. One-year size, 10 cts. each;
2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Cardinal A wonderfully fine new rose—the product of
———. one of our American gardeners. The finely
formed flowers are rich cardinal-red, and they have extra-
ordinary lasting properties, and the old garden-rose scent;
growth very free and vigorous. Planted among the new
varieties in our garden this past summer, it has made as
good a showing in quantity of bloom, quality of bloom and
fine form of flower as any of them. Besides, it can be
classed among the ‘‘ easy” kinds, for it seems to grow like
a weed. Our two-year-old stock of this will commence
blooming almost at once, and within a few weeks will make
fine strong bushes. One-year size, 15 cts. each; 2 years,
40 cts.; 3 years, 75 cts.

Cherry Ripe This is a new rose that comes to us from
pein eed a England, the name indicating the color,
which is a deep cherry-red. This past summer has been the
first season for it in our gardens, and we have found it of

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very vigorous growth, free-flowering and very fragrant, hav-
ing the old garden-rose scent. Some of the foreigners have
called it the Dwarf American Beauty, as it very much
resembles that rese in color and fragrance. We have a nice
stock of this in the one and two-year sizes, and we think
that the smaller plants will give quite as good results as the
older ones, it being such a vigorous-growing variety. One
year size, 25 cts. each; 2 years, 50 cts.; 3 years, $1.

J. B. Clark This rose has been the sensation among
—————_ European rose-growers during the past
season. We have extracts from all of the florists’ and
gardeners’ papers of Europe, all speaking in the highest
terms of this new rose. We have also grown it during the
past summer, and it has shown a remarkably strong habit,
being, as well, the largest rose we have ever seen. We give
the description as it comes to us from England, also an
extract from the ‘‘ Daily Mail” of London, July 7, 1905:—

‘‘This magnificent novelty is the greatest acquisition to
the hybrid tea class that has ever been sent out. Its great
depth and brilliance of color, which is quite unique amongst
the whole range of roses, its splendid vigor of growth, its
freedom of bloom, and fine bold, handsome foliage, at once
stamp it as the one thing wanting amongst the hybrid teas.
The growth is strong, upright and very vigorous, making a
large and handsome bush; the foliage is broad and stout,
b¥onzy green in the young state, changing to dark green
with age. The blooms are very large and_ beautifully
formed; the petals, which are very smooth, are of large size
and depth; flower very full and elongated, with high pointed
center. The color is unique amongst roses, being intense
deep scarlet, heavily shaded blackish crimson, the petals
carrying the deep rich color like a plum, giving to the
expanded flower a glistening sheen indescribably beautiful.
It has a very strong and sweet perfume.” Awarded the
Gold Medal of the National Rose Society, also the Silver
Medal of the N. H. S. for the best bloom of any hybrid tea
rose at the Metropolitan Show, held in Regent’s Park. J.
B. Clark also secured first prize for nine blooms of any new
rose, and has won first prize for twelve blooms of any rose
wherever shown.

The ‘‘Daily Mail,” July 7, 1905, says :—‘‘The lovers of
England’s national flower, who visited the National Rose
Society’s annual show, held yesterday amid ideal surround-
ings, in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent’s Park, London,
had a rich and rare treat. An exhibition which attracted
universal attention was a new bloom, a triumph of the rose-
grower’s art, named ‘J. B. Clark.’ It is a hybrid red tea
rose, grown by Mr. Hugh Dickson at his nurseries, Belfast,
and it won the Silver Medal for the best bloom in the show.
Amateurs and professional growers alike crowded around
the exhibit throughout the day.” One-year size, 25 cts. each;
2 years, 50 cts.; 3 years, $1.50.

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Rambling, or Climbing Roses

URING the past few years very great
advances have been made in this type
of rose. Many people, when Ramblers
are mentioned, think only of the Crim-

son Rambler. While we have nothing to say
against the Crimson Rambler—for it will always
rank well—we do say that if you could have seen
some of the newer kinds in our garden last sum-
mer you would have been very enthusiastic—
especially as to the Lady Gay and the Lily Ito,
which were simply wonderfully fine. So many
people, also, think of the Rambler only as a
veranda rose; yet for pillars, posts, old tree
stumps, arches, gates, etc., the effect of a fine’
Rambler is most beautiful and artistic.

Crimson Rambler It would almost be a waste of
_—————————_—__—_——_ _ words to redescribe this won-

derful rose, whose clusters of rich crimson flowers are so
well known. It is very hardy in all climates and a rapid
grower, although, for quick results, it is sometimes better
to plant three bushes in a bunch. We also have the White
Rambler and the Yellow Rambler, similar to the Crimson
Rambler in all save color. One-year size, 10 cts. each;
2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Philadelphia Rambler ee splendid new variety

iffers from the Crimson
Rambler in having a brighter, deeper and more intense
color. It is very double to the center, blooms profusely
and is a good, healthy grower. Many rose-growers think it
much better than the old Crimson Rambler, and in our
gardens we find it has done some better. One-year size,
10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Trier An ever-blooming rambler, flowering throughout
the summer and fall. Its growth is very strong and
it produces immense clusters of pale pink flowers, changing
when open to a white. It has made a big hit in Europe.
One-year size, 15 cts. each; 2 years, 40 cts.; 3 years, 75 cts.

i A Japanese Rambler which makes a very rapid
Lily Ito growth. The foliage is small and Sober
and the flowers, although small, are perfect in form. They
come in large clusters and are of a brilliant blush color. We
don’t know just why, but it really has a ‘‘ Jap” look —it is
so very dainty, yet so strong; such quaint little flowers, but

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so full of health. We advise our friends to try it. One-year
size, 15 cts. each; 2 years, 40 cts.; 3 years, 75 cts.

A most attractive novelty, being equall
Lady Gay admired for the pallet woloune of he
flowers and the abundance in which they are produced. The
color is a deep, clear and rich rose-pink, the individual
flowers being large for their class, full, and arranged in im-
mense clusters. We want you to be sure to try this, no
difference how small your collection, for we consider it
among our most valuable kinds. It is different from all other

“Lady Gay,” the splendid new Rambler. Notice how full each
individual flower, and how large the clusters

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roses, and is beautiful, healthy, hardy and easy to grow. A
post or an arch or veranda covered with this will be prized
very highly. The two-year size will give quick results. One-
year size, 25 cts. each; 2 years, 50 cts.; 3 years, $1.50.

“* Quite a little has been said lately of the new rose, Lady Gay.
I have one three years old, planted in a border. It is on a trellis
8 feet long and 7 feet wide and completely covers it. It made six-
teen stout canes from 10 to 14 feet long, besides numerous side-
shoots, from 3 to 4 feet.’’ Mrs. EK. M. Girt, Medford, Mass.—Florist
Review, September 22.

Taunus Blumschen Similar to the Crimson Ram-
—— bler in habit, but the flowers

are rose-pink in color, succeeded by clusters of scarlet berries
which add to the attractiveness of the plants in autumn.
One-year size, 15 cts. each; 2 years, 40 cts.; 3 years, 75 cts.

Dorothy Perkins Anew hardy climbing rose, which,
in its strong and vigorous growth

and general habit, closely resembles the Crimson Rambler.
The flowers are formed in clusters of thirty to forty and are
of a beautiful shell-pink, fully double and of good size for a
cluster flower. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2 years, 25 cts.;
3 years, 50 cts.

‘ ‘ A rapid-growing climbing sport
Climbing Soupert from the old favorite Clothilde
Soupert, identical in foliage and form of flower, and retain-
ing the same brilliant white, blush-tinted bloom. It grows
rapidly, blooms profusely, and makes an attractive showing
wherever it is trained. One-year size, 10 cts. each; 2
years, 25 cts.; 3 years, 50 cts.

Summary

N the preceding pages, we have tried to
tell you all about the different kinds of
roses, informing you of their habits, the
best sizes to buy, etc., so that your

selection can easily be made. Immediately upon
receipt of your order, we will send you full
instructions for growing, which you can study
carefully before receiving your bushes. We will
also tell you how to prepare the soil, which should
be done some time before planting.

Let us have your order early—it is much better
for you, for we can then set them aside and have
them ready to ship out at the proper time for
your climate, and thus avoid the great rush that
comes later. Remember that WE PAY THE EXPRESS
cHARGES to any part of the United States on

all orders of over one dollar.
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Carnations

INCE the introduction of some of the

new and stronger varieties of carnations,
it has become an easy matter for the
amateur to have plenty of these beau-
tiful flowers in summer.

During the past three years we have supplied
many thousands of well-grown carnation plants
to our customers, and, as a result, we have many
letters from enthusiastic growers. They make a
nice addition to a rose-garden, and their treat-
ment is very similar. They will commence bloom-
ing a few weeks after planting and will give
flowers well into the fall. ‘The plants can then be
dug up and potted, and they will bloom alk
winter in the house. They are not hardy out-of-
doors.

The following list, while not large, comprises
about all of the varieties that we have found most
successful.

Thomas W . Lawson This wonderful carnation was
——_ made famous by the price

that Mr. Lawson paid for the first plants of it—$30,000. It
certainly is a grand variety, standing alone in its class, and
as different from all other carnations as the American
Beauty is different from other roses. Its color is a very deep
pink, and the flowers are often three and one-half inches in
diameter. 10 cts. each, $1 per dozen.

The White Lawson This is exactly like the parent
a Pott, SxegOTNS Une ie
pure white, slightly tinted with pink. 10 cts. each, $1 per
dozen.

Variegated Lawson A carnation of the same
habit as the Lawson and

White Lawson, but differing in color,—it being white,,
streaked with red. 10 cts. each, $1 per dozen.

Queen This white carnation is very fragrant. It makes
———_ a _ long stem and large flowers, and is very free—
flowering, producing nearly as many blooms as the Law-
son. 10 cts. each, $1 per dozen.

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Cardinal For a brilliant red carnation, this is probably
the best variety we have. It possesses quali-
ties that have always been hard to get in acarnation of this
color. Its growth is strong, and the flowers are large and of
a most brilliant scarlet-red. 10 cts. each, $1 per dozen.

Carnations grown at home will have fine foliage and

beautiful buds

Mauvienng This is the first offer of this variety to the
public, although we have grown it here
for two seasons. To visitors it has been one of the attrac-
tions of our carnation section. It makes a strong bush,
producing good long stems, with flowers of a most unusual
color—white and heliotrope blended, the heliotrope being
quite pronounced. Those who wish something novel and
uncommon should try this. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per dozen.

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AYES TS

is antress aon cae is considered one of the
most valuable. Its growth is very strong,
making a large full bush, with erect stems and fine foliage.
Its color is a light shrimp pink, and it is very fragrant. 10) —
cts. each, $1 per dozen.

Ruby This variety was new with us last year, and wher-
—._ ever we sold it we have had most flattering reports.
It is a new and uncommon color among carnations, being a
rich dark ruby red. A few flowers of this color, when mixed
with the pure white, make up avery attractive bouquet. 10
cts. each, $1 per dozen.

Flashlight A variegated sort, producing enormous-
———— sized flowers of pure white streaked with a
brilliant red. A very novel and beautiful kind. 10 cts.
each, $1 per dozen.

Sunshine White, and very fragrant, making long stems
——— and large flowers. It is free- flowering. LO
cts. each, $1 per dozen.

Golden Glow Another new variety which we have
—_————-_ grown with great success and now

offer for the first time. It is of a rich golden yellow, with
but a slight penciling of red. It is free-growing, blooms all
summer, and is very fragrant. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per
dozen.

Sunset Also a new variety, of a bright shade of yellow
—— streaked with light red. Visitors to our gardens
the past year have been very enthusiastic over this Sunset,
as it is so novel and so different from the carnations they
have been buying in the stores—the color being entirely
new. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per dozen.

Elizabeth A new red kind which we secured from Eng-
———— land. While the flowers are not nearly so
large as the Cardinal, it is valuable because it produces such
a great quantity of flowers at all times. It is of a brilliant
red, and very fragrant. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per dozen.

PLEASE NOTE

That we ship your roses and carnations by fast
express, all charges paid at our end, and that our
perfect packing insures safe arrival in full vigor.

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Clematis Paniculata

ECAUSE of many requests from our
patrons for what we considered the best
vine—one that will grow rapidly, give
shade and is hardy—we have added to
our specialties—in roses and carnations—the
beautiful Clematis paniculata. This is not the
large-flowering clematis so commonly grown; it
has an entirely different type of growth. It makes
a very compact bushy growth, with a waxy green
foliage free from disease, and grows so rapidly
that it will cover the entire side of a porch in one
season. It produces a beautiful effect when planted
with Rambler roses, the fine green of the foliage
making a good background for the rose blooms.
Later in the season, when the roses quit blooming,
the clematis will commence to bloom, lasting well
up into fall. The flower is small, pure white, 1n
large clusters and is very fragrant. It is followed
by an attractive seed- pod. Quick and best results
are obtained by planting two or three plants
together. The plants grow stronger every ycar,
and the flowers in cool places become larger. Large,
strong plants, 35 cts. each, 3 for $1, 7 for $2,
$3.50 per doz.,—delivered to you.

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Our greenhouses consist of thirty buildings each 300 feel long and 25 feet wide, containing 100,000 growing rose-bushes