Title: Catalogue of first quality plants : at unheard of low prices
Identifier: catalogueoffirst1895grea (find matches)
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Great Western Plant Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Ohio Springfield Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs
Publisher: Springfield, Ohio : Great Western Plant Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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THE GREAT WESTERN PLANT CO., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 19 HARDY ROSES-HYBRID PERPETUALS. o SOME OF THE NEW ^ and SCARCE SORTS. These Roses are the best adapted for outdoor planting for perpetual effect. There is a grandeur about them approached by no other class of Ro9es. Don't become impatient if your plantings of these do not bloom the first season. <uve them a cnance to become established. These Roses"are especially suited to plant in all the Northern states and Territories; also in tie CPMer ggrts of the States of Virginia, West Virginia,. Kentucky, Tennessee, Xorth Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, etc. New Hardy Rose, Oscar II. King of Sweden.— This is by lar the richest Rose yet introduced. It is so intense in color that the exclamation on seeing it is : "Oh, tuat lovely black Rose! It is very velvety i" texture. A most superb Rose, and one that will always be found in the standard lists of Roses, as it has come to stay. Tou should try it. 20 cents each. Hardy Rose, Anna de Diesbach. (Glory of Paris.) Brilliant crimson, sometimes shaded with bright maroon, long, pointed bud*, and large, finely- formed, compact flowers, very full and sweet. One of the besu 15 cents each. Hardy Rose, Glory of Cheshunt.—An elegant Roie oT the deepest fiery-crimson; The flowers are large, full and double to the center, and very symmet- rical. The fragrance is mo^t delicious. A Rose we highly recommend. 15 cents each. New Hardy Rose, Gustave Piganeau.—Flowers extra large, equaling Paul JJeyron in size, double, and of cup f-rm. Color a beautiful shade o' bright red and brilliant carmine. Received four medals and was illustrated in the Journal cles Suses. This is the finest Hybrid of recent introduction. The bud is very- large and full. We believe this to be the very best crimson Hybrid Rose grown. Try it. 25 cents each. New Hardy Rose, Silver Queen.—Silvery-blush, 6haded in the ceuter with a de icate rosy-pink, very distinct, large and full of beautiful cupped form, and produced in great profusion, every shoot being crowd- ed with a flower-bud. Foliage handsome, and habit unusually good, the flowers standing well above the foliage. 15 cents each. New Hardy Ever-Blooming Rose, Dinsmore.— We have proved the Dinsmore to be entirely hardy, and can recommend it as being the finest garden Hos! ever offered. Remember, it is entirely hardy, blooms incessantly, and is one of the most beautiful of all bedding Roses. Color dazzling scarlet-crimson. 20 cents each. Glolre de Lyonaise.—This grand Rose is the only yellow Hybrid Perpetual we have. It cannot be called deep yellow, but rather a pale shade of chamois or salmon-yellow, deepest at center, sometimes passing to a rich creamy-white, finely tinted orange and fawn. The flowers have all the beauty of Tea Roses, and are large and full and delightfully sweet. 20c. each. New Hardy Rose, Captain Christy.—The flow- ers are of magnificent form, very double, and stand erect in their martial bearing. The color is a fresh, delicate pink, with deeper shading in the center of the flower, the whole flower possessing a bright, satiny appearance. A desirable variety. Certainly the most beautiful Rose of this color we grow. It is a free- bloomer. 15 cents each. Ball of Snow.—(Boule de Iteige.) A finely- formed, pure white R se, occasionally shows light flesh when first opening. Beautiful shell-shaped pet- als evenly arranged, flower* of good size. 15c. each. Hardy Rose, Paul Neyron.—Dcp, shining rose, very fresh ami pretty. Flowers large, often measuring five Inches in diameter, and it has This merit—though very large, the buds always develop into fine, perfect Roses. It is, moreover, a good, strong grower, with nice, almost thornless stems, which often attain six to seven feet in a single season. We know of no Rose posses-ing so many pood points to rec- ommend itself as the Paul Nevron. I 5 cents each. Hardy Ever-blooming Rose, Madame Masson.—An excellent Hybrid Perpetual, noted for its constant and profuse bloom. Ti flowers are large, color a clear, bright rose, highly perfumed. One ol the best for planting. This Rose is a very superb Variety and should be more generally known. Try it. 15 cents each. New Hardy Rose, President Carnot.—One of the notabl" ni u Roses of the year. Color a bright rose, shaded a Silvery-carmine. A distinct and beautiful Rose in every respect. Winner of three first prizes. 15 cents each. Hary Perpetual-blooming Rose, Madame Charles Wood. A true perpetual bloomer. Begins to bloom almost as soon'ftfl planted, and eoniinucs all through the season. The flowers are extra large^ very double and full anil quite fragrant. Color a bright, fiery scarlet, passing to fine rosy crimson, elog.uiily sha-icd with maroon. Very «ho«y and handsome, and one < f the best Koscs ever Introduced for general planting. 15 cents each. New Hardy Rose, Clara Cochet.— \ fin" salmon-rose, deepening at the center to a rich, bright cherry-red, elegantly shaded. Large, full flowers, very double and hwe< t. A lovely variety. 15c each. Hardy Rose, Queen of Queens.—I 'ink, with blush edges, largo, fnll and of perfect form. A true perpetual flowering Rose, every sheet fc< i ig terminated with a flower. X splendid garden Rose. 15c each. Hardy Rose, tmpress of India.—One of the best garden Roses ever introduced, a n Imperial Rose In every way. It is one of the very darki st of all Roses. Tne flowers are large, full and fragrant, and <•( the most intense dark, rich, velvety-crimson Imaginable. They are so dark, in fart, that at a little distance they look almo-t black. Very wre and handsome, and always greatly .-.dmlred. 15 cents each.
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OSCAll II., KING OF SWEDES. New Hardy Rose, Her Majesty.—Her majesty originated in Eng- land, ami was named in honor of the Queen. U is the largest and nn st beautiful Hybrid Perpetual Rose ever grown. Blooms are of immense size, remarkably beautiful form, perfectly double. Color a lovely shade of rosy-pink, passing to clear flesh, elegantly tinged and shaded with amaranth and silvery-rose. Delightfully fragrant. Its immense size, perfect symmetry and exquisite coloring combine to make it the Rose of Roses. The plain is a strong, upright grower, entirely hardy. 20 cents each. New Hardy Rose, Charles Dickens.—This we regard as n most w onderful Hose. It is vigorous in growth, the leafage is 1 I ge and line and the Mower startles all w ho see it, by its great size and loveliness. The coior is a rich, glossy carmine, tinged with bright crimson, large, globular Bowers, full and sweet. 15 cents each. New Hardy Rose, Sir Rowland Hill.—This line new Hybrid IVr- petual Rose tomes to us from England, and is undoubtedly one of the very darket ot all the Roses. The color is a remarkable shade ol blackish maroon, passing to a rich violet or plum color. Very novel and distinct. The flowers are extra large, globular, well filled and fragrant. 15 cents each. Hardy Rose, George IV.—This Rnsi Is not a new one. but it Is considered to be one of the best, 't he flowers are large, very double, and of exquisite fragrance. The color is a very dark, velvet* -crimson. This is the well-known favorite of our mot liei V gardens. 20c each. New Hardy Rose, Gypsy.—All (hings considered this seems to us to be the very best new Hardy Rose of the season. In growth it is vigorous, and either in bud or evpanded flower it is extremely beauii- luT. It is very double, petals evenly arranged, color a delicate shell- pink, of saliy finish and Ot waxen texture. It will become a general favorite. 15 cents each. Marshal P. Wilder.-This fine new Rose originated in this country and was named in honor of the venerated President i t the Poinological Society. It is a Rose of unusual excellence. Flowers are large, Bcml- gloDUlar, full and of good Substance. Color a bright, scarlety-crimson, richly shaded w ith maroon, very fragrant and a tree bloomer. 16 cts

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