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Roses for Outdoor Planting
New Roses for Fall Planting
Cleveland. This is the Rose named by popular ballot at the great Cleveland Flower Show. Vigorous, stout branching growth, with large and very handsome foliage, which is mildew proof. Flowers large and full, of exquisite form, produced freely and continuously throughout the season. Color deep, coppery yellow at the base of the petals, which are heavily flushed reddish copper on old rose, the petals showing a very distinct and charming metallic sheen. A distinct and very beautiful combination.

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Roses for Outdoor Planting
New Roses for Fall Planting
Countess Clanwilliam. Strong, vigorous, upright wood, producing its flowers in endless abundance. Flowers very large and full, buds long and pointed, opening to large, full, high-centered flowers of great beauty and refinement. Color delicate peach pink at the base of the petals, which are flamed and heavily edged with deep cherry red, a beautiful contrast of color, which brings out in great distinctness the strong individuality of this charming Rose. Gold Medal, N.R.S.

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Roses for Outdoor Planting
New Roses for Fall Planting
Gorgeous. Claimed by Messrs. Dickson to be the most striking Rose in existence, and the finest variety they have ever distributed to the trade. Growth is strong and vigorous, with a free branching habit; handsome, dark, olive-green foliage; flowers large and exquisitely formed; produced on long, rigid stems; of perfect habit and florescence, and classed as an exhibition Rose of the first magnitude. Delightfully fragrant. On first opening the bud is heavily veined with clear yellow on a salmon ground, but when fully developed the flower is an improved Juliet. As its name signifies, it is a "gorgeous" variety.

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Roses for Outdoor Planting
New Roses for Fall Planting
Killarney Brilliant. A sport from the original Killarney, which is one of the most popular Roses in cultivation today. Killarney Brilliant is a duplicate of the original Killarney in all respects save color, which is far more intense and rich. This is a magnificent Rose, and will eventually displace the original Killarney.

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Preliminary Announcement
The New $1,000 Rose
"The Rose of the Panama Pacific Exposition"
To be introduced in June, 1917
Raised by Hugh Dickson, Ltd. Royal Nurseries, Belfast
Chas. H. Totty, Sole Agent and Distributor for the United States

"Peace hath her Victories no less renowned than War."

The Great International Exposition just held to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal—this stupendous engineering victory of peace—in startling contrast to the convulsion of war which has swept practically all the eastern hemisphere, has brough home to every thinking citizen that the blessings of peace and its triumphs of engineering or science or the arts, will take on a new significance to the peoples of the countries engaged in this struggle, when they again turn to enjoy at peace those gifts of nature which man's inventive genius has adapted for their use and enjoyment.
When peace again turns men's thoughts to the contemplation and enjoyment of things of beauty and the domestic arts, "The Garden" and all it means in beauty of form and color in its never ending charm of changing season and illimitable variety, will claim again its devotees with ranks swollen by new recruits of the Goddess Flora, and as first of all garden flowers, "The Rose", the "Queen of Beauty and of Fragrance" will take pride of place; and foremost of all Roses the "Rose of the Century" and triumph of the hybridizer's art, "The Lilian Moore Rose" wil take precedence. No Rose ever raised has been offered to the public with the same credentials, having won in strenuous, open competition with Roses from all countries of the world, the much coveted $1,000 Trophy offered by the Panama-Pacific Exposition for the best new seedling Rose not in commerce. This competition, the most exacting as regards the merit of the individual Roses competing, was conducted on novel lines, all the plants competing having been established in the Exhibition Grounds for a year previous to its opening and thoroughly acclimatised, were judged monthly on points, by different groups of judges composed of the principal Rose growers of America, and at the close of the Exhibition the points awarded to each competing variety by the various sets of judges were aggregated, with the result that the much coveted Trophy was awarded to our seedling, and named "The Lilian Moore Rose", in honor of the wife of the president of the exposition, Mr. Charles C. Moore.

"The Lilian Moore Rose" is a garden gem, with flowers of exquisite form and delightful fragrance. It is deep, pure Indian yellow in color, with slightly deeper center. The flowers are large and very full, of perfect Camellia shape, carried on stiff, erect stems, with handsome, clean, deep olive-green foliage. The buds are very long and pointed, opening freely in all weathers and lasting a long time in good condition. The habit of the plant is all that could be desired, free, vigorous and branching, making a strong bush of about 2½ feet in height.

It is thoroughly perpetual in habit; from early season right to its close it produces in abundance a wealth of blooms of glowing color and perfect shape (a mal-formed flower is a rarity). A superb Rose for every purpose.

Strong plants in pots will be ready for distribution in June 1917. Orders are now being booked and will be executed in strict rotation. $2.50 each, $25.00 per dozen.

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Roses for Forcing—Novelties for 1915
Mrs. F. F. Thompson (Totty)
This variety sported with us from Mrs. Geo. Shawyer some three years ago and is an exact duplicate of that variety in all respects save color. The color is a lovely shade of shell pink with a deep glowing heart of bright pink, which lights up the flower wonderfully. The growth is very vigorous and, like its parent, it is a persistent bloomer, flowering all the time. This variety has been highly commented on by all who have seen it at the exhibitions and also in our establishment and we have every confidence in recommending it as a first-class variety.

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Hugh Dickson, Ltd. Novelties for 1915
Mrs. George Gordon (Hybrid Tea)
Free, vigorous, upright-branching growth, producing its flowers in the greatest profusion throughout the season, on strong growths. Flowers large, full and exquisitely formed, with high pointed center. Color bright rosy pink, flushed silvery pink at the edges of the petals, which are nicely relexed; base of petals yellowish pink. A fine garden Rose, clean in growth and flower, of the best exhibition standard.

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Novelty Climbing Roses
Poughkeepsie, or Double Hiawatha
This is indeed a remarkable Rose, and we feel safe in making the statement that it surpasses all other Roses of the rambler class. For many years past the Hiawatha has enjoyed the distinction of being the most brilliant and best of all the ramblers, surpassing in brilliancy its rival, the Crimson Rambler, and, unlike it, has mildew-proof foliage, but its flowers are single. Poughkeepsie is a sport of Hiawatha, and possesses the same vigorous habit, profusion of bloom and clean mildew-proof foliage of its parent, with perfectly double flowers in large well-formed clusters (see illustration), that are produced in such masses as to literally envelop the entire bush. The color is a brilliant ruby carmine with white at the center of each flower. In brief, Poughkeepsie excels in the brilliancy of color and profusion of its bloom, vigorous growth, abundant clean foliage and hardiness—the most beautiful and best rambler Rose. Large two-year plants each $1.00, $10.00 per dozen.

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Roses for Outdoor Planting
New Roses for Fall Planting
Prince Charming. Vigorous, free-branching growth, foliage bright, coppery red in the young state, flowering in greatest profusion. Buds full and beautifully formed, long and pointed; color deep, reddish copper, with old gold base; a beautiful and very attractive color. Flowers of medium size and ideal decorative value. A bedding Rose of superlative excellence.

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Roses for Outdoor Planting
New Roses for Fall Planting
September Morn. A light pink sport of Prima Donna, developed on the Pacific Coast. Has a splendid, free growth, running 2 to 3 feet without pinching, and shows every sign of being a phenomenal Rose. The bud is rather short and the outer petals are fimbriated, giving the flower a novel appearance. September Morn has considerably more petals than the average forcing Rose and it is, without exception, the most sweetly scented of any Rose so far placed on the market.