Hardy Roses 



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ISAAC HICKS & SON 



ROSA RUGOSA, continued 

 succeeded after the failure of many 

 other kinds of foliage, due to the 

 caustic action of the salt air, has 

 led to its general use for seaside 

 planting. It is a most desirable 

 shrub for groups and hedges. The 

 thick, shining foliage is free from 

 insect and mildew attacks. Large, 

 single, rose-pink flowers borne in 

 clusters during the summer are 

 followed in autumn by large, bright 

 red hips resembling crab-apples. 

 We offer this at low rates by the 

 hundred, for hedges, seaside and 

 cover planting. 



R. rugosa alba, 

 flowers. 



Single white 



Arch of Prairie Rose at Red Spring, Glen Cove. 



Belle Poitevine. Foliage like the 

 species and large double rose 

 flowers. 



Blanc Double de Coubert. A valu- 

 able acquisition to this race, for 

 it combines the foliage of the 

 species, with a pure white double 

 flower 4 to 5 inches in diameter. 



PRAIRIE, ROSENS 



Baltimore Belle. White. One of the most attrac- 

 tive and satisfactory of the old-fashioned climb- 

 ing Roses. A strong plant bearing large clusters 

 of white flowers and delicate pink buds. 



Queen of the Prairies. A companion to the above, 

 with large, bright rose-colored blossoms. 



Setigera. This is the parent of Baltimore Belle and 

 Queen of the Prairies. It is a rampant grower, 

 with luxuriant foliage and clusters of single 

 bright pink blossoms in July. It is effective 

 planted among large shrubs. On a pergola or 

 trellis, to form the background of a flower gar- 

 den, it makes a solid bank of Roses, 15 feet 

 high. 



CRIMSON RAMBLER 



This Rose has become one of the 

 most popular of recent introduc- 

 tions. It will send up shoots 10 to 

 15 feet in a summer, the side 

 branches of which are weighed 

 down with immense clusters of 

 blossoms. These are semi-double, 

 of the brightest crimson color and 

 remain fresh for a long time. The 

 foliage is a rich glossy green. 



ROSA RUQOSA 



Japanese Rose 



This species has introduced a 

 new type into American horticul- 

 ture, and, like many of its com- 

 patriots from Japan, grows with the 

 greatest luxuriance and vigor. Its 

 extensive use at Newport, where it 



Madame Georges Bruant. This is a hybrid of Rosa 

 rugosa. The long-pointed buds are creamy white 

 and as delicately beautiful as a Tea Rose. It 

 flowers freely in June and later in the summer. 

 The foliage is slightly liable to mildew in damp 

 weather. 



SWEXTBRILR. Rosa rubiginosa 



English Sweetbrier, or Eglantine, is an old-time 

 favorite, with a profusion of delicate pink blossoms. 

 The tender new shoots have a spicy fragrance 

 that perfumes the air in damp weather. It is 

 perfectly hardy, and very vigorous in growth. A 

 good hedge plant. 



Rosa Wichuraiana on the rocks at Nahant, where it is deluged with salt spray. 

 (See opposite page.) 



