WESTBURY STATION, N. Y. 



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Hardy Roses 



MEMORIAL ROSE, 



'Rosa Wichuraiana 



TRAILING ROSE, FROM JAPAN 



A nearly evergreen plant that 

 trails along the ground, taking root 

 and forming a thick mat. It is 

 strong and vigorous and often 

 grows 15 to 20 feet in a season. 

 The thick lustrous foliage makes a 

 rich background for the clusters of 

 single creamy white tea-scented 

 blossoms that come in July, after 

 most of the Roses are past, and the 

 rose-bugs are gone. It will grow 

 on dry, poor soil, exposed situa- 

 tions, and at the seaside. It is a 

 splendid carpet plant to cover 

 banks, rocks, or under taller 

 shrubs. It may also be trained up 

 as a climbing Rose. There are a 

 number of hybrids of this Rose 

 that are distinct and beautiful. 



Evergreen Gem. Rich bronzy green 

 foliage remaining on all winter. 

 Double flowers 2 to 3 inches in 

 diameter, yellow in the bud, 

 nearly white when open. 



Gardenia. The flowers of this 



beautiful Rose are bright yellow, 



opening cream color, 3 to 3^ 



inches in diameter. A free bloomer and fragrant. 

 Jersey Beauty. Large, single, pale yellow flowers 



in profusion. Fragrant. 

 Manda's Triumph. Double white flowers in large 



clusters. Luxuriant foliage. 



Wild Roses used as a ground cover on the borders of a path and drive 

 in Arnold Arboretum, Boston. 



Rosa Rugosa growing where salt spray damages some other shrubs. 



PinkTRoamer. Bright pink, fragrant, single flowers, 

 in close clusters. 



South Orange Perfection. Small double blossoms. 

 in great profusion. Blush pink, changing to 

 white. 



Universal Favorite. Rose-colored double 

 flowers, about 2 inches in diameter. A 

 rampant grower. 



WILD ROSE, (Rosa lucida] 



This native wild Rose grows as a shrub 

 to 6 feet in height, but it is most effectively 

 used when planted thickly, as in the accom- 

 panying illustration, and kept down to 2 feet 

 in height. Prepare the ground thoroughly 

 and set the little plants i foot apart. They 

 will grow rapidly and form a dense mass of 

 handsome glossy foliage, giving a profusion 

 of bright pink flowers. When they become 

 too crowded, dig up the whole bed, sepa- 

 rate the plants, replant again all desired 

 there and the rest elsewhere. The winter 

 color of the masses of brown stems and red 

 hips is very beautiful wherever used. It is a 

 shrub which should be planted in large 

 masses, and as such is a most attractive and 

 appropriate covering for all manner of rough 

 embankments and wild corners where there 

 is no passing, or none desired, as its prickles 

 make it an effective barrier. It is a valuable 

 plant for seaside use, as it will grow well 

 under adverse conditions. 



