Chestnut Hill, 'Philadelphia 



BRIAR ROSES 



AUSTRIAN BRIARS 



Harrison's Yellow. Flowers of medium size and semi -double ; color 

 golden yellow. A very free bloomer. 



Persian Yellow. Austrian Rose. Perfectly hardy; flowers double and 

 full, deep golden yellow in color; blooms very freely in June. The finest 

 hardy yellow Rose grown. This Rose requires careful pruning. Remove the 

 weakly wood altogether, and shorten only a few inches the shoots left for 

 flowering. If pruned close it will not bloom, as the flowers are produced 

 from the terminal shoots of the old wood. (See plate on page 121.) 



SWEETBRIARS 



Rosa rubiginosa. A charming shrub Rose of dense growth, fragrant 

 foliage, bright pink flowers in June, followed by large orange-red and scarlet 

 fruits. Should be in every shrubbery border. 



ROSA RUBIGINOSA HYBRIDS (PENZANCE BRIARS) 



Amy Robsart. Lovely deep rose ; Lady Penzance. Beautiful soft tint 

 an abundant bloomer ; robust and of copper ; very free-flowering. 



free> Lord Penzance. Soft shade of fawn 

 Anne of Geierstein. Dark crim- or ecru, passing to a lovely emerald- 

 son ; foliage large, a good grower, yellow. 



with graceful branching habit. Meg Merrilies. Gorgeous crimson, 



Brenda. Maiden's blush, or peach. very free-flowering; one of the best. 



Flora Mclvor. Pure white, blushed Minna. Large, pure white, open- 



with rose. ing with a tint of palest blush. 



BUSH ROSES 



Rosa Carolina. Swamp Rose. A bushy Rose with dull green foliage and 

 showy pink flowers from June until the close of September, followed by bright 

 crimson fruits. 



R. lucida. One of the best Roses for shrubberies. Its shining green foli- 

 age and bright pink flowers in June and July make it one of the showiest, and 

 with its reddish bark and bright red fruits it is equally attractive in the winter 

 months. 



R. microphylla. A spreading shrub, bearing pale pink flowers in June 

 and July. 



R. multiflora. A vigorous grower, forming a good round specimen bush. 

 An excellent form for shrubbery borders, and useful for hedges. The foliage 

 is attractive, and its single white blossoms in June literally cover the plant ; 

 when planted in masses makes a bank of snowy white. 



R. rubrifolia. Red -leaved Rose. A compact, upright grower, with pur- 

 plish branches and reddish foliage. In June it bears pink flowers, and these 

 are followed by scarlet fruits. The red foliage is very effective when planted 

 with other shrubbery. 



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