ROSA RUGOSA HYBRIDS. New 



Atropurpurea. The flowers, produced in large bunches, are, in the bud 

 state, almost blackish crimson, and pass as they open to maroon-crimson ; 

 certainly the finest of the class. 



Blanc Double de Coubert. A double white form of Rugosa alba; large 

 and showy. 



Conrad F. Meyer. Very large flowers ; color clear silvery rose ; very 

 fragrant. The bud is as well formed as La France ; very good. 



Madame Georges Bruant. Paper-white, large and double, produced in 

 clusters ; a valuable pure white decorative Rose, and the first of a new race of 

 hybrids ; quite distinct. 



Madame Charles Worth. Rosy carmine, semi -double ; flowering in 



large bunches. 



Mrs. F. Waterer. Color deep crimson, flowering in great clusters; blooms 

 semi-double ; very fragrant. 



WICHURAIANA ROSES 



EVERGREEN JAPANESE TRAILING ROSES 



These single Roses and the double hybrid varieties are a most desirable class, 

 as their trailing habit permits their use as a ground-cover. Planted in masses on 

 banks and rockeries they produce gorgeous effects ; their evergreen foliage re 

 maining nearly all winter, and sometimes until spring. 



Rosa Wichuraiana. The Trailing Rose. This valuable Japanese variety 

 is a low, trailing species, the branches creeping close to the earth and taking 

 root, so that it makes a dense, close mass. The foliage is small and of a dark 

 shining green. The flowers, l)4 to 2 inches in diameter, are produced in 

 clusters at the ends of the branches, and are pure white, with bright yellow 

 stamens ; when in bloom the plant is literally covered with white. The flowers 

 are followed by bright scarlet seed-pods, which are retained until late in the 

 fall. As a covering or ground plant it is as valuable as the ivy, periwinkle or 

 honeysuckle, and is especially good for covering barren places or rocky ledges. 

 It can also be trained to grow on a trellis. (See plate on page 122.) 



WICHURAIANA HYBRIDS 



All these Hybrids retain the good qualities of the parent plant ; namely, 

 extreme hardiness, rapidity of growth, adaptability to all soils and exposures, and 

 evergreen foliage. In addition to these good points the flowers of the Hybrids have 

 fragrance, size and color. 



Evergreen Gem. Flowers buff in the bud, changing to creamy white; 

 very double, 2 to 3 inches in diameter ; foliage dense, of a rich, bronzy green. 



Gardenia. Buds bright yellow; open double flowers cream color, 3 to 

 3 Yz inches in diameter. Delightfully fragrant. A free bloomer. 



Manda's Triumph. A grand, free -flowering Rose; foliage rich and lux- 

 uriant. The flowers double, pure white and 2 inches in diameter are well 

 formed, very fragrant, and borne in clusters of 25 to 50 blooms. 



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