1 ea Roses, continued 



Hainan Cochet. Clear pink, changing to silvery 

 rose; flowers large and double, of graceful out- 

 line and delicate fragrance. A superb bedding 

 Rose. 



Marie Ouillot. White, faintly tinged with pale 

 yellow; flowers large, full and double, very fra- 

 grant and showy. One of the best white Roses 

 for outdoor culture of its class. 



Papa Gontier. Cherry-red, changing to glowing 

 crimson, very fragrant; buds very large, of 

 exquisite outline. Highly recommended. 



Pcrle des Jardins. Golden yellow ; flowers 

 large, of a distinct globular form, richly per- 

 fumed. An old-time favorite. 



Safrano. Apricot- yellow, changing to deeper 

 tones of orange, rose and fawn. 



The Bride. Pure white ; flowers large and very 

 double, richly perfumed. Very beautiful in bun. 

 In the open ground the flowers are often tinged 

 with pink. 



Wichuraiana Hybrid Roses 



A comparatively new race of hardy Roses, 

 adapted for training on pillars, fences or 

 trellises, or as a ground cover where other 

 Roses would be unlikely to thrive. They 

 thrive in almost any kind of soil, but of 

 course amply repay the planter for providing 

 fertile and congenial surroundings. The 

 flowers are borne in great profusion in late 

 spring or early summer, and continue for a 

 period of three or four weeks. The foliage 

 is remarkably lustrous and remains green 

 until midwinter 



Debutante. Soft pink ; flowers double, in clus- 

 ters, very fragrant, with the delicate odor of the 

 Sweet Brier. Foliage dark glossy green. Splen- 

 did for training on trellises or trailing on the 

 ground. 



Dorothy Perkins. Clear shell-pink ; flowers profusely 

 borne in numerous clusters, full and double, with 

 crinkled petals. Leaves bright green and lustrous, 

 persisting until early winter. A grand Rose for train- 

 ing or for ground cover. 



Pink Roamer Bright pink with a white center, often 

 flushed with red ; flowers profuse, large and showy, 

 with th"> fragrance of the Sweet Brier. Foliage rich 

 green and lustrous, persistent until early winter. 



Sweetheart. Bright pink in bud, changing to white 

 when fully expanded; flowers large and showy, deli- 

 ciously fragrant. Foliage dark glossy green, persisting 

 until early winter. 



Win. C. Egan. Rosy pink ; flowers large and very 

 double, sweetly fragrant, borne in great profusion in 

 late spring or early summer. Foliage bright green and 

 lustrous, persisting until early winter. A grand Rose. 



Rubus The Brambles 



Ornamental shrubs of diverse habit with showy 

 flowers, thriving in almost any soil. They are 

 attractive objects for the shrub borders, several of 

 the species having a flowering period of consider- 

 able duration, while others are chiefly attractive for 

 their foliage. 



Rubus crataegifolius. HAWTHORN-LEAVED BRAMBLE. 

 A shrub with upright spiny stems, spreading from 

 underground root-stocks. Native of Japan. Leaves 

 simple, 3- to 5-lobed, bright green, fading in autumn 

 with tones of deep red. Flowers white, produced in 

 terminal clusters on the slender branchlets. Berries 

 orange-red. Very hardy and well adapted for covering 

 banks and sterile places. 



Ro 



R. deliciosus. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERING RASP- 

 BERRY. A compact spineless shrub with numerous 

 branches, attaining a height of 3 to 5 feet. Native of the 

 Rocky Mountains. Leaves simple, shallowly 3- to 5- 

 lobed, bright green. Flowers white, very profuse, ex- 

 panding in early summer and continuing for several 

 weeks. Berries purplish. A hardy and very showy 

 ornamental. 



R. dumetorum. EUROPEAN DEWBERRY. A spiny 

 trailing shrub with long and slender prostrate stems. 

 Native of Europe. Leaves dark green, consisting of 

 three leaflets, turning in autumn to beautiful tones of 

 bronze and brown. Flowers small, white, produced at 

 the ends of the short leafy branchlets. Fruit black. 

 Splendid for a ground cover for banks and rocky ex- 

 posures. Quite hardy. 



R. laciniatus. CUT-LEAVED BLACKBERRY. A tall 

 shrub with recurved spiny branches, of uncertain origin. 

 Leaves more or less evergreen in mild climates, usually 

 with three deeply incised dark green leaflets. Flowers 

 white or tinged with pink, produced in large terminal 

 panicles. Berries thimble-shaped, black. Very orna- 

 mental. 



R. odoratus. FLOWERING RASPBERRY. A vigorous 

 upright shrub, with numerous spineless stems, clothed 

 with shreddy bark. Grows naturally from Nova Scotia 

 and Michigan, southward to Georgia. Leaves simple, 

 very large, 3- to 5-lobed, resembling a Maple leaf in 

 outline. Flowers rose-purple, large and showy, blossom- 

 ing for several weeks. Berries light red. One of the 

 showiest species and a remarkably attractive plant. 

 Height 3 to 5 feet. 



R. parviflorus (Jf. nutkanus}. WESTERN FLOWERING 

 RASPBERRY. An upright shrub with numerous spine- 

 less branches, clothed with shreddy bark. Grows natu- 

 rally from Michigan to the Pacific Coast and southward 

 in the Rocky Mountains. Leaves simple, shallowly 3- 

 to 5-lobed, bright green. Flowers white, very showy, 



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