MISS ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 13 
HARDY CLIMBING ROSES—Concluded 
RED DOROTHY PERKINS, or EXCELSA (W.) — 
It is a good deal to claim for a Rose, but we 
are within bounds when we describe Excelsa as 
a brilliant Crimson Rambler flower on glossy, 
varnished Wichuraiana foliage. The defects of 
Crimson Rambler are its unsightly foliage in 
unseasonable weather, and its defoliation by in- 
sects ; the infusion of Wichuraiana blood assures 
an ornamental climber which is nearly ever- 
green, and this will assure this lovely crimson- 
scarlet pillar Rose a place in every American 
garden, for it is quite hardy in addition to all 
its other fine points. The flowers are very dou- 
ble, produced in large trusses of thirty to forty, 
and almost every eye on a shoot produces clus- 
ters of flowers. The color is intense crimson- 
maroon, the tips of the petals tinged with scar- 
let. The finest of all Crimson Ramblers. 20 
cents; two-year plants, 40 cents. 
ROBY—Inside of the petals deep carmine, outside 
rosy-carmine on orange ground. Very free in 
clusters of thirty to fifty flowers. Very hardy 
and vigorous. 25 cents; two-year plants, 50c. 
SHOWER OF GOLD (Paul & Son, 1910.) (W.)— 
This variety produces masses of flowers in large 
clusters. The color is a deep golden-yellow, 
with orange shadings in the center. Enormous 
lateral branches are produced, which are dense- 
ly clad with glossy green foliage that resists 
disease. This fills the “long felt want’’ for a 
“Yellow Rambler.” 20 cents; two-year plants, 
50 cents. 
SILVER MOON (Henderson, 1910.) (W.)—Flow- 
ers very large, four and one-half inches and 
over in diameter. Pure white in color, petals of 
great substance, beautifully cupped, forming a 
Clematis-like flower. The large bunch of yel- 
low stamens in the center adds to its attractiveness. These 
flowers are borne on strong stems twelve to eighteen inches 
long and are delicately scented. The plant is a _ strong 
grower, with large, glossy bronze-green foliage. 25 cents; 
two-year plants, 60 cents. 
SOURCE DE OR (Turbat & Co., 1913.) (W.)—A most beauti- 
ful variety. Large for its class. Full flowers. Color golden- 
yellow. A great acquisition, producing large panicles of 
flowers. A decided beauty. 25 cents; two-year plants, 50c. 
SWEET LAVENDER (Paul & Son, 1912.) (Mtf.)—Bright pale 
mauve or lavender, with golden stamens. Most distinct. 
Dense dark green foliage and many large bunches of flowers. 
Very vigorous. 25 cents; two-year plants, 50 cents. 
TAUSENDSCHOEN, or THOUSAND BEAUTIES—A Climbing 
Rose that comes to us from Germany. The flowers upon first 
opening are the most delicate shade of pink ever seen in a 
Rose, might be described as a white delicately flushed pink 
changing to rosy-carmine. It gets its name from its many 
flowers and the variation in coloring; beautiful; will become 
Tausendschuen, or Thousand Beauties. 
as famous as Crimson Rambler or Dorothy Perkins. We 
wrote the above two years ago, and now we can add that 
this Rose is sweeping the country like a prairie fire. You 
can word paint all you want to and then you will have left 
something unsaid. Simply a wonder. 20 cents; two-year 
plants, 50 cents. 
WICHMOSS, or “BABY MOSS” (Barbier, 1912.) (C. M.)— 
This is a wonderful break in new Roses, being a cross be- 
tween the ‘‘Wichuraiana’” and ‘‘Moss Rose.” It has _ re- 
tained the scandent habit of the ‘‘Wichuraiana,”’ making 
long growths five to eight feet in length with the glazed 
Tesistant foliage, while the bud is heavily mossed in bright 
green and has the peculiar aromatic odor of the moss fam- 
ily. The flowers are borne in clusters that are a daybreak- 
pink in color, opening into bloom that is a good semi-double 
in fullness. A climbing moss is a wonder, and “‘Wichmoss” 
is the forerunner of an entirely new family of Roses; hardy. 
20 cents; two-year plants, 50 cents. 
Hardy Climbing RoOSeS—Standard Varieties 
Price, 10 Cents, Any Three for 25 Cents, Any Seven for 50 Cents. 
Two=Year-Old, 35 Cents, Three for 90 Cents. 
ALBERIC BARBIER—Creamy-white with canary-yellow cen- 
ter; buds of orange-yellow. The flowers are semi-double in 
immense clusters. A very fine early flowering variety. 
BALTIMORE BELLE —Blush-white; in large clusters. A 
splendid hardy climber. 
CARGLINE MARNIESSE — This is a hardy Noisette Rose; 
blush-white ; very free bloomer. 
CRIMSON RAMBLER — Bright crimson flowers produced in 
large clusters of pyramidal form; grand variety for pillars 
and arches and to train over porches; also makes a fine at- 
tractive hedge. Awarded gold medal, N. R. S. 
DOROTHY PERKINS—A most brilliant shell-pink; the flowers 
are borne in large clusters of small double blooms and are 
very sweetly scented; quite first-class. 
EMPRESS OF CHINA—Bright pink; in large clusters. 
FLOWER OF FAIRFIELD—This is the much-heralded per- 
petual flowering Crimson Rambler; bright rich red. 
FORTUNE’S DOUBLE YELLOW, or BEAUTY OF GLAZEN- 
WOOD—Yellow flaked with carmine; very charming color. 
This is a great Rose in California, where it is seen at its 
best, although suited for general planting. 
GARDENIA—Bright yellow, cream color when open; very fra- 
grant and free; early flowering. 
LADY GAY—Deep rich rose color, similar in all respects to 
Dorothy Perkins, but the flowers are large and the color 
deeper; late flowering. 
MADAME ALFRED CARRIERE — Pure white suffused with 
yellow at base of petals; very free and fragrant; fine for 
arches and pillars. In Ohio this is a wonderful Rose, com- 
pletely hiding itself with flowers. In Oregon it grows to 
the roofs of two-story houses, covering the entire side or 
end of a large sized house and simply a _ wilderness of 
blooms. 
MANDA’S TRIUMPH—Large clusters of double white flowers ; 
sweetly scented. 
MARY WASHINGTON—Pure white, perfectly double, in im- 
mense clusters ; fine. 
PHILADELPHIA RAMBLER — Glowing crimson, large clus- 
ters; fine; several shades darker in color than Crimson 
Rambler. 
PRAIRIE QUEEN—The old standby red climber. It is so hardy 
that it delights in the climate of Alaska and Canada. 
RUSSELL’S COTTAGE —Dark red, double and full; 
hardy. 
SEVEN SISTERS — Crimson to white and all intermediate 
shades; extra. 
SEE eeee BELLE—Beautiful pink; free bloomer; an old 
standby. 
TRIER—Large clusters of creamy-white blooms with dark yel- 
low anthers, flowering freely; quite hardy. 
VEILCHENBLAU, “The Blue Rose’? — Opens a_pinkish-blue 
quickly changing to a violet-blue. A well-established plant 
when in full bloom has a startling effect on the beholder. 
WHITE DOROTHY PERKINS—The best of all the white climb- 
ing Roses; as fine a white Rose as Dorothy Perkins is a 
pink Rose. 
WILLIAM C. EAGAN—A grand climber producing in great 
abundance delightful rose-colored flowers. 
YELLOW RAMBLER — Bright yellow; changing to canary- 
wellowi produced in pyramidal clusters of fifty or more 
ooms, 
very 
