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ELLA V. BAINES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



The New Hardy Climbing Roses 



Hardy Climbing: Ro 



AMERICAN PILLAR — A single flowering- variety of 

 great beauty, which appeals to everyone. The 

 flowers are of enormous size, three to four inches 

 across, of a lovely shade of apple-blossom pink, 

 ■with a clear white eye and cluster of yellow 

 stamens. These flowers are borne in immense 

 bunches. They last in perfection a long time, and 

 are followed by brilliant red hips of berries, which 

 are carried late into the winter; and as the plant 

 frequently retains its lovely green foliage until 

 the end of November, it forms a beautiful dec- 

 orative subject throughout the autumn months. 

 20 cents; two-year plants, 50 cents. 



BRAISWICK CHARM — For arches, pergolas, or for 

 screens this variety is undoubtedly foremost. 

 Deep orange-yellow bud shading almost to white 

 on the outer petals as the flower expands. The 

 nearest approach to the perpetual flowering 

 Wichuraiana. 35 cents. 



CHRISTINE WRIGHT, or PINK CLIMBING AMER- 

 ICAN BEAUTY — This is identical with the Red 

 Climbing American Beauty described next below 

 this variety; flowers four inches in diameter; 

 color bright, clear pink; immense. Try it; a fine 

 companion for Climbing American Beauty. 20 

 cents; two-year plants, 50 cents. 



CLIMHING AMERICAN BEAUTY — Color red, with 

 touches of crimson, and intensely fragrant. 20 

 cents; two-year plants, 40 cents. 



GARDENIA (The Hardy Marechal Niel) — This grand 

 Rose has proven itself hardy in Virginia and 

 Tennessee. It is a deep golden-yellow of the 

 largest size. 50 cents; two-year plants, §1.00. 



GEISHA — Brilliant scarlet-crimson. The long shoots 

 are completely covered 'with bloom the entire 

 length. A wonderfully pretty Rose. 50 cents. 



liE MEXIQUE — Delicate silvery-rose, turning to 

 rosy-white, reverse of petals light rose. Large 

 for' its class. Flowers full, opening well, pro- 

 duced in clusters. Continuous and perpetual 

 flowering. 20 cents; two-year plants, 50 cents. 



ORIFLAME— Bright vivid rose, suffused with cop- 

 pery-gold borne in bunches of numerous flowers 

 with bold, fountain-like sprays. Extra. 50 cents. 



RED DOROTHY PERKINS, or EXCELSA — 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 unseason- 

 able weather, and its defoliation by insects; the 

 infusion of Wichuraiana blood assures an orna- 

 mental climber which is nearly evergreen, and 



se, Shower of Gold. 



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 double, produced in large 

 trusses of thirty to forty, and almost every eye 

 on a shoot produces large clusters of flowers. 

 The color is intense crimson-maroon, the tips of 

 the petals tinged with scarlet. The finest of all 

 red climbing Roses. 20c; two-year plants, 40c. 



SHOWER OF GOLD — This variety produces masses 

 of flowers in large clusters. The color is a deep 

 golden-yellow, with orange shadings in the cen- 

 ter. Enormous lateral branches are produced, 

 which are densely clad with glossy green foliage 

 that resists disease. This fills the "long felt 

 want" for a hardy yellow climbing Rose. 25 

 cents; two-year plants, 50 cents. 



SILVER MOON — Flowers 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 yellow 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, 50 cents. 



SOURCE DE OR — A most beautiful 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, 50 cents. 



SWEET LAVENDER — Bright pale mauve or laven- 

 der, 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 deli- 

 cate 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. 

 This Rose is sweeping the country like a prairie 

 fire. 20 cents; two-year plants, 50 cents. 



VEDLCHENBLAU (The Wonderful New Blue Rose) 

 — This is a Rambler, and will thrive anywhere, 

 being perfectly hardy. It has created a great 

 stir in the Rose world, for the talk of a Blue 

 Rose has been going on since time immemorial. 

 It first opens a pink color, quickly changing to a 

 decided violet-blue. When the plant is in full 

 bloom it presents a startling effect. 15 cent* 

 each; two for 25 cents; two-year plants, 40 centa. 



