SUMMER CATALOGUE, 1917. 



POT-GROWN CLIMBING 

 ROSES. 



SINGLE VARIETIES. 

 50 cts. each: $5.00 per doz. 



American Pillar. Large single flowers of rich rosy-pinlc, with 



l)right yellow stamens, borne in immense clusters. 

 Carmine Pillar. Single, bright rosy-carmine, free bloomer: 



flowers produced all up the stems: specially good for pillars and 



arches. 

 Hiawatha. One of the loveliest single climbing roses, flowers 



intense crimson. 



TENDER OR PILLAR VARIETIES. 



Climbing Caroline Testout. A climbing form of this popular 

 rose with large globular flowers of bright satiny pink: very free 

 and fragrant. 60 cts. each; S6.00 per doz. 



Frau Karl Druschki. Pure white. 75 cts. each; ST. 50 per doz. 



Gloire de Dijon. Buff, orange-yellow centre, large and very 

 full. The hardiest of all the Climbing Tea Roses; flowering 

 early and late; sweetly scented. 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



Lady Ashtown. Pale carmine pink shading to yellow at base. 

 Very beautifvil. 75 cts. each; .§7.50 per doz. 



Marechal Niel. Noisette, bright rich golden-yellow; extra 

 huge, full and fine form; the finest yellow rose; with splendid 

 foliage. Excellent for conservatory or greenhouse use. 75 cts. 

 each. 



Richmond. A beautiful climbing sport of this beautiful, 

 brilliant red rose. 60 cts. each; S6.00 per doz. 



William Allen Richardson. Noisette, very deep orange-yel- 

 low, small but showy and distinct flowers; a grand variety of 

 most attractive color. 60 cts. each; S6.00 per doz. 



The Farquhar Rose. 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 



THE FARQUHAR. The Farquhar Rose has glossy, bright green 

 foliage wliieh docs not drop and which retains its lustre until cut down 

 \)y severe frost, a feature which makes it most valuable for covering 

 trellises, pillars. Summer houses, fences and rocks. It is perfectly 

 hardy, and bears magnificent clusters of bright pink, double flowers on 

 long stems, which are most serviceable for vases and table decorations. 

 Aioarded the Silver Gilt Medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society; 

 certificated bi/ the Horticultural Society, New York. 



Extra Large Plants 

 Second Size Plants. 

 Third Size Plants 



. .SI . 00 each; .SIO . 00 per doz. ; S75 . 00 per 100 . 

 . ,75 '• 7.. 50 •■ ■• 55.00 " 



. .50 •■ 5.00 " " 40.00 " 



Aglaia. {Yellow Rambler.) Bright yellow, small full flowers, pro- 

 duced in pyramidal clusters of from fifty to a hundred blossoms. 

 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Alberic Barbier. A vigorous grower with glo.ssy green leaves; flowers 

 in clusters double and semi-double, creamy white with yellow centre. 

 .50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Crimson Rambler. Bright crimson flowers, produced in large clusters 

 of pyramidal form: a grand variety for pillars and arches; it also 

 makes a fine and attractive hedge. Flowering plants, .30 cts. each; 

 .*3.00 per doz. Extra Large Plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; 

 $40.00 per 100. 



Dorothy Perkins. A fine variety of the Rambler Rose, with arge 

 clusters of shell-pink flowers. The plant is vigorous in growth and 

 perfectly hardy. 50 cts. each; $.5.00 per doz. 



Dr. W. Van Fleet. A charming variety of vigorous growth with dark 

 glossy foliage. Flowers delicate flesh-pink, deepening to rosy-pink 

 in the centre; fragrant. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



riXCGlSR. Rich crimson-red doulsle flowers. This is unquestionably 

 the finest crimson climbing rose yet introduced. 50 cts. each; $5.00 

 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. Extra Large Plants, Si. 00 each; $10.00 

 per doz.; ,$75.00 per 100. 



Lady Gay. The flowers are of a delicate cherry-pink color, which 

 fades to a soft white. The foliage is very profuse and of a glossy 

 deep green shade. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Lucille. A charming new, hardy Rambler, vigorous in growth, with 

 large, glossy green foliage. The double blooms are produced in 

 large clusters and are of a delicate flesh-pink, tinged with rosy-salmon. 

 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



Mrs. M. H. Walsh. Awarded a Gold Medal by the American 

 Rose Society at tin: National Flower Show, March, 1911. This new 

 Wichuriana Hybrid Climbing Rose was raised by M. H. Walsh 

 and is considered one of his finest introductions. The plants are of 

 vigorous growth, with glossy dark green foliage, and produce large 

 clusters of double pure white flowers. .50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 

 Extra Large Plants, 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



Silver Moon. Large silvery-white semi-double flowers 4 to .5 inches in 

 diameter, the centre being filled with bright yellow stamens. Foliage 

 dark green and very glossy. One of the best climbing Ro.ses. $1.00 

 each; S 10.00 per doz. 



Tausendschon. Beautiful deep rosy-pink flowers, each about two 

 inches in diameter, in large clusters; free-growing and very floriferous; 

 a grand trellis rose. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 



Trier. A very beautiful rambler with shining green leaves and creamy- 

 white flowers in clusters. It blooms profusely in the early Summer 

 and usually again the early Autumn. 50 cts. each; S5.00 per doz. 



White Dorothy. Pure white sport of Dorothy Perkins, re- 

 taining the same vigor of growth and freedom of flowering. 50 cts. 

 each; $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. Extra Large Plants, $1.00 

 each; $10.00 per doz.; .$75.00 per 100. 



