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, THE CRIMSON RAMBLER. 
= = Magnificent Pyramidal Clusters of Rich Crimson Roses. 
Every Cluster a Perfect Bouquet of Roses in Itself. 
This grand Rose, which we illustrated with a colored plate last year, improves 
upon acquaintance ; the better it becomes known the more popular it becomes. We 
have occasionally to modify opinions formed of the value of new Roses, but the 
‘«Crimson Rambler” is one that we offer to our customers, after a two years’ trial, 
with greater confidence inits merits. It came to this country heralded as a wonder 
among flowers, but the most extravagant praises yet bestowed on it fall short of 
doing it ample justice. It is adapted to the entire country, and should be in every 
garden in America. (See cut.) 
THE PRIZES IT WON. The judges at one of the principal flower 
shows in England, when awarding ita Gold Medal, the highest honor they 
could bestow, epitomized the views.of all who had seen it when they said 
that the ordinary premiums reserved for new Roses of the highest grade 
were entirely inadequate to indicate the merits of the ‘‘ Crimson Rambler.” 
At every exhibition throughout Great Britain where it was shown it received 
the highest honors, and this opinion was endorsed. The National Rose 
Society of England, the National Horticultural Society of France and the 
International Exposition awarded Gdld Medals to ‘‘Crimson Rambler.” 
ITS GROWTH. Itis of rapid, vigorous growth; plants in our 
grounds attained a height of fifteen feet the past season. The flowers 
are produced in trusses, pyramidal in shape, good specimens measur- 
ing nine inches from base to tip, and seven inches across, fairly 
covering the plant from the ground to the top, so that it is one mass 
of glowing crimson. The color is superb, and remains strong and 
vivid to the end; plants in our grounds retained the bloom for two 
months. The profusion of bloom is marvelous, over three hundred 
blooms having been counted on one shoot. 
AS A POT PLANT. It is essentially a garden Rose, but makes 
a magnificent specimen in a pot or tub. There was exhibited in Boston, 
last spring, a plant of the ‘‘Crimson Rambler” growing in a twelve- 
inch pot, the plant being about four feet high and three feet wide, 
bearing nearly five thousand buds and flowers; it was grown by 
Mr. Jackson Dawson from a plant furnished by us. 
Price, 1st size plants, 60c. éach, $6.00 per doz.; 2d size, 40c. each, 
/) $4.00 per doz.; 3d size, strong plants from 3-inch pots, 20c. each, $2.00 
per doz. ; small plants from 2-inch pots, 10c. each, 
ie per doz. Three or more sold at the rate per 
ozen. 
The White Rambler (Thalia). 
The advent of the Crimson Rambler and the 
wonderful and well-deserved popularity of it proved 
avery great incentive to hybridizers, and the result 
is that we now have other colors in this grand class. 
The variety Thalia (the White Rambler) is a fit- 
ting companion for the Crimson Rambler, closely 
resembling it in vine and foliage as well as in the 
great clusters of pure white flowers, which are de- 
liciously fragrant. The flowers remain on the 
plant a long time—from three to five weeks—and 
keep a long time when cut. The plant is perfectly 
hardy, equal in this respect to the Crimson Ram- 
bler and where one is planted the other should be 
also. By growing this in a pot and training it to 
a pyramidal trellis, a fine plant may be had in bloom 
for Kaster. Price, Ist size, 75c. each; 2d size, 50c. 
each ; 3d size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
The Pink Rambler (Euphrosyne). 
‘This beautiful variety is fit to rank with the two 
above mentioned. It is from the same source as 
the White Rambler, fully the equal of both in hardi- 
ness, vigor, size and profusion of flowers and 
blooming qualities. The color is a beautiful, lus- 
trous rosy pink, beautiful also in the bud state. 
Good hardy climbing Roses are always in demand, 
and these are sure to give satisfaction. 
Price, Ist size, 75c. each; 2d size, 50c. each; 3d 
size, 20c. each, $2.00 per dozen. 
The Yellow Rambler (Aglaia). 
(See cut, description and prices on page 128.) 
Special Offer. The four ‘“‘ Ramblers,” 1st size, 
for $2.50; 2d size, for $1.50; 3d size, for 60e: 
This illustration 
was made from the 
photograph 
of a plant growing 
on the estate of Mr. 
Louis B. McCagg, 
Newport, R. I., 
taken July, 1896. 
The plant was set 
out in May, 1895, 
and was furnished 
by us. It was 
about 18 inches 
high when planted, 
and when the pho- 
tograph was taken 
it was 
fifteen feet high and 
six feet wide, 
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HE CRIMSON RAMBLER ROSE with thousands of 
9 flowers. 
al . .. Shows a plant the first year after planting. 
