R. & J. FARQUHAR CO., BOSTON 



MOSS ROSES 



strong, two-year, field-grown plants, 85c. each; $7.50 for 10 

 This is a group of old-fashioned Roses, very little grown now-a- 

 days, but charming for all that. The plants are very hardy but 

 seldom have good foliage, and bloom only once in the early sum- 

 mer. Their greatest beauty is in the dehcate mossy envelope that 

 covers the bud and the calyx of the open flower. They are very 

 fragrant and easily grown. While they thrive upon neglect, they 

 are much better if treated fairly and properly cultivated. 

 Blanche Moreau. (Moreau-Robert, 1880.) A particularly 

 choice white variety, sometimes pinkish in the buds, which 

 carry a rich bronzy green mossy covering. 

 Crested Moss. (Switzerland, 1827.) Large, showy, brilhant pink 

 flov/ers, remarkable for the three-cornered frill which sur- 

 rounds and surmounts the buds before they open. A great 

 curiosity but beautiful for its own sake and extremely fragrant. 

 Henri Martin. (Laffay, 1863.) One of the very few red Moss 

 Roses left of an enormous number of varieties cultivated many 

 years ago. None of the red varieties were very mossy. This is 

 probably the best in that respect. 

 Princesse Adelaide. (Laffay, 1845.) A strong-growing variety 

 with large, pink flowers and abundant rich mossy covering. 



AUSTRIAN BRIAR ROSES 



strong, two-year, field-grown plants, $1.00 each; $9.00 for 10 

 This is a group of rather large shrubs, notable for their brilliant 



yellow flowers produced rather early in the season. The flowers 



are single or semi-double, and are rather fleeting, but they are 



produced in such profusion that the plants are exceedingly showy 



and handsome over a period of some weeks. 



They are all hardy, and are best planted as specimens at the 



edge of the lawn, or in borders about the garden or grounds. 



Austrian Copper {Rosa faiida hicolor). Species. Rather more 

 slender in growth than most of this group, reaching 4 to 5 feet. 

 The wiry stems are covered in early summer with garlands of 

 single flowers, vivid copper-red on the inner surface of the 

 petals and bright yellow on the outside. Spectacular and of 

 great interest. 



Harison's Yellow. (Harison, 1830.) A big, bushy shrub, pro- 

 ducing untold quantities of medium-size, semi-double, light 

 yellow flowers in early June or late May. This is the very best 

 hardy yellow Rose for shrub and specimen use and may be 

 seen in almost every old-fashioned home-garden in the country- 

 side. The foliage is always good. 



Persian Yellow. (Willock, 1837.) A double form of the original 

 Austrian Yellow, R. faiida, and not quite so strong or reliable 

 as Harison's Yellow. Its flowers are handsomer, richer in color, 

 of a deep buttercup tone, unapproached by any other Rose. 



Rosa Hugonis. See page 138 



Rosa Rugosa, Blanc Double de Coubert 



RUCOSA ROSES 



strong, two-year, field-grown plants, $1.00 each; $9.00 for 10; 

 $75.00 per 100, except where otherwise priced 



A group of very hardy, large-growing shrubs with peculiarly 

 rough and healthy foliage and large, showy flowers. Usually they 

 bloom on and off throughout the entire season, and they are 

 particularly attractive in autumn when they bear their giant 

 crimson fruits among their buds and open flowers. 



Rosa rugosa (rubra). Species. Very large, single flowers of 

 silken texture, varying in color from purple-red to bright rosy 

 pink. The blooms open consecutively at the tips of the shoots 

 throughout the whole season. Foliage and growth very fine. 

 This is the type which all the others resemble more or less, and 

 in the estimation of connoisseurs is perhaps the finest and most 

 useful of all. 75c. each; $6.00 for 10. 



R. rugosa alba. Species. Identical with R. rugosa, except that 

 the flowers are pure snow-white. It is especially effective inter- 

 planted with Rugosa, heightening the color-effect considerably. 

 Very beautiful when the fruit begins to ripen, contrasting its 

 brilhant color with the white flowers which continue to open 

 until frost. 



Blanc Double de Coubert. (Cochet) 1892.) This is practically 

 a very double form of R. rugosa alba. It is a steady and prolific 

 bloomer and is equal to the type in beauty of foliage and vigor 

 of growth. 



Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. (Mtiller, 1900.) A gigantic shrub 

 useful for screening small buildings. The flowers are delicately 

 and exquisitely formed, of the best Tea quahty, shading 

 through several tones of pink. The foliage is smooth and very 

 large. 75c. each; $6.00 for 10. 



F. J. Grootendorst. (De Goey, 1918.) Unique among Rugosas 

 for its small, fringed flowers of brilliant red, borne continually 

 in large heads or clusters. It has strong, healthy foliage and is 

 especially recommended for hedges or shrub uses. 



Pink Grootendorst. (Grootendorst, 1923.) This charming new 

 Rose has the true Rugosa growth and large, hard, glossy foliage 

 which is never troubled by insects or disease. It blooms steadily 

 from .lune until frost. The fringed flowers are a fine shade of 

 soft shell-pink. (Color illu-stration opposite page 132.) $1.25 

 each; $10.00 for 10; $85.00 per 100. 



Rose a Parfum de I'Hay. (Gravereaux, 1903.) A vigorous 

 shrub with good foliage and large, informal, double flowers of 

 cheerful red. Especially desirable for its refresliing fragrance. 



Ruskin. (Van Fleet; intro. by American Rose Society, 1928.) 

 The fragrant flowers are large, double, full, deep crimson in 

 color, and are borne abundantly, singly and in clusters, inter- 

 mittently from spring until frost. $1.25 each. 



