THE FAROUHAR ROSE 



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AWARDED THE SILVER GILT MEDAL OF THE MASSACHUSETTS 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



CERTIFICATED BY THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. 



In this new Rose we have at last a worthy companion to the Crimson Rambler, bearing beautiful clusters of 

 pink double flowers. 



The Farquhar Rose is a vigorous and rapid grower. Many of the stock plants, cut down for propagation last 

 July, and then not a year old, have since developed shoots twenty to twenty-two feet in length. 



The Farquhar Rose has glossy, bright green foliage, which does not drop, and retains its lustre until cut down 

 by severe frost in November or December, a feature which makes it most valuable for covering trellises, pillars, 

 summer houses, fences, and rocks. It is perfectly hardy and does not require protection during winter. 



The Farquhar Rose bears magnificent clusters of bright pink double flowers on long stems, which are most 

 serviceable for vases and table decorations, while the individual flowers are useful for bouquets and designs. As an 

 Easter plant, its color alone gives it a decided advantage over the Crimson Rambler. 



Mr. Jackson Dawson, of the Arnold Arboretum, who raised The Farquhar Rose, describes it as follows : 



" It can be best described as flowering perfectly double in clusters, the individual flowers being similar in size 

 and color to the flowers of Carnation Melba. The plant is of rapid growth, stocky, trailing habit, with bright glossy 

 foliage. All who have seen it pronounce it something extra. In commenting upon it Mr. W. R. Smith, of the 

 United States Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C., says that it is a rose for the millions. Prof. B. M. Watson, of the 

 Bussey Institution, and many private gardeners, have declared it a great success." 



TESTIMONIALS AND PRESS COMMENTS. 



Mr. W. R. Smith, Curator United States Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C., writes: 



" I saw your new Rose, ' The Farquhar,' when it first bloomed with its raiser, Mr. Jackson Dawson, of the 

 Arnold Arboretum, and was so pleased with it that I at once pronounced it a rose for the people." 



Dorchester, Mass., May 10, 1902. 



Gentlemen : I have made a specialty of forcing Roses for Boston Market for many years, especially Crimson 

 Rambler, which I have considered the finest novelty of recent years. 



Your new Rose, " The Farquhar," is a better thing than the Crimson Rambler. Its foliage and its beautiful 

 rose-pink color are unequalled in any climbing rose. I consider it the finest floral novelty in existence. 



Yours very truly, LAWRENCE COTTER. 



Milton, Mass., May 10, 1902. 



Gentlemen : " The Farquhar Rose " is a fitting companion to the Crimson Rambler. So many worthless roses 

 have been sent out with the name Rambler that this name has fallen into discredit Your Rose is a true hardy 

 climber, bearing large trusses of beautiful deep pink double flowers, with a fragrance different from any other rose I 

 know. Yours very truly, GEORGE M. ANDERSON. 



The Florists' Exchange, Vol. XIV, j\ . 23, says: "This ^ambler is en * s ^ >ci,ijdT. s —H^ two inches 

 in diameter, very double, and of the 'Iveliest bright pink imaginable; borne in large clusters and with the' lnctf^ijdual 

 flowers on longer stems than those of Crimson Rambler, so that they could be used in design work. It will m?^" 

 a magnificent Easter ^lant, and its vigor, hardiness, etc., make it a sure winner for outside." 



The American Florist, Vol. XVIII., No. 728, says : "At the exhibition in Horticultural Hall, on Saturday, 

 May 10, R. & J. Farquhar & Company showed plants in bloom of the new Farquhar Rose, and received therefor a 

 silver gilt medal. This Rose, which was raised by Jackson Dawson, is the result of a cross between Rosa Wichuriana 

 and Crimson Rambler. It is of similar habit to the latter, but the deep pink flowers are larger and it has a slight 

 fragrance. 



American Gardening, Vol. XXIII., No. 387, says: "The attraction of the show (Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society, Boston, May 10, 1902), however, was the new Farquhar Rose. This is a new pink Rambler, raised 

 by Jackson Dawson of the Arnold Arboretum, from whom the whole stock was purchased by Messrs. Farquhar. 

 The color of the flowers is brilliant rose, the clusters are similar to those of Crimson Rambler, the florets, however, 

 being larger and more double. There is a slight fragrance. The award of a silver gilt medal was thoroughly de- 

 served and, measured by the position it is bound to occupy in the near future, might even have been higher." 



STRONG PLANTS from 3y 2 =inch pots, each, $1.00; per dozen, $10.00; per 100, $75.00. 

 Plants sent by mail or express as we deem best to any address in the United States, 

 each, $1.25. Delivery will commence April 1, and orders will be filled in rotation as 

 received. 



COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



SPECIAL OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE No. I. 



Boston, Oct. 24, igo2. 



To whom it may concern - . This is to certify that I have this twenty-fourth day of October, 1902, completed the in- 

 spection of the stocks of the '* Farquhar Rose," grown by R. & J. Farquhar & Co. at Jamaica Plain, Mass., and find it to 

 be apparently free from the San Jos6 Scale and other injurious insects and diseases which might be transferred from it to 

 the orchard or garden. This certificate is good until July 1, 1903. (Signed) 



H. T. FERNALD, Inspector. 



