

AUTUMN, 1930 - RosEs ror Hepces or SHRUBBERY BORDER 

Out-of-the-Ordinary Roses, continued 
*ALTAICA. White. A native of Siberia, up- 
right in growth, reaching 5 feet. Closely follows 
Hugonis with sheets of large (3 inches across), 
fragrant, creamy white to pure white, single flowers 
and a casual repetition in late summer. The fruits, 
eourd-like and ebony-black, are odd and attractive. 
$1 each. 
%* DR. E. M. MILLS. H.Rug. Primrose. The 
color is light primrose, with pink suffusion that 
becomes more pronounced in the later blooms. 
Flowers come singly all along the stem, like holly- 
hocks. $1 each. 
* YORK AND LANCASTER. Damask. Striped 
white and red. Makes an unusually attractive, 
perfectly hardy, unique and historical hedge for 
old-fashioned places. Buds and flowers are wonder- 
fully striped, white and red, while occasionally 
they are all red. It is reminiscent of the “War 
of the Roses’’ in England between the Royal houses 
of York and Lancaster, its color representing the 
white of the Yorkists and the red of the Lancastrians. 
Valuable alike for its fragrance, its romantic age, 
and associations. The true stock has become so 
rare that until recently it was on the verge of ex- 
tinction. $1 each. 

Rugged Rugosa Roses for the North 
NEED NO PROTECTION ANYWHERE. THEY MAKE BEAUTIFUL HEDGES OR SPECIMEN BUSHES 
Rugosa Roses spread freely from the roots and are very spiny, growing vigorously from 4 to 10 feet high. 
The foliage is Boake green, rough, and curiously wrinkled. They require little attention beyond thinning 
out the dead wood and keeping them in bounds and make fine hedges and enclosures for the Rose-garden, or 
backgrounds in shrubbery, or as single specimens. As they are mndestructibly hardy, they will grow almost 
anywhere—even on barren, wind-swept slopes and seashore sand. 
* AGNES. New, 1927. Yellow. A worthy yellow Rugosa with 
Its buttercup- 
yellow buds open to full, Jarge blooms of fawn color and fruity 
fragrance. The flowers come all along the branches, like 
hollyhocks, early in June. Makes large bushes or may be 
crinkled foliage, almost immune to any disease. 
trained as pillars. Awarded the Dr. W. 
Van Fleet Gold Medal by the American 
Rose Society, 1926. $1 each. 
* BLANC DOUBLE DE COUBERT. 
White. A magnificent, double, pure 
white, and very fragrant Hybrid Rugosa 
which blooms throughout summer and 
fall. As it grows to about 4 feet, it easily 
makes a low and very lovely white-flower- 
ing hedge of real distinction. When 
thoroughly established it sends up many 
strong canes at some distance from the 
plant, which if removed and _ headed 
back can be developed into really success- 
ful everblooming tree Roses which are 
perfectly hardy. $1 each. 
* RUSKIN. H.Rug. Crimson. (Intro- 
duced by the American Rose Society, 
1928.) Buds like those of a Hybrid Per- 
petual, developmg into large, double, 
deep crimson flowers of about 50 petals, 
with Rugosa-like fragrance and excellent 
lasting quality. It blooms abundantly in 
June, and moderately thereafter. The 
plant is a strong, erect Rugosa type, with 
rough foliage. It ts a tall pillar and entirely 
hardy. A vigorous growing and most satis- 
factory Rose for use as a hardy hedge in 
northern climates. $1.50 each. 
*TURKES RUGOSA. Flesh-pink. Of the 
same type but lighter in color than its mother, 
Conrad F. Meyer, which was crossed with Mrs. 
Aaron Ward. The bud is strongly marked with 
Indian yellow at the base, and the open bloom 
is identical with Conrad F. Meyer, except in color, 
which is flesh-pink, and is possibly more fragrant. 
$1 each. 
PRICES 






Conrad F. Meyer. Grows 10 feet. Blooms profusely 
* CONRAD F. MEYER. Silvery pink. See 
illustration. One of the finest of the Hybrid Rugosas, 
producing very fragrant, silvery pink flowers of large 
size, equal to Hybrid Perpetvals in form. The bush 
is extremely vigorous. Its 6, 8, or 10 feet of growth 
may easily be trained over an archway. A splendid 
Rose to “fan’’ on a trellis. The foliage differs from 
the Rugosa species in being less corrugated. $1 each. 
(UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED), *2-YEAR, FIELD-GROWN, STAR SIZE ROSES, $1 EACH; 
90 cts. each wren any 12 or more are ordered; 80 cts. each for any 25 or more $1 kinds. Delivery prepaid 

