

Roses 



for Special Uses 



The roses offered on this page do not belong in beds with 

 other roses. But every one of them is a very useful as well 

 as rugged plant of great value in special places — for in- 

 stance, on a bank, growing wild over a fence, topping a 

 wall. Use your imagination and you will find they are 

 extremely adaptable. Use them in groups of two or three, 

 or as single specimens. They bloom not intermittently but 

 steadily all summer, and best of all — they ask nothing from 

 you in the way of care. You need not fertilize, prune or 

 spray them. Just be glad for such hardy, strong, foolproof 

 landscape beauty. 



SEA FOAM 



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Hybrid Shrub Rose. (Ernest Schwartz.) Plant Pat. 2463. One of the 

 most remarkable and most useful of roses. Teardrop-shaped buds 

 open to 2 to 3-inch, double blooms of pure \\'hite that age gradually to a delicate cream 

 color. Sometimes in cool weather the petal edges are tinged with pink. This tough, 

 hardy, tremendously vigorous yet lovely rose is almost completely free of any disease or 

 trouble of any kind. It has unlimited uses — as a specimen plant, as a border or broad 

 low hedge; tied to a trellis or fence, it makes a fine white pillar rose. Also perfect for a 

 ground cover in a sunny location or on a bank. Draped over the top of a wall it makes a 

 graceful weeping rose. Clusters of bloom are produced continuously all season long. 



Although roses of this type are not usually thought of as cut flowers, we can't help 

 adding that Sea Foam is charming for small arrangements. Place the dainty buds and 

 white blooms in a colored glass bowl and see how pretty they are. 



$3 ea. — 3 or more, $2.65 ea. — 25 or more, $2.40 ea. 



(Bentall.) An absolutely foolproof plant that has almost every good 

 r/ quality. This beautiful 2 to 3-foot shrub bears hundreds of appealing 

 seashell-pink flowers in large clusters all season long. It makes an excellent individual 

 lawn specimen, a colorful hedge or background planting, and is so sturdy and hardy 

 that it will flourish almost anywhere, even in partial shade. Very resistant to disease 

 and insects. The lacy foliage is small and very glossy, adding an extra ornamental 

 quality. Multitudes of pink blooms from spring to frost. 



$2.50 ea. — 3 or more. $2.20 ea. — 25 or more, S2 ea. 



(Lambert.) Originally introduced 36 years ago, this rose was for a 

 time more or less overlooked. Now we have had the great pleasure 

 to bring it back from obscurity, and our own enthusiasm has been more than matched 

 by appreciative gardeners. Otto Linne grows to about 3 to 4 feet, its strong canes 

 carrying enormous trusses of deep rose-pink flowers. Foliage is a light, clear green, glossy 

 and very full. Exceptionally vigorous, growing upward, then outward, in vase shape. 

 One truss of flowers makes a whole bouquet. A carefree, disease-resistant rose, as hardy 

 as any other flowering shrub. Needs practically no attention. 



$2.50 ea. — 3 or more, S2.20 ea. — 25 or more, $2 ea. 





THE FAIRY 



OTTO LINNE 



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(not illustrated) (Lambert.) An- 

 other fine old German rose — a real 

 old-timer. It has been famous and in demand since the turn of the 

 century because of its huge, double white flowers which open from 

 classic buds tinged delicately with carmine-pink. The bush is tall 

 and extremely vigorous. Foliage is an eye-catching, very dark green. 

 Most people use this durable but beautiful rose as a specimen or 

 accent plant, although it can be spaced out in a row to form an aisle 

 of beauty. It blooms repeatedly during the whole growing season 

 and is very hardy and long lived. 



$2.50 ea.— 3 or more, $2.20 ea.— 25 or more, $2 ea. 



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M)//h/7/)f'0 (""/ illustrated) This rugged, very thorny species 

 J'l(( llU t!//(l j-Qse is very useful in certain locations. It does 

 not belong in a suburban rose garden. It is suitable only for use 

 as a tall tough hedge on a large property such as a farm or estate, 

 where an impenetrable fence is needed. Multiflora grows even- 

 tually to a height and width of 8 to 12 feet. Excellent for bird feed 

 and cover. Requires little or no maintenance. Makes a living 

 fence. . . horse high, cattle strong and pig tight. These are 1 -year 

 plants. Set them a foot apart. 



25 for $3.90—50 for $6.90-100 for $11.90—500 or more, 



$9.00 per 100. 



