HUGONIS "Golden Rose of China^* 



See color picture on opposite page 



The Arnold Arboretum, Boston, Mass., contains the greatest collection of hardy flowering 

 plants in this country. Mr. E. H. Wilson, Assistant Director, says: **As to the Rosa Hugonis, it 

 should be in every garden, for it is the best of all hardy yellow-flowering Roses, and one of the 

 most lovely plants known to cultivation." 



'*In China, some tw^enty to twenty-five years ago, an explorer seeking new plant 

 treasures came upon a remarkable rose. And it is, indeed, an exquisite specimen. 

 Some enthusiasts declare it is the peer of all the China roses, and others insist it is quite 

 the fairest of all roses that bear single blooms. This much-admired, this deservedly 

 much-lauded and enchanting beauty is known as Rosa Hugonis. 



''Beautiful golden Rosa Hugonis! For some reason it seems you are a stranger in 

 many gardens. You are even unknown to many amateurs. I feel very sorry for them, 

 for a more truly radiant sight than you in bloom I have never, never seen. 



"When not in flower, Hugonis is as attractive as any of the rare cotoneasters, and 

 her foliage is as tiny; even the twigs are colorful and the curving branches almost touch 

 the ground. Hugonis long remains an object of beauty, retaining its fmely veined and 

 delicately cut miniature leaves until the ground is hard with frost." 



The above was written by Mrs. Herbert Harde, F.L.S., F.R.H.S., Editor of Our 

 Garden Journal, New York, an exclusive publication. Mrs. Harde has given us an 

 enchanting word picture of this lovely Chinese species Rose, which, throughout 

 America, and especially in the rigorous northern states, is the early spring joy of tens 

 of thousands of discriminating lovers of something fine and different in Roses. 



In normal seasons, in this latitude, the first blooms have appeared with unfailing 

 regularity on May 10, and in a few days the entire plant is an enchanting picture, for 

 the delicate yellow cup-shaped fairy flowers cover the graceful, arching branches to the 

 very tips. Use this Rose as a beautiful hedge in groups, or as lawn specimens. 



When the flowers are gone you still have a most graceful shrub and the fresh, vigor- 

 ous, dark crimson shoots coming from the base are a source of unfailing interest the 

 entire growing season. 



USING ROSA HUGONIS FOR A HEDGE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE 



August 22, IQ27 



We are thinking of putting in a hedge, using for it Rosa Hugonis. We aheady have one Rose 

 bush of that species obtained from you three years ago and it has grown splendidly in this 

 climate. — Mrs. L. V., Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. 



Price, $1 each; 90 cts. each for 12; 80 cts. each for 25. Extra-selected size, 

 $1.50 each; 6 for $7.50 



OTHER DESIRABLE ROSE SPECIES 



There are other of these natural or species Roses, also called *'wild" Roses, that are 

 much used in landscape planting for their lovely wild flowers and **hips." 



ROSA ALTAICA. A native of Siberia, upright in growth, eventually reaching 5 to 

 6 feet. It blooms early in the season, closely following Hugonis, and then the bush is 

 covered with immense, fragrant, creamy white, single flowers, each 3 or more inches 

 across. The fruits are ornamental,^ gradually turning from green to orange and finally 

 ebony black. After Hugonis there is no Rose in our species garden which has won from 

 us more enthusiasm than Altaica. $1 each. 



ROSA EC-®. A native of Afghanistan, it is a large, fast-growing shrub with small, 

 lustrous leaves which are pleasantly fragrant throughout the season. The flowers are 

 paler in color, slightly smaller, and less crowded on the branches than those of Hugonis. 

 The ornamental reddish translucent thorns add greatly to its value. Makes an unus- 

 ually lovely specimen plant. $1 each. 



•ROSA XANTHINA (Double Hugonis). This is a double variety of Rosa 

 Hugonis, with the flowers a more vivid clear yellow. It blooms early in May and 

 makes great masses of shining yellow flowers that simply cover each bush. It has 

 the same needle-Iike thorns that are characteristic of Hugonis. Matured bushes will 

 make 7 to 8 feet in height, and the flower-laden branches bow gracefully but do not 

 bend or break. For an early-blooming lawn specimen, there is no Rose to surpass 

 this one for hardiness and bounteous bloom. $1.50 each. 



THe Conard'Pyle Q. 



ROBT. PYLE, Pres. 



^^OSES. SEE PRICE AFTER EACH DESCRIPTION 



^-**-$l Roses are 90 cts. each when any 12 or more are 



ordered, 80 cts. each for any 25 or more. 



47 i^^— ►See Order Sheet for low delivery cost 



