OUT -OF -THE -ORDINARY 

 ROSES 



• AUTUMN 1934* 



ROSE PLANTING TIME 



Makes a lovely informal hedge 



^Rosa Hugonis, "The Golden Rose of China" 



* AUSTRIAN COPPER. Copper-red and golden yellow. 

 The delight of landscape architects for flashing color in a shrub 

 border. The single blooms, coppery red on the inside and vivid 

 yellow on the outside of the petals, give the effect of a bush 

 covered with brilliant butterflies. Do not prune this exquisite 

 shrub Rose. 75 cts. each. 



^BIRDIE BLYE. Pink. A continuous-blooming shrub Rose 

 which produces a profusion of clustered, long-pointed carmine 

 buds and fragrant rose-pink blooms. Very hardy and a favorite 

 in northern states. 75 cts. each. 



* HARISON'S YELLOW. Bright yellow. The well-known 

 bright yellow Rose that was seen in so many old American 

 dooryards. A lovely shrub which is loaded with double, fra- 

 grant, yellow blooms in May. 75 cts. each. 



* NELLY CUSTIS. White. The "Wishing Rose of Washing- 

 ton." Our stock is from Mt. Vernon, Va. Tradition says that 

 if a young lady will prick her finger on a thorn of the Nelly 

 Custis Rose, and make a wish, her dream the following night 

 will surely come true. A small shrub Rose with little, white, 

 delightfully fragrant flowers in clusters. $1 each. 



if SWEETBRIAR. Pink. Small, single, pink blooms on a 

 strong-growing plant that is valued for the spicy fragrance of 

 its foliage. 75 cts. each. 



* YORK AND LANCASTER. Damask. Striped red and 

 white, but occasionally all red. First known in 1.551 and named 

 after the War of the Roses — the Yorkists wore white Roses, 

 the Lancastrians red, and this Rose symbolized the union of 

 the two factions. $1 each. 



*Golden Moss. New. $1 each 



* ROSA HUGONIS, "The Golden Rose of China." 



Species. See illustration. The aristocrat of Jiardy flowering 

 shrubs. The extreme hardiness of this lovely "Golden Rose of 

 China," its habit of blooming early in May, and the lone wands 

 of fairy-like blossoms, all go to make Hugonis one of the most 

 valued shrub Roses. The graceful, arching branches are com- 

 pletely covered with bloom to the very tips in early May. 

 This beautiful shrub Rose, with its dainty foliage and graceful 

 growth, makes a distinctive and almost impenetrable hedge. 

 Plant 15 inches apart. Requires no attention, and blooms best 

 when planted in unjertilized soil. 75 cts. each; 6 for $3.75. 

 Write for quantity prices. 



8 Hybrid Rugosas 



These Roses are noted for their extreme hardiness. They 

 make vigorous specimen plants and most of them are deliciously 

 fragrant. Fine in shrub borders. 



ic AGNES. Coppery yellow buds which open to flowers of 

 pale amber color. $1 each. 



* BLANC DOUBLE DE COUBERT. Pure white. Flowers 

 double. Blooms throughout the summer and fall. 75 cts. each. 



if DR. ECKENER. Shining clear pink, with rich yellow base 

 to the petals. A beautiful Rose, both in bud and open bloom. 

 Delightfully perfumed. Grows about 5 feet. $1 each. 



* F. J. GROOTENDORST. Small, bright crimson flowers, 

 like baby carnations, come in brilliant clusters. Grows to 3^/^ 

 or 4 feet and blooms continuously. An ideal flowering hedge- 

 plant. 75 cts. each; 25 for $15. 



if MAX GRAF. Pmk. An ideal trailing Rose for retaining 

 embankments, covering them with handsome crinkled foHage 

 that is persistent well into winter. 75 cts. each; 12 for $7. 



* ROSE A PARFUM DE L'HAY. An abundant producer of 

 deep crimson, double flowers, rich in fragrance. 75 cts. each. 



* RUGOSA MAGNIFICA. Crimson. Makes a beautiful, 

 symmetrical plant with lovely Rugosa foliage to use as a lawn 

 decoration. The intensely fragrant crimson blooms are pro- 

 duced continuously. $1 each. 



if VANGUARD. Orange-salmon and copper. Very 

 vigorous, and will make a large shrub or pillar with 

 .8- to 10-foot canes. Its foliage is large, dark green, and 

 very beautifully varnished. Large, double, fragrant 

 flowers. $1 each. 



4 Moss Roses 



Perfectly hardy. They grow from 4 to 6 feet high. 

 Noted for their lovely mossy buds. See illustration. 



* GOLDEN MOSS. H. Moss. (P.Dot, 1932). Buff-yeflow. One 

 of the rarest Rose-treats of all time — a yellow Moss Rose, the first 

 one ever produced. Moss Roses have been garden favorites for 

 centuries. There have been many varieties of white, pink, and light 

 red, but not until the Spanish wizard turned his attention to the 

 Mosses did anyone ever see a yellow one. Fat pinkish buds 

 open a rich golden buff with a pinkish tint and age to cream- 

 white. The flowers are about 3 inches in diameter, fully double, 

 and twice fragrant — the corolla has a delicious Rose perfume 

 which is almost hidden under the pungent scent oi the mossy 

 calyx. Can be used as a pillar (mature plants wifl make 8-foot 

 canes), or if trimmed wifl make a shapely bush, 4 feet high and 

 as much through. $1 each. 



*COMTESSE DE MURINAIS. White. Sepals and calyx 

 are heavily mossed. This Rose is over 100 years old $1 each. 



* GLOIRE DE MOUSSEUX. Deep pink. $1 each. 



* MOUSSEUX DU JAPON. Pale pink. $1 each. 



Deduct 



I 15% on 12 or More Roses 

 X 20% on 25 or More Roses 



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