Autumn, 1931 * Roses for Hedges or Shrubbery Border 



Shrub Roses 



(Train third, fourth, and fifth varieties to stakes) 



Each one deserves a half page. Plant singly or in shrub border. 

 Open a new chapter for yourself in Rose experience. 



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• HUGONIS. Yellow. 'The Golden Rose of 

 China." See illustration above. This shrub Rose 

 grows into a 6-foot bush, is extremely hardy, re- 

 quires no attention, and blooms early in May, the 

 flowers covering the graceful arching branches. It 

 has luxuriant acacia-like foliage. $1 each. 



• ALTAIC A. White. Similar to Hugonis, but 

 with intensely fragrant, creamy white blooms, 

 3 inches in diameter. $1 each. 



• NUR MAHAL. A crimson, everblooming shrub 

 Rose which can also be trained on a fence or fan 

 trellis. Semi-double, musk-scented blooms in clus- 

 ters from May to November. $1 each. 



• PROSPERITY. White. A semi-climber or 

 pillar, hardy and everblooming. Produces masses of 

 pink-tinted buds and fragrant white flowers. $1 each. 



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 Makes a beautiful impenetrable hedge 



• SCHOENER'S NUTKANA. Pink. A native 

 American species crossed with Paul Neyron (H.P.), 

 producing a shrub which blooms in May with a 

 glorious abundance of very large, single, clear rose- 

 pink blooms. Vigorous and healthy. $1 each. 



• YORK AND LANCASTER. Red and white. A 

 Damask Rose, striped red and white. Legend dates 

 the first bush 1551, linked to the "War of the Roses." 

 Makes a fine low hedge. $1 each. 



• BIRDIE BLY. Pink. An everblooming shrub 

 Rose which produces a profusion of clustered, long- 

 pointed carmine buds and rose-pink blooms. Very 

 hardy and a favorite in northern states. $1 each. 



These 8 Hardy Rugosa * Roses Only $7 !L RED 



Rugosa Roses need no protection anywhere and make beautiful hedges or specimen bushes. They 

 grow vigorously from 4 to 10 feet high, have wrinkled, \ leathery foliage, and need only to be kept 

 within bounds and dead wood removed. They 

 may also be trained like pillar Roses. 



•AGNES. Buttercup-yellow buds, opening fawn- 

 color. Flowers with a fruity fragrance come all 

 along the branches in early June. $1.50 each. 



_ • CONRAD F. MEYER. Produces fragrant, 

 silvery pink flowers of large size on a plant vigorous 

 enough to be trained to climb. $1 each. 



• DR. E. M. MILLS. A light primrose-colored 

 Hybrid Rugosa with a pink suffusion. The blooms 

 come along the stem like Hugonis. $1.25 each. 



•F. J. GROOTENDORST. See color illustration 

 on right. Small, bright crimson flowers like baby 

 carnations. Grows to 33^ or 4 feet and blooms con- 

 tinuously. An ideal hedge-plant. $1 each. 



• MAX GRAF. A Rugosa that is especially good 

 for trailing over the ground and covering embank- 

 ments. Large, rosy pink, single flowers like crinkled 

 silk. $1 each, 12 for $7.50, 100 for $60. 



• ROSE A PARFUM DE L'HAY. Bears quanti- 

 ties of fragrant, double, dark crimson flowers. $1 ea. 



• RUSKIN. Buds like a Hybrid Perpetual, open- 

 ing to large, double, deep crimson flowers. Makes a 

 tall pillar and is hardy. Fragrant. $1.25 each. 



•TURKES RUGOSA. A bud marked _ with 

 Indian yellow at the base, turning silvery pink in the 

 full bloom. It blooms intermittently throughout 

 the season. Fragrant. $1 each. 



PRICES 



Carnation Rose. • F. J. Grootendorst 



(UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTE D),+2-YEAR, FIELD-GROWN, STAR SIZE ROSES, $1 EACH; 

 90 cts. each when any 12 or more are ordered; 80 cts. each for any 25 or more $1 kinds. Delivery prepaid 



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