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HENRTADREER -PflllADELPHIA M- 



SELECT ROS§S 



HARDY CLIMBING 



AND 



RAMBLER 

 ROSES. 



Ramdlek Rose 

 DoKOTHY Perkins. 



Since the introduction 

 of (he Crimson Ram- 

 bier, in 1894, this class 

 of Roses has continued 

 to gain in popularity. 

 Many splendid new varieties, both in single and double- 

 flowering forms, have been added during the past few 

 years. The best and most distinct of these we offer on this and 

 the following page. 



Pruning. Climbing Roses require no pruning in the spring be- 

 yond the cultin: out of very old or dead wood and the shortening of 

 the laterals and long canes to make the growth conform to the space 

 to be covered, but a severe pruning in July is beneficial directly after 

 they have finished flowering. Cutting away at that time all old flow- 

 ering wood will encourage a vigorous growth, which will give an 

 abundance of flowers the following season. 



American Pillar. A single-flowering variety of great beauty, which appeals to 

 every one. The flowers are of enormous size, three to four inches across, of a lovely 

 shade of pink, with a clear white eye and cluster of yellow stamens. These flowers 

 are borne in immense bunches, and a large plant in full bloom is a sight not 

 easily forgotten. They last in perfection a long time, and are followed by brilliant 

 red hips or berries, which are carried late into the winter; and as the plant fre- 

 quently retains its lovely green foliage until the end of November, it forms a beauti- 

 ful decorative subject throughout the Autumn months. 



Climbing American Beauty. A Rose of great merit. A cross between Ameri- 

 can Beauty and an unnamed seedling ; color a rosy crimson, similar to its popular 

 parent, and with the same exquisite fragrance, a quality rarely found in climbing 

 Roses. The plant is of strong habit of growth, making shoots of ten to fifteen feet in one season, 

 and as hardy as an oak. The flowers are f^om three to four inches in diameter, of fine form, and are 

 produced in great profusion, not only in May and June, but there is a fair sprinkling of flowers throughout 

 the growing season. 

 Excelsa. A distinct variety in form, color and habit; vigorous in growth with healthy dark, glossy 

 green foliage. The flowers are very double, produced in large trusses of thirty to forty, and almost every 

 eye on a shoot produces clusters of flowers. The color is intense crimson-maroon, the tips of the petals 

 tinged with scarlet. The individual flowers are very large for a climbing Rose, being similar to those of 



Aviateur Bleriot {The New YeMow Rambler). We have 

 discarded the old yellow Rambler in favor of this new variety, 

 in which we have a strong-growing plant with beautiful 

 glossy, insect and disease-proof foliage, and bearing large 

 clusters of medium-sized full double flowers of a saffron yel- 

 low, deepening to an almost goUIen-yellow at the centre. 

 Strong two-year-old plants, 75 cts. each; $7.oO per doz. 



Christine Wright. A most exquisite Rose, a cross between 

 Caroline Testout and an unnamed seedling; it is of strong 

 climbing habit, with large, heavy, dark green foliage, which 

 is immune to disease. The flowers are double, from 3J to 4 

 inches in diameter, borne singly and in clusters, of perfect 

 form, beautiful in the bud and in the fully expanded 

 flower; in color a most refreshing bright wild-rose pink; it 

 flowers profusely during June, and continues more or less 

 throughout the season. 



the General Jacqueminot, only the petals are of a more loose 

 form. This may be termed a great improvement on the 

 Crimson Rambler, which it is sure to supersede, if only on 

 account of its foliage, which is mildew proof. 



Crimson Rambler. This was the first of the Rambler 

 Roses, and was introduced from Japan in 1894. It is too 

 well known to require description. Everyone is familiar with 

 its large clusters of crimson flowers. 



Dorothy Perkins. Soft shell -pink, flowering profusely in 

 large clusters; very fragrant and lasting; a grand Rose in 

 every way. (See cut.) 



Dr. W. Van Fleet. An exquisite flower, long pointed buds 

 of a rich flesh-pink on stems 12 to 18 inches long, splendid 

 for cutting. The plant is of strong, vigorous growth, with 

 dark glossy foliage that resists mildew and insects; one of the 

 best and most distinct. 



Our offering of new Hybrid-Tea Ro*e« is particularly fine this (eason. See pages 167 to 171. 



