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SELECT- ROSES' 



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HARDY CLIMBING 



AND 



RAMBLER 

 ROSES 



( Continued) . 



Dorothy Perkins. Soft 

 shell-pink, flowering pro- 

 fusely in large clusters; 

 very fragrant and lasting; 

 a grand Rose in every way. 

 (See cut on page 192.) 



Dr. W. Van Fleet. A Rose which on ac- 

 count of its dainty color and exquisitely 

 shaped buds and flowers appeals to everyone. 

 The long pointed buds are of a rich flesh-pink 

 on stems 12 to 18 inches long, splendid for cut- 

 ting. The plant is of strong, vigorous growth, 

 with dark glossy foliage that resists mildew and 

 insects; one of the best and most distinct. 



Excelsa. A distinct variety in form, color and habit; vigor- 

 ous in growth with healthy dark, glossy green foliage. The 

 flowers are ve^y 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 the General Jac- 

 queminot, only the petals are of a more loose form. This may be termed a 



great improvement on 

 the Crimson Rambler, 



Rambler Rose Hiawatha 



Climbing Rose, Aviatbur Bleriot. (Offered on page 192.) 



which it is sure to su- 

 persede, if only on ac- 

 count of its foliage, 

 which is mildew proof. 

 Hiawatha. There is no other 

 climbing Rose so brilliant as Hia- 

 watha. It must be seen to be ap- 

 preciated. Its flowers are about 

 1£ inches across, and produced in long, pen- 

 dulous sprays, with frequently from 40 to 50 

 flowers on a spray. In color it is brilliant; 

 ruby-carmine, with a clear white eye and a 

 mass of golden stamens — a glowing com- 

 bination of colors, which can be seen at a great 

 distance. The plant is of strong, vigorous 



growth, with bright green, glossy foliage, which is retained until late in 

 fall. (See cut.) 



Lady Gay. A most desirable variety of remarkable, vigorous growth, 

 with flowers of a delicate cerise-pink, passing to soft-tinled pink. The 

 effect of a plant in full bloom with the combination of the soft pink flow- 

 ers, cherry-pink buds, and the deep green of the foliage is indeed charm- 

 ing. (See cut on page 194.) 



Paul's Carmine Pillar. The earliest of the climbing Roses to come 

 into flower, it coming into bloom two weeks before any other variety and 

 continuing for a long time, the flowers are large and very showy, single 

 and of perfect form, of a rich rosy-carmine with white eye. 



Price. Any of the above in strong two-year-old plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 

 per doz.; $35.00 per 100. 



CLIMBING ROSES are continued on page 194 



