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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— SELECT ROSES 



Hardy Climbing and Rambler Roses 



Dorothy Perkins. Soft shell-pink, flowering profusely in large 

 clusters ; very fragrant and lasting ; a grand Rose in every way. 



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, and almost every eye on 

 a shoot produces clusters of flowers. The color is intense crim- 

 son-maroon, the tips of the petals tinged with scarlet. 



Hiawatha. There is no other climbing Rose so brilliant as Hia- 

 watha. A brilliant, ruby-carmine, with a white eye and a mass 

 of golden stamens — a glowing combination of colors, which can 

 be seen at a great distance. 



Lady Gay. A most desirable variety of remarkable vigorous 

 growth, with flowers of a delicate cerise-pink, passing to soft- 

 tinted pink. The effect of a plant in full bloom and the deep 

 green of the foliage is, indeed, charming. 



Tausendschoen. Entirely distinct, not only in Ramblers, but in 

 climbing Roses generally. The individual flowers are of a most 

 elegant and graceful form, not stiff or unnatural, but as beauti- 

 ful as a semi-double Azalea. In color it is a most delicate shade 

 of soft pink when first opening, changing to carmine on the re- 

 verse of petals when fully expanded. These are produced in 

 trusses, each truss a veritable bouquet. 



White Dorothy. Among Rambler Roses none has justly gained 

 greater popularity than the beautiful pink Dorothy Perkins. The 

 White Dorothy is a duplicate except in color. 



Price. Any of the Hardy Climbing Roses on this page in strong 

 two-year-old plants, 60 cts. each ; $6.00 per doz. ; $45.00 per 100. 



Climbing American Beauty Rose 



American Pillar. A single-flowering variety of great beauty. 

 The flowers are of large size, 3 to 4 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. 



Christine Wright. A most exquisite rose, of strong climbing 

 habit. The flowers are double, from Syi to 4 inches in diam- 

 eter, 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. 



Climbing American Beauty. Its name is somewhat mislead- 

 ing, but it is nevertheless one of the best climbing Roses. A 

 strong, healthy, vigorous grower, frequently making shoots 

 from 10 to 12 feet long, and good sized flowers for a climbing 

 Rose that blooms so freely ; color a pleasing rose pink, of 

 splendid form, good substance, and on stems of good length. 

 A Rose of decided merit. (See cut.) 



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. 



Climbing Rose Lady Gay 



