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HWADREER -PHILADELPHIA-PA' 



SELECT ROSES" 



HARDY CLIMBING 



AND 



RAMBLER 



ROSES 



We offer on this and 

 the next page a selec- 

 tion of fifteen of the 

 best modern Hardy 

 Climbing and Rambler 

 Roses. 

 Climbing Roses require no pruning in the spring beyond 

 the cutting 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, directly after 

 they have finished flowering, is beneficial. Cutting away at that time 

 all old flowering 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. 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. 



Aviateur Bleriot {The 



Ramblbk Rose 

 Dorothy Perkins 



New Yellow Rambler). 

 We have discarded the 

 old yellow Rambler in 

 favor of this new variety, 

 in which we have a stron g- 

 growing plant with beau- 

 tiful glossy, insect and 

 disease - proof foliage, 

 and bearing largeclusters 

 of medium - sized full 

 double flowers of a saffron-yellow, deepening 

 to an almost golden-yellow at the centre. (See 

 cut on opposite page. ) 



Christine Wright. A most exquisite Rose, of 

 strong climbing habit. The flowers are double, 

 from 3£ to 4 inches in diameter, borne singly 

 and in clusters, of perfect form, beautiful in the 

 bud and in the fully expanded flower; color a most refreshing bright 

 wild-rose pink. 

 Climbing; American Beauty. Its name is somewhat misleading, but 

 it is 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. (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 descrip- 

 tion. 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. A Rose, which on account 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 cutting. 



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 crimson maroon, the 

 tips of the petals tinged with scarlet. 



Price. Any of the above, in strong two-year-old plants, 60 cts, each 



Climbing American Beauty Rose 

 &6.00 per doz.; $40. 00 per 100. 



Tender and Hybrid-Tea Climbing Roses are offered on page 173 



