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DAMASK ROSES. 
These two old roses should be in every garden. Though they 
bloom but once a year, their fragrance, perfect hardiness and the 
abundance of flowers they produce make them indispensable. 
Cabbage, or Provence. Rosy-pink flowers. 
White Provence. Pure white, delightfully fragrant. 
Strong 2-year-old plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per 100. 
MOSS ROSES. 
A class of Roses which are much admired. The beauty of 
the flower consists in the delicate mossy covering which sur- 
rounds the bud, and gives to the opening flower a unique ap- 
pearance. Moss Roses should be pruned sparingly; cut out the 
old wood and merely cut back the growth of last year. 
Blanche Moreau. Lovely large, pure white. 
Countess de Murinais. Large, white, beautifully mossed. 
Crested Moss. Rose color, beautifully crested. 
Gloire de Mosses. Blush, very large and full. 
Henry Martin. Fine crimson, very vigorous. 
Princess Adelaide. Bright silvery rose; large. 
Extra strong 2-year-old plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. 
Set of 6 sorts, $2.50. 
Moss Rose 
Four Fine Climbing Hybrid-Tea Roses. 
While not as a rule as free-flowering as the bush type of Hybrid-Tea 
Roses, these climbing forms produce a large crop of beautiful flowers in 
| June, with a very fair scattering of blooms throughout : 
| the season. In pruning this class, cut out all small, thin 
wood and cut the strong shoots back to prominent eyes. 
Climbing Caroline Testout. A climbing form of the 
old favorite satiny-pink, 
Climbing Belle Siebrecht. Identical with its parent, 
a brilliant imperial-pink color. 
Climbing Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. The climb- 
ing form of this most popular white Rose; very free. 
Climbing Lady Ashtown. The best of all the climb- 
ing Hybrid-Tea varieties, A plant in the most ex- 
posed part of our Nursery, with very little protection, has 
withstood the past five winters with only the longest 
branches cut by frost, producing not only an immense 
crop of its very large soft rose-colored flowers in June, 
but continuing in bloom almost without intermission 
until the end of the season. A Royal Rose that cannot 
be recommended too highly. 75cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 
) Price. Any of the above, except where noted. in strong 
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two-year-old plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. The 
set of 4 varieties for $2.00. 
Tender Climbing, or 
| Pillar Roses. 
These are not hardy in the latitude of Philadelphia, ex- 
cept in favored positions, or with protection; especially 
adapted to covering rafters, etc., in greenhouses or for 
outdoor culture in the South. 
Gloire de Dijon. An old favorite; flowers blush with 
salmon shadings; a fine climber for a sheltered wall. 
Reine Marie FHlemriette. -Cherry-crimson. By many 
this fine Rose is known as the Red Gloire de Dijon. 
Marechal Neil. Superb; bright golden-yellow. 
W. A. Richardson. A peculiar shade of orange yellow. 
White Banksia. White, small flowers; very fragrant. 
Yellow Banksia. Yellow, small flowers; very fragrant. 
Strong two-year-old plants, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. ? 
One each of the 6 sorts for $2.50. Crimeinc Rose 
Hardy Climbing Rambler Roses are offered on pages 192 to 194 
