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SELECT ROSK- 



HARDY CLIMBING 



AND 



RAMBLER 

 ROSES. 



Since the introduction 

 of the Crimson Ram- 

 bler, in 1894, this class 

 of Roses has continued 

 to gain in popularity. 

 Many splendid new varieties, both in single and double- 

 tlowering 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 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 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 frequently 

 retains its lovely green foliage until the end of November, it forms a beautiful 

 decorative subject throughout the autumn months. 



Climbing American Beauty. .\ new Rose of great merit. A cross between 

 .'\nierican Heautv and an unnamed seedling; color a rosy crimson, similar to its 

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

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

 season, and as hardy as an oak. The flowers are from tiiree 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. Strong two-year-old plants, 75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 

 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 tru.sses 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 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, ifonly on ac- 

 count of its foliage, which is mildew proof. 

 Crimson Rambler. 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.) 

 Hiawatha. There is no other Rose so brilliant as Hiawatha. 

 It must be seen to be appreciated. Its flowers are about IJ 

 inches across, and produced in long, pendulous 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 combination 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 on opposite page.) 



climbing Roses 



Rambler Rose 

 Dorothy Perkins. 



Aviateur Bleriot {The New Yellow Rambler). We have 

 discarded the old yellow Rambler in favor ofthis 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 yellow, 

 deepening to an almost golden-yellow at the centre. Strong 

 two-year-old plants, 75 cts. each; S7.50 per doz. 



Christine Wright. A most exquisite new Rose, a cross be- 

 tween 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 ex- 

 panded flower; in color a most refreshing bright wild-rose 

 pink; it flowers profusely during June, and continues more or 

 less throughout the season. Strong two-year-old plants, 75 

 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



Our offerins of New Hybrid-Tea Rotes is particularly fine this season. See pages 162 to 165. 



