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HARDY CLIMBING AND 

 RAMBLER ROSES 



We offer on this page a selection of the best standard varieties of 

 Hardy Climbing and Rambler Roses, which with the splendid new sorts 

 offered on page 134 makes our collection of these very complete. 

 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. 

 Bess Lovett. Resembles Climbing American Beauty, in shape of 

 flower, but is brighter in color, a clear bright red, of good size and of 

 double full-cupped form lasting a long time in good condition; a strong 

 vigorous grower and very fragrant. 

 Christine Wright. A most exquisite Rose, of strong climbing habit. 

 The flowers are double, from 3i 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 rich rosy crim- 

 son, of splendid form and 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, 

 ve-y fragrant and lasting, a grand Rose in every way, and one of the 

 mos ; popular varieties. 



Dr. Robert Huey. Similar in habit of growth and form of flower to 

 Paul's Scarlet Climber, but of an intense dark crimson color, and when 

 fully expanded shows its numerous golden stamens, making a beautiful 

 color combination. 



Climbing American Be.\uty Rose 



Dr. W. Van Fleet. A Rose, which on account of its dainty 

 color and exquisitely shaped buds and flowers, has become a 

 great favorite. The long pointed buds are of a rich flesh-pink 

 on stems 12 to 18 inches long; splendid for cutting. A strong 

 vigorous grower. 



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. 



Hiawatha. A brilliant, ruby carmine, with a clear white eye 

 and a mass of golden stamens— a glowing combination of colors. 



Paul's Scarlet Climber. No other Rose, in any class, can 

 compare with this for brilliancy of color which is maintained 

 until the petals fall. The flowers, a vivid scarlet, are of good 

 size, semi-double, very freely produced in clusters of from 3 to 

 20 flowers each on much branched canes, the plants being literally 

 covered from top to bottom with bloom. It is of strong climbing 

 habit and perfectly hardy. This is one of the most popular 

 climbing Roses. 



Roserie {Red Tausendschoen). Of the same habit of growth and 

 flowering as Tausendschoen, but of a deeper and more even 

 shade of cerise-pink, or carmine; a strong, vigorous grower and 

 free bloomer. 



Silver Moon. Different from all other Roses, with beautiful 

 semi-double flowers four and a half inches and over in diameter; 

 pure white in color, petals of great substance, beautifully cupped, 

 forming a Clematis-like flower. The large bunch of yellow 

 stamens in the centre adds to its attractiveness. 



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 

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

 shade of soft pink when first opening, changing to carmine on 

 the reverse 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, 

 offered on this page. The White Dorothy is a duplicate except 

 in color. 



Price. Any of the Hardy Climbing and Rambler Roses offered on this page, in strong two-year-old plants, 75 cts. each; S7.50 per 

 doz.; $60.00 per 100. 



SPECIAL OFFER. One each of the IS Hardy Climbing and Rambler Roses, offered on this page, a splendid collection for S9.00, 



