GENERAL CATALOGUE. 123 



GENERAL LIST. 



(See Price List Page 122.) 



DIVISION I.— SUMMER ROSES. 



BLOOMING IN JUNE AND JULY. 



CLASS I.— CLIMBING OR SARMENTOUS ROSES. 



AYRSHIRE ROSES (Rosa arvensis hybrida). 



These are of slender, rapid growth, often running fifteen feet in one season, and are used in covering 

 buildings, etc. They do not require rich soil, and should be pruned very little, or not at all ; they are some- 

 what less hardy and less valuable than the Hybrid Climbing and Prairie Roses. 



Bennett's Seedling, vig. {Bennett, 1840.) Pure white double flowers of medium size. On own roots. 

 PRAIRIE ROSES (Rosa rubifolia). 



These are much the most valuable of all the non-remontant climbers. The foliage is rough, large, with 

 five leaflets generally of a dark color ; for rapidity of growth they equal the Ayrshires, and surpass all climb- 

 ers in hardiness. The flowers are produced in large clusters late in the season when other summer Roses are 

 gone. When it is- desired to cover walls, unsightly buildings, etc., with Roses, none will be found to do the 

 work so efficiently as varieties of the Prairie Rose. 

 BALTIMORE BELLE, w]^. {Samuel Feast, 1843.) Pale blush, becoming nearly white; compact and 



fine. On own roots. 

 Gem of the Prairies, /r^t'. {Adolphns Burgess, 1865.) Red, occasionally blotched with white; a supposed 



cxo%?.h&i\\een Queen of the Prairies d^nd Madame Laffay. Large, flat flowers; the only variety in 



the class which is fragrant. Budded plants. 

 QUEEN OF THE PRAIRIES, vig. {Samuel Feast, 1843.) Bright rosy red, frequently with white 



stripe. Foliage large and quite deeply serrated. On own roots. 

 Setigera. The Michigan or Prairie Rose. Now that single roses are so popular, this variety will be much 



sought after. It is a climber, and when tramed over a verandah makes a beautiful display. Large, 



single flowers, of a deep rose color. On own roots. 



CLASS II.— AUSTRIAN OR YELLOW ROSES. 



(Rosa Lutea.) 



These require careful pruning. Remove weakly wood altogether, and only shorten a few inches the 

 shoots left for flowering. If pruned close they will not bloom, as the flowers are produced from the terminal 

 shoots of the old wood. They are not grown on own roots, but only as budded platits. 

 Austrian Copper. Flowers single, brilliant coppery red, outside of petals dull gold. Very effective. Budded 



plants. 

 Austrian Yellow. Single flowers, rich golden yellow. Budded plants. 

 Harrison's Yellow, /r^^. {Harrison, i^t,o.) Golden yellow ; medium size, semi-double. A freer bloomer 



than Persian. Budded plants. 

 PERSIAN YELLOW, /r^^. {Willock, 1830.) Bright yellow, small, neariy full. It is desirable to grow 



more than one plant, and by pruning one this year in the usual way, and the other plant the next 



year, annual crops of flowers may be had. Budded plants. 



