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CLIMBING ROSES— Continued 



of the South and the Japanese Wichuraiana — pro- 

 duced also by Dr. W. Van Fleet. The roses are 

 semi-double, exquisitely formed buds and very 

 pretty and decorative when expanded, opening a 

 soft nankeen and quickly changing to pure sil- 

 very white. The blossoms are large, over four 

 inches in diameter, delightfully perfumed and 

 lasting. It is of climbing habit, a strong grower 

 with very large and abundant glossy, deep rich 

 green leaves that are always free from mildew 

 and other diseases. A most profuse bloomer, the 

 plants in June being literally covered with its 

 roses of odd and fantastic forms. Strong field 

 plants, each, 50c.; dozen, $5.00. From 5-inch pots, 

 each, 65c.; dozen, $6.50. 



TAUSENDSCHON (Thousand Beauties). — A 



strong growing variety and covered from early 

 June until July with clusters of semi-double flow- 

 ers of every shade from white to deep pink. The 

 roses are larger than those of the average rambler 

 and are produced in bewildering profusion and 

 variety of color. 



VEILCHENBLAU. Blue Rambler— A blue rose 

 in name, but not in fact, without a severe strain 

 upon the imagination. In habit it is somewhat 

 like the well-known Crimson Rambler and, like it, 

 the flowers are produced in clusters ; opening a 

 dingy purple and changing, when placed in water, 

 to blue — but not of a clear and attractive shade. 



WICHURAIANA. Memorial Rose.— A perfect 

 trailer, hugging the ground closely. It grows 

 from ten to fifteen feet in a season, and is densely 

 furnished with dark green, glossy foliage. The 

 flowers are single, pure snowy white, with bright 

 golden yellow stamens and with the fragrance 

 of the Banksia Rose. 



WHITE RAMBLER AND YELLOW RAM- 

 BLER. — These two roses are similar in habit to 

 Crimson Rambler; the former producing double, 

 pure white, and the latter clear lemon-yellow 

 roses in clusters. 



Price (except as noted), strong two-year-old 

 plants, each, 30c.; dozen, $3.00. 



Any of the above, except those with a star (*), 

 heavy plants from 5-inch pots, each, 40c.; dozen, 

 $4.00. 



TREE OR STANDARD ROSES 



There are but few things in horticulture so 

 strikingly beautiful and so picturesque as Tree 

 Roses; the displays of them m England and Ger- 

 many, when in flower, being truly marvelous. 

 Until of recent date these standards were produced 

 only by "working" the different varieties upon 

 stocks of the dog rose, which, unfortunately, does 

 not succeed in our American climate of bright 

 sunshine and dry atmosphere; hence, in the past, 

 Tree Roses were not permanent and somewhat 

 unsatisfactory in the United States. It is with 

 joy I am able to state we now have Standard 

 Roses, "worked" or budded upon Rosa rugosa 

 stocks and we may now have and enjoy these 

 objects of great beauty with the same measure 

 of perfection and satisfaction as our English or 

 German friends. 



CONRAD P. MEYER.— In 1909 my attention 

 was called to the signal success and marvelous 

 beauty of the Conrad F. Meyer Rose, grown as 

 a standard upon the stock of Rosa rugosa. I at 

 once set about growing a quantity of them and 

 now have a supply of several hundred remark- 

 ably strong, handsome plants of it, grown in 



CONRAD F. MEYER ROSE, GROWN UPON ROSA 

 RUGOSA STOCK 



this way. The plant from which the photo re- 

 produced above was taken is much larger and still 

 finer than when photographed four years ago. 

 It produced the past summer over a thousand 

 roses as perfect, as beautiful and as deliciously 

 fragrant as one can possibly imagine. In fact, 

 this beautiful, pink, fragrant rose grows upon 

 the Rugosa stock with the vigor of an apple or 

 pear tree. There is a great surprise of delight 

 in store for all who plant it, grown in this way. 



To avoid the almost fatal check that standard 

 roses suff"er in transplanting when sent out in 

 the usual way, I have my standards of this va- 

 riety grown in wooden tubs which are shipped 

 with the plant. Price, with tub, $1.50 each; four 

 for $5.00. 



Other Varieties 



I carry also an assortment of other varieties 

 grown as standards, such as Baby Rambler, Dor- 

 othy Perkins and many other popular sorts. These 

 are not grown in tubs. Price, $1.00 each; dozen, 

 $10.00. 



MOSS ROSES 



Very hardy and much admired by reason of the 

 mossy covering of the calyx and their delightful 

 fragrance. I have them in separate colors, viz., 

 Pink, Red and White. Strong two years old, each, 

 30c.; dozen, $3.00. 



Peoria Co., III., Oct. 10, 1912. 

 The roses I got last year came to hand in fine 

 shape and exceptionally large roots which bloomed 

 beautifully all summer. They were certainly the 

 largest rooted plants I ever bought. Many thanks, 

 from (IV^S.) A. F. McCluggage. 



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