H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS. 



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THE 



Y MEMORIAL ROSE. 



(ROSA WJCHURAIANA.) 



For Use in Cemeteries 



forming a dense mat of very 



It is difficult to conceive anything more appropriate, beautiful and enduring for 

 covering graves and plots in cemeteries than the Hardy Memorial Rose. It creeps 

 along the ground almost as closely as an Ivy, growing 10 feet in one season, and 

 The Flowers are produced in lavish profusion, in clusters, on the ends of the short side 



GRAND SPECIAL 

 PRICE. 



The Eight New and 

 Rare Varieties quot- 

 ed on this page worth 

 from 25 to 3oc. each. 

 Your choice for only 

 1 cenls each; 

 1.00 per doz. 

 Larger plants 25c. 

 each. 



dark green, lustrous foliage, 



branches, after the June Roses are past, from the first week "in July throughout the 

 month, and sparingly throughout the season. . They are single, pure white, with a 

 golden yellow disc, 5 to 6 inches iu circumfereuce, and have the strong fragrance of 

 the Banksia Roses. - The contrast between the satiny white of the petals and the 

 golden yellow disc is sharp and pleasing and is one of the distinctive charms of the 

 beautiful Hardy Memorial Rose, and they fairly cover the entire plant when in bloom, 

 a mass of great snow-flakes with the rich, dark green showing here and there. But 

 its use is not confined to Cemeteries. Planted in the Rose garden, alone or among 

 other Roses, and trained upright to a stake, it may be from 3 to 6 feet high, as 

 desired, and it will send sprays of flowers drooping downward, making the prettiest 

 sight imaginable. It is largely used throughout the famous park system of Boston 

 for covering rocky slopes, embankments and such places as it was desired to cover 

 quickly with verdure. It quickly adapts its»lf to all conditions of growth, whether 

 barren soil, rocky ledge, fertile garden, shady nook or sun-kissed slope, and no more 

 fitting place can be found for it than running through the grass. 10c. each; larger 

 plnrts ?!>c. each. 



Be sure and include our Oianf Hardy Paeonies in your order. See page 128. 

 Never before have I been able to sell these superb hardy plants at so low a price. 

 The most gorgeous of all hardy spring flowers. 



CREEPS ON THE 

 GROUND. 



Like ivy; dark green 

 leaves; numberless 

 satiny white flowers, 

 with golden yellow 

 discs; hardy as grass 

 and will grow in sun 

 or shade. 



ft New Race of Roses, Hybrids of Rosa Wichuraiana. 



Double White Memorial Rose. Manda's Triumph — This is the gem 

 of this excellent collection and may well be called the Double Memo- 

 rial Rose, as it preserves the color of the parent, with its character- 

 istics of growth and foliage, but the flowers are double and very 

 fragrant. They arc produced in clusters of from twelve to eighteen 

 flowers in each fluster on small side shoots, literally covering the 

 plant and standing well above the foliage, giving a very graceful ap- 

 pearance. This variety will be valuable for all purposes, whether 

 for trailing on the ground for cemetery use, growing on fences and 

 gate posts, boundarv walls, or as specimens in pots or tubs. 



Double Pink Memorial Rose — (UNIVERSAL FAVORITE) — A fit- 

 ting companion to the above, identical in growth, but with perfectly- 

 formed double flowers 1% to 2 inches in diameter, of a soft light 

 pink, and very fragrant. 



Evergreen Gem — Flowers double, yellow, buff in bud, opening to 

 almost white. 2 to 3 inches in diameter; perfectly double, and with 

 a delicate Sweet Brier fragrance. 



Gardenia — Buds bright yellow, open flowers cream color, and 3 to 

 3 1 i inches in diameter: delightfully fragrant. 



South Orange Perfection — This variety is similar to the preceding 

 ones in growth. It has double flowers, soft blush changing to white, 



All these Roses were certificated bv the New York 

 Manda's Triumph received the Silver Medal 



about 1% inches in diameter. The blossoms are, if anything, more 

 freely produced than on the preceding, and are more double; perfect 

 rosettes in shape. This is a very pretty variety and entirely dis- 

 tinct from the others. 



Jersey Beauty — Flowers single, 3 inches in diameter, pale yel- 

 low, covering the plant entirely; very fragrant. 



Pink Roamer — This variety shows undoubted traces of descent 

 from the Sweet Brier, both in the color and the shape of the blos- 

 soms and in its exquisite fragrance. The growth is much stronger 

 than the preceding. The single flowers are over 2 inches in diam- 

 eter, a bright rich pink, with a large silvery white center and 

 orange red stamens, producing a most charming effect. This variety, 

 from its artistic appearance. w j]j undoubtedly be very largely plant- 

 ed in parks and large private grounds. The fragrance is not the 

 least charm of this beautiful Rose, and we believe that eventually 

 will become one of the most valuable productions of recent years. 



The Double Varieties will unquestionably make grand pot plants 

 for the greenhouse or conservatory, and can also be used as climbers, 

 and we believe that the white variety will eventually take rank with 

 the Crimson Rambler and form a splendid contrast to it. 



Florists' Club and the New York Gardeners' Society, 

 as well, and was certificated wherever shown. 



NOTICE— THE LARGER ROSES WILL BE SHIPPED BY EXPRESS AT BUYER'S EXPENSE. 



