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H. W BU C KB EE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 



The Hardy Memorial Rose. 



(R©sa wieHCRRiaivfl.) 



For Use in Cemeteries. 



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 forming a dense mat of very dark green, lustrous foliage. The Flowers are produced in lavish profusion, inclusters on the ends of the 

 short side branches after 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 in circumference, and have 

 the strong fragrance of the Banksia Roses. The contrast between the satiny white of the 

 petals and the golden yellow disc is sharpand pleasing and is one of the distinct 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 showiug here and there. But its use is 



ATTENTION 

 PLEASE 



All of the Roses 

 offered on this page 

 are Hardy and will live 

 outside during the 

 Winter months if 

 nicely mulched, well 

 covered and protected. 



Mrs. C. C. Coleman, Col- 

 ony, Mo. .writes: "The box 

 of Plants arrived safely 

 and ar6 looking nicely — 

 nota withered one among 

 inem. Very many thanks 

 f oryour kindness In send- 

 ing me Extra Seeds and 

 Plants. I always speak a 

 good word for Buckbee's 

 Seeds, Hants, etc." 



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, mak- 

 ing the prettiest sight imaginable. It is 

 largely used throughout the famous park sys- 

 tem of Boston for covering rocKy slopes, 

 embankments and such places as it was de- 

 sired to cover quickly with verdure. Itquickly 



CREEPS ON 

 THE GROUND 



Like Ivy: dark 

 green leaves; "number- 

 less satiny w h t e 

 flowers, with golden 

 yellow discs: hardy as 

 giass and will grow 

 in sun or shade. 



adapts itself 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. 



Fine Plants postpaid 15c. each; by Express at buyers expense. Large Plants 30c. each; Extra Large Plants 3 5c. each. 



R NEW RRQE OF ROSES, HYBRIDS OF ROSA WieHURHmNH. 



SPECIAL PRICE: The Following Seven New and Rare Hybrid Varieties; postpaid 10c. each. By Express at buyers expense, Large Plants 

 30c. each; Extra Large Plants 35c. each. 



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

 this excellent collection and may well be called the Double Memorial 

 Rose, as it preserves the color of the parent, with its characteristics of 

 growth and foliage, but the flowers are double and very fragrant. They 

 are produced in clusters of from twelve to eighteen flowers in each 

 cluster on small side shoots, literally covering the plant and standing 

 well above the foliage, giving a very graceful appearance. This variety 

 will be valuable for all purposes, whether for trailing on the ground 

 for cemetery use, growing on fences and gate posts, boundary walls, or 

 as specimens in pots or tubs. 



Double Pink Memorial Rose — (UNIVERSAL FAVORITE) — A fitting 

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

 double flowers 1Y. to 2 inches in diameter, of a soft light pink, and 

 very fragrant. 



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

 most white, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, perfectly double, and with a del- 

 icate Swe- 1 Briar fragrance. 



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

 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, about 

 \Yi inches in diameter, The blossoms are. if anything, more freely pro- 

 duced than on the preceding, and are more double: perfect rosettes in 

 shape. This is a very pretty variety and entirely distinct from the others. 



Jersey Beauty— Flowers single, 3 inches in diameter, pale yellow, 

 covering the plant entirely; very fragrant. 



Pink Roamer — This variety shows undoubted traces of descent from i 

 the Sweet Brier, both in the color and the shape of the blossoms and in | 

 its exquisite fragrance. The growth is much stronger than the preceding. 

 The single flowers are over 2 inches in diameter, 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, will 

 undoubtedly be very largely planted 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 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. 



NOTICE The Larger Roses will be shipped by Express at Buyers Expense. 



