^ Our New Guid^K^Rose Culture 



HARDY CLi:iIBING ROSES— Continued 



TaUSendschon (Thousand Beauties 



This well known climbing Rose is a favorite 

 with all Rose-lovers, for its great mass of blocnu 

 makes a pleasing and impressive display. Large 

 flowers, with ruffled petals, borne in enormous 

 trusses, from 10 to 15 in a cluster. Colors vary' 

 through shades of yeUow, cream, and rose pink. 

 A tremendously vigorous plant, bearing thou- 

 sands of blooms early in the season and continu- 

 ing late. It is the most satisfactory of climbers. 



Clii-istiiie Wrighl;. Thick leathery, dark green foliage, 

 practically immune from insects or disease. Blooms 

 are produced singly and in large clusters, each bloom 

 perfect in form and from 3 to 4 inches in diameter. 

 Color an exquisite shade of bright wild-rose pink. 



Hiawatha. Single, deep, intense crimson 

 petals shading pure white at the base. 



American Pillar. Of extremely vigorous habit of 

 growth, the bushes being clothed in lively green from 

 earliest spring until late in the fall. The flowers are 

 produced in profusion, fairly co% ering the bush, color 

 bright pink. In the fall, the red berries, which are 

 highly ornamental. 



Silver Moon. Blooms large, four or more inches in 

 diameter, pure white in color and of good substance, 

 forming a clematis-hke flower. The large bunch of 

 yeUow stamens in the center makes it very attractive. 



Dorothy Perkins. Flowers are borne in large clusters, 

 are very double, with prettily crinkled petals; re- 

 markably pretty pointed buds, beautiful clear sheU- 

 pink in color, lasting a long time without fading. 



Philadelphia Crimson Rambler. Intense crimson. 

 Earlier than the Crimson Rambler and entirely free 

 from mildew. Flowers perfectly double and of ex- 

 cellent substance. 



Crimson Rambler. Crimson flowers in large clusters. 

 It presents a vivid crimson mass of beauty when in 

 fuU bloom, during June and July. 



Pink Rambler. Large trusses of brilhant carmine 

 flowers. Very popular. 



Bess Lovett. Resembles Climbing American Beauty 

 in shape of bloom, but is very much brighter in color 

 and much more fragrant. The flowers are clepr 

 bright red, of good size, and of double, fuU, cupped 

 form, lasting a long time in good condition. 



Mary Wallace. Hardy Chmber or piUar rose making 

 a fine, strong self-supporting plant 6 to 8 feet high, 

 with large glossy foliage, blooming with great free- 

 dom in spring and bearing a ccnsiderable number of 

 line buds in summer and faU. Flowers very large, 

 usuaUy exceeding 4 inches across; weU formed semi- 

 double, of a bright clear rose-pink with salmon base 

 to the petals. 



shade ; 



Keystone. Blooms in 

 wonderfid profusion 

 and continues bl< )om- 

 ing the entire season. 

 The open flower of 

 Keystone is perfect- 

 ly double, with buds 

 beautifuUy formed. 

 It is a deep lemon 



yellow Rose, similar to Coquette de Lyon. The 

 fragrance is much like that of magnoha blossoms. 



Climbing \^Tiite Pet. Snow-white. | 



Excelsa. Crimson-maroon with tips of the petals 

 scarlet. Flowers full and double and thirty or forty 

 produced on a stem. The undesirable features of the 

 Crimson Rambler, the unsightly foliage, is eliminated 

 in this Rose by the infusion of Wichuraiana blood. 



Flowers are deep golden 



Yellow Rambler (Aglaia). 



yeUow and very fragrant 



White Rambler (Thalia). Flowers pure white, some- 

 times tinted with blush. 



Flower of Fairfield. A rampant climber, it bears 

 enormous clusters of brilliant crimson flowers. Blooms 

 the second and third time each season. 



Veilchen Blau or Violet Blue. The Blue Rose is one 

 of the most rampant growers we have ever seen, 

 covering a large porch in a single season. Thg flowers 

 are borne in loose clusters and are a delightful shade 

 of blue —something entirely difl"erent from any Rose ' 

 now in cultivation. 



Rosarie {Pink Tause];id^i(m)V"^ri}& is a bright pink 

 form of Thousand Beaotie^; A good climber and a 

 very satisfactory climber in every respect. 



Jacotte. Color deep coppery yeUow, tinted coppery 

 red, borne several together on long stems. Very 

 fragrant. 



Prices of all Roses on this page, first-size plants, 25 cts. 

 each; 5 for $1.00, postpaid; two-year-old plants, 75 cts. 

 each, by express; $7.50 per dozen, 6 at doz. rate or 85 cts. 

 each by parcel ijost, prepaid^ with soil on roots. 



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