FOUNDEI 

 1850 



DiNGEE Guide To Rose Culture 



A Hardy Everblooming Pink Climbing Rose 



^ XLIMBING MY MARYLAND " 



The Latest and Most Beautiful Rose of Recent Introduction 



(See illustrated in natural color on Back Cover) 

 Climbing My Maryland introduced and offered for sale only by us. This Rose originated here on our 

 place and no stock of it has yet been sold to any one. We control the entire stock of this magnificent 

 Climbing Rose, so don't be misled by the claims of others. This Rose is a sport of the well-known Hybrid 

 Tea Rose "My Maryland," and has all the desirable features of its parent, with a remarkable climbing tendency, 

 growing 10 to l5 feet in a single season. Foliage deep glossy green, immune from disease and insects. 

 Hardy in any location. Blooming with the greatest freedom the entire season. Equally as well in the far 

 South as in the North. Buds and blooms of immense size, often measuring 6 inches in diameter, and perfect 

 formation, borne singly on long shoots, thus making it an ideal one for cutting. Buds long and pointed, same 

 as "My Maryland," opening full and double. Petals large. Color bright salmon-pink with paler edges, beau- 

 tifully dark veined; delightfully fragrant. This Rose has so many good qualities that we predict it will soon 

 be one of the leaders in its class, and those who are fortunate enough to secure a plant of it this season will 

 be able to enjoy its beauty *and be the envy of their less fortunate neighbors for several seasons, as our stock 

 is limited, and orders will be filled in rotation in which they are received. Price, strong first size or one- 

 year-old plants, from 2i>^-inch pots, 30c. each, 4 for $1.00, postpaid; larger size, 40c. each, 3 for $1.00, 

 postpaid; large two-year-old plants, 60c. each, by express. All grown on their own roots, and good, clean, 

 healthy stock. 



Climbing American Beauty 



A real American Beauty in Climbing Form — attains a height of 15 feet in a single season — Sturdy as an Oak — 

 Our stock on its own roots, not on wild root — Once planted practically everlasting — No new Rose of recent 

 years so Sensational and Meritorious as this Latest Dingee Offering. 



(Beautifully illustrated in colors from photographs on Back Cover) 



American Beauty ^^ perhaps the best known, 

 1. most popular and impres- 

 sive Rose in cultivation. • Big, gloriously rich in 

 fragrance, the flowers are simply superb. Every Rose 

 expert has longed to produce this Queen of Beauty 

 in climbing form through the delicate science of 

 hybridizing and cross breeding. This is no ordinary 

 Climbing Rose, but is a vigorous, rampant, climbing 

 type of the real American Beauty, with its gorgeous 

 flowers and its surpassing fragrance. Immense blooms 

 measuring 3 to 4 inches in diameter; and each one 

 is invariably produced on a separate stem. The color 

 is glowing crimson red, the real American Beauty color. 

 The foliage is magnificent and is an important feature 

 in climbing Roses, for without healthy, leathery 

 foliage any climbing Rose is a failure, because it is 

 unsightly. Climbing American Beauty has tough, beau- 



tiful, glossy green foliage, which in itself is ornamental 

 and retains its brightness during the entire season. 

 Absolutely hardy in all localities and withstands the 

 rigid winters of a temperature 10 to 25 degrees below 

 zero without protection. Equally satisfactory in the 

 warmer southern climates. For single specimens, for 

 pergolas, for climbing over verandas, or any place that 

 an ordinary vine will grow. Climbing American Beauty 

 will thrive. It does not require any petting or coaxing. 



Remember, every plant is pot grown, and unlike 

 stock sold by nursery agents, is on its own root^. Once 

 planted, it practically lasts forever. 



Prices: Strong, one-year-old plants, 20c. each; 

 larger size, 30c. each, postpaid; strong, vigorous two- 

 year-old plants, 50c. each; still larger specimen plants, 

 75c. each, by express. 



California Privet 



The One Best Hedge Plant, Combining Beauty, 

 Hardiness and Efficiency 



California Privet has long been recognized as the 

 one very best plant for Hedge purposes, as it is remark- 

 able for its beautiful, dark-green, glossy foliage, its 

 quick, strong and symmetrical growth, its freedom 

 from insects and scale, and its ability to withstand 

 pruning and trimming into any desired shape. 



For many years we have made a specialty of growing 

 California Privet for Hedges, and our stock cannot be 

 surpassed anywhere. It is strong, thrifty and in the 

 best of shape for transplanting. Each one a specimen 

 plant. We have it in all sizes, from one-year-old plants 

 to large, vigorous bushes which can be used with telling 

 effect in the formation of an immediate hedge. These 



large plants are the most economical to buy, for with 

 them the years of tedious waiting for the hedgs to 

 grow will be avoided. 



Our California Privet is not grown by the usual 

 nurseryman's method, but is as carefully propagated 

 as other higher-priced shrubs. 



First size, 15 to 24 inches, 10c. each, 6 for 50c., 

 postpaid; $3.00 per 100. Second size, 3 to 4 feet, 15c. 

 each, 5 for 50c., $6.00 per 100, by express or freight 

 at purchaser's expense. (Orders for 50 filled at 100 

 rates.) 



AMOOR RIVER PRIVET. Similar in habit to Califor- 

 nia, but with dark lustrous foliage and more upright 

 habit of growth. Reputed to be hardier. Price, first 

 size plants, 12 to 18 inches in height, 15c. each, 

 $1.00 per dozen, postpaid; $6.00 per 100. Larger 

 two-year-old plants, 2 to 3 feet, $12.00 per 100 by 

 express, collect. 



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JtLFREO M. SLOCUM CO., PRINTERS, PHIUDELPHU, P«. 



