CATALOGUE OF EOSES. 



GENERAL LIST. 



(See Price List, imge 8.) 



DIVISION I— SUMMER ROSES. 



Blooming in June and July. 



CLASSI.— CLIMBING OR SARMENTOUS ROSES 



Ayrshire Roses {Rosa arvensis hybrida. ) 



These are of slender, rapid ^'owth, often running fifteen feet in one season, and are used in 

 covering buildings, etc They do not require rich soil, and should be pruned very little or not at all; 

 they are somewhat less hardy and less valuable than the Hybrid Climbing and Prairie Roses. 



Bennett's Seedling", mg. {Bennett I84O.) Pure white double flowers of 

 medium size. On own roots. 50 cents. 



Banksia Roses {Rosa BanksicB). 



Most of the varieties in this class have small white flowers, resembling double cherry blossoms. 

 The wood is very smooth, slender, and of rapid growth, the foliage quite small. Not being hardy, 

 they have no great value in the North except for culture in the greenhouse, but in the Southern 

 States they form a very desirable group. 



White Banksia, mg. Pure white; small, full flower; violet scented. On 

 own roots. 50 cents. 



Yellow -Banksia, vig. Clear yellow; small double flowers. On own roots. 

 50 cents. 



Prairie Roses {Rosa rubifoUa^ . 



These are much the most valuable of all the non-remontant climbers. The foliage is rough, 

 large, with five leaflets generally of a dark color; for rapidity of growth they equal the Ayrshires, 

 and surpass all climbers in hardiness. The flowers are produced in large clusters late in the season 

 when other Summer Roses are gone. When it is desired to cover walls, unsightly buildings, etc., 

 with Roses, none will be found to do the work so efficiently as varieties of the Prairie Rose. 



Anna Maria, mg. {Samuel Feast, I843.) Blush; cluster large; has few 

 thorns. On own roots. 50 cents. 



BALTIMORE BEIiLiE, w>. {Samuel Feast, 18 43.) Pale blush, becoming 

 nearly white; compact and fine. On own roots. 50 cents. 



Gem of the Prairies, free. {Adolphus Burgess, 1865.) Red, occasionally 

 blotched with white; a supposed cross between Queen of the Prairies wo-d. Mme. Laffay. 

 Large, flat flowers; the only variety in the class which is fragrant. Budded plants. 

 50 cents. 



Mrs. Hovey, mg. {Joshua Pierce, 1850.) Pale, delicate blush, becoming al- 

 most white; resembles Baltimore Belle. On own roots. 50 cents. 



QUEEN OF THE PKAIKIES, vig. {Samuel Feast, I843.) Bright 

 rosy red, frequently with white stripe. Foliage large and quite deeply serrated. On 

 own roots. 50 cents. 



Triumpliant, vig. {Joshua Pierce, 1860.) White, tinted with flesh; double 

 and compact; distinct. Seven leaflets are not uncommon. On own roots. 50 cents. 



