Three New Climbers. 



Lady Gay — This is a new climbing rose that was 

 originated in America, but attained popularity in Eng- 

 land more quickly than in its own country. It was 

 not a case of "a prophet not without honor save in his 

 own country," but the originator of the variety was 

 English born and was in closer touch with horticultural 

 establishments in England than in the country of his 

 adoption. 



It is a most attractive novelty and is now folly 

 appreciated in America. It is admired equally for the 

 remarkable freedom with which the flowers are pro- 

 duced and for their brilliant color, which is a deep, 

 clear, rich, rose pink. The flowers are of good size for 

 a rose of this class, are very double, and are produced 

 in immense clusters, after the manner of Crimson 

 Rambler. No collection, no matter how small, should 

 be without this variety. It is different from other 

 roses, is healthy, hardy, and easy to grow. A post or 

 an arch or a veranda covered with plants of Lady 

 Gay will be greatly admired by all, and highly prized 

 by its possessor. 



In the Florists' Review (Chicago) Mrs. E. M. Gill, 

 of Medford, Mass., wrote: "Quite a little has been 

 said lately of the new rose, 'Lady Gay.' I have one, 

 three years old. planted in a border. It is on a trellis 

 eight feet long and seven feet wide and completely 

 covers it. It made sixteen stout canes ten to fourteen 

 feet long, besides numerous side shoots from three to 

 four feet long." 



The following comments are from English horticul- 

 tural papers: 



"A large crowd collected around the new rose, 'Lady 

 Gay.' which was in YVm. Paul's group. . . . There 

 is not the slightest doubt that in the near future this 

 will be one of England's most cherished flowers."^ 

 Daily Chronicle. 



"It was in W. Paul & Son's exhibit that I discovered 

 the finest pillar rose in the show — I might almost say 

 the most charming flower in it. viz., 'Lady Gay.' 

 . . Yes, this must be pronounced the chef d'oeuvre of 

 the exhibition." — Report of the Temple Flower Show. 

 — The Guardian. 



"Quite one of the best things among climbing roses." 

 — Gardeners' Chronicle. 



"A perpetual source of wonder. . . . Yielding 

 huge trusses of pink flowers." — The Standard. 



Price, 12c each; three for 30c; postpaid. 



Hiawatha — Flower of a striking ruby-crimson with 

 white centers. The blossoms are single, but are so 

 freely produced as to completely cover the plants and 

 render them most beautiful and attractive objects. 

 Single roses of this sort are not so well known or 

 so generally planted in this country as they deserve 

 to be. They are more graceful and artistic for garden 

 decoration than the double sorts. 



What the English "Garden" says about Hiawatha: 

 " 'Rose Hiawatha.' I cannot recall any rose that 

 made such an instant impression as did this brilliant 

 rambler at the great Temple Show this year. If on 

 could imagine a pillar plant of the glowing Verbena 

 Crimson King, with 12-inch to 15-inch trails of bios 

 soms, some fifty pips to a trail, and each one having 

 a large white eye, the whole flower about 1% inches 

 across, a faint idea might be gained of this single 

 rambler rose." Price, 12c each. 



Minnehaha (awarded a silver medal) — A charming 

 double, satiny-pink flowering rambler, which is quite 

 distinct from the various shades of pink; a most at- 

 tractive rose. Flowers borne in large clusters; foliage 

 very glossy and healthy. Price, 12c each. 



One each of these three new climbers for 30c, 

 postpaid. 



Hardy Climbing Roses, 



The following varieties are highly valued for train- 

 ing over arbors, trellises and verandas; also as screens 

 for unsightly objects, such as old buildings, fences, 

 walls, etc. They grow 10 to 12 feet high, and are en- 

 tirely hardy. They bloom the second year and most of 

 them but once in the season, but they are then loaded 

 with splendid roses, and are among the most beautiful 

 of all flowers. The varieties described below are the 

 best, and succeed well in all sections of the country. 

 Price, 10c each; three for 28c, postpaid. 



Baltimore Belle — Pale blush, variegated carmine, rose 

 and white; very double; flowers in beautiful clusters, 

 the whole plant appearing a perfect mass of bloom; 

 one of the best climbing roses. 



Dorothy Perkins — The new hardy climbing Rose. It 

 is justly called the "Pink" Crimson Rambler, and is a 

 beautiful companion to this well-known favorite. This 

 lovely Rose is the latest addition to our splendid list 

 of Hardy Climbing Roses. We really can say no more 

 in its praise when we state that it is just like the 

 well-known Crimson Rambler, except in color, which is 

 a most beautiful shell-pink and holds a long time with- 

 out fading. Even when the flowers commence to fade 

 the color is still pleasing, being then a lovely deep 

 rose. 



The flowers are of large size for this class of rose, 

 usually about one and one-half inches across; are 



borne in clusters of from ten to thirty and are very 

 double; the petals are very pretty rolled back and 

 crinkled; the buds are remarkably pretty, being pointed 

 in shape and of just the right size for the button-hole. 



Hardiness: In this important point nothing more 

 could be desired. Unusually severe winters have failed 

 to injure the plants in the least, although during one 

 of them the temperature went as low as twenty de- 

 grees below zero and there was not the usual snowfall 

 to protect them. 



In vigor the Dorothy Perkins is all that can be de- 

 sired, making in a single season strong, lusty shoots, 

 often of ten to twelve feet in height. 



In habit of growth it is decidedly upright, having 

 exactly the habit of the now well-known Crimson 

 Rambler. It is therefore especially adapted for plant- 

 ing as a companion rose to Crimson Rambler. 



Fragrance: The flowers are very sweetly scented, a 

 characteristic not possessed by most other roses of this 

 class. The foliage is of deep green, of thick, leathery 

 texture, and remains on the plant in perfect condi- 

 tion till well on into the winter, making it almost an 

 evergreen variety. 



Queen of the Prairies — Clear, bright pink, sometimes 

 with a white stripe, large, compact and globular, very 

 double and full; blooms in clusters, one of the finest. 



"20th Century Collection. 



Clio — A really grand rose. On the order of Baroness 

 Rothschild. Recommended by expert growers as the 

 finest rose of this type. Strong, vigorous grower, hand- 

 some foliage. Flowers are flesh color, shaded in the 

 center with rosy pink, large, of fine globular form, 

 freely produced. Awarded two first-class certificates 

 by the Royal Horticultural Society of England. 



Marchioness of Lome — This beautiful rose produces 

 flowers of exceedingly rich, fulgent rose color, slightly 

 shaded in the center with vivid carmine; they are 

 large, very sweet, full and finely cupped shape; petals 

 large and buds long and handsome. It is especially 

 remarkable for its truly perpetual habit, every shoot 

 being crowned with a flower bud. 



Mrs. R. G. Sharman Crawford — Deep rosy pink; out- 

 er petals pale flush; base of petals white, large and of 

 perfect form. Received gold medal of the National 

 Rose Society. 



Margaret Dickson— This magnificent new white Hy- 



brid Perpetual Rose was raised and sent out by Messrs. 

 Alexander Dickson & Sons, of Belfast, Ireland. It is 

 unquestionably the greatest acquisition made in Roses 

 for the past ten years. Some idea of its beauty and 

 worth can be formed from the fact that wherever it 

 has been exhibited in Great Britain it has carried off 

 the first honors, receiving in one year the gold medal 

 of the National Rose Society of New England and six 

 first-class certificates. No other rose has ever re- 

 ceived so many certificates of merit in a single year. 

 We have no hesitancy in saying it is the best white 

 Hybrid Perpetual for planting in the garden. The 

 color is white, with pale flesh center, petals very 

 large, shell-shaped, and of immense substance. The 

 flowers are of magnificent form, produced singly on 

 long, stiff stems, and very double, and have the true 

 magnolia fragrance. The habit of growth is vigorous, 

 with large, luxuriant foliage. 



Four magnificent nardy roses for 40c, postpaid, 



