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HARDY CLOIBIXG ROSES — Cont'd. 



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One of the freest blooming hard}* 

 Climbers that we know of today. 

 Bushes here bloom five or six times 

 each season. Perfectly hardy ev- 

 erywhere. Good strong grower. 

 Foliage bright glossy green and 

 free from insects or disease. Blooms 

 full and double as per illustration, 

 and over three inches in diameter. 

 Color a bright carmine, changing to 

 bright satiny rose. Very fragrant. 



*DR. W. VAN FLEET— Flowers 



when open run four inches and 

 over in diameter. The center is 

 built high, petals beautifully un- 

 dulated and cupped. The color is 

 of flesh-pink en the outer surface 



flesh in the center. The flowers are full and double, ot 

 delicate perfume; buds pointed. It very much resembles ( 

 Souv. de Pres. Carnot in color. Strong, rapid grower. 

 Immune from insects and disease. Foliage deep green 

 the entire season. 



*WHITE DOROTHY— It is a rampant grower, and in 

 a short time will cover a large trellis with its long, 

 sturdy canes clothed with brilliant green, shining foliage 

 of splendid texture and free from mildew or attacks of 

 flowers are of a brilliant glistening white. 



^NEWPORT FAIRY— A strong, sturdy grower, with healthy bright 

 green foliage. It is everblooming, producing abundance of lovely single 

 deep pink flowers, shaded lighter in center. 



*SILVER MOON — Hardy Climber. Blooms very large, four or more 

 inches in diameter, pure white in color and of good substance, beautifully 

 cupped, forming a clematis-like flower. The large bunch of yellow sta- 

 mens in the center makes it very attractive. The blooms are produced 

 on long stems 12 to 15 inches in length. Sweetly scented. Rank grower. 



*NORTHERN LIGHT— Strong, upright grower, bearing quantities of 

 beautiful pink and white Roses of various shades and combinations of 

 color. Quite double. 



HIAWATHA — Single, deep, intense crimson shade; 

 petals shading pure white at the base. Foliage 

 light glossy green. 



*EXCELSA, Red Dorothy Perkins — Xew and dis- 

 tinct Rambler of remarkable merit. A remarkable 

 grower, free from insects and producing a great 

 quantity of blooms of crimson-maroon with tips 

 of the petals scarlet. Flowers full and double and 

 thirty or forty- produced on a stem. The undesir- 

 able features of the Crimson Rambler, the un- 

 sightly foliage, is eliminated in this Rose by the 

 infusion of YVichuraiana blood. Hardy everywhere. 

 and soon produces a magnificent bush. An excel- 

 lent variety for hedges and pergolas. 



*EMPRESS OF CHINA— The Apple Blossom Rose. 

 Soft dark red, changing to light pink like an apple 

 blossom. 



Price of all Climbing Roses on this page, except where 

 noted, strong, first size plants, 20c each; any 4 for 75c; 

 postpaid; two-year-old plants, 55c each; $5.50 per dozen, by 

 express. Varieties marked * furnished in still larger or speci- 

 men plants, 90c each. 



^Dorothy Perkins 



The Brilliant Pink Rambler Rose. Flowers are 

 borne in large clusters, are very double, with prettily 

 crinkled petals: remarkably pretty pointed buds, 

 beautiful clear shell-pink in color, lasting a long time 

 without fading. The bush is perfectly hardy in all 

 localities, a rapid and thrifty grower, bearing its 

 wondrous flowers in great clusters. 



^AMERICAN PILLAR— A new climber of ex- 

 tremely vigorous habit of growth, the bushes being 

 clothed in lively green from earliest spring until 

 late in the fall. The flowers are produced in pro- 

 fusion, fairly covering the bush, and their pretty 

 pink color is a delight to the eye. In the fall, the 

 flowers are followed by large clusters of attractive 

 red berries, which are highly ornamental. Planted 

 singly or in groups on the lawn, this Rose is sure 

 to evoke favorable comment. 



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