Hardy Climb- 

 ing Roses. 



Climbing Roses are highly 

 valued for training 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 entirely hardy. 

 They bloom the second year 

 and but once in the season, but 

 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. 



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 



• Roses. 15 cts. each. 



A fine, hardy pillar Rose; quite double 



vers deep rose, changing to clear pink; 

 15 cts. each. 



Prairie. — Bright violet crimson; large, dou- 

 true variety ; very rare and desirable, 



Greville or Seven Sisters. — Flowers in large clusters; varies in 

 color from white to crimson. 15 cts. each. 



Prairie Queen. — Clear, bright pink, sometimes with a white 

 stripe; large, compact and globular, very double and full ; blooms ic 

 clusters; one of the finest. 15 cts. each. 



Pride of "Washington. — Brilliant amaranth, shaded rose 

 centre; large clusters ; very double; fine. 10 cts. each. 



Russell's Cottage. — Dark velvety crimson ; very double and 

 full; a profuse bloomer. 15 cts. each. 



Superfca. — A splendid sort; large, very full and double; color 

 bright rosy pink, clear and beautiful; blooms in continuous clus- 

 15 cts. each. 

 Tennessee Belle. — A strong vigorous climber and free bloomer, bright 

 rosy blush ; large, full and fragrant, one of the best. 15 cts. each. 



Triumphant. — Flowers large, double and compact; color deep rose., 

 changing to pale carmine ; beautifully shaded and variegated. 10 cts. each, 

 The set of 10 Climbing Roses, named above, for $1. 



Miscellaneous Climbing Roses. 



The Microphylla Roses. 



These are hardy and vigorous semi-climbing Roses, and are extremely 



satisfactory for cemeteries, rock work, covering old walls, mounds, etc., etc. 



Strong and bushy growers, with small, glossy, green foliage and nearly 



S^, evergreen in habit ; the flowers are entirely double, very pretty and sweet. 



Splendid for Rose hedges. 



■White. — A strong grower and a continuous bloomer ; flowers perfectly 

 double, sweet, and the purest white in color. 15 cts. each. 



Red. — Habit of growth similar to White ; flowers of bright red, pro- 

 duced in great profusion. 15 cts. each. 



The True Old English Sweetbrier Rose. 



We have succeeded in obtaining a nice stock of this fine old favorite; de- 

 sirable for shrubberies and general planting; the flowers are bright pink and single; 

 the fragrance of the flowers, leaves and young branches in the early Spring frequently 

 perfumes a whole neighborhood, and is truly delightful. Large plants, 25 cts. each. 

 The Lady Banks or Banksian Roses 

 Are fine climbing or trailing Roses. Require two or three years' growth to 

 bloom to perfection, and are then very beautiful. As the flowers are produced 

 on the old growth, they should be pruned very little, merely cutting away what 

 is absolutely necessary. 

 *5^%, Alba or "White. — Pure white Violet-scented flowers ; beautiful, perfect 

 form. 15 cts. each. 

 Lutea or Yellow. — Fine clear yellow, very full and beautiful. 15 cts. each 

 French Garden Rose Maiden's Blush. 



A favorite old garden Rose, almost 

 out of cultivation and now extremely 

 rare. A healthy and vigorous grower," 

 succeeding in any locality, producing 

 numerous clusters of large, double, 

 . 3-^-r/- — blush-colored flowers, whose fragrance, 

 >^. : 'i'i-t[. ' ~ we believe, is the sweetest of all Roses; 

 extremely hardy. Two-year-old dor 

 mant plants, 25 cts, ea,gh. 



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