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HE almost magical development of this class within a few years past has 

 brought them prominently to the fore. Their remarkable merits have made 

 them the most popular Roses in cultivation. We know of no class of Roses 

 that are more satisfactory ; indeed there are few as good. We make a specialty 

 of the Climbing Roses because their remarkable merits entitle them to a place in 

 every garden. They are the sort of Roses we can recommend and feel that they 

 will not only do what we say they will, but a little more. They are strong growers, 

 and most of them are hardy everywhere with slight protection. They bloom with 

 the greatest freedom, and with many of them there is not a day during the growing 

 season when they are not blooming. And such flowers ! They are simply exquisite. 

 No illustration will do justice to the beauty of such varieties as Mrs. Robert Peary, 

 White Marechal Niel, Climbing AVootton, Climbing Meteor, Climbing Bridesmaid, 

 the Rambler Roses, in fact it is difficult to say which is the prettiest. Certain 

 it is that of all the Roses offered in this book the Climbing Roses are among the 

 cheapest, best and most satisfactory for general planting. 



A GRAND ROSE NOVELTY ^ ^ ^ Jt 



White Marechal Niel. 



The fame of Marechal Niel, with 

 its large, deep, golden-yellow flowers, 

 is so world-wide that nothing further 

 need be said of this new variety to make 

 it instantly popular than that it is the 

 exact counterpart in every respect of 

 Marechal Niel, its parent, save the color 

 of flower, which is pure white ; totally dis- 

 tinct. We have seen Marechal Niel grow- 

 ing to perfection here at the North, surviving 

 the severest Winters, but it is less hardy than 

 the average Climbing Tea or Noisette. Like 

 Gloire de Dijon, if it can be brought through 

 the first two or three Winters, it will then 

 take care of itself ; so it is with White Mare- 

 chal Niel. In the South it will be grand — 

 just as good as Marechal Niel. If care- 

 fully protected in the North, it will also prove itself 

 a magnifi- 

 cent Rose. For 

 house or green- 

 house culture it ranks 

 among the first. This re- 

 markable variety is selling at 

 enormous prices in Europe, 

 where it originated. As a companion 

 plant to Marechal Niel we anticipate 

 a splendid demand for it. 20 cts. each ; 3 

 for 50 cts.; 7 for $1, postpaid by Mail ; two-year- 

 old plants, 40 cts. each ; 2 for 75 Cts., by Express. 



"I am in receipt of your shipment of Roses, 

 and have found them in good condition. I 

 want to thank you for your liberality in the 

 very large number of plants you added to the 

 order in excess of what we had expected to 

 get. Will give the plants the best of attention 

 and hope they will do as well as they look and 

 afford us much pleasure. I remain with very 

 best wishes for your kind attention to my 

 order. Yours very respectfully, 



" H. W. Antewinth, 



"2333 N Sixteenth St., Philadelphia, Pa." 



