

NEW HARDY CLIMBING ROSE. 



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The New Hardy Perpetual Blooming Climbing Rose 



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Empress of China. 



Blooms Early, Late 

 and all the Season. 



THIS remarkable new variety has 

 been thoroughly tested, and 

 its great excellence is guar- 

 anteed. A distinctive feature apart 

 from its entire hardiness, is that it 

 is a true Perpetual Bloomer, an ex- 

 tremely desirable feature that places 

 it far above any Climbing Rose, 

 as no others possess this valuable 

 essential in so marked a degree as 

 does "Empress of China." It com- 

 mences to flower about the first week 

 in May in this latitude, and from that 

 time until late in the Fall it blooms 

 continuously. Another feature that 

 will make it popular is, it blooms the 

 first year ; no other Climbing Rose 

 does this. 



Hardy and Vigorous. It is entirely 

 hardy, having withstood a temperature of 

 sixteen degrees below zero unprotected and 

 without injury. In habit of growth it is 

 vigorous, and in this respect it is unsur- 

 passed ; small pot-plants will make a growth 

 from 6 to 8 feet in a single season. The 

 foliage and habit is not unlike Marechal 

 Niel. 



The Blossom. The flowers are of me- 

 dium size, very graceful in form and highly 

 fragrant. It is a profuse bloomer and pro- 

 duces flowers the first and each successive 

 year. The bud is very pretty, being pointed, 

 very shapely and is borne on long stiff 

 stems. The open flower is nearly double, 

 and in appearance strongly resembles the 

 Tea Rose. 



The Color of the Flowers. In the 



bud the color is soft dark red, and as the 

 flower expands the color changes to a 

 lighter red or pink, somewhat similar to the 

 color seen in an apple blossom. 



In Conclusion. The variety was orig- 

 inally brought from China. It is a rampant 

 grower; the original plant now covers the 

 entire front of a good-size dwelling. 



Think of Roses from May until Decem- 

 ber ! It is surely the Rose for amateurs, as 

 it needs but slight attention and no protec- 

 tion whatever. It is the most notable intro- 

 duction in the climbing class, not only this 

 year but for many years past. Its fine 

 flowers are produced in the greatest profu- 

 sion during seven out of the twelve months 

 of the year ; is perfectly hardy, and will, we 

 think, thrive in any locality. Price, strong 

 well-rooted plants,' 40 cts. each ; 2 for 75 

 cts. ; 5 for $1.50, postpaid by Mail. 



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