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THE "BOWER" COLLECTION 



OF HARDY CLIMBING AMERICAN ROSES 



See Colored Plate Opposite 



The wonderful advance made in Climbing Roses recently by the use of Rosa Wichuraiana as the mother parent has developed 

 varieties of such merit that they vie with the bush Roses in popularity. Amongst climbing plants the Rose is easily supreme — 

 and well it may considering its beauty and fragrance. The sentiment of the ages speaks eloquently for it. The hanging gardens 

 of Babylon were festooned with them. King Solomon in eloquent and appreciative language paid tribute to their beauty. To 

 the ancient Greeks the Rose owes its title of " Queen of Flowers." The Romans at public and private festivals used them pro- 

 fusely; even making couches literally beds of roses. 



A Rose bower suggests sentiment and contains beauty. The sorts we offer in the " Bower " Collection are all of American 

 origin, fitted to our climate and are the cream of the present day aggregation of new types. They belong to the disease-prooj 

 class. The sorts of a decade ago were mostly infested with mildew but these new varieties are practically immune from that 

 scourge. The foliage is glossy, highly polished, and so resists the disease. 



The lavish profusion of bloom on climbing Roses, literally hundreds of clusters on each plant, their beautiful colors and 

 exquisite fragrance render them unequalled for covering houses, arbors, pergolas, fences and boundary walls. They are easily 

 grown in large pots or tubs and make splendid ornaments for porches or lawns when trained to form large columnar plants.. 



The Flesh Pink Climbing Rose, Qfl W. VAN FLEET. 



The parentage is Souvenir du Pres. Carnot X Rosa Wich- 

 uraiana. The open flowers are four inches and over in diameter. 

 The center is built high, petals beautifully undulated and cupped. 

 The color is a remarkably delicate shade of flesh pink on the 

 outer surface, deepening to rosy flesh in the center. The flowers 

 are full and double, of delicate perfume, buds pointed, stems 

 twelve to eighteen inches, and fine for cutting. The foliage 

 is a peculiar shade of bronze green, large and glossy, with 

 spines a bright bronze red. The variety is a vigorous grower, 

 practically immune from mildew. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, 

 $6.00 per doz.; 3d size, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



" The Roses Dr. W. Van Fleet and Silver Moon purchased from you have been 

 very satisfactory. The first year their canes were ten or twelve feet long. I earthed 

 them up eight inches and gave the canes a light covering of straw. Very little of the 

 wood was lost. One plant of Dr. Van Fleet I left in an exposed place and only put 

 dressing around the roots. The wood was killed back so far that I shall protect it 

 this winter. A neighbor has both these roses on a stone wall and they went through 

 the winter without protection. These roses are not only lonely in bloom, but have 

 beautiful glossy foliage. Silver Moon is quite four inches across, and Dr. Van Fleet 

 is an exquisite shade of pink and lovely in the house. It is a pleasure to find 

 roses that are quite all they are described." 

 (Nov. 15. 1911.) ALICE STACKPOLE, Mattapoistett, Mass. 



" Some dozen or so blooms on Dr. W. Van Fleet and more coming." 

 (Sept. nth, 1912.) R. H. THOMAS, South Bellingham, Wash. 



" Among the collection of plants ordered from you in March was the rose Dr. 

 W. Van Fleet which is now in bloom and can safely say I have never seen a more 

 perfect and beautiful climbing rose." 

 {May 25, 1912.) JOSEPH L. SHIPLEY, Riverdale, Md. 



The Flaming Scarlet Climber, J_^ FIAMMA. 



Nothing in the way of a climbing Rose could be more showy 

 than this. The flowers are single, about two and one-half 

 inches across, borne in great clusters on long stems and fairly 

 cover the plant. They are an intense, flaming scarlet with a 

 silvery white " aureole " in the center, accentuating and en- 

 hancing the splendid color effect. The stamens too add greatly 

 to the coloring of the flowers. The growth of the plants is 

 vigorous, in good ground and normal conditions the plants will 

 attain a height of fifteen feet in one season and they are perfectly 

 hardy. In addition they are practically immune from mildew 

 which is such a drawback to many of the older climbing Roses. 



The flowers being single the trusses do not rot as in many of the 

 double sorts, they remain longer in good condition on the plant 

 and last longer when cut. This is surely a gem of the first water. 



Price, 1st size, 76c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, 

 $6. 00 per doz.; 3d size, 20c. each, $2. 00 per doz. 



The Snow White Climbing Rose, WHITE DOROTHY. 



A pure white " sport " from Dorothy Perkins. It has all the 

 good qualities which made its parent the popular favorite which 

 it is. The habit of growth is identical and it has the same 

 wonderful profusion of bloom, equally free from disease. It 

 flowers at the same time so is a splendid companion to that 

 excellent sort. The clusters of flowers are equally large and it 

 has the same delicate fragrance. It is a most valuable climbing 

 rose and supreme in its class and color. 



Price, 1st size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 2d size, 50c. each, 

 $4.50 per doz.; 3d size, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



New Fiery-Red Rambler Rose, EXCELS A. 



A splendid, new Climbing Rose, remarkable in many ways 

 but particularly in the brilliant fiery-red, or intense crimson- 

 scarlet of the flowers. The intensely brilliant color is accentuated 

 by the great masses of giant trusses produced on the plants, 

 and furthermore by the contrast with the deep green, glossy 

 foliage. The flowers are very double; they are larger than 

 any of the Rambler Roses and borne in trusses of thirty to 

 forty on each; the body of the flower is brilliant in color but 

 towards the edges of the petals they light up with a wonderful 

 scarlet-crimson. It is very vigorous in growth and belongs to 

 the disease-proof race of Climbing Roses developed by crossing 

 on Rosa Wichuraiana. Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per 

 doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 3d size, 30c. each, 

 $3 . 00 per doz. 



Pink Hardy Climbing Rose, DOKOTHY PERKINS. 



A hardy climbing Rose of American origin which has become 

 a standard sort. The color is beautiful, clear shell-pink; it 

 blooms in trusses of from ten to thirty, each floret considerably 

 over one inch in diameter, the stem t© the truss being quite 

 long, thus making them available for cutting and interior 

 decoration. The flowers are fragrant and last a long time in good 

 condition. Healthy, hardy and handsome. Price, 1st size, 

 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 2d size, 40c. each, $4.00 per doz.; 

 3d size, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



The Large Clematis-Like Rose, SILVER MOON. 



Silver Moon is the result of a most interesting cross, Rosa 

 Wichuraiana X Rosa Sinica — Cherokee rose. The flewers run 

 four and one-half inches and over in diameter, clear silvery 

 white in color, petals of great substance and beautifully cupped. 

 The center is filled with bright yellow stamens, a very attractive 

 feature. It is very floriferous, the plants literally covering 

 themselves with great clematis-like flowers. They are borne on 

 strong stems, twelve to eighteen inches long, and are delicately 

 fragrant. The foliage is large and abundant, bronze-green, 

 glossy and practically immune from mildew. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 66c each, 

 $6.00 per doz. ; 3d size, 30c. each, $3. 00 per doz. 



" / write simply to express our pleasure in your rose " Silver Moon " now 

 flowering in great beauty in my garden. It was left last November with some pro- 

 tection about the root but with its branches entirely unsheltered. The past winter 

 being so severe it seemed probable that we might not find it alive in the spring; but 

 it survived the cold and rough weather of the coast and is now a beautiful sight, with 

 its long creamy buds and magnificenl flowers. Congratulating you upon this 

 notable addition to your list of fine roses, I remain " 



{June 26, 1912.) S. 5. PARMELEE, Westhampton Beach, L.I. 



The Silver Mjon rose I purchased about one year ago is behaving splendidly , 

 the only one of the roses not planted in prepared ground, it is the only one not 

 requiring treatment for mildew or any cutting back." 

 {May 16, 1912.) /. M. DORGAN, Wright Ave., Bayside, N.Y. 



" / have a neighbor who got from you last summer a couple of Silver Moon rose 

 plants. Just now it is the most beautiful thing I ever saw in the way of a rose plant. ' ' 

 {May 11,1912.) Mrs. D. K. STEINMAN, 509 Pine St., Chattanooga, Tenn. 



SPECIAL OFFER. The " Bower " Collection of 6 Hardy 

 Chmbing Roses 1st size, $4.00, 2d size $3.00, 3d size $1.25. 

 For other Climbing Roses, see pages 139, 140, 141. 



