i 1909 - Dl\GEE GUIDE-TO ROSE CULTURE 



Beautiful Climbing 

 Roses 



There has been a remarkable revival of interest 

 in tills class of Roses during the past few years, 

 and many new and rare kinds recently introduced 

 have added greatly to the interest in them. We 

 make a specialty of the Climbing Roses because 

 their remarkable merits entitle them to a place in 

 everA- garden. There are a few Roses that are as 

 good and none that are more satisfactory 



All these Roses are strong growers, and most 

 of them are hardy even.-where with slight protec- 

 tion. They bloom ^-ith the greatest freedom, and 

 many of them are blooming ever\- day during the 

 growing season. Their flowers are most beautiful — 

 beyond the power of words to describe. 



It is difficult to say which of tnese Roses are the 

 prettiest. No illu.stration or description will do 

 justice to such varieties as Climbing Helen Gould, 

 Qimbing Clotilde Soupert, Mrs. Robert Peary, 

 Qimbing Wootton, Climbing Meteor, Climbing 

 Bridesmaid, and the Rambler Roses. Of all the 

 Roses that we offer, we find that the climbing kinds 

 are among the cheapest, best and most satisfactory 

 for general planting. 



m the spring I wrote you for my sister, Mi.ss Maxwell 

 Ford, and ordered from you some roses, saying I wished 

 them, packed for a journey of four weeks. You may be 

 interested to know, that although her journey was seven 

 weeks in length, most of the roses are living! Some of them 

 blooming, others in bud. — A. Ford, Pelham, X. Y., Sept. 

 10, 1908. (Destination of these plants was Asia Minor.) 



Climbing Meteor 



A superb everblooming climbing Rose. A sport 

 from ]\Ieteor, famous for its magnificent flowers. 

 True climbing habit, attaining a height of 10 to 

 15 feet in a single season. Free, persistent bloomer, 

 with magnificently formed buds and flowers. Dark, 

 velvety crimson, the equal of any Rose in cultiva- 

 tion. Hardv with protection, and will give absolute 

 -ati-faction. 15 cts. each, 50 cts. for 4, $1 for 9; 

 larger size, 20c. each, 50c. for 3, postpaid. Two-year- 

 old plants, 35c. each, $1 for 3, $3.50 per doz., three- 

 year-old plants 50 cts. each, $5 per doz., by express. 



Climbing Wootton 



NKW HARDY EVERBLOOMING 

 CRIMSON CLIMBING ROSE 

 Climbing Wootton is perfectly hard.v, 

 grows with good ^■igor, blooms con- 

 tinuously, and i)roduces superb flow 

 ers — perfect in beauty and 

 fragrance. It must be classed 

 with the ver>- best of the 

 climbing kinds". If it were fair 

 to say that any one Rose is 

 more beautiful than another, 

 we should be tempted to make 

 the statement of Climbing 

 A strong and rampant climber 

 growing in one season to a height of 10 to 

 15 feet, with large and heavy insect-proof 

 foliage, it produces superbly formed flow- 

 ers in wonderful )irofusion. They arc 

 briglit and magoi-.ta-red. j^assing to 

 violet-crimson, richly shaded. The large. 

 full and regular flowers have thick and 

 leathery petals, most pleasingly scented. 

 The buds are always beautiful. 

 Strong plants, 15c. each, 50c. for 4. $1 for 9; larger 

 size, 20c. each, 50c. for 3, postpaid. Two-year -old 

 plants, 40c. each, $2 for 6, $3.75 per doz.: three- 

 year-old plants, 50c. each, $5 per doz., by express. 



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