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Dingee Hardy Climbing Roses 



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Climbing American Beauty 



American Beauty is perhaps the best known, most pop- 

 ular and impressive Rose in cultivation. Big, gloriously 

 rich in fragrance, the flowers are simply superb. Every 

 Rose expert has longed to produce this Queen of Beauty 

 in climbing form through the delicate science of hy- 

 bridizing and cross breeding. This is no ordinary Climb- 

 ing Rose, but is a vigorous, rampant, climbing type of the 

 real American Beauty, with its gorgeous flowers and its 

 surpassing fragrance. Immense blooms measuring 3 to 4 

 inches in diameter; and each one is invariably produced 

 on a separate stem. The color is glowing crimson red, 

 the real American Beauty color. The foliage is magnifi- 

 cent and is an important feature in climbing Roses, for 

 without healthy, leathery foliage any climbing Rose is a 

 failure, because it is unsightly. Climbing American 

 Beauty has tough, beautiful, glossy green foliage, which 

 in itself is ornamental and retains its brightness during 

 the entire season. Absolutely hardy in all localities and 

 withstands the rigid winters of a temperature 10 to 25 

 degrees below zero w^ithout protection. Equally sat- 



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Hardy Climbing Roses have the popular 

 call. They have become an absolute neces- 

 sity for beautifying the home, for training 

 over porches, verandas, trellises and pergolas, 

 and they make most beautiful flowering 

 hedges when trained on low supports. Also 

 when grown as individual specimen plants, 

 as they soon form a beautiful bush more 

 ornamental than many hardy shrubs. They 

 can be kept trimmed into any shape or height 

 desired, and thus make a large, handsome 

 bush Rose. No other concern offers such a 

 complete list of Climbing Roses as we. All 

 the Climbing Roses in our unequaled list are 

 on their own roots- — a most vital point in a 

 Climbing Rose. Unlike budded stock, once 

 planted they last a lifetime. Some are abso- 

 lutely hardy in the coldest parts of the coun- 

 try, while others growing luxuriantly in the 

 Middle and Southern Sections require some 

 slight protection in the North. The same 

 high quality of stock distinguishing Dingee 

 Roses, the same care in propagation and 

 growing makes this class a most important 

 one in our business. 



isfactory in the warmer southern climates. 

 For single specimens, for pergolas, for climb- 

 ing over verandas, or any place that an 

 ordinary vine will grow. Climbing American 

 Beauty will thrive. It does not require any 

 petting or coaxing. 



Remember, every plant is pot grown, and 

 unlike stock sold by nursery agents, is on its 

 own roots. Once planted, it practically lasts 

 forever. 



Prices — Strong, one-year-old plants, 30c each, 

 4 for $1.00 postpaid; strong, vigorous, two-year-old 

 plants, 85c each, by express; $8.50 per dozen, by 

 express; 95c each, by parcel post prepaid, with 

 soil on roots; still larger specimen plants, $1.25 

 each, by express. 



PAUL'S CARMINE PILLAR— Very early. 

 The flowers are large and very showy, of a 

 rich rosy-carmine with white eye. Price — 

 First size plants, 35c each; two-year-old 

 plants, $1.00 each. 



BESS LOVETT — Resembles Climbing Amer- 

 ican Beauty in shape of bloom, but is very 

 much brighter in color and much more 

 fragrant. The flowers are clear bright 

 red, of good size, and of double, tull, cup- 

 ped form, lasting a long time in good con- 

 dition. Beautiful in bud and bloom and 

 the most fragrant of the Climbing Roses. 

 A vigorous grower and free bloomer. The 

 large glossy foliage, like that of Silver 

 Moon, greatly enhances the beauty of the 

 flowers. Price, first size plants, 35c each; 

 two-year-old plants, $1.00 each. 



