Imperial Japanese Cluster Ptoses 



They will Suit Everybody; Absolutely Hardy iu every Climate; Produce Immense 



Clusters of Flowers, followed by Bright Red Berries; Strong. Healthy 



Growers and Wonderfully Free Bloomers. The Equals 



if not the Superiors of the Rambler Roses. 



Here wt have a striking expression of Gray's famous lines that 



" Full many a flower is born to blush unseen. 

 And waste its sweetness on the desert air." 



NEARLY ten years ago these beautiful Roses came to us with an importation of foreign Roses, 

 and since that time they have remained unknown to fame and popularity, while later 

 introductions of decidedly inferior merit have won renown. These lovely varieties were 

 relegated into obscurity without having a fair trial, but, as "good wine needs no bush, n 

 these valuable Roses w T ill now take their place among Hardy Climbing Roses as varieties 

 of extraordinary merit. We have tested them thoroughly and have bloomed them in the open 

 ground for the past five years; therefore, what we have to say is taken from personal observations, 

 which may be relied upon to be accurate reports in every detail. The Rambler Roses, Crimson, Pink, 

 White and Yellow, have become so immensely popular that all we think necessary to say to make 

 the Imperial Japanese Cluster Roses even more popular than them is, that in form of flower, foliage, 

 growth, habit of blooming in clusters, these varieties strongly resemble Crimson Rambler. In free- 

 dom of bloom, profusion of flowers and healthy growth (which is free from mildew and kindred 

 ailments which Crimson Rambler is frequently subjected to in open ground), Multiflora and Dawson 

 are the superiors of that world-renowned variety. They have an additional charm, that of producing, 

 after the flowers have disappeared, immense clusters of large, bright red berries, or seed pods, which, 

 like the berries that make Berberis Thunbergia so charming, remain on the bushes throughout the 

 Winter, giving them a brilliant and most pleasing appearance even without flowers. We believe we 

 are doing a real service, beneficial to our customers as well as ourselves, in bringing these beautiful 

 but neglected Roses into that popularity which their merits make them deserving of. 



Our colored-plate illustration on preceding page gives a splendid idea of the beauty of the 

 flowers and berries of these remarkable Roses. 



MULTIFLORA. 



An established plant of this superb variety sur- 

 passes anything we have ever seen in Roses. The 

 plant grows to a height of 8 to 10 feet, forming a 

 dense bush with pendulous branches, which are 

 literally loaded down with countless numbers of 

 creamy white flowers. A good-size plant in full 

 bloom will produce thousands of these lovely 

 flowers in clusters of 40 to 60, making an effect 

 not to be had with any Rose we know. The 

 flowers have a delicious fragrance. The blooming 

 period lasts about six weeks, and after the flowers 

 have faded they are succeeded by large brilliant 

 red berries, which remain on the bush throughout 

 the entire Winter. Without flowers the plant 



DAWSON. 



A cross between the Japanese Rose Multiflora 

 and that famous variety, Gen'l Jacqueminot. This 

 is a remarkable Rose. We pronounce it the equal 

 if not the superior of Crimson Rambler, being 

 equally as good as regards flowers and a better 

 grower. Dawson is a wonderfully strong grower, 

 absolutely hardy, and like Multiflora is not sub- 

 ject to diseases of any kind, which frequently 

 mar the value of the best Roses. It is a stronger 

 climber than Multiflora and is suitable for training 

 over balconies or trellises, where it can have sup- 

 port. It blooms in immense pyramidal clusters 

 similar to Crimson Rambler, and has all the 

 merits of that famous variety, besides being a 



presents a striking aspect with its thousands of i stronger grower and bearing its bright red berries 

 bright berries. : after blooming. The flowers are large, full and 



Multiflora knows no disease. It is a strong, j double, and in color are a bright carmine ; they 

 vigorous grower, hardy as an oak and fully capa- are highly fragrant. We have seen a plant of 

 ble of taking care of itself under all circumstances. | Dawson on our own grounds literally a mass of 

 It will prove absolutely hardy everywhere in the j flowers, a sight that must be seen to be fully 

 United States and Canada. I appreciated. Hardy everywhere. 



PRICES.— Strong 3-inch pot plants, 30 cts. eacb ; 2 for 50 cts.; 4 for 91 ; 

 $3.25 per dozen, postpaid by Mail. 



SPECIAL tyyjgfW^Ti — One each 3-inch pot plants of "The Imperial Japanese Cluster Roses" for 



■ = 50 cts., postpaid by Mail. 



A limited number of three-year-old plants on own roots, 75 cts. each, by Express only. 



We also offer a few of the original stock plants, 10 years old, large plants, at $3 each, by Express or Freight 

 only. They will give a profusion of bloom this year. 



Address J HE DlNGEE & CONARD COMPANY, 

 The Leading Rose Growers of America. West Grove, Pa. 



(M) LITHO BY H.M. WALL. BROOKLYN N.V 



