^Cror?7U?o//, Q^m^^-^^ ^ Hardy Roses 



Hardy Climbing and W. 



Dr. W. Van Fleet. Flesh-pink on the outer surface, 

 deepening to rosy tlesh in the center. The flowers are 

 full, very double, and carried on good stems, resemblirig 

 Souvenir du President Carnot (one of the parents) in 

 color. The llower, when open, will measure 4 inches or 

 more in diameter, and is highly built in the center. 

 Strong and handsome in growth. A superb variety. 



Evangeline. Very dainty, single flowers, the center 

 being white halfway up the petals, shading to a beau- 

 tiful pink. 



Excelsa (Red Dorothy Perkins). Has the dark, glossy, 

 disease-resisting foliage peculiar to the Wichuraiana 

 type. The growth is very vigorous and healthy in 

 appearance, resembling in this respect Dorothy Perkins. 

 Flowers are very double, produced in large trusses of 

 30 to 40 blossoms. The color is intense crimson-maroon, 

 tinged scarlet on the edges of the petals. 



Goldfinch. Soft yellow, changing to lemon-yellow 

 and white as the flowers age. Very free and distinct. 

 One of the best in this color. 



Hiawatha. The most brilliant-colored single Rose. 

 In color a brilliant carmine, with a clear white eye and 

 a mass of golden stamens. It is a glowing combination 

 of color and a variety you must know to appreciate. 



La Fiamma. Large clusters of flame-colored flowers, 

 carried on strong stems. Plants perfectly hardy and 

 vigorous, making a growth of i feet in a season. 



Lady Gay. Vigorous in growth, with flowers of 

 delicate cerise-pink in heavy clusters. The combination 

 of deep pink buds, shading to softer pink in the open 

 flower, combined with the glossy green foliage, makes 

 this variety one of the most charming of the Ramblers. 



ambler Roses, continued 



Mme. H. Despinay. Salmon-orange, turning to 

 pale pink. Vigorous, but should have winter protec- 

 tion north of Pliilad. lphia. 



Newport Fairy. W ith How, is i>f deep pink, shading 

 lighter toward the ci ritcT, lliis Is ,,rn- of the most valu- 

 able single Roses. Its larnc tliisters are borne in great 

 profusion and tlu- \ arii-t\ is a strong grower. 



Paul's Carmine Pillar. L arge, single, bright rosy 

 carmine flowers, appearing earlier than other climbing 

 Roses. A showy pillar Rose. 



Silver Moon. This new Rose is of the same strong 

 growth as Dr. W. Van Fleet. Foliage beautiful bronze- 

 green; mildew-proof. Flowers are very large, and pro- 

 duced on strong stems. Color silvery white, with prom- 

 inent yellow stamens. Very fragrant and attractive. 



Sodenia. A scarlet Wichuraiana, producing its 

 flowers in l.jrge trusses like Dorothy Perkins, and in 

 great profusion. 



Tausendschon. An entirely distinct Rose. The in- 

 dividual flowers are large and of a most elegant and 

 graceful form. In color, a most delightful shade of soft 

 pink. Produced in trusses. It is, to many, the most 

 attractive and charming of the Climbing Roses. 



White Dorothy Perkins. A counterpart of Dorothy 

 Perkins, except in color, showing a faint trace of pink 

 in bud, opening to a pure white flower. 



Wich-Moss. An interesting hybrid between Wich- 

 uraiana and the Moss Rose, Salet. Color pink, reverse 

 of petals dark pink; flowers sweetly scented and finely 

 mossed. The vigorous branches are covered with small 

 thorns like the Moss Rose. 



Yellow Rambler (Aglaia). Deep golden yellow; 

 fragrant. 



The George C. Thomas, Jr., Roses 



We take pleasure in offering these new Roses, bred by Capt. George C. Thomas, Jr., Chestnut Hill, 

 Philadelphia, Pa., one of America's foremost amateur rosarians 

 and the author of several valuable books on Roses. Bloomlield 

 Abundance, we think, is the forerunner of a distinct and desirable 

 type, i. e., semi-climbing or vigorous bush habit and everblooniing. 

 It should prove equally desirable for growing on pillars or posts, or 

 for mass eflects as a shrub Rose. 



Bloomfield Abundance. (From Raiser's • . 



description.) "The result of a cross between ^ 

 the climbing Rose Sylvia and Dorothy 

 Page-Roberts. Tested at the Portland 

 Test-Gardens and reported to have 

 done better than any other Rose bred 

 by an amateur. Color, salmon-pink, 

 something on the order of Cecite 

 Brunner, but larger; good leathery foli- 

 age which is disease-resistant. This 

 Rose should not be cut back in prun- 

 ing — only thinned out and the dead 

 wood removed. Treated in this man- 

 ner, it will grow in the vicinity of 

 Philadelphia to a height of 5 feet at 

 the end of the third year and bloom 

 prolifically from spring until heavy 

 frost." 



Dr. Huey. A cross between Ethel 

 and Gruss an Teplitz. Very large, semi- 

 double; maroon in color; not contin- 

 uous in flowering but it bears an 

 abundant crop in season and should 

 prove a desirable addition to the Rose- 

 garden. 



Price for these two varieties, $1 each; 

 extra-strong plants, $1.50 each 



Note. — These new Roses are fully 

 described in the 1920 Rose Annual of 

 the American Rose Society. Every 

 rose-lover should become a member 

 and secure a copy of this interesting 

 book. 



Apply to E. A. White, Secretary, 

 Ithaca, N. Y., for membership. Dues 

 $2. 



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