GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 



Countess de Mnrinais, one of the best ; white. 

 Crested Moss, finely crested ; rose pink. 

 Henry Martin, very vigorous; crimson. 

 Luxembourg, exceptionally good; crimson. 

 Climbing and Rambler. (Used over walls, fences, 



pillars, arbors and trellises.) 

 Baby ramblers, 18 in. to 24 in, high, are good for 



hedges, beds, or carpeting, and can be bought 



in white, pink, salmon pink, red and yellow. 

 Climbing American Beauty, well worth growing; 



rose-pink. 



Dorothy Perkins, a profuse bloomer and rapid 

 grower; shell-pink. 



Crimson Rambler, first of the ramblers, but dis- 

 liked by many gardeners today; crimson. 



Dr. Van Fleet, one of the best, resisting mildew 

 and insects, — a gem ; flesh-pink. 



Excelsa, an improvement on the formerly popu- 

 lar crimson rambler; crimson. 



Hiawatha, most brilliant of all, between 40 and 

 50 roses to the spray ; carmine. 



Tausendschoen, roses 3 in. across, graceful in 

 form, and 10 or 15 to the truss ; pink. 



White Dorothy, like satisfactory Dorothy Perk- 

 ins, except for color ; white. 



Yellow Ram-.bler, new variety called Aviator 

 Bleriot," the first hardy yellow; yellow. 

 Briar, Austrian and Hybrids. (Loved by our 

 grandmothers, and some known here in this 

 country as far back as 1596. They must not 

 be crowded.) 



Austrian Copper, beautiful single reddish-cop- 

 per and one of the oldest ; copper. 



Austrian Yellow, lovely single flowers (intro- 

 duced late in 1500) ; deep yellow. 

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