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Isaac Hicks & Son, Westbury Station, New York 



BALTIMORE BELLE. 



A vigorous variety, with pale blush buds, opening into 

 ■white flowers in large clusters. One of the most attract- 

 ive and satisfactory climbers. 



CLIMBING ROSES. 



Baltimore Belle. For description, see under cut. 

 ^ueen of the Prairie. Rosy red flowers. 

 Setigera. See Single Roses. 



Crimson Rambler. For description, see under cut. 

 Yellow Rambler. A promising new yellow climber. 



Flowers clear yellow, borne in clusters. A strong, 



rapid grower. 

 Pink Rambler. Clear, light red flowers. 

 White Rambler. Pure white. 



The Yellow, Pink, and White Ramblers resem- 

 ble each other in all respects save color. 



SINGLE ROSES. 



With the increasing appreciation for single flowers, 

 the Single Roses are beginning to claim the attention 

 that their merits deserve. They are the native plants 

 from which the gardener's art has produced such won- 

 derful variation, and they are much more vigorous 

 and healthy in growth than the double varieties. 



ROSA'RUGOSA. A valuable new species from 

 Japan, with thick, shining foliage that is free from 

 insect and mildew attacks. It thrives well on any 

 soil, and in the salt spray near the ocean. Large 

 single flowers borne in clusters during the sum- 



ROSA RUGOSA, continued. 



mer, and followed in autumn by large, bright 

 red heps. A most desirable shrub for groups and 

 hedges. See illustration, page 30. 



Alba. White flowers. 



Rubra. Deep rose flowers. 



Madam G. Bruant. A hybrid Rugosa, with" large, 

 white semi double flowers. The rich, green 

 foliage and clusters of long-pointed buds are 

 especially beautiful. 



ROSA Setigera (Prairie Rose). A valuable single 

 pink climber, the parent of Baltimore Belle and 

 Prairie Queen. Fine for planting in shrubberies, 

 natui-al hedge rows, or to brighten swampy 

 thickets. Flowers later than others, in July. 



ROSA Nitida. A tall wild Rose, with deep pink 

 flowers. 



Sweetbrier. An old favorite, with delicate pink 

 blossoms, borne in profusion. The foliage emits 

 a spicy fragrance that perfumes the air in damp 

 weather. The bright fruit makes the bush attrac- 

 tive after the flowers are gone. A good hedge 

 plant. We can supply it in quantity. We are 

 testing the new varieties of this species, known 

 as Lord Penzance Hybrid Sweetbriers. 

 Memorial Rose {Rosa Wichuraiana, Trail- 

 ing Rose). A distinct plant in all respects. It 

 trails thickly along the ground, over rocks or em- 

 bankments, growing 10 to 15 feet in a season, and 

 may be used as a carpet plant under taller shrubs. 

 It makes a good climber when trained up. The 

 foliage is as beautiful as that of the Rugosa, being 

 small, thick and lustrous ; flowers single, creamy 

 white, with golden stamens, and the fragrance of 

 the Tea Rose. Excellent as a cut- flower. Blooms 

 in July, after most others are gone. 



CRIMSOIf RAMBLER. 



A strong, rapid-growing Rose, producing large 

 trusses of brignt crimson flowers. Very distinct and 

 beautiful. 



