Hardy Roses 
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ISAAC HICKS & SON 
ME.MORIAL ROSE. 
Hosa Wichuraiana 
TRAILING ROSE. FROM JAPAN 
A nearly evergreen plant that 
trails along the ground, taking root 
and forming a thick mat. It is 
strong and vigorous and often 
grows 15 to 20 feet in a season. 
The thick lustrous foliage makes a 
rich background for the clusters of 
single creamy white tea-scented 
blossoms that come in July, after 
most of the Roses are past, and the 
rose-bugs are gone. It will grow 
on dry, poor soil, exposed situa- 
tions, and at the seaside. It is a 
splendid carpet plant to cover 
banks, rocks, or under taller 
shrubs. It may also be trained up 
as a climbing Rose. There are a 
number of hybrids of this Rose 
that are distinct and beautiful. 
Evergreen Gem. Rich bronzy green 
foliage remaining on all winter. 
Double flowers 2 to 3 inches in 
diameter, yellow in the bud, 
nearly white when open. 
Gardenia. The flowers of this 
beautiful Rose are bright yellow, 
opening cream color, 3 to 3^ 
inches in diameter. A free bloomer and fragrant. 
Jersey Beauty. Large, single, pale yellow flowers 
in profusion. Fragrant. 
Manda's Triumph. Double white flowers in large 
clusters. Luxuriant foliage. 
Blanc double de Coubert. This is the Rosa rugosa improved. It has 
the perfect foliage of the species, and beautiful large pure white flowers. 
It blooms before the rose bugs come. We have a large stock of this 
and Its companion, Belle Poitevine. 
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Roses in the North. 
Pink Roamer. Bright pink, fragrant, single flowers 
in close clusters. 
South Orange Perfection. Small double blossoms 
in great profusion. Blush pink, changing to 
white. 
Universal Favorite. Rose-colored double 
flowers, about 2 inches in diameter. A 
rampant grower. 
WILD ROSE, {nosa lucidd) 
This native wild Rose grows as a shrub 
to 6 feet in height, but it is most effectively 
used when planted thickly, as at the Arnold 
Arboretum, Boston, and kept down to 2 feet 
in height. Prepare the ground thoroughly 
and set the little plants i foot apart. They 
will grow rapidly and form a dense mass of 
handsome glossy foliage, giving a profusion 
of bright pink flowers. When they become 
too crowded, dig up the whole bed, sepa- 
rate the plants, replant again all desired 
there and the rest elsewhere. The winter 
color of the masses of brown stems and red 
hips is very beautiful wherever used. It is a 
shrub which should be planted in large 
masses, and as such is a most attractive and 
appropriate covering for all manner of rough 
embankments and wild corners where there 
is no passing, or none desired, as its prickles 
make it an effective barrier. It is a valuable 
plant for seaside use, as it will grow well 
under adverse conditions. 
