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HARDY CLIMBING ROSES 



Tausendschon. 



full, small buttons, resembling nothing else so much in shape and 

 deep pink color as a pompom form of that unsurpassed old Dahlia, 

 A. D. Livonia. These blooms are lavishly produced in dense 

 clusters throughout an unusually long season. 75 cts. each; $6,00 

 per 10. 



T> This splendid new Rose is derived as a sport from 



lytUat;! lei Tausendschon; and, while showing exactly the same 

 vigorous growth, clean foliage and great freedom of bloom as the 

 parent, its flowers are a deep, glowing pink. 75 cts. each; $6.00 

 per 10. 



Philadelphia. Perfectly double, of a pure deep rich crimson. 

 Rubin. Dark red or ruby, foliage bronzjr red. 



A rapid growing, almost thornless 

 climber, showing the blood of Rambler, 

 Polyantha and Tea parentage. Its innumerable flower clusters 

 make a pretty show through June and July; at first, the soft pink 

 of Clotilde Soupert, and later, deepening to a bright carmine rose. 

 60 cts. each; $5.00 per 10. 

 Trier. Semi- double, produced freely and continuously in large 

 clusters of creamy- white; the center being filled with bright yellow 

 anthers so long and numerous that the Rose appears yellow. 

 Veilehenblau. "The Blue Rambler." This grand new Rose is 

 past the novelty stage, and is now commonly accepted as a truly 

 blue Rose. Its flowers are somewhat larger than Crimson Rambler 

 but otherwise it closely follows the type. 

 White Dorothy. A magnificent, pure white clustered Rose, as free 

 and large as the best of the Ramblers, with good strong virility 

 and climbing habit. 

 Climbing Roses, 2 year field- grown, unless noted, 55 cts. eacli j 

 $4.50 per 10. 



Rambler Roses 



AniPriVciti Pillar The shlgle flowers range from 2 to 3 inches 

 iviucj. x liKXi • j n w idth, arranged in mammoth, evenly 



rounded clusters. Brilliant carmine rose, with distinct cream variegation 



and yellow stamens at center. 75 cts. each; $6.00 per 10. 



Climbing American Beauty ^^l" 8 ^™ °J> 



long the American favorite for cutting, is as lovely and fragrant and deeply 



pink as the bush form. The hardy climber blood with which it is crossed 



gives healthy, perfect foliage and a strong climbing habit of growth; the 



abundant bloom being in prime before the June show of the bush type, 



60 cts. each; -$5.00 per 10. 



Crimson Rambler. The famous crimson clustered climber, so extremely 



effective when grown on pillars and trellises. 



•pv , _ _ Vat-* TT1**fvf" ° ne of the newer type of climbers which 

 UOCtOT Vail rit;t;t. combines absolute hardiness with flowers 



large as the tender sorts of Tea and Noisette class. This variety shows a 



mass of beautiful clustered buds, which open out into large, shapely flowers 



delicate flesh white. An admirable cutting variety with stems 12 to 18 



inches long. 75 cts. each; $6.06 per 10. 



Dorothy Perkins. A beautiful shell-pink; foliage finer, smoother and 

 darker than Crimson Rambler. This is the ideal pink rambler. 



Empress of China. Bright pink flowers. 



Excelsa. (Red Dorothy Perkins.) A radiant, blood-red cluster Rose. 



As free and double as Dorothy Perkins of which it is the red prototype. 



The clusters are very large and fairly cover the thrifty vines. 

 Flower of Fairfield. The really ever-blooming Crimson Rambler; com- 

 . mencing to bloom on the first young red shoots, and adding size and brilli- 

 ancy with its growth of wood. 60 cts. each; $5.00 per 10. 

 f" 1 rYM fi r» r4l (New.) The ideal yellow Rambler. Flowers are large, 

 yzrOlQimCO* semi-double, in full clusters; buds show a rich lemon 



yellow, the opened flowers a trifle lighter. 

 Hiawatha. Distinctly different from other Ramblers. Its small flowers 



— deep ruby crimson, accentuated by a white eye — are uniquely borne in 



long trails of 40 to 50 blooms. 

 Lady Gay. Flowers numerous and of good size, delicately perfumed. 



Warm cherry pink shading to soft white. 



MlVd W ThofTinSnn Something new ■ in hardy climbers, 

 IVIXS. ^. W . 1 numpwn unlike anything heretofore offered. 



Not a rampant grower like D. Perkins, but full-leaved and substantial 

 like the older Pillar Roses, with the shiny green foliage of the Wichuriana 

 class. The individual flowers are unique in form; being perfectly quilled 



