Homer N. Chase & Co., Geneva. New York 
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Rosa rugosa 
Hybrid Sweetbrier Roses 
This is a new and perfectly hardy race of 
Sweetbrier Roses, with foliage deliciously 
scented; flowers of the most beautiful tints, 
produced in great profusion and perfectly 
hardy, even in the coldest situations. Bushes 
four and five years old throw up shoots lo, 12 
and IS feet in height. Covered with the deli- 
cately shaded flowers, these give the most 
charming effect. 
Amy Robsart. Lovely, deep rose; abundant 
bloomer; robust and free. 
Anne of Geierstein. Dark crimson; large 
foliage; graceful branching habit. 
Brenda. Maiden's-blush, or peach; dainty 
in color and shade, with bright golden anthers. 
Flora Mclvor. Pure white, blushed with 
rose; very large flowers. 
Lady Penzance. Soft copper, with metallic 
luster; bright yellow at base of petals; very 
free-flowering. 
Lord Penzance. Soft fawn or ecru, passing 
to lemon-yellow in center; sometimes toned 
with delicate pink. 
Meg Merrilies. Gorgeous crimson; free- 
flowering; seeds abundantly; of robust habit. 
Rose Bradwardine. Clear rose; perfect in 
shape; profuse bloomer; strong and robust. 
Hybrid Memorial Roses 
Rosa Wichuraiana 
The trailing or creeping growth of these 
Roses make them especially useful for cover- 
ing terraces or trellises. They are hardy and 
grow well in the poorest soil The foliage is 
thick and leathery, shining as if varnished, 
and keeps bright until late in the winter. The 
flowers are abundant and retain their perfec- 
tion for a long time. These Roses are used to 
a considerable extent for cemetery planting, as 
they require very little attention. 
Universal Favorite. Clear rose-color; very 
fragrant; flowers double and large — often over 
two inches in diameter. 
South Orange Perfection. Soft blush-pink 
at the tips, changing to white; free-flowering; 
of medium size — from one and one-half to two 
inches. 
Manda's Triumph. Pure white; flowers very 
double, produced in clusters on the side shoots, 
single clusters often containing as many as 10 
or 12, covering the plant and standing well 
above the foliage. 
Mrs. John Laing 
MULCHING- ^' ^^"^y important in transplanting all kinds of fruit and ornamental 
nursery stock to see that a proper mulch is provided. The object of 
mulching is to conserve the moisture in the soil by preventing or hindering evaporation. When 
it is impracticable to keep a surface mulch by means of tillage with horse tools or a rake, it is 
advisable to use straw, well-rotted stable manure, or dead leaves. Soils which are covered with 
a mulch do not bake. If the best results are to be obtained in transplanting young nursery 
stock, one of the most important features is proper mulching. 
