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Roses 
Our tushes are all strong, field-grown two-year-old plants on their own roots, and 
are not to be compared to the cheap bushes often offered which are budded on short- 
lived foreign stocks. 
Plant them three to four inches deeper than they stood in the nursery and in the 
richest, best soil obtainable. Trim off nearly all the top and they will do much 
better than if it was left on. Use powdered sulphur for mildew, arsenate of lead for 
eating insects and tobacco infusion or strong soap solution for lice. 
liant ruby-carmine with a clear white 
eye and a mass of golden stamens. There 
is no more brilliant climbing rose than 
this. 
Prairie Queen — An old, well-known climb- 
er. Flowers double, bright pink, fading 
to nearly white. 
Tnusendsehon (Thousand Beauties) — A 
rapid growing, almost thornless climber 
of exceptional value and attractiveness. 
Its many flower custers show every 
shade of rose and crimson, with white 
and yellow variegations. 
White Dorothy — Similar in every respect 
to Dorothy Perkins except that it is 
white. One of the best of the new 
climbers. 
Half -Climbing Roses 
Baltimore Hell? — Very double, white with 
pink blush. One of the best climbing 
roses, but must be protected in winter. 
Grenville or Seven Sisters — Large clusters 
with flowers varying from white to 
crimson. Luxuriant dark green foliage; 
perfectly hardy. 
American Beauty. 
Climbing Roses 
American Pillar — Large single flowers 
borne In immense bunches. They are a 
lovely shade of pink with a white center 
and large clusters of bright yellow sta- 
mens. The flowers are very fragrant and 
last well and are followed by brilliant 
red berries which hang till late winter. 
Crimson Rambler — A well-known rose, 
bearing numerous clusters of bright 
crimson flowers; a superb climber, very 
hardy and free flowering. One of the 
best for training on walls, pillars and 
fences. It gives universal satisfaction. 
Dorothy Perkins — One of the best of all 
the climbers. Hardy, a good grower, and 
blooms very freely the first year set. The 
flowers are of good size, produced in 
enormous clusters, very dainty pink, 
fragrant, and last much longer than the 
other Ramblers. The foliage is free 
from insects and diseases. 
Exeellsa (Red Dorothy Perkins) — A bright 
crimson form of the Dorothy Perkins 
with the same clean foliage and habits. 
On this account it is pronounced by 
some of the leading rose growers to be 
the successor to Crimson Rambler. 
Hiawatha — Flowers single, about one and 
one-half inches across, and produced in 
long pendulous sprays. Its color is bril- 
Uorothy Perkins Rose, 
