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Sherman Nursery Company, Charles City, Iowa 
Roses 
All Roses in this latitude need winter protection, and in this list where Roses are 
classed as hardy, we mean hardy with winter protection. 
flowers remain perfect long after cutting; 
the stems are long and stiff, the foliage 
large and glossy; tender. 
Bridesmaid. Clear bright pink, of an 
exquisite shade, (irown chiefly for its 
large, solid and handsome buds; the 
stems are good ; the foliage glossy. Ex- 
cellent also for bedding. Not hardy in 
this latitude. 
Crimson Rambler. The famous crimson- 
clustered climber, so extremely effective 
when grown on pillars and treliises. The 
plant is a vigorous grower, making shoots 
8 to 10 feet long in a season. The foli- 
age is large and glossy; the plant looks 
like a mass of double crimson flowers 
when in bloom. The panicles are large 
and remain perfect for several weeks. 
Hardy anywhere. 
AMcan Black, or Black Prince. A mod- 
erate-growing, hardy, profuse- blooming 
plant; flowers very dark purplish red, 
almost black. 
Baron de Bonstettin. A fine Rose, vel- 
vety maroon in color, shaded with deep 
crimson. 
Baltimore Belle. A climbing Rose, a 
little more slender in habit than Prairie 
Queen; flowers freely ; color light pink, 
fading to white. 
Blanche Moreau. One of the remontant 
type of Roses, white in color, and very 
desirable. One of the best of perpetual 
white moss Roses. 
The Bride. Most beautiful of the white 
Tea Roses, and forced in numberless 
quantities every year. The great, solid 
