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New Hardy Climbing Polyantha Rose, CRIMSON RAMBLER. 
A Wonderful New Rose, the Most Remarkable Novelty in Hardy Roses 
that has been Introduced In Many. Many Years. 
This remarkable rose was brouglit from -Japan, and first introduced in England in 1893, where it created a 
sensation. It received special gold medals wherever exhibited in Europe. It was offered for sale in this 
country for the first time in 1895. No rose introduced iu our recollection fquals Cbimson Rambler as a 
hardy garden rose. It is a plant 
that will appeal to the millions. 
It begins to flower about 
the middle of June, and lasts in 
flower longer than any other 
hardy outdoor rose. The length 
of time that the flowers remain 
in bloom is wonderful — fully 
three weeks from the time they 
first open until they go. It 
blooms in large clusters, with 
from fifty to one hundred flowers 
In a cluster, covering the vine 
its entire length with a solid 
mass of the most beautiful and 
perfectly-shaped miniature 
crimson blossoms. Any de- 
scription would fail to give an 
adequate idea of lis beauty. 
The accompanying beautiful 
photograph of a one-year-old 
plant grown on our nursery 
grounds the past season gives 
a good idea of the freedom with 
which this rose blooms. 
Crimson Rambler is perfectly 
hardy, and is al.so a strong, 
robust grower, making it suit- 
able foi' all purposes where a rose 
can be grown. While it is a 
very valuable climber it can aI.so 
be grown in bush form, and at 
the time it is in flower, nothing 
in that particular color equnls it 
in any way. Nothing we have 
planted in our experimental 
grounds has attracted such uni- 
versal attention as this has the 
past season, the brilliancy of 
flowers and the groat masses in 
which they grow making it par- 
ticularly striking. It is even 
better than it was supposed to 
be • when it was introduced, 
plants grown for trial proving 
it to be not only a magnificent 
rose, but one of the showiest and 
most beautiful of all hardy 
plants. It also makes one of the 
most bea\itiful pot plants for 
florists' use, and is particularly 
adapted for flowering for Easter, 
well-grown plants the past sea- 
son having proved one of the 
finest novelties grown for this 
purpose. The freedom with 
which it blooms, and the length of time the llowei 
for this purpose. Price, strong plants, 'Sy^-ineh pots, a.-^ 
pots, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. Strong blooming field 
luaia oil the |)liint. make it an unusually line pl;int 
lt)c. each, $2.50 per dozen. Extra strong plants, 5-inch 
\vn plants with canes 1 ft. long, SI each, ^9 per doz. 
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Ivory-white, shading to a beautiful poarly piuk iu the centre; a fine, bold flower, very large and 
of exquisite form, with good stiff stem and handsome foliage. The plant is of extra vigorous growth, and 
very free flowering. Taking it all in all, it is one of the finest roses ever introduced. Equally good for 
winter forcing or outdoor culture in summer. Price, 30 cts. each, $3.00 per doz., $20 per 100. 
