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Rose Frau Karl DruschkJ or Snow Queen— Sec page 34 
HARDY ROSES 
Brief Directions for Planting, etc. 
in the sSnVsh^ufd' b^p^l^ntTearT" " "^P"^'''- 
Location.— Roses should be planted in an open, sunny place 
prove b1>t Wori^TralrllTe '"^ ^ °' '"'^""'•^ '^"^ ''"'"-"on will im- 
water w';'ra^erpratTng^l1,^^^^^^^^^ '^''"^ ^'^'^"^ - -ots; 
u should be more or less pruned when planted. When pruning older nlants 
which should be done moderately, the operation should be performed during March. ^ ' 
I f fo, ■^'•'"''^"■'"'•-All Hybrid Roses give better results if protected in Winter. The u.sc of coarse manure 
litter or evergreen boughs will accomplish the purpose. It should be removed in early Spring. 
BUSH ROSES 
Under this head wc include those varieties of our Native Wild Roses and others which are extensivelv 
used for massmg and general landscape planting. cAuuiisiveiy 
L — large, M— medium, D — dwarf grower. 
Strong two-year, field-grown plants. 35 cts.; extra strong, 45 cts., except otherwise noted. 
Rosa blanda. M. The slender red branches are al- 
most thornloss; foliage oval, pale green; flowers 
are large, bright rose colored, single; blooms in 
May. 
R. Carolina. L. The tall-growing Wild Rose, with 
single pink flowers during the Summer months; its 
bright red fruit is very showy. 
R. lucida. D. A dwarf native variety, with stems 
thickly covered with prickles; foliage dark green, 
shining above; flowers single, rosy pink, about 2 
in. across; does well on poor soil. 
R. multlfiora. L. A .Japanese variety of rapid 
growth, forming a round, drooping shrub when 
standing alone; its proper place, however, is mixed 
with other shrubbery; its single, pure white flowers 
are produced in great quantities, followed 
by an equal number of small, scarlet hips in 
Winter. 
Rosa nitida. D. The branches are completely cov- 
ered with straight prickles and bristles; foliage 
bright green, glossy; flowers are highly colored 
bright pmk. 
R. rugosa. See Rugosa Roses. 
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Brier). L. The well-known 
Sweet Brier, with highly-scented foUage, small, 
pink, fragrant flowers and quantities of bright 
hips. Blooms in June. 
■ ^H^'"5*>"3- Upright grower, witH slender pur- 
phsh branches, covered with glaucous bloom; foli- 
age bluish green, tinged with red, and is very effec- 
tive as a red fohage shrub; flowers scarlet in June, 
setlgera. See Climbing Roses, 
spinosissima (The Scotch Rose). D. A low- 
growing shrub, with spreading branches, densely 
beset with slender prickles and bristles; flowers are 
.solitary, but very numerous along the stem; white 
to pink; June. 50 cts. 
R. Wichuraiana. See Creeping Roses. 
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