Reid’s Nurseries — Catalogue of Small Fruits, Etc. 
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CULTU UK.— In selecting a spot for a Rose- 
bed, do not choose one that is shaded by trees 
or buildings, as the Rose delights in an open, 
airy situation, and plenty of sunshine. Roses 
are partial to clay-loam, but do well in any ordinary soil 
if well enriched with well-rotted barnyard manure. Dig the 
bed up thoroughly to the depth of 12 to 15 inches, as Rose roots 
penetrate deep when they have a chance. 
ROSES OF SPECIAL MERIT. 
Dozen rates are ten times the price ot single rates. 
CRIMSON RAMBLER. This Rose is unquestionably an acquisition, a novelty of high order, and most distinct 
in its characteristics. It is a running or climbing Rose of vigorous habit, strong and rapid growth, with hand- 
some shining foliage, and produces, in marvelous abundance, clusters of the brightest crimson semi-double 
Roses. Its clustered form, its brilliancy, the abundance ol its bloom, and the great length of time the 
flowers remain 011 the plant without falling or losing their brilliancy, are qualities which will make this new 
claimant for admiration an assured favorite. For verandas, walls, pillars, and fences, it is a most suitable 
plant. If grown in beds and pegged down { it produces 
marvelous heads of bloom, or it can be grown in bush form 
and thus become a most striking object. We planted this 
Rose outdoors last fall, along with Hybrid Perpetuals and 
other hardy Roses, and the plants have come through the 
unusually severe winter even better than many of the 
hardy varieties, remaining fresh and green to the very tips. 
But it is not only for outdoor use that it is 
valuable ; it can also be employed most 
satisfactorily for decorating indoors when 
grown in pots. 2-year, 50 cts. each ; strong 
plants, 40 cts. each ; mailing size, 25c. each. 
Tb< Yellow Rambler. 
(AGLA 1 A.) 
The advent of the Yellow Rambler 
marks a very important epoch in the Rose 
world. It was originated by the prominent 
German Rose-grower, Mr. Peter Lambert, 
who has carefully tested it for some eight 
years, and first offered it to the public only 
this last season. Its production is a very 
great triumph in the art of hybridizing. 
Rosarians have for many years been crossing 
or hybridizing various Roses with a view to 
obtaining a hardy yellow climbing Rose, but 
the combination of climbing habit and yellow 
coloring with hardiness was one that it 
seemed impossible to obtain, and was almost 
despaired of. It was a result so greatly de- 
sired, however, that repeated efforts were 
made to secure it, and the Yellow Rambler 
represents the most complete success ever 
obtained by anyone. The flowers are home 
in immense Clusters, after the same manner 
as the Crimson Rambler, often as many as 
150 blossoms in a bunch , and the trusses have 
the same handsome pyramidal shape as those 
of the Crimson Rambler. $1.50 each. 
CRIMSON RAMBLER. 
