ALPHA NURSERY, Alpha, Illinois 29 
^ FAMOUS NEW ROSES ^ 
CLIMBING BOSES 
(iOLDEN CLIMBER —One of the New Plant Pat¬ 
ent Roses. Extreme hardiness, combined with 
blooms of Hybrid Tea Type and quality which 
hold their color. Flowers 4 to 5 in. across on 
stiff strong stejns, often 18 in. long. This rose 
has fragrance which is lacking in many of the 
climbing roses. Its handsome, glossy foliage, 
green wood and red thorns are ornamental, even 
when out of bloom. 
Strong 2 yr. Plants, $2.00 each 
BLAZE —New Hardy everblooming scarlet Climb¬ 
ing Rose. It combines the vigor, beauty and 
hardiness of Pauls Scarlet Climber with the 
everblooming qualitie.s of a favorite everbloom¬ 
ing rose. Blaze is one of the outstanding 
new roses patented the past few years. 
Strong 2 yr. Plants, .$2.00 each 
EVERBLOOMING ROSES 
COUNTESS VANDAIj —One of the newest ever¬ 
blooming roses. It has a long pointed bud and 
its distinctive shadings of coppery bronze, suf¬ 
fused with soft gold. The plant has great vigor 
and blooms increasingly throughout the summer. 
Many thousands admired the large bed of this 
rose at the Century of Progress Exposition. 
Strong 2 yr. Plants, .$1.50 each 
MARY HART —A striking Red sport of the Talisman. This rose has heavy, maroon red 
buds, opening to well formed blossoms of deep velvety blood red, with an overglow of 
amber. Unlike most red roses the MARY HART does not wilt or dry when cut, but 
opens perfectly. A strong grower with strong heavy stems. MARY HART is a rose 
all rose-lovers will want in their gardens. Strong 2 yr. Plants, $1.50 each. 
SHORTNECK BABY ROSES 
45c each 
A distinct and charming class of roses, low growing, seldom exceeding 15 inches in 
height, and all summer produce an abundance of clusters of small, perfectly formed flowers. 
Not climbers. 
BABY DOROTHY (Bright Pink) —Coral, pink, double flOAvers, borne in iarge clusters from 
June until late fall. 
IDEAL (Crimson) —Bright crimson blooms, borne in splendid trusses on long strong stems. 
It is a very vigorous grower of bushy habit. 
GOLDEN SALMON (Bright Orange) —This is a new Babyi rose which we have tried for 
the past two years and now have put on the market. It is a bright orange color, very 
heavy bloomer all summer. Try it, you will like it. 
ESKIMO BEAUTIES 
“The kind that grow where no others will”. Can be used same as shrubs. Grows 3 
to 4 feet. Once planted, they are permanent; no pruning, no spraying, no suckering nor 
anything' else is needed—just a little manure spadr d in and the ground stirred. They 
bloom all summer. No winter covering needed. 
Big 2-year Plants, 40c each 
BELLE PORTEVINE (An Eskimo Beanity) —The blooms are large and full, the petals 
gracefully incurved. Bright, clear, lively pink. 
HANSA (An Eskimo Beauty) —Handsome in bud and bloom. Both are large very full and 
double. The color is rich, maroon-red. 
