HARDY CLIMBERS 
Rutherford, J^few Jersey ^ 
Lady Duncan. HW. Noted for its trailing habit and 
interesting wrinkled foliage. The single, glowing 
pink flowers are quite large and are made more 
attractive by their bright yellow centers. Excel¬ 
lent for covering banks. 
Lady Godiva. HW. A strong-growing Rambler of 
the Dorothy Perkins type, with clusters of dainty 
pink flowers in many mingled shades. $1 each. 
Le Reve. A moderately vigorous Climber descended 
from the Pernetiana or the species R. fcetida. It is 
very hardy and its large, golden buds open into 
pure yellow semi-double flowers of great attrac¬ 
tiveness. Blooms very early and is one of the few 
really dependable yellow Climbers. 
Leontine Gervais. HW. A strong grower with large 
loose clusters of big salmon-yellow semi-double 
flowers tinged with copper and pink. $1 each. 
Marie Gouchault. HW. Huge trusses of small, 
light red flowers which turn to salmon-rose as they 
develop. Very showy. 
Marie-Rose. Cl.Poly. Strong grower with clusters 
of bright pink buds opening to well-shaped double 
flowers. SI each. 
Mary Hicks. Cl.Poly. Vigorous Climber with clus¬ 
ters of fragrant, semi-double brilliant scarlet- 
crimson flowers. $1 each. 
Mary Lovett. HW. A rampant Climber with excel¬ 
lent foliage and large, pure waxy white flowers with 
delicious fragrance. A very fine white Rambler. 
Mary Wallace. HW. One of the most popular 
Climbers. Makes very strong growth and pro¬ 
duces large, bright pink flowers with a luminous 
sheen, borne on very long, strong stems. Re¬ 
ported to be very hardy. 
Max Graf. HR. A low trailing variety with glossy, 
wrinkled foliage and bearing huge, loose sprays of 
single bright pink flowers. Excellent for ground- 
cover on rough banks. 
Maxime Corbon. HW. Wiry Climber with clusters 
of small coppery red buds which open to pale 
yellow and white flowers. $1 each. 
Mermaid. See page 21. 
Milano. HW. Rather large, very double flowers of 
bright coppery pink with yellow tones. Occa¬ 
sionally blooms in the autumn. 
Milky Way. HW. A plant of superb vigor, with 
great sprays of small rustic-looking single flowers. 
$1 each. 
Miss Flora Mitten. HW. Strong Climber with an 
unusual branching habit, bearing soft pink, single 
flowers nearly 3 inches across. Very attractive. 
Miss Helyett. HW. A very hardy, early-blooming 
Climber of trailing habit, with large, double, well¬ 
shaped flowers of silvery pink, with a creamy 
center. Fragrant. $1 each. 
Mme. Gregoire Staechelin. CHP. Stiff, erect 
Climber with huge, fragrant flowers of delicate 
pink stained crimson in the bud. Remarkable for 
its broad, frilled petals and profuse blooming. 
Illustrated in color on page 25 . 
Mrs. M. H. Walsh. HW. A very useful trailing 
variety with almost evergreen foliage and immense 
clusters of very double, white flowers. Useful for 
covering banks. 
Neige d’Avril. HM. Slender, erect Climber bearing 
huge clusters of semi-double, pure white flowers 
illumined with bright yellow stamens. $1 each. 
New Dawn. See page 6. 
Paul Noel. HW. Wiry Climber with glossy, waxy 
foliage and medium large, double flowers of deep 
old -rose-pink blended with salmon in the center. 
Paul’s Scarlet Climber. HW. Moderately vigorous 
Climber with medium-sized, intensely red flowers 
borne in loose clusters. 
Phyllis Bide. HM. A graceful Climber with ex¬ 
quisitely formed little buds of pale gold and pink, 
opening to small buff-yellow flowers. Occasionally 
blooms in autumn. 
Primrose. HW. Moderately vigorous Climber with 
handsome holly-like foliage and rather large, very 
double flowers of soft primrose-yellow. Does not 
fade white. Illustrated in color on page 28 . 
Purity. HW. Very vigorous Climber with large, 
cup-shaped, pure white flowers, borne profusely. 
$1 each. 
Reveil Dijonnais. See page 6. 
Roserie. HM. Vigorous, smooth-stemmed Climber 
with huge clusters of rather large frilled flowers of 
a deep, even tone of pink. 
Royal Scarlet Hybrid. HW. Excellent Climber 
which bears huge clusters of dark, glowing crimson 
flowers with great ruffled petals and bright yellow 
centers. One of the most striking of the newer 
bright red Ramblers. Illustrated in color on 
page 2 Q. 
Ruga. Ayr. Fragrant, semi-double shell-pink 
flowers tinted with white. A vigorous old hybrid 
of R. arvensis, or the Ayrshire Rose. $1 each. 
Sander’s White. HW. Regarded by many as the 
best white Rambler, bearing its snowy, double 
blooms in huge clusters. $1 each. 
Silver Moon. HW. A well-known variety, charac¬ 
terized by enormous vigor, handsome foliage, and 
its big saucer-shaped, moon-white flowers with 
brilliant yellow centers. 
Sodenia. HW. Vigorous Climber with huge clusters 
of bright carmine flowers changing to deep pink 
as they develop. $1 each. 
Source d’Or. HW. Moderately vigorous Climber 
with golden yellow buds changing to amber as 
the large fragrant flowers develop. $1 each. 
Souvenir de 1’Aviateur Olivier de Montalent. HW. 
Double, well-shaped flowers of dull old-rose over¬ 
laying a salmon-pink base. Attractive. $1 each. 
Star of Persia. HF. Semi-double, bright yellow 
flowers about 3 inches across; in many respects 
this excellent yellow Climber resembles Le Reve. 
It is a descendant of R. fcetida. 
Tausendschon. HM. A fine, smooth-stemmed 
Climber with huge clusters of ruffled flowers in 
many shades of soft pink, graduating to creamy 
white. 
Thelma. HW. Very striking Climber with clusters 
of rather large, delicate coral-pink flowers, borne 
in tremendous abundance. 
Veilchenblau. HM. This was the famous “blue 
Rose” which attracted so much attention twenty 
years ago or more. Flowers are a deep violet-rose 
with a distinct blue sheen. 
Violette. HM. The finest of the so-called blue Roses. 
Its huge clusters of semi-double little flowers 
resemble big bunches of violets. 
White Dorothy. HW. A pure white counterpart of 
the ever-popular Dorothy Perkins. 
Winsome. See page 6. 
Zephirine Drouhin. See page 18. 
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