JOHN LEWIS CHILDS, FLORAL PARK, N. Y. 
Hardy Globing Roses. 
Their beautiful foliage and profusion of 
blcom make them invaluable for small trellises 
old walls, arbors, sides of buildings, trees, etc 
Perfectly hardy anywhere, and rank.thrifty grow¬ 
ers, reaching twenty feet or snore. 
Crimson Rambler— This new Eose 
is the sensation of the hour, and 
well it may be, for it is indeed a 
marvel. It originated in Scotland 
and is a hardy, everblooming 
climbing Polyanthus. It is per¬ 
fectly hardy in the open ground 
will grow 8 to 10 feet in a season, is 
in bloom all the time from early 
to late fall,the flowers appearing in 
great panicles as large as a man’s 
hat and of a deep, rich crimson 
color, like blood-colored velvet. 
The flowers,, when cut, last two 
weeks in water, and fully a month 
on the bush, which is a perfect 
mass of rich crimson at all times. 
It can be grown in various ways, 
as a pillar rose, as a trellis rose, 
and for covering a wall it has no 
equal, and when pegged down it 
will form a bed of itself. Cut back 
it is a magnificent pot rose forth© 
window. It is always in bloom, 
even when very small, and is easily 
trimmed to a bushy growth. 
Mary Washington (WhiteEamblerb 
—This Eose was raised by Georg© 
Washington over one hundred 
years ago in his garden at Mt. 
Vernon, and named after hiss 
mother. We introduced it a few 
years ago, our stock plants coming 
direct from Mt. Vernon from th© 
original vine. Aside from the 
fact that this Eose was raised and 
named by George Washington, it 
is one of the most valuable sorts 
that has been introduced for many 
years. A hardy, perpetual bloom¬ 
ing climber has long been needed. 
Its flowers are pure white, per- 
1/ fectly double to the center, sweet. 
' ' and borne in endless numbers all 
summer. It is a vigorous an d rapid 
grower, and a most valuable Eos© 
for outdoor culture. Its buds are¬ 
as beautiful as the finest Tea Eose, 
borne in large clusters. One plant 
of the Mary Washington will pro¬ 
duce more flowers than a dozen 
Tea Eoses. Its fragrance is tinged 
with the old-fashioned musky' 
flavor so much admired in olden 
times. It will commence blooming 
immediately after planting, and 
the smallest plant will produce 
hundreds and even thousands or 
flowers the first year. 
Yellow Rambler— A new hardy yel¬ 
low climbing Eose, blooming_after 
the same manner as Crimson Eam- 
blerin large clusters; flowers of 
medium size, often 35 to 40 flowers 
in a single cluster ; very. sweet 
scented. Color a clear, decided 
yellow, a color heretofore unknown 
in a hardy climbing rose. It is a. 
rampant grower, well established 
plant, often making a growth of 
from 10 to 12 feet in a single sea¬ 
son. The flowers keep in perfect. 
/W condition 3 to 4 weeks without 
fading. A strong plant in full 
bloom makes one of the. finest, 
pillar or porch plants imaginable, 
Baltimore Belle— Literally a sheet 
of fragrant, pale blush, blooming 
in early summer. Over 4,000 buds 
and blossoms have been counted 
on a single vine at one time. 
Tennessee Belle-Large full flowers 
of rosy blush. 
Seven Sisters— Large clusters, of 
Eoses, shaded from white to crim¬ 
son, no two alike in cluster. Very 
odd and fine. 
Queen of the Prairie — A distinct 
Eose, with deeply sunken center 
making a cup-shaped flower or 
much beauty. 
Price, 20c. each’ any 8 for 50c,i tn& 
7 for $1.00, or $1.50 per dozen. 
CRIMSON RAMBLER. 
