GLEN SAINT MARY NURSERIES 
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Safrano Roses (see page 35) 
ROSES 
Roses are the most important flowering shrubs of the South. Nowhere in the country do they 
develop in such beauty or bloom in such profusion. No garden is complete without its rose bed, 
no planting scheme is perfect which does not provide a place for them. 
With few exceptions, the most satisfactory results will be secured by planting Roses grafted on 
strong growing roots. Nearly all Roses grown from cuttings are vastly inferior, producing poor, 
weak plants as compared with the grafted specimens. A few varieties, such as Crimson Rambler, 
Woodland Margaret and Greville, grow well from cuttings, but aside from these, practically all 
varieties are decidedly superior when grafted. Our Roses are strong, grafted plants, grown in the 
open field,—the kind of Roses that give satisfaction. 
CLIMBING ROSES are usually regarded as valuable only for porches or trellises. While 
useful for these purposes they are often much more satisfactory as bush Roses. Climbing Roses 
are strong growers; given plenty of room and severely pruned, they produce an abundance of 
bloom never surpassed and not often equaled by the true bush Roses. The ability of a Rose to 
bloom depends on its ability to grow and produce new wood. 
Roses are derived from a number of different classes. These classes are indicated by initial 
letters in parentheses immediately following the name of the variety. r i he key to these classes is 
as follows: 
Bk., Banksia; Beng., Bengal; Bour., Bourbon; C. B.. Climbing Bengal; C. C., Climbing 
China; C. N., Climbing Noisette; C. T., Climbing Tea; H. C, Hybrid China; H. N., Hybrid 
Noisette; H. P., Hybrid Perpetual ; H. T., Hybrid Tea; Mult., Multiflora; N., Noisette; Pol., 
Polyantha ; P., Prairie ; T., Tea ; W., Wichuraiana. 
Prices on Roses. —Varieties that succeed best grafted, we graft; varieties that succeed best on 
own roots, we grow on own roots. Each Per 10 100 
1- year, strong, open-ground-grown...$° 2 5 $2 00 $17 00 
2- year, large, strong, open-ground-grown. 35 3 00 25 00 
Agrippina. (Beng.) Rich, velvety crimson, 
beautiful bud ; for bedding it is unsurpassed. 
Few Roses so rich in color. 
Alfred Colomb. (H. P.) Bright clear red ; a 
fine shade. Large, double ; strong grower. 
Alice Hoffman. (Bour.) Light pink center 
surrounded by outer petals of dark crimson. 
Medium size, double and full. 
Alphonse Soupert. (H.P.) Large, very hand¬ 
some and showy ; bright rose-color. 
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