• GLEN SAINT MARY NURSERIES 
ROSES 
For ornamental planting, there is no flowering shrub or plant so generally satis¬ 
factory as the Rose. 
As single specimens scattered here and there over the grounds, they form graceful 
shrubs. 
Massed together, they can be used for figured plots and greatly enhance the effect 
of well-kept grounds, or, placed on edges of wild stretches of woodland, they form a 
striking foreground. 
Planted close together along walks or borders, they can be trained into excep¬ 
tionally beautiful flowering hedges. 
Allowed to run riot over stumps, rocks, old fences, they soon cover and transform 
unsightly objects into attractive bits of scenery. 
As veranda vines, the climbers form a mass of green and pink, or red, or yellow, 
or white, or a combination of colors, as desired,—an effect that can hardly be 
approached with other climbers. 
Planted in any form, they furnish a wealth of flowers at all seasons, if a judicious 
selection of varieties is made. And, for cut-flowers, Roses are universal favorites. 
How much more cheerful a house seems for having, here and there, on tables, 
mantles, bureaus, vases of beautiful Rose-buds! How easy to decorate the parlor or 
garnish the dining-table for an evening entertainment if one has plenty of Roses! 
It goes without saying that no one Rose is adapted to all the different purposes 
above named. It is not necessary that it should be. There are many different classes 
of Roses, and amongst the one hundred and thirty-one varieties we list can be found 
those adapted to any purpose wanted. These varieties have been selected as the best, 
after extensive plantings of these and many other sorts. All prominent new varieties 
are procured by us, when introduced, and given thorough tests. Our stock of Roses 
this year consists of over 60,000 fine plants, mostly grafted and all open-ground-grown. 
They will be found to give incomparably better results than the small-rooted slips 
generally sent out from the North. 
In ordering Roses, the question naturally arises as to what kinds will prove the 
most satisfactory. Phis can often best be decided by ourselves, as we are familiar with 
the different varieties and their range of adaptability. We shall take pleasure in mak¬ 
ing selections for our customers, or in aiding them to do so, upon request. 
As a general thing, Roses do better when grafted upon some strong-growing 
stock. With the exception of a few kinds, which are vigorous growers, the plants we 
offer are grafted, principally upon Madam Plantier stocks. All of them are open- 
ground-grown, strong, thrifty—and in every way more desirable than the small pot- 
grown plants sent out by nearly all northern nurseries. 
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