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HYBRID SWEET BRIARS. 
These delightful single roses, raised by Lord Penzance, are' admired by all who see them, Both foliage 
and flower are deliciously fragrant with Sweet Briar perfume ; they are all strong growers, and carry a 
profusion of bloom during June and July, followed by enormous quantities of bright scarlet hips, and are 
perfectly hardy. They require little pruning, and make impenetrable hedges of great beauty ; they 
also form charming objects when planted amongst shrubs, or on lawns. 
D\v#s. 
9d. Amy Robsart .lovely deep rose ; an abundant bloomer. 
9d. Anne of Geierstein .crimson llowers, followed by an abundance of pretty clustered 
bunches of hips ; graceful branching habit; one of the best, 
9d. Brenda .maiden's blush or peach, dainty in colour and shade, the contrast 
and effect of the bright golden anthers add peculiar charms to 
this variety. 
9d. Catherine Seyton.a very pleasing tint of soft rosy pink, the bright golden anthers 
being very prominent ; very free flowering, perpetual. 
9 d. Edith Belienden . ...pale rose, flowering profusely in clusters at the ends of the shoots, 
which are long and pendulous. 
9d. Flora Mclvor .pale pink, flushed with rose; large flowers; graceful in growth and 
habit, one of the best. 
9d. Green Mantle .rich pink, with a band of white encircling the anthers, which with 
its background of white has a pretty effect, perpetual. 
9d. Jeannie Deans.very large scarlet crimson; flowering freely in clusters; foliage 
of a deep healthy looking green. 
qd. Julia Mannering .the prettiest of all the pink varieties ; very free flowering, perpetual. 
yd. Lady Penzance .copper, with a peculiar metallic lustre, the base of petals being 
a bright yellow ; one of the best. 
9d. Lord Penzance .soft shade of fawn or ecru, passing to a lovely emerald yellow in 
the centre, sometimes toned with a delicate pink ; one of the best 
[ 9d. Lucy Ashton .pretty white blooms with pink edges ; wonderfully free flowering 
9d. Lucy Bertram ..a fine deep crimson, the richest colour of all, centre pure white 
showing the bright yellow anthers to great advantage; a good 
autumnal. 
yd. Meg Merrilies .gorgeous crimson ; very free flowering ; seeds abundantly ; one of 
the best. 
yd. Minna .large pure white, opening with a tint of palest blush ; bushy habit; 
foliage like a Scotch Briar. 
yd. Rose Bradwardine .beautiful clear rose. 
The Set of 16 , one strong plant of each, three to five feet high, for 10 / 6 . 
OTHER SWEET BRIAR ROSES. 
yd. Hebe's Lip .white, with picotee edge of purple ; almost single ; one of the prettiest 
single roses ; it makes a charming bush . 
yd. Janet’s Pride .palest straw colour, edge of petals tipped and fringed with crimson 
lake ; it makes a delightful bush . 
6d. Common Sweet Briar, 4/- per doz. ; 20/- per 100. 
SCOTCH BRIAR ROSES. 
We supply the following varieties of Scotch Roses “ Abbot's Rule,” “ Horace,” “ King of 
Scots,” “Lass O’Gowrie,” “Meg Merrilies,” “Scotia,” “ Stanwell Perpetual,” at js. each. The 
flowers are small and semi-double, produced abundantly on shoots covered with small sharp spines. 
For hints on growing roses see pages 10 and 11. 
