ROMULEA 
Quick bulbs of highest merit for pot culture, blooming 
soften within ten months from seed. Jewel-like flowers open 
repeatedly for many weeks. htw(7)12 (except sabulosa). 
ROMULEA HARTUNGI—New species from the Canary 
Islands just brought into cultivation. Dwarf. Particularly 
quick. Pretty lavender flowers in profusion. Pkt. 20c. 
ROMULEA ROSEA—Rosy lilac blossoms, ringed black 
within the cup, but with golden anthers. Dwarf. Desirable. 
Pkt. 20c. 
ROMULEA SPECIES—From the Cape of Good Hope. 
Not yet definitely identified. Cinnabar red, with tawny 
buff reverse. Pkt. 25c. 
ROMULEA SABULOSA—Rare species, with particularly 
large flowers, brilliant shining red with yellow markings 
within. Tallest of the Romuleas, three feet or more. Pkt 25c. 
OFFER 76A6—One pkt. each of above four, for 80c. 
ROMULEA BLEND—The various colors in mixture. In¬ 
cludes white. Pkt. 20c. 
THE ROSES 
No need to paint the rose, surely not the garden roses; 
but a word may be in order for those that have not yet 
awakened to the delicate charm and varied uses of the 
wild or species roses. They will add brightness to the 
border, the taller kinds for backgrounds, or they may be 
used for edgings, or in the mixed shrubbery planting. Cer¬ 
tain of them will sprawl, gloriously wreathed in bloom, 
later with vivid autumn leaf-tints, in the rockery. And of 
course they may be naturalized; and all Roses cut well. 
Sow seeds as directed under “y” key on page one, and you 
will find them rather easy. 
ROSA ALPINA—A most handsome low-growing Rose from 
mountain heights, with dainty pink to crimson flowers. Two 
to three feet, not too large for the rockery. Pkt. 20c. 
THE BABY ROSE—Multitudes of tiny roses in varied 
lovely colorings, single to fully double. Long blooming. 
Very dwarf. Quick from seed. Recommended for edgings, 
bedding or the rockery. Makes a wonderful window pot 
plant, too. Pkt. 20c. 
THE BURNET ROSE—Will thrive in poor soil. Pretty 
blossoms, single to double, in white, cream, primrose, buff 
and even butter-yellow, or sometimes pink and rose. Tiny 
leaflets and diffuse twigs, giving fern-spray effect to foliage. 
Seedlings vary from 12 to 40 inches in height. Try the 
dwarfer in the rockery; the taller will do nicely in the 
border, or to build a low hedge. Pkt. ISc. 
ROSA BLANDA—-A charming Wild Rose, with big single 
blossoms of purest pink, followed by winter-showy scarlet 
fruits. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 40c. 
ROSA CAROLINA—Bright pink flowers on five-foot plants. 
Glossy fruits. Likes moisture. Pkt. 10c. 
ROSA DAVURICA—Cinnamon-scented single flowers in 
attractive shades of red. Pkt. 10c. 
ROSA FOLIOLOSA—A delightful little rose that will fit 
the rock garden, sixteen inches its highest ambition. Usually 
the dainty single blossoms are snowy white, with golden 
stamens, but sometimes they will show blush-pink timings. 
Pkt. 15c. 
GARDEN ROSES—Seeds saved from choicer named var¬ 
ieties, chiefly Hybrid Tea and Hybrid Perpetual. White, 
red. crimson, rose, pink, salmon, orange, copper, tawny 
apricot and yellow, all should by the law of averages be 
there, if you make large enough sowing. This blend will 
produce some fine doubles, remainder being single or semi¬ 
double. Some plants may flower first year; about all by 
the second. Pkt. 20c; special pkg. 50c. 
ROSE HYBRID PERPETUAL — Some may prefer the 
classes separately. The color spread is from palest blush, 
through all the shades of pink, rose, red, and crimson, to 
maroon; pure white, of course, in addition. The Hybrid 
Perpetuals are of extreme winter hardiness, strong growing 
and vigorous. Pkt. 20c. 
ROSE HYBRID TEA—Here we have yellow, with all its 
variations and gradations into creaminess and tawniness, or 
into tones of apricot, salmon, orange and copper; but white, 
pink, rose and red are with us as well. Pkt. 20c. 
ROSA HUGONIS—Handsome arching shrub, each branch 
a wreath of glorious soft yellow in late spring. Excellent 
hedge or screen. Pkt. 15c. 
ROSE LEMON PILLAR—A climber, with large single 
flowers of soft lemon yellow. Pkt. 20c. 
ROSA MOYESI-—A gorgeous shrub, with flowers of ruby- 
crimson, followed by glossy pendant fruits of “sealing-wax” 
ROSA MULTIFLORA—Pretty little blossoms carried in 
big sprays; white usually, but sometimes pink, rose or red. 
It may be an arching shrub, or often will show trailing or 
climbing habit. Particularly good for planting on banks. 
Also used as an under-stock. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 30c. 
ROSA NITIDA—Splendid rose for the larger rockery. 
Stems hidden with crimson bristles, bear blossoms of bright 
pink, rose or red. Pkt. 15c. 
ROSA POLYANTHA FL. PL.—See The Baby Rose. 
ROSA RUBIGINOSA—Sweet-Briar or Eglantine. Large 
single flowers of clearest pink. Tall growing, with spicily 
scented foliage. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 35c. 
ROSA RUBRIFOLIA—The scarlet-painted foliage from 
early until late, makes the whole shrub into one great all¬ 
summer bouquet. Pink blossoms in season. Six feet. 
Likes light shade. Pkt. 15c. 
ROSA RUGOSA—Splendid shrub for hedges or screens. 
Bears, more or less all summer, big single flowers in white, 
pink or rosy red. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 30c. 
ROSA SERICEA—Rare Wild Rose from oriental moun¬ 
tains. Silky leaflets; white flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
ROSA SETIGERA—Prairie Queen. Vigorous and attrac¬ 
tive climber, with big single flowers in July, deep pink or 
pure white. Pkt. 10c. 
ROSA SPINOSISSIMA—See The Burnet Rose. 
ROSE SWEET BRIAR HYBRIDS — Saved from ten 
named varieties of the dainty and sweet Hybrid Briar Roses. 
Pkt. 20c. 
ROSA VIRGINIANA—Shining leaves and rich pink flow¬ 
ers in summer, maroon stems and red fruits in winter. Ex¬ 
cellent ornamental shrub. Pkt. 10c. 
ROSA WICHURIANA—For carpeting a bank with glossy 
emerald, nothing excels the trailing Memorial Rose, its 
foliage, nearly evergreen, studded in summer with sprays 
of silken white blossoms. It can be trained, too, to hide 
a pillar or drape a fence. Pkt. 10c; 54 ° z - 35c. 
OFFER 77A6—One pkt. each of the 23 described Roses, 
for $3.00. 
WILD ROSE BLEND—A mixture of many delightful 
kinds. Make plentiful sowings for informal grace and 
cheerful color. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 35c. 
If you are trying to select kinds suitable for some 
particular use or place, please refer to the classified 
“Finding Lists” at the back of the catalog. 
ROSCOEA CAUTLIOIDES—ufrsth(2-3) 18. Blossoms of 
crumpled silken loveliness, the weird grace of the Orchid 
with the shell-daintiness of the Gladiolus. The color is 
luminous citron. Pkt. 25c. 
RUBUS DELICIOSUS — cqy(2)50. In June, arching 
branches loaded with big white blossoms, yellow tasselled 
as to stamens. Splendid cut-flower. Thornless. A fit shrub 
at all times for the choicest company. Pkt. 25c. 
RUDBECKIA—See also Echinacea. 
RUDBECKIA HIRTA—ecbnx(3-4)36. Black-eyed Susan. 
Showy flowers of brilliant golden orange, the centers choco¬ 
late brown. Effective in border, naturalizes with facile 
but controllable readiness, and cuts splendidly. Pkt. 10c; 
54 oz. 35c. 
RUDBECKIA HIRTA AVALON SELECTION—In this 
strain the form of the flower is more star-like, but full size 
has been held, if not increased. The blossoms, many of 
them, show shadings and bandings of red mahogany, or 
they may be simply powdered with ruddy brown over soft 
yellow. Others will be of full yellowness on the face, but 
deeply tinged with autumn in reverse. Some of the seed¬ 
lings, quite naturally, will revert to the deep orange-gold 
of the type, but even of these there will be many banded 
at the petal base with tints of pale lemon or shades of 
deep ochre. Supply still limited. Pkt. 25c. 
RUDBECKIA LACINIATA—ecbnx(3-4)60. Wild Golden 
Glow. Pretty single flowers of soft yellow. Recommended 
for naturalizing. Pkt. 5c; 54 oz. 20c. 
RUELLIA CILIOSA—erdh(2-3) 15. Few flowers bloom 
more continuously than this. It starts in June, and lasts 
till September is done, each day giving a new display of the 
long tubed silky lavender blossoms, flaring to Petunia form. 
It is fully winter-hardy, worships the sun, and thrives in 
drought. No pampering needed. Pkt. 20c. 
RUELLIA TUBEROSA — eufbh(htw) (8)30. Attractive 
blossoms of violet, long-tubed and widely open. For the 
border, if v/ell mulched in winter, or an effective, long- 
blooming house plant. Pkt. 20c. 
RUMEX FLEXUOSUS—erbdh(9)10. Attractive low-grow¬ 
ing hardy perennial, with massed foliage always a burnished 
coppery red. Pkt. 15c. 
