BOBBINK & ATKINS 
RUTHERFORD 
NEW JERSEY 
Rugosa and Their Hybrids 
Rugosa Roses are particularly valuable for hardiness, healthi¬ 
ness, and ability to thrive under most adverse conditions of soil 
and climate, withstanding almost anything. 
The original species, which produces large single flowers 
throughout the season, is the only absolutely hardy everblooming 
Rose in existence. With one or two exceptions the hybrids are as 
hardy as the type. They are distinguished by erect, very spiny 
stems growing from 5 to 15 feet, and by their tough, curiously 
wrinkled or rugose foliage. Particularly valuable for hedges or 
shrubberies in seashore gardens and regions where the winters are 
very severe. 
Pruning: Established shrub types should have oldest canes 
cut out to ground and new canes shortened to 4 feet. Plants 
trained as pillars should have only the oldest stems cut out 
annually. The Grootendorst varieties like severe pruning. 
Most of the following varieties of Rugosa Roses will grow from 
4 to 5 feet tall, except where otherwise noted. 
All Rugosa Roses are 75 cts. each, $6.50 for 10 of any one variety, except where otherwise noted. Those priced at 
$1 each are $9 for 10 of any one variety 
Agnes. Coppery yellow buds and flowers 
which become pale amber-gold upon 
opening. Sweetly fragrant and freely 
produced. 6 ft. $1 each. 
Amelie Gravereaux. Medium-sized flow¬ 
ers of dark purplish red, double and very 
fragrant. Makes a fine pillar. 6 to 8 ft. 
$1 each. 
Arnold. Medium-sized single blooms of 
glowing scarlet-red. 6 ft. 
Belle Poitevine. Very large, loosely formed 
flowers of bright magenta-pink. 
Bergers Erfolg. Single, glowing crimson 
flowers of fair size, lit by bright golden 
stamens and borne in great clusters. 
The plant is very vigorous and continu¬ 
ously in bloom. $1 each. 
Blanc Double de Coubert. Snowy white, 
double flowers produced freely through 
summer and fall, considered by many as 
the finest pure white Rugosa. 4 to 5 It. 
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. Very large, 
well-built flowers of light silvery pink, 
profusely produced. A pillar Rose. 8 to 
9 ft. 
Dr. Eckener. Large, fragrant, semi-double 
flowers of coppery rose and golden yel¬ 
low; very fragrant. This is really a 
Hybrid Tea flower on a Rugosa plant; 
it is remontant. 5 to 6 ft. 
F. J. Grootendorst. Small, fringed flowers 
of bright red, produced in large clusters 
freely throughout the growing season. 
4 ft. 
Golden Dream (Goldener Traum). See 
page 5. 
Hansa. Double, reddish violet flowers of 
large size, freely produced all summer 
and fall. 5 ft. 
Hildenbrandseck. Single, shining, clear 
pink flowers of medium size, borne in 
clusters on the tip of every shoot during 
the season. Very vigorous and hardy. 
5 to 6 ft. $1 each. 
Max Graf. See page 18. 
Mme. Charles Frederick Worth. Flowers 
are rosy carmine, of large size and rich 
fragrance, and produced all season. 
Mme. Georges Bruant. Large, loosely 
formed flowers of waxy white, fragrant, 
and produced in bunches. Plant moder¬ 
ately strong. $1 each. 
Mme. Julien Potin. Large, fully double 
flowers of pure flesh-pink, borne singly 
or in small clusters by a strong plant, 
with smooth, but very leathery foliage. 
Hardy. $1 each. 
New Century. Splendid, very large, fully 
double flowers of clear flesh-pink with 
light red center and creamy edges; fra¬ 
grant. Erect, strong-growing plant with 
tough foliage, highly resistant to at¬ 
tacks of insects or diseases. $1 each. 
Nova Zembla. Large, beautifully shaped 
flowers of snowy whiteness, sometimes 
tinged with pink. 5 to 6 ft. 
Pink Grootendorst. Clusters of small, 
fringed, light shell-pink blooms the 
whole flowering season. 4 ft. 
Polar Bear. See page 4. 
Rose a Parfum de l’Hay. Double, dark 
crimson flowers shaded carmine; in¬ 
tensely fragrant. 4 ft. 
Roseraie de l’Hay. Dark red, double flow¬ 
ers with a strong, pleasing perfume. 4 ft. 
Harison’s Yellow. Semi-double, bright 
yellow flowers covering the big bushes 
early in the season. The most familiar 
yellow garden Rose. Hardy everywhere. 
75 cts. each. 
Spinosissima. Scotch Rose. Flowers usu¬ 
ally white, but sometimes pink or 
yellowish. 
Spinosissima altaica. One of the best of 
the Species Roses for use in the shrub¬ 
bery border. Large, creamy white, 
single flowers are followed by black 
fruit as large as marbles. Pleasing, 
bushy growth. 
Rugosa. Large, single flowers of various 
shades of pink, magenta, and rosy crim¬ 
son. Repeats during the season. Has 
attractive red berries. 
Rugosa alba. A white form of the above. 
5 ft. 
Rugosa albo-plena. A well-shaped, double 
form of Rugosa alba. Highly recom¬ 
mended. 4 ft. $1 each. 
Rugosa magnifica. Has crimson blooms 
throughout the summer and fall. 5 to6 ft. 
Rugosa repens alba. See page 18. 
Rugosa rubro-plena. Double crimson-pink 
flowers similar to Rugosa in color and 
habit. Remontant. $1 each. 
Sarah Van Fleet. Buds and flowers vivid 
rose-pink, fragrant. A true everbloomer 
all summer and fall. 8 to 10 ft. 
Schneelicht. Dazzling white, fairly large 
flowers, produced in clusters on a strong, 
climbing plant with all the desirable 
Rugosa characteristics. Very hardy and 
free flowering. $1 each. 
Schneezwerg. Half-double, snow-white 
flowers, with a center of golden stamens, 
are produced in clusters steadily from 
spring to frost. A spiny plant with 
splendid green foliage; entirely hardy 
and resistant to Rose pests. $1 each. 
Siberian Rugosa. An extra-hardy type 
from Siberia. $1 each. 
Sir Thomas Lipton. Snowy white flowers 
of good size and unusual quality. Freely 
produced all season. 6 to 8 ft. 
Stern Von Prag. Large, double, velvety 
red flowers and dark green foliage. 3 to 
4 ft. $1 each. 
Vanguard. Flower large, double, orange- 
salmon, on strong stem. Vigorous and 
hardy. 6 to 8 ft. $1 each. 
Spinosissima fulgens. Small, semi-double 
flowers of lilac-pink. Plant dwarf, with 
particularly fine, fern-like foliage. 
Spinosissima hispida. The Yellow Scotch 
Rose. Light sulphur-yellow flowers, 2^2 
to 3 inches in diameter. Dark brown 
fruit. 
Spinosissima sulphurea. Large, double 
flowers of light buff. Bushy plants 3 to 
4 feet tall. 
Stanwell Perpetual. A double-flowering 
variety with flesh-pink blooms borne 
more or less freely throughout the season 
into autumn. 
Scotch Roses 
Scotch Roses are descendants of Rosa spinosissima. These Roses are very hardy, 
shrubby plants inclined to be permanent, and wholly charming in their quaint old-fash¬ 
ioned way. 
All Scotch Roses are $1 each, $9 for 10 of any one variety, 
except where otherwise noted 
Dr. Eckener gives you Hybrid Tea flowers on a hardy shrub 
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