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Paul’s Scarlet Climber 
CRIMSON RAMBLER. Clusters of bright crimson 
flowers. An old-fashioned rose of great hardiness 
and long blooming season. 
DOROTHY PERKINS. Larger than the Crimson Ram¬ 
bler, double, a clear shell pink, slightly fragrant, 
with crinkled edges, giving a fluffy effect. These 
striking flowers are borne in immense clusters of 10 
to 30 sometimes, and last for a long time. One of the 
best and hardiest of Ramblers. 
DR. W. VAN FLEET. A beautiful flesh pink, with 
individual blooms four inches in diameter. Much like 
Hybrid Teas in form and color, with a pleasing 
fragrance. A long-stemmed, valuable cutting rose. 
This is the best pink climber. Absolutely hardy, 
making canes of twelve or fifteen feet in a favorable 
season. 
MME. GREGOIRE STAECHELIN. Stiff, erect, with 
huge fragrant pink clusters of blossoms stained crim¬ 
son in the bud. Broad frilled petals. 
PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER. A rose of brilliant, 
vivid scarlet maintained without burning or bleaching 
until the petals fall. Semi-double flowers of medium 
size completely cover the vine. A most important 
addition to climbing roses. 
SILVER MOON. Distinct from all others. Long, pale 
yellow, scented buds open into semi-double white 
flowers five inches in diameter, revealing bright 
golden stamens. Canes vigorous, with disease resist¬ 
ant foliage. Classed with the three best climbers. 
TAUSENDSCHON (Thousand Beauties). Entirely 
different. In a single cluster of blooms, there will be 
all shades from light pink to a rosy carmine, some 
almost white with a suggestion of yellow. Every 
cluster a bouquet of harmonious colors. 
WHITE DOROTHY. Similar to Pink Dorothy Perkins, 
but with pure white double flowers. Valuable 
because of the rarity of good white climbing roses. 
PRIMROSE. Abundant shiny foliage. Clear, primrose 
yellow rosette-shaped flowers borne several in a 
cluster. Reasonably hardy. 
BLAZE. A new patented rose of a more brilliant red 
than Paul's Scarlet Climber but of similar character¬ 
istics except for its wonderful everblooming quality. 
A climber that is in bloom all summer. 
BABY RAMBLERS 
WHITE BABY RAMBLER. Pure white flowers, in 
large clusters, showing yellow stamens, each branch 
carrying from 15 to 20 of them. 
BABY DOROTHY. A dwarf that has shell pink blos¬ 
soms like Dorothy Perkins. Showiest and prettiest of 
the pink "Baby” roses. 
CRIMSON BABY RAMBLER. The original and best 
dwarf Baby Rambler. Crimson flowers in clusters. 
It is an ideal pot rose, and one of the best bedding 
or hedging roses in existence. It blooms outdoors from 
May to November, and indoors the year round. Very 
hardy. 
ELLEN POULSEN. Brilliant rose pink flowers. Ideal 
for borders or along driveways. Very hardy and 
vigorous. 
RUGOSA ROSES 
AGNES. A new yellow Rugosa of great value as a 
large bush or piliar rose. Blooms in early June. 
F. T. GROOTENDORST. Small, bright red flowers. 
Fringed and double. Blooms continuously spring, 
summer and fall. 
PINK GROOTENDORST. Similar to above with clear, 
light, shell pink flowers. 
ROSE CULTURE 
Roses thrive best in clay loam well enriched with rotted manure. They should have an open, 
airy situation unshaded by trees or buildings. Work up the soil thoroughly to a depth of 12 to 
15 inches, and besides this, apply occasionally some good organic plant food of which there 
are several good brands on the market. These plant foods should be used in strict accordance 
with the directions supplied with them. 
Always plant in solid beds and each class by itself. Hardy roses may be planted in the fall 
or spring, but we recommend spring planting. Dormant plants set in the spring should be planted 
early, before growth is started. No plant suffers more by being late planted than does the rose. 
Raised mostly for their flowers, it is necessary to give roses that culture best adapted to produce 
this result. A very rich soil is of first importance. 
All roses should be clipped back closely at planting, and each spring remove at least two- 
thirds of the previous year’s growth. In the ever-blooming class remove even more. Strong grow¬ 
ing varieties require less pruning back than weak ones. 
As soon as severe freezing weather sets in, raise the earth around the plant 3 or 4 inches, 
and then cover with leaves, straw or evergreen boughs. It is very important to keep the plants 
vigorous and free from diseases and insects. See spraying directions on page 30. 
