HORTICULTURAL SPECIALIST 
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Primrose. A vigorous, hardy and quite dependable 
climber with soft yellow flowers which are quite 
large and fully double. 
Princess van Orange. (DeRuiter, 1933, Patent 105.) 
Brilliant orange scarlet flowers. $1.00 each. 
Purity. Large semi-double snow-white flowers, very 
free. 
Silver Moon. (Dr. Van Fleet, 1910.) Holds first place 
easily amongst climbing roses. The large flowers 
are pure white in color and the golden anthers 
show up very prominently above the translucent 
petals. Splendid foliage and extremely vigorous. 
Scorcher. A grand Australian climber carrying large, 
handsome vermilion flowers, a steady bloomer and 
extremely vigorous. 
Wichuraiana. A fine Japanese rose, useful as climb¬ 
er and also for covering banks, the foliage is very 
attractive, making a perfect mat of evergreen. The 
single white flowers are carried in trusses. 
Price of Climbing roses except otherwise price 50 
cents each, $5.00 doz., $40.00 per 100. 
RUGOSA ROSES AND THEIR 
HYBRIDS 
Agnes. (Saunders, 1922.) Of Canadian origin and 
will withstand rigorous winter conditions, buds 
are coppery turning amber yellow, a strong 
grower. Flowers are fragrant. 
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. (Muller, 1900.) A very 
handsome rugosa, the large flowers are light pink 
in color and very freely produced, very robust 
grower. 
Dr. Eckener. (Berger, 1930.) Salmon pink with golden 
base. 
Blanc Double de Coubert. An excellent pure white. 
F. J. Grootendorst. (Degoey, 1918.) Flowers are 
bright red and suggestive of the old Crimson 
Rambler in color, borne very abundantly through 
the season, makes a fine hedge plant. 
Max Graf. A trailing variety for covering ground 
or walls, the light single pink flowers are very 
freely produced, carries splendid foliage. 
Pink Grootendorst. (F. J. Grootendorst & Sons, 
1923.) Has all of the good qualities of the original 
Grootendorst but is light pink in color. 
Sarah Van Fleet. Large buds opening to semi¬ 
double, wild rose pink flowers. 
Vanguard. A new color in Rugosas, orange salmon 
and gold. Fine as a shrubbery plant or as a speci¬ 
men, 75 cents. 
Prices of Rugosa roses except Vanguard, 50 cents 
each, $5.00’ doz., $40.00 per 100. 
ROSE SPECIES 
These are very interesting for groups, or individual 
specimens; fruits in about all cases are attractive 
following the flowers. 
Rosa Ecae. Makes a rather low growing shapely 
bush with yellow flowers, early bloomer. 
Rosa Hugonis. The earliest of all roses to flower, 
usually about May 22 near Boston, a strong grower 
and every branch is smothered with soft yellow 
