52 ANDORRA NURSERIES, CHESTNUT HILL. 
ROSA RUGOSA. 
ROSA RUGOSA. 
The lovely Ramanas or Rugosa Roses receive in their native country, Japan, the highest 
favor. They form sturdy bushes three to five feet in height, covered with handsome, glossy 
green foliage, surmounted with clusters of beautiful single flowers, which emit a delightful 
odor. They continue to bloom nearly the whole summer, and are covered during autumn and 
winter with bright red seed pods. In dry or sandy soils or rough situations they thrive and 
blossom, and make beautiful what would otherwise be an annoyance. Beautiful, glossy crimson 
flowers. Extra strong plants, 50 cents each ; $5.00 per dozen. 
Rosa rugosa alba. Pure white flowers. 50 cents each ; $5.00 per dozen. 
Mad. Geo. Bruant. This novel variety is the result of crossing Rosa rugosa and Tea Rose Som- 
breuil. Flowers in clusters, semi-double ; buds long and pointed, similar to Niphetos in 
shape ; co or pure white ; remarkably free flowering, and is hardy where the thermometer 
does not go below zero. It forms a handsome bush for the lawn and yard, as it retains the 
heavy, thorny canes and glossy, leathery leaves of the Rugosa class. 50 cents to $1.00 each. 
SWEET BRIAR. 
R. rubiginosa. The well-known Sweet Briar, foliage shedding a delicious fragrance. 
Flowers single ; delicate pink. 35 cents each. 
