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ROSA RUGOSA HYBRIDS. New 
Atropurpurea. The flowers, produced in large bunches, are, in the bud 
state, almost blackish crimson, and pass as they open to maroon-crimson ; 
certainly the finest of the class. 
Blanc Double de Coubert. A double white form of Rugosa alba; large 
and showy. 
Conrad F. Meyer. Very large flowers; color clear silvery rose; very 
fragrant. The bud is as well formed as La France; very good. 
Madame Georges Bruant. Paper-white, large and double, produced in 
clusters ; a valuable pure white decorative Rose, and the first of a new race of 
hybrids; quite distinct. 
Madame Charles Worth. Rosy carmine, semi-double ; flowering in v 
large bunches. 
Mrs. F. Waterer. Color deep crimson, flowering in great clusters; blooms 
semi-double ; very fragrant. 
WICHURAI AN A ROSES 
EVERGREEN JAPANESE TRAILING ROSES 
These single Roses and the double hybrid varieties are a most desirable class, 
as their trailing habit permits their use as a ground-cover. Planted in masses on 
banks and rockeries they produce gorgeous effects; their evergreen foliage re 
maining nearly all winter, and sometimes until spring. 
Rosa Wichuraiana. The Trailing Rose. This valuable Japanese variety 
is a low, trailing species, the branches creeping close to the earth and taking 
root, so that it makes a dense, close mass. The foliage is small and of a dark 
shining green. The flowers, i Yz to 2 inches in diameter, arc produced in 
clusters at the ends of the branches, and are pure white, with bright yellow 
stamens ; when in bloom the plant is literally covered with white. The flowers 
are followed by bright scarlet seed-pods, which are retained until late in the 
fall. As a covering or ground plant it is as valuable as the ivy, periwinkle or 
honeysuckle, and is especially good for covering barren places or rocky ledges. 
It can also be trained to grow on a trellis. (Sec plate on page 122.) 
WICHURAIANA HYBRIDS 
All these Hybrids retain the good qualities of the parent plant; namely, 
extreme hardiness, rapidity of growth, adaptability to all soils and exposures, and 
evergreen foliage. In addition to these good points the flowers of the Hybrids have 
fragrance, size and color. 
Evergreen Gem. Flowers buff in the bud, changing to creamy white; 
very double, 2 to 3 inches in diameter; foliage dense, of a rich, bronzy green. 
Gardenia. Buds bright yellow; open double flowers cream color, 3 to 
3 Yz inches in diameter. Delightfully fragrant. A free bloomer. 
Manda’s Triumph. A grand, free-flowering Rose; foliage rich and lux¬ 
uriant. The flowers—double, pure white and 2 inches in diameter—arc w'cll 
formed, very fragrant, and borne in clusters of 25 to 50 blooms. 
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