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planting to cover pergolas, porches, summer houses, etc. Flowers are pure 
white in color, very double, and borne profusely. The bush is a rampant 
grower with dark green foliage. 
Cherokee Single This variet y is particularly adapted for covering per- 
° golas. It is, without a doubt, the most beautiful of 
(Miscellaneous) climbing single roses. 
The plant is very vigorous haying slender prickly branches of bright green 
covered with showy single white flowers measuring from 2 l / 2 to 3 inches 
across. The flower is given an additional touch of attractiveness by the 
stamens which are of bright yellow color. It is set off with shiny, dark green 
foliage, and taken as a whole presents a most striking appearance. 
Clara Watson ^he vari ^y 1S a very vigorous grower, having 
long canes covered with heavy foliage. 
(Tea) The flowers are pearly white in color, being a pale peach 
color at the center. 
This variety is a free and continuous bloomer and should be found in all 
rose gardens. 
Climbing Belle Siebrecht * s one t ^ ie ver y best °f climbing roses, it 
, . , T v resembles the bush variety of the same name, 
(HyDria 1 ea; however, the flowers are somewhat fuller and 
larger. Covered as it is with bright clean foliage and an abundance of bright 
pink flowers it commands particular attention among rose growers. The bush 
is a strong, healthy grower. 
A climbing Belle Siebrecht planted alone or alternated with some good 
variety of white climber makes a very attractive planting for covering porches, 
pergolas, etc. 
Climbing Bridesmaid identical with its parent Bridesmaid but is a 
. climber while Bridesmaid is a bush. The flowers 
(Tea) 
are 
large, double, clear rose-pink in color sup¬ 
ported by long strong canes. It is the best known pink cut-flower rose of 
America. It is particularly adapted to this class of trade due to the long 
canes. Too much cannot be said of this magnificent rose. 
Captain Christy 
Climbing Capt. Christy 0ne of the best climbing roses grown It is 
” ^ a strong grower and is covered with foliage of 
(Hybrid Perpetual) great beauty, dense, and deep green in color. 
It has large delicate and fragrant buds; very large, full flowers of a pale 
