habit: foliage dark, glossy and finely cut; ever-blooming 
and hardy. 
Champion of the World—Color of Hermosa, but larger 
flower. Vigorous and hardy. 
Charles Dingee—(See Wm. R. Smith.) 
Chromatella—See (Cl<?th of Gold.) * 
Climbing American Beauty—(Hoopes Bros. & Thomas, 
1911.) A seedling from American Beauty with an admix¬ 
ture of Wichuriana and tea blood. Same as its name¬ 
sake in size, color and fragrance, with the addition of the 
climbing habit. Better blooming qualities, good foliage, 
and has proven hardy and withstood heat and drought. 
Climbing Baby Rambler—(See Miss G. Messmann.) 
Climbing Clothildc Soupert—Ivory-white, shading toward 
center to silvery-rose; perfectly full and double; rapid 
climber, abundant bloomer and entirely hardy. 
Climbing Devoniensis—A sport from the bush Devonien- 
sis, with which it is identical except in climbing habit and 
greater vigor. 
Climbing Frau Karl Druschki—(W Lawrenson, 1906.) 
A sport irom and identical with the parent Druschki ex¬ 
cept in habit of growth. 
Climbing Kaiserin—(See Mrs. Robert Peary.) 
Climbing Killarney—A vigorous climber, otherwise pos¬ 
sessing all of the splendid qualities of the parent Killar¬ 
ney. 
Climbing Madame Caroline Testout—(Chauvry 1902.) 
Beautiful glowing pink, identical in flower with its parent 
namesake; a rampant climber. 
Climbing Madame Wclche—(Mellen, 1911.) A soft 
shade of amber-yellow, deepening toward the center to 
coppery-yellow, delicately clouded with a pale, ruddy crim¬ 
son. Deep, globular form, with broad, thick petals; a 
robust grower. 
Climbing Meteor—Grows ten to fifteen feet in a season; 
blooms freely and persistently; deep, rich velvety-crim¬ 
son ; hardy with protection. Sometimes called the “Per¬ 
petual-blooming Jacqueminot.” 
Climbing Paul Neyron—(See Mme. Wagram.) 
Climbing Safrano—(Sec Reve d'Or.) 
Climbing Souvenir of Wootton—Velvety red; same in 
bloom as the bush Wootton, from which it is a sport; a 
strong, rampant climber, profuse with splendidly formed 
flowers. 
Climbing White Maman Cochet—(Australia, 1911.) A 
climbing sport from the most beautiful and popular of 
white garden roses. Enough said in its name. 
Clio—A vigorous grower producing handsome foliage ; 
large globular flowers of flesh color shaded to the center 
with rosy-pink. Similar to Margaret Dickson. 
Clothilde Soupert—A really wonderful Rose for bedding 
out or for pot culture; medium size and very double; 
white, shading to deep pink at center; a profuse bloomer 
and a strong dwarf grower, deliciously fragrant. 
Cloth of Gold—(Chromatella.) A favorite climber in the 
South for verandas, etc.; large, very full and double; 
highly fragrant; a clear, golden-yellow in the true vari¬ 
ety which wc supply. Medium hardy. 
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