IMPROVED AMERICAN PILLAR. 
This truly wonderful rose was produced by Dr. W. Van Fleet, who originated the American Pillar and so many 
other beautiful and valuable roses. It is a full blooded America® Pillar with larger flowers, which are produced 
in even greater profusion, that are brighter in color with more distinctly defined and larger portion of white at 
center of flower. It is even a stronger grower with more abundant large rich green foliage. Could anything more 
be said or could anything be finer in a climbing rose? 
The introducers of the American Pillar describe it thus: “Flowers of remarkable brilliancy; plant disease 
proof; almost evergreen. Large single flowers of rich pink, approaching brilliant^ carmine, just a glint of white 
in the centre and stamens yellow. But it is most charming because of its intense blush of loveliness that almost 
completely covers the foliage. Just blossoms—four to six layers deep—and arranged in 100 flowered clusters all 
over. We estimate certainly not less than 3,000 on one young bush. A tremendous grower, with its thick, vigor¬ 
ous canes, it is without doubt one of the most valuable single climbing roses in existence. 
It began blooming here in early June and continued till far past the Fourth of July. The foliage itself is 
beautiful with broad, large dark green leaflets, tough, shiny and quite insect-proof. In autumn it is again a bril¬ 
liant show of color with its pretty clusters of bright red seed hips.” 
I can perhaps best express my personal opinion of it by saying, there are many fine and useful climbing roses, 
such as Philadelphia and Crimson Ramblers, Climbing ClotIril.de Soupert, etc,; Dorothy Perkins, Dady Gay and Flower 
of Fairfield are beautiful and very valuable, but Improved American Pillar is indeed grand; there is nothing 
else nearly so fine, and everybody should have it. It is absolutely hardy under all conditions. See illustration show¬ 
ing profusion of bloom. Now first offered. 
Strong one year field grown plants, each, 35c; doz., $3.50. 
Two years, heavy field grown plants, each, 50c; doz., $5.00. 
BLUE RAMBLER (Veilchenblau ).—In this “violet-blue” 
Rambler we have what has so long been sought for, 
namely a blue rose. Of strong climbing habit and pro¬ 
ducing as it does, myriads of medium sized semi-double 
roses in large clusters it can be well described in almost 
a word by stating it is a blue Crimson Rambler. The 
plant, like the well known Crimson Rambler is entirely 
hardy, the flowers the same size and make up, produced 
in clusters of 20 to 100 roses. 
CLIMBING CLOTHILBE SOUPERT.—A very hardy Rose 
of climbing habit with clean, healthy, handsome foliage. 
Its clusters of well formed, perfectly double roses are 
French white with a distinct center of silvery-rose and 
are produced the whole summer. 
CLIMBING KILLARNEY.—Identical in flower with the 
popular Killarney but of climbing habit. The flowers 
are lovely, fragrant and constantly produced, but the 
plant is only a moderately strong grower and requires 
protection in winter where the mercury falls to near 
zero. 
CRIMSON RAMBLER.—Produces a marvelous profusion 
of large clusters of deep crimson semi-double flowers. 
A splendid variety for covering walls, verandas, pillars, 
etc., being so vigorous in. growth as to make shoots of 
from eight to ten feet during the season: or it may be 
pegged down or grown in bush form with rich and 
striking effect. Foliage subject to mildew. 
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