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Tennessee Belle—Bright rosy-pink; vigorous climber 
and generous bloomer. One of the most beautiful of the 
hardy climbers. 
Thalia—(See White Rambler.) 
The Bride—Pure white under glass, taking on a deli¬ 
cate pink tinge out of doors. Forces well and produces 
abundantly for cut flowers. 
The Queen—Pure snow-white; beautifully formed buds 
and large petals; a free and continuous bloomer, ex¬ 
quisitely scented. 
Thornless Rambler—Deep rose, free flowering and as 
vigorous a climber as Crimson Rambler, with long, nar¬ 
row and pointed leaves changing in color like autumn 
forest leaves and yet holding its foliage. Absolutely 
thornless in both leaf and stem" disproving the old adage. 
"No Rose without a thorn." 
Trier—(Lambert, 1904.) Creamy-white, semi-double, 
free and continuous, producing in large clusters. 
Ulrich Brunner—Brilliant cherry-red flowers of im¬ 
mense size and bold globular form. Seedling of Paul Ney- 
ron, strong and disease resisting. 
Ulster—(A. Dickson, 1S99.) Bright salmon, strongly 
perfumed; a fine exhibition Rose, awarded a gold medal of 
National Rose Society. Imported by us to supply the need 
for a new color in the Hybrid Perpetual class. 
Uncle John—A sport from Golden Gate, with deeper 
tones of color, both in the cream and the pink; a fine 
forcer. 
Ff vor ite—Beautiful rosy-pink, resembling 
Bridesmaid;" large and double; a rapid climber or trailer 
of free branching and blooming habit. • 
,oY^! ch ® nb,au - (Vl0let Bluo or Bluo Rambler, Schmidt, 
1909.) A sport from Crimson Rambler and as vigorous a 
climber; produces immense panicles of blooms, opening 
reddish lilac, changing to amethyst and steel-blue. A Ger¬ 
man novelty of recent introduction, the nearest approach 
to a blue Rose. 
Vick’s Caprice—A variegated hardy Rose; large, fra¬ 
grant and attractive flowers of satiny-pink, distinctly striped 
and shaded with white and bright carmine; slightly cup¬ 
shaped, but full and deep; blooms at frequont Intervals 
during the entire season; healthy and vigorous. 
Violet Blue—(See Vellchenblau.) 
Virginia R. Coxe—(See Gruss an Teplltz.) 
Viridiflora—The only green Rose extant, deep pea- 
green blooms, same in color as the follago. 
Wellesley—(A. Montgomery, 1905.) Bright, clear sal¬ 
mon-rose, reverse of petals silvery-rose; retains the form 
of Liberty and the fullness of Bridesmaid, its parents; 
tall, stiff canes; vigorous, healthy and free. 
White American Beauty—(See Frau Karl Druschkt.) 
White Banksia—Small, double, pure white flowers In 
clusters, with violet fragrance. A vigorous grower. 
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