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SPECIAL AND IMPORT PRICES FOR 1902. 
ROSES.—Continued. 
Lord Penzance’s New Hybrid Sweet Briars. 
The Sweet Briar, or Eglantine, is acknowledged by all to possess one of the sweetest perfumes that nature has provided, 
and its delicious scent is the object for which it is usually cultivated. These new varieties are vast improvements upon the 
old sorts. They are hybrids obtained by the late Right Hon. Lord Penzance between the common Sweet Briar and 
various old-fashioned garden Roses, and are possessed of the following advantages: 
The flowers, which are borne in wonderous profusion, are varied in color from white, through several shades of pink, 
to very dark red or crimson. 
For vigor or growth there is scarcely anything in the Rose world equal to them. Plants three years old have now many 
shoots on them that rise to the height of twelve feet. These, with a slightly outward bent and clothed with flowers of 
exquisite tints, produce a gorgeous effect not easily forgotten by any who have seen them. 
These Roses are more effective when naturalized or used among shrubs than when used as garden plants. 
Anne of Geierstein, (lark crimson. Catherine Seyton, soft rosy pink, free blooming, 
Flora Mclver, pure white, blushed rose. Lucy Bertram, fine deep crimson, very rich. 
Meg Merrllles, crimson. Rose Bradwardine, beautiful clear ro.se. 
Amy Robsart, lovely deep rose, graceful buds. Lady Penzance, beatiful soft tint of copper, very lovely. 
Brenda, blush or peach, dainty in coloring and shading. Lord Penzance, soft shade of fawn passing to a lovely emerald yellow. 
% Prices for extra strong plants of the above, 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen; $20.00 per 100. 
Wild Roses of Various Countries. 
ROSA SET10ERA. 
With the exception of the Japanese rose, Rosa Rugosa, Amer¬ 
ican nurserymen have ignored the numerous wild roses, which is 
unfortunate, for they are undoubtedly the most decorative roses 
that can be planted, aud splendid effects are to be had with them 
not obtainable with any other plants, and as a rule they are of the 
easiest culture,'vigorous growers and entirely free from attacks of 
insects or disease. The flowers of all are of course single, but many 
people, of whom I am one, think single flowers more beautiful than 
double ones, which after all are abnormal and the coloriug, form 
and often the arrangement of single roses is exquisitely beautiful. 
I think one of the most beautiful garden pictures I have seen was a 
trellis covered with a Rosa Mui.Tifi.ora with a border of colored 
pmonies at the base of the trellis. Both paeonies and roses were in 
bloom. The rose was covered with literally thousands of its lovely 
white blooms, each with a center of rich yellow stamens. 
These wild roses can be used in many ways ; some are climbers 
and can be used for covering anything desirable to cover with a 
climber; others like Rosa Wichuriana are creepers, and are splen¬ 
did for covering rough banks,others are desirable for planting among 
shrubbery but especially Rosa Rubrifolia, Rosa Rugosa and 
Rosa Setigera. Rosa Rubrifolia is especially striking on account 
of its reddish-purple foliage which makes a fine contrast with its 
own lovely pink flowers and with the green foliage of surrounding 
shrubs. Rosa Rugosa is now pretty well known but is deserving 
of the greatest popularity. It has every good quality, splendid 
foliage, immense single white or red flowers, which bloom freely all 
season and which are followed by large, beautiful red fruit which 
lasts until severe freezing weather comes in winter. It should al¬ 
ways be planted in masses, either by itself or in connection with 
other shrubbery. It also makes a beautiful hedge. 
Each. Per Doz. Per 100. 
Rosa Arvensls .$ 25 $2 50 . 
*• Canina, 'Dog Roses,” small plants. 15 1 50 
" Carolina, American wild rose, blooms in 
July.. 15 1 50 . 
* Luclda, dwarf American wild rose. 25 2 50 .. 
" Multiflora, (Japanese,) an extremely beauti¬ 
ful rose that can be used as a climber. See 
illustration on page 40. 30 3 00 
“ Rubrifolia, beautiful reddish foliage, con¬ 
trasting well with its beautiful pink flow¬ 
ers. Very striking and pretty in groups 
or planted among shrubbery. 30 3 00 $20 00 
" Rubiginosa, "Sweet Briar”. 25 2 00 10 00 
" Rugosa, mixed colors. 20 200 1400 
" Rugosa Rubra, large red flowers, (Japanese 
Rose,) extremely desirable. 30 3 00 20 00 
Each. Per Doz. 
Rosa Rugosa Alba, large white flowers . $ 30 
“ Setigera, " "Single prairie Rose,” blooms 
in July, striking and fine, de¬ 
sirable for shrubberies. 25 
Wichuriana, trailing Japanese Rose, splen¬ 
did for covering banks or trained as a 
climber. 
$3 00 
2 50 
3 00 
“ Nuttallina 
25 2 50 
Polyantha 
25 2 50 
" Acicularis, (Siberian Rose,) the first rose 
to bloom in spring, large red. sweet scent¬ 
ed, followed by curious red fruit. 40 4 00 
Indica, (Indian Rose,) single deep crimson 
flowers. 50 5 oo 
Per 100. 
$20 00 
20 00 
