Wild Bros. Nursery Co., Sarcoxie, Mo. 
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Success with roses is not difficult if you plant firmly and 
prune severely. Anyone who has a bit of ground that will grow 
good garden crops, with sun half the day or more, can grow 
good roses. Brief planting and pruning suggestions will be sent 
with each order. 
Budded and Own-root Roses 
If budded roses had no advantage, there would be no differ¬ 
ence of opinion. We prefer budded plants of most everbloom- 
ers and some of the hybrid perpetuals and climbers. They give 
more, better and larger flowers, and that’s what we grow roses 
for. The only disadvantage, which we think is more than off¬ 
set by their greater vigor and freedom of bloom, is that budded 
roses occasionally sprout from the roots. Such-sprouts, which 
should be removed, have a different appearance with usually 7 
to 9 leaflets to the stem, while most hybrid perpetuals and ev- 
erblooming roses (except some yellow varieties) have 3 to 5, 
usually 5. When planted with the bud or joint just below the 
surface, roses as now budded seldom sprout. 
Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria, one of the most perfect in form 
Sverblooming or Monthly looses ‘fBloom the Qbirst year 
For good rose results you want the best plants to begin with, 
and they can’t be sold cheap. We have tried the roses from 
every important rose growing section in the United States. We 
could buy roses and sell them cheap, but such roses don’t satis¬ 
fy us. The roses we sell we consider the best roses that can be 
grown. They please us and we feel sure will please you. 
We do not handle Southern Roses. 
These strong two year plants will give you beautiful flowers 
a few weeks after planting, and all summer till fall, flowers of 
superb form, beautiful colors and delightful fragrance. Plant 
15 to 18 in. apart. T. indicates Tea, H. T., Hybrid Tea, Per., 
Pernetiana, Pol., Polyantha. 
Please notice we tell you the grade. Two year roses are 
graded No. 1, IVz, 2 and 3. No. 1 is the best. 
No. 1 2-year field grown budded plants, the best grade, 
postpaid in Missouri and adjoining states if your rose or¬ 
der amounts to $2.00 or more. 
Five or more 55c varieties at 52c each. Ten or more 
55c varieties at 50c each, postpaid. 
Ami Quinard 
Blackish buds opening velvety dark crimson-maroon; semi¬ 
double; fragrant; blooms freely; growth vigorous. Considered 
by many the best of the almost black roses. H. T. 55c each. 
Autumn 
Well named for its combination of autumn colors, burnt- 
orange stained and splashed with red, orange and various shades 
of pink. H. T. 55c each. 
Briarcliff 
Large, pointed buds; double, high-centered blooms; brilliant 
rose-pink; blooms freely on long, stiff stems; fragrant; the 
flowers keep well; vigorous; a sport of Columbia; foliage re¬ 
sistant to disease. H. T. 55c each. 
Caledonia 
Long tapering, pointed buds, opening into large white flow¬ 
ers lightly tinted lemon; slightly fragrant. H. T. 55c each. 
Columbia 
Large, handsome, rich rose-pink buds opening slowly into 
somewhat flat blooms, full to the center; very fragrant; of good 
substance and keeps well; good stems; vigorous: especially good 
as the weather becomes cooler. H. T. 55c each. 
Condesa de Sastago 
Golden buds striped red; when fully opened the inside of the 
petals fiery copper, outside gold; fragrant. H. T. 55c each. 
Countess Vandal 
The fragrant flowers are of excellent form, a blending of cop¬ 
per, salmon and gold. Patented, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
Editor McFarland 
Brilliant deep pink; fragrant; good form and firm texture; 
vigorous; blooms freely with good stems. H. T. 55c each. 
E. G. Hill 
Beautiful buds and immense, very double fragrant flowers of 
excellent form that last well; dark velvety, dazzling scarlet-crim¬ 
son, shading to deeper red; one of the best of the newer red 
roses. H. T. 55c each. 
Etoile de Hollande 
Long pointed buds, opening into blooms of good size, bril¬ 
liant rich crimson-scarlet with a velvety sheen; spicy perfume 
and fine color, approaching maroon; vigorous, H. T. 55c each. 
F. J. Grootendorst 
A Rugosa-Baby Rambler hybrid combining the Rugosa foli¬ 
age, hardiness and vigor with the everblooming habit and flower 
clusters of the Baby Rambler; bright fiery red, the ends of the 
petals fringed; grows 3 to 6 ft. high; prune heavily in spring 
and as the flowers fade to maintain constant bloom and height 
desired; excellent as a shrub or hedge. 55c each. 
Grenoble; Villa de Grenoble 
Large; buds crimson, opening brilliant red, almost scarlet; 
vigorous; upright habit; blooms freely; showy. H. T. 55c 
each. 
Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria 
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