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EDWARD GILLETT’S CATALOGUE. 
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I BEAUTIFUL HYBRID SWEETBRIERS. I 
5 These Hybrid English Sweetbriers are quite hardy, retaining the 5 
9 delightful fragrance of the Rubiginosa or Eglantine, and showing 9 
6 some of the finest tints imaginable. 40 CCIltS CftCll. o 
l LADY PENZANCE — Soft copper tint with a yellow throat. 5 
o LORD PENZANCE— 1 ?awn color shading to bright yellow. o 
S FLORA McIYOR —Pure white tinted with rose. Flowers large. <s 
5 MEG MERRILIES — Brilliant crimson. Fine. A 
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thick in texture, and of the most glossy, luxuriant green. The flowers are 
large, single, and most perfect in form, followed by the large, bright red or 
golden apples, which are very showy. 
Rugosa rubra— e lowers very large, pink in color; the fruit is brilliant 
crimson. 50 cents each. 
Rugosa alba— i lovely pearly- white llowers and bright golden fruit. 50c.each. 
CRESTED MOSS— Deep pink colored buds, with mossy fringe and crested. 
A beauty. Fine plants. GO cents each. 
CLIMBING ROSES. 
Baltimore Belle — White, very double, flowers in large clusters. The 
buds are slightly tinged with pink. 40 cents each. 
CrilllSOIl Rambler (The Hardy Japan Climbing Rose)—This rose was 
introduced in 1893, and has proved a decided novelty. It is a vigorous grower, 
making in some cases 15 feet in a season. The flowers are small, but grow in 
large glowing crimson bunches, measuring from G to 9 inches from base to tip. 
300 blooms have been counted on one shoot. The flowers remain a long time in 
line condition. It seems to be well adapted to the entire country, and should 
be in every collection. 50 cents each. 
Multifloru — A very vigorous sort, making a heavy bush, with beautiful 
pendulous branches, which are hidden in the masses of creamy-white flowers. 
A rose of the very first merit, and worthy of general use as a climber or shrub. 
35 cents each, $3 per dozen. 
RllSSelS Cottage — Dark crimson, very double and full. 40 cents each. 
Wlcliuraina (New Japan Creeping Rose) — A low trailing species, its 
stems creeping on the earth as closely as an ivy and forming a dense mat of 
very dark green lustrous foliage. It is a rapid grower. The flowers are rather 
small, pure white, with golden yellow stamens, and very fragrant. It is per¬ 
fectly hardy, and very desirable for creeping over walls or covering unsightly 
places. It is alsodesirable as a climber. 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. 
HARDY VINES AND CREEPERS. 
AMPEL0PSIS quinquefolia (V irginia Creeper)—A well-known climber, 
very hardy, and greatly used for climbing on stone. Forms a beautiful green 
covering, and in autumn is beautifully colored. It can also be used to cover 
dry places on the soil, it forming there great mats. Fine roots. 20 cents each, 
§1.50 per dozen. 
Ampelopsis Ycitcllii (Boston Ivy)—A beautiful hardy climber of Japan 
origin, clinging firmly to a smooth surface, covering it with small overlapping 
leaves, which form a beautiful sheet of living green, changing to brightest shade 
of crimson and yellow in the autumn. Hardy and very popular. 25 cents each. 
API0S tubcrosa (Wild Bean)—A pretty tuberous rooted climber, with 
clusters of rich purple flowers. 10 cents each, §1 per dozen. 
