SUNSET'S NEW ROSES 
Bush and Climbing Roses are postpaid within the Fourth Zone 
Asterisk (*) indicates Patented Roses recently introduced 
♦Alezane. HT. Plant Patent No. 116. Large, 
reddish brown, urn-shaped bud; flowers 
cupped, opening to sorrel with golden yellow 
center, unfurling from sorrel to rich apricot 
with reverse of petals sorrel, striped with 
yellow veins. The flowers are affected very 
little by hot or wet weather. Plant is vigor¬ 
ous, upright, and foliage a rich dark green. 
The variety is extremely interesting and 
striking. Good for cutting. $1.25 each. 
♦Better Times. HT. Plant Patent No. 23. 
The brilliant cerise flowers are large, double, 
and delicately fragrant. Their long, strong 
stems make them excellent for cutting. 
Foliage leathery, dark green. Very free, full 
bloomer. $1.25 each. 
Catalonia. HT. A startling new color in Roses. 
No other red Rose can approach the com¬ 
bination of velvety orange-scarlet, vermilion, 
and cochineal-red which Catalonia possesses. 
The flowers are fully double with at least 50 
petals. Richly fragrant. Plants are of medium 
height and of a bushy habit of growth. 75c. 
each. 
♦Countess Vandal. HT. Plant Patent No. 38. 
Long, pointed bud with distinctive shadings 
of coppery bronze, suffused with gold. The 
open flower furnishes an unusual arrange¬ 
ment of reflexed petals with a silvery sheen. 
A vigorous grower and a profuse bloomer, 25 
to 30 buds and blooms on long stems at one 
time being not at all uncommon. One of the 
finest Roses in many years. $1.00 each. 
Duquesa de Penaranda. HT. $1.00 each. 
See illustration, page 2. 
Heinrich Wendland. HT. Large, very 
double, richly fragrant flowers of reddish cop¬ 
per, with an orange flush, the backs of the 
petals being a rich orange. The lasting 
blooms come singly on the strong upright¬ 
growing plants, with foliage like shiny bright 
green leather. 75c. each. 
Hinrich Gaede. HT. $1.00 each. See illus¬ 
tration, page 4. 
♦Mary Hart (Red Talisman). HT. Plant 
Patent No. 8. Maroon-red buds and flowers 
which never turn blue. Superb cutting and 
garden variety. $1.00 each. 
Max Krause. HT. 75c. each. See illustration, 
page 4. 
♦Mme. Cochet-Cochet. HT. Plant Patent 
No. 129. $100 each. See illustration, page 8. 
♦Nigrette. HT. Plant Patent No. 87. “The 
Black Rose of Sangerhausen.” Its cup¬ 
shaped flowers are intensely deep maroon 
with blackish velvety sheen and are deli¬ 
ciously fragrant. The darkest of Roses— 
appearing almost black from a little distance. 
Petals do not burn in the sun. A continuous 
bloomer, spending most of its energy in form¬ 
ing blossoms. $1.00 each. 
President Plumecocq. HT. This beautiful 
Rose attracted so much attention in our nur¬ 
sery for its beautiful form, gorgeous coloring 
—orange-pink and copper—and long, stiff 
stems that we advise all Rose-lovers to add 
it to their collection. The plants are strong 
and produce quantities of these long-lasting 
fragrant flowers having 30 or more petals. It 
lasts a long time as a cut-flower. 75c. each. 
Rouge Mallerin. HT. $1.25 each. See illus¬ 
tration, front cover. 
Senora Gari. HT. $1.25 each. See illustra¬ 
tion, front cover. 
Southport. HT. $1.00 each. See illustration, 
page 3. 
♦Souvenir (Yellow Talisman). HT. Plant 
Patent No. 25. Golden Rose of great beauty 
with all the fine qualities of Talisman, from 
which it is a sport. Exquisite bud, opening to 
a full flower of lovely golden yellow, suffused 
at times with a slight flush of pink. Large 
full flower, heavily petaled. $1.00 each. 
Souv. de Mme. C. Chambard. HT. 75c. 
each. See illustration, page 3. 
♦Token. HT. Plant Patent No. 95. Large 
Ophelia-shaped bud and full, double, very 
lasting flowers of a single-toned glowing 
orange—a unique color. A free bloomer of 
upright growth in the garden. Glossy, disease- 
resistant foliage. $1.25 each. 
Victoria Harrington. HT. $1.00 each. See 
illustration, page 4. 
♦Warrawee. HT. Plant Patent No. 140. A 
newcomer from Australia, with all the health, 
vigor, and hardiness typical of Roses from 
“down under.” Long-pointed buds of salmon- 
pink which open to large flowers of exquisite 
shell-pink with a slightly darker reverse. It has 
the delicious fragrance of the old clove pinks. 
Beautifully formed flowers. Ideal for cutting. 
New foliage is an attractive bronze color, 
dark green when mature. $1.00 each. 
NOVELTY CUMBERS 
♦BLAZE (Everblooming Paul’s Scarlet Climber). 
LC. Plant Patent No. 10. The New Climbing 
Rose. Blaze truly justifies its name. It is a 
marvelous, hardy, everblooming scarlet-red 
Rose combining the bloom and growth of 
Paul’s Scarlet Climber with the everblooming 
character of Gruss an Teplitz, Blaze being a 
seedling of these varieties. Very vigorous 
grower and seldom out of bloom. It is truly 
a magnificent sight when in bloom, the plants 
being covered with blossoms from top to 
bottom. Can be trained low for bedding 
purposes, medium for shrub use, or used as a 
climber. $1.00 each. 
Climbing Duchess of Atholl. Cl. HT. Large, 
globular buds and flowers of deep bronzy 
yellow, tinged with orange and old-rose. 
Very vigorous and a profuse bloomer. 75c. ea. 
Climbing Mrs. E. P. Thom. New. Golden 
yellow climber. $1.00 each. See illustration, 
page 9. 
New White Climber, Mrs. Herbert Stevens. 
T. A large, pure white Rose of perfect form 
with high-pointed center. The dwarf Mrs. 
Herbert Stevens is one of the finest of all 
white Roses and this climbing sport pro¬ 
duces great quantities of the same glorious 
white flowers. We are sure you will be pleased 
with it. 75c. each. 
♦Everblooming Climbing Rio Rita. Cl.HT. 
Plant Patent No. 117. $2.50 each. See illus¬ 
tration, page 2. 
See other Climbers on page 11 
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