RECOMMENDED CLIMBING ROSES 
New and Patented Climbers 
Each succeeding year brings new and better 
Climbing Roses — larger flowers — more fra¬ 
grance, and most important of all greater 
freedom from disease. Recent introductions 
adaptable to Cape conditions are listed here. 
Apricot Glow (Plant Patent No. 200). Well- 
formed apricot yellow. $1.50 each; $15.00 
per doz. 
Blaze (Plant Patent No. 10). Brilliant scarlet 
flowers in large clusters continuously 
throughout the season on established plants. 
A vigorous variety. $1.00 each; $10.00 per 
doz. 
Doubloons (Plant Patent No. 152). A new, 
perfectly hardy, yellow Climbing Rose. The 
semi-double, richly colored flowers do not 
fade — a decidedly worthwhile variety. 
$1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 
Easlea’s Golden Rambler (Plant Patent 
No. 114). Deliciously fragrant, golden 
yellow flowers are borne in large trusses. It 
Popular Climbing Roses 
75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz.; $50.00 per 100, 
except as noted 
American Pillar. Brilliant crimson-pink, 
wflth white center and yellow stamens. 
Climbing American Beauty. Brilliant car¬ 
mine flower, sweetly fragrant. 
Dorothy Perkins. Brilliant shell-pink. 
Dr. W. Van Fleet. Pale pink flowers. 
Excelsa. Scarlet-crimson. Profuse bloomer. 
Gardenia. Creamy flowers with rich yellow 
centers, borne in small sprays. 
Jacotte. Orange-yellow, tinted copper-red; 
semi-double. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
Lady Gay. Shell-pink, somewhat similar to 
Dorothy Perkins. 
Mary Wallace. Semi-double, bright rose- 
colored flowers, 4 ins. or more across. 
Paul’s Scarlet Climber. Bright scarlet. 
Silver Moon. Long, creamy buds open into 
sprays of gigantic flowers. 
Miscellaneous Roses 
75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 
unless otherwise noted 
Austrian Copper. An old fashioned rose. 
Yellow and orangy-copper. 
Crested Moss. Deep pink. Mossy crest. 
Golden Moss. Rich yellow buds, flowers 
lighter. $1.00 each. 
Harison’s Yellow. Medium-sized flowers. 
Hugonis. Vigorous. Light yellow flowers. 
Sky Rocket. An everblooming, brilliant red 
pillar rose. The plant habit is upright and 
the flowers are produced in large clusters. 
$1.25 each; $12.50 per doz. 
White Crested Moss. Pure white. 
Xanthina. Double yellow flowers on long 
graceful branches. 
is very popular with those who have tried 
it. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
Golden Climber (Mrs. Arthur Curtis 
James) (Plant Patent No. 28). Rich, gold 
colored blooms with splashes of orange 
scarlet, produced singly on stems often 
over 18 ins. long, of Hybrid Tea shape and 
fragrance. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
Golden Glow (Plant Patent No. 263). Large 
cadmium-yellow flowers in clusters. $1.50 
each; $15.00 per doz. 
Mermaid. Very large, single ivory-white 
flowers, illuminated by a large cluster of 
golden stamens. A continuous bloomer. 
$1.25 each; $12.50 per doz. 
New Dawn (Plant Patent No. 1). An ever- 
blooming sport of the well-known Dr. Van 
Fleet. Pale pink flowers, delicately scented, 
are produced throughout the season. Glossy 
green foliage, little troubled by insects. 
Dependable, $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 
Polyantha Roses 
75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz.; $60.00 per 100 
unless otherwise noted 
Cecile Brunner. Light pink, yellow base. 
Ellen Poulsen. Bright rose-pink. 
Georg Eiger. Well shaped yellow buds open¬ 
ing into flowers of a lighter shade. 
Gloria Mundi. Glowing orange-scarlet. 
Golden Salmon. Salmon-orange buds and 
flowers. 
Gruss an Aachen. Light flesh-pink and 
salmon-yellow. 
Ideal. Dark scarlet, shaded with black. 
Katherine Zeimet. A fine white bedding 
rose. 
Lafayette. Semi-double crimson blooms. 
Orleans Rose. Rosy crimson, white center. 
Pink Gruss an Aachen. Considerably 
more colorful than Gruss an Aachen. 
Sunshine. Golden-orange, double flowers in 
clusters. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
Rugosa Hybrids 
75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 
Conrad F. Meyer. Very large; silvery pink. 
Dr. Eckener. Semi-double, orange and 
coppery. 
Dr. E. M. Mills. Primrose, shaded pink. 
F. J. Grootendorst. Small, fringed, bright 
red flowers, in large clusters. Free bloomer. 
Pink Grootendorst. Clusters of small, 
fringed, light shell-pink flowers. 
In the early days the sound of the “whale horn ” was enough to send every man running 
for the beach. On one occasion it is reported to have emptied a church with the minister 
well in the lead. 
