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ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE ROSES, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
Hardy Garden Roses 
The following are among the best and most popular of 
the large list of Roses in cultivation. We offer only 
strong, two year old field grown roots, which will bloom 
freely the first year. Prices include postage. 
HYBRID TEAS 
Bloom continuously until frost. Undoubted¬ 
ly the most popular and most generally grown. 
Prune severely to within 6 in. of the ground. 
Autumn Burnt orange, streaked red, 
turning bright yellow when 
opened. 
Betty Uprichard 0ne , , of those deiight- 
r fully contrastive 
types; the outside a blend of deep toned car¬ 
mine with coppery orange; the interior being 
mostly a delicate salmon-pink. 
Columbia This beautiful Rose is of 
strong, vigorous habit and ex¬ 
ceptionally free blooming. Color a most pleas¬ 
ing shade of rose-pink and delightfully fra¬ 
grant. 
Edith Nellie Perkins A Rose of out¬ 
standing merit, 
vigorous growth and free flowering. Long, 
pointed bud; flower of good size, long lasting 
and fragrant, double; outside of petals orient- 
red shaded cerise-orange; inside salmon-pink. 
F G Hill Beautiful long bud of perfect 
form and full double, high- 
centered flower of dazzling scarlet, shading to 
a deeper red as it develops. Strong, vigorous 
free-flowering habit. 
Mrs. Erskine Pembroke Thom 
Slender yellow buds and large, well shaped 
blooms of bright canary-yellow, deepest in 
center. Blooms very freely. 
Mrs. Sam McGredy Scarlet coppery 
J orange, heavily 
flushed with Lincoln-red on the outside of 
the petals, and these colors together give a 
rich and dazzling effect. The large flowers are 
of beautiful form and possess the proper full¬ 
ness to make them useful for all purposes. 
They are freely produced and delicately per¬ 
fumed. Beautiful, bronzy foliage. 
Mme. Jules Bouche w *?p e a pure 
white, it is to all 
intents white and without question the best 
white everblooming bedding Rose yet intro¬ 
duced. The flowers are large, quite double 
and of splendid J[orm. It is fragrant, a vigorous 
grower and very free flowering. 
President Hoover A magnificent 
combination of 
cerise-pink, flame-scarlet, and yellow, giving 
a dazzling color effect. Has well-formed fra¬ 
grant blooms. 
Radiance An j deal bedding Rose that 
continues to produce its large 
flowers throughout the most unfavorable hot 
weather when frequently many other varieties 
fail. A brilliant carmine-pink with salmon-pink 
and yellow shadings at base of the petals. 
Red Radiance A counterpart of Radi¬ 
ance from which it is a 
“sport,” possessing all the good traits of that 
valuable variety but differing in color, which is 
a bright cerise-red. 
Talisman Brilliant red and gold buds, 
opening to well shaped blooms 
of scarlet-orange and rich yellow. Constantly 
in bloom; the most vivid color yet produced 
in Roses. 
Prices on above, each 50c; 3 for $1.25; 6 for 
$2.15; 12 for $3.95. 
HYBRID PERPETUAL 
Bloom during May and June, and occasionally 
during Summer and Fall. They reach 4 ft. to 
8 ft. and make excellent pillars. Prune all 
weak growth in Spring; heavy pruning when 
through flowering produces quality blooms, 
light pruning encourages quantity. 
American Beauty Intensely fragrant, 
J rich crimson-car- 
mine ; large and globular. 
Frau Karl Druschki E 1 l ! ga i lt S1 ? 0 'Y 
white of perfect 
form; universal favorite. 
Gen. Jacqueminot A superior, in- 
^ tensely fragrant 
clear red, perfectly formed. 
Mrs. John Laing V .ery lovely clear 
° pink of splendid 
form; free flowering. 
Prices on above, each 60c; 3 for $1.25; 6 for 
$2.15; 12 for $3.95. 
Amelia Earhart ( ?S Pa ? e ° n z ; 
No. 63) Truly a lovely garden Rose, produc¬ 
ing a wealth of immense, extremely fragrant 
yellow blooms. Very full flower, graduating 
from a deep yellow center with outer petals 
of cream with blush overtone. A free bloomer 
and strong grower with large, rich dark green 
leaves. Amelia Earhart will prove the delight 
of garden lovers everywhere. 
Gountess Vandal F,ant Patent No. 38. 
Vigorous and free 
flowering, with long-pointed buds of good 
size, opening into double, long-lasting, fra¬ 
grant flowers of a lovely coppery pink and 
gold. One of the finest. $1.00 each, doz. $10.00. 
Feu Pernet-Ducher Ea ®5 0 $1 ‘ 2 fu D °s' 
Plant Patent No. 103). An exceptional Rose, 
with creamy orange buds heavily marked with 
carmine, slowly opening into very deep yel¬ 
low blooms with lighter edges which are 
flushed with pink. A most lovely Rose with a 
rich fragrance. Of tall, bushy growth and ex¬ 
ceptionally free flowering. 
Texas Centennial fi ant Patent No. 
162. A sport of 
President Herbert Hoover, having the same 
wonderful plant qualities. The color is blood- 
red, shading to cerise-red in the center. Very 
unusual and very fine. 85c each, doz. $8.50. 
Sterling (U. Plant Patent No. 21). A 
5 magnificent flaming pink flower 
of superb form in bud as well as open. The 
base of the bloom is yellow, giving it a rich¬ 
ness as well as clarity of color seldom ob¬ 
served. It has excellent foliage, grows strongly 
and blooms very freely in summer as well as 
in autumn. A sterling novelty. Each $1.25, 
doz. $12.50. 
Will Rogers (Plant Patent No. 256). 
S Introduced 1936. Blackish 
velvety-crimson blooms freely produced. Noted 
for rich old rose fragrance of the fine 3 inch 
blossoms. Each $1.00, doz. $10.00. 
POLYANTHA or BABY ROSES 
Bloom continuously until frost; are hardier 
than Teas but have small to medium sized 
blooms in ample quantity. 
Cecile Brunner Light pink with yellow 
base (The Sweetheart 
Rose). Graceful. 
Crimson Baby Rambler. T 11 ®, 0 ?* 5 ;' 
J inal of this 
dwarf group. Border your paths and garden 
beds with lines of this vivid, long-seasoned, 
long-lived, deep crimson clustered Rose. 
Gloria Mundi (New). The best and 
most generally satis¬ 
factory of the orange-scarlet Polyanthas; em¬ 
phatic, clear, uniform, comparatively unfad¬ 
ing. Fully double, with many florets in each 
cluster. 
Hardy Rugosa Roses Unexcelled for 
* ° hedges, as an 
isolated bush rose or among shrubbery. 
F. J. Grootendorst Large clusters of 
over-sized, fair¬ 
ly double red flowers resembling the Crimson 
Baby Rambler. 
Sir Thos. Lipton 
white. Very fragrant. A 
grower. 
Flowers perfectly 
double, pure snow 
strong and vigorous 
Prices on above, each 50c, 3 for $1.25, 6 for 
$2.15, 12 for $3.95. 
HARDY CLIMBERS 
Bloom during May and June. Ramblers have 
r small flowers; immediately after blooming 
prune wood which has already flowered. Climb¬ 
ers have large flowers ; best not pruned except 
to shorten plant or sideshoots. 
Paul’s Scarlet Climber F1 °wers are 
semi - double 
very freely produced in clusters of from 3 to 
20 flowers each on much branched canes. It is 
of strong climbing habit and perfectly hardy. 
One of the most popular climbing Roses. 
Climbing American Beauty 
A free-climber. Rosy crimson flowers, 3 to 4 
inches across, produced freely in June and 
occasionally throughout the season. Very fra¬ 
grant. 
Blue Rambler (Veilchenblau). Buds 
rosy purple opening to 
grayish-blue flowers, borne in large clusters. 
Crimson Rambler Old-fashioned fa¬ 
vorite. Always 
covered with big clusters of extremely double 
red roses. 
Primrose A pure yellow, hardy climbing 
rose. Its large, double flowers 
are a soft, rich primrose yellow and are borne 
in clusters of 4 and 5 on an extremely vigor¬ 
ous plant, with beautiful foliage. Very new 
and most satisfactory. 
Silver Moon Beautiful, fragrant, semi¬ 
double flowers four and a 
half inches and over in diameter. Creamy white 
petals of great substance. 
Dr. W. Van Fleet The delicate flesh- 
pink flowers are 
full and double, of immense diameter, sweetly 
perfumed; beautiful bronze-green foliage. 
Mme. Gregoire Staechelin The 
. new 
climbing Rose from Spain. Gorgeously colored 
and exquisitely perfumed; its color is irides¬ 
cent pearl-pink with claret-carmine markings 
on the outer petals. Perfectly hardy, and has 
large, disease-resistant foliage. 
Dorothy Perkins A . , brilliant double 
pink rambler; popu¬ 
lar and unsurpassed. 
Prices on above, each 40c, 3 for $1.00, 6 for 
$1.85. 
NEW HARDY CLIMBING ROSES 
Blaze Plant Patent No. 10. A marvelous 
new hardy climbing Rose which in¬ 
herits the blazing color of Paul’s Scarlet 
Climber and the everblooming habit of Gruss 
an Teplitz, thus combining the most attrac¬ 
tive features of both of its parents. It is a 
very vigorous climbing variety which will grow 
to considerable height and produce flowers on 
both the old and new growth. Plants, $1.00 
each, doz. $10.00. 
New Dawn Plant Patent No. 1. This 
new Rose is a sport from 
Dr. W. Van Fleet which is universally ac¬ 
knowledged to be one of the best climbing 
Roses. It is identical in every way with its 
parent in size and formation of its long-pointed 
flesh-pink buds and double flowers, but blooms 
continuously throughout the summer and au¬ 
tumn months. $1.50 each, doz. $15.00. 
Doubloons Each 
$1.50, Doz. $15.00. A vigor¬ 
ous climber with heavy wood and handsome 
glossy foliage. When in bloom the whole plant 
is literally covered with clusters of large, 
golden blooms. Buds ovoid, deep saffron-yellow, 
flower large, double cupped; rich gold, fading 
but little, fragrant. Gives two liberal crops 
six weeks apart if the first spring blooms have 
not been cut. We consider this the best hardy 
yellow climber. 
