The Great Climbing American Beauty 
llillS 
Ha.rdy everywhere without protection, requiring 
little attention, blooming gorgeously in early sum¬ 
mer. Once planted last a lifetime. For climbing over 
porches, garages, trellis, embankments, cemetery 
plantings, for screening unsightly places or single 
specimens they have no equals. Free from insects, 
hardy as oaks, cheap in price, permanent. 
AMERICAN PILLAR —Of extremely vigorous ha.bit of 
growth; foliage lively green the season through. It 
has a profusion of bright pink, semi-double flowers 
in clusters which are followed by clusters of at¬ 
tractive red berries. 
BIRDIE BLYE 
BIRDIE BLYE (See Illustration) —One of the freest 
blooming hardy climbers. Bushes here bloom five 
and six times each season. Perfectly hardy every¬ 
where. Strong grower. Foliage bright glossy green 
and free from insects or disease. Blooms full and 
double. Color a. bright carmine, changing to bright 
satiny rose, very fragrant. This is a really great 
rose. 
VIOLETTE —'Rather large flowers of deep reddish 
violet borne in big trusses on a strong, slender-caned 
plant. 
AUNT HARRIET —Amazingly fine with its masses of 
dazzling scarlet-crimson roses. The bright effect is 
intensified by the pure white centers and brilliant 
golden a.nthers. 
HEART OF GOLD —Hardy Climber. Crimson with 
white at base of petals. 
EXCELSA— The flowers are very double, produced in 
immense trusses of thirty to forty flowers to each 
truss. Color intense crimson. 
T*?* 01 *® STAECHEHN— New Spanish climber. 
Much talked about and high priced. Strong, climbing hardv 
everywhere Buds crimson, expanded flowers showing 
splashes of carmine, pea-rl pink inside; striking. 
EMILY GRAY— -A new yellow. Glossy foliage, buds long flow- 
ers golden yellow, semi-double. Needs protection north of 
Washington, D. C. 
CHAPLIN’S PINK CLIMBER —Pronounced as the best hardv 
climber introduced m years. Large flowers clear, sprightly 
pink, borne in immense trusses. A pink “Paul’s Scarlet.” 
KEYSTONE— -Perfectly hardy everywhere, blooms in wonder¬ 
ful profusion The open flower is perfectly double, with 
buds beautifully formed. Color clear lemon-yellow A fine 
hardy deep yellow free climber. This is a really great Rose 
Don t miss it. 
CHRISTINE WRIGHT —'Large, thick, leathery foliage Flow¬ 
ers bright pink, 4 inches in diameter; almost double, borne 
in large clusters. A fine pillar rose. 
ALEERIC BARBIER —Entirely free from insect attacks- 
heavy waxy foliage, shines as if varnished. The beauti¬ 
ful yellow flowers a.re unusually double, sometimes singlv 
sometimes in clusters. 
JACOTTE —Color deep coppery yellow, tinted coppery red borne 
several together on long stems. Very fragrant. 
CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY 
Perfect grower, wonderfully hardy and remarkably 
free blooming. Almost the same as “American, Beauty”, 
with smaller flowers. Medium sized flowers, each pro¬ 
duced on separate stems in clusters, vivid rosy-crimson 
in color, with delicious fragrance. Borne in greatest 
profusion for weeks. Foliage tough and leathery. Hardy 
and as sturdy as an oak in all localities. For single 
specimens, trailing over verandas, for trellises, any¬ 
where a.nd everywhere, this rose will give the greatest 
satisfaction. (See illustration). 
MARY LOVETT —Hardy as an oak, a grand rose wher¬ 
ever an absolutely hardy, white climbing rose is want¬ 
ed. 
DR. W. VAN FLEET —-A splendid hardy rose, large 
flowers about 4 inches across, full and cup shaped; 
color flesh pink deepening to rosy flesh in center 
This va-riety is wonderfully adaptable to almost an: 
locations in which a climbing rose is desired. 
GARDENIA (Hardy Marechal Niel) — 
Very sweetly fragrant; creamy yellow. 
WHITE DOROTHY PERKINS —Is a 
rampant grower and in a. short time 
will cover a large trellis. Glistening 
white. 
Very har¬ 
dy and en¬ 
during. 
Birdie Blye, Always Blooming 
PRICES: Roses on this page Postpaid. 
(See page 29) 
Strong 1st size 25c each, 3 for 65c. 
Sturdy, 2 year plants 75c each. 
De Luxe, Star Size plants $1.10 each. 
For \ PRICES: Roses above by Express. 
I Discount^ (See page 29) 
(see Ingres) Strong 1st size 25c each, 3 for 65c. 
\ 8, 8 * iy Sturdy, 2 year plants 70c each. 
De Luxe, Star Size plants $1.00 each. 
ALL BEAUTIFUL POTTED PLANTS READY FOR PLANTING— SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL 
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