r 'Builders of Beauty” 
Excelsa 
Sprang rich and 
Verdant bowers 
Till all the earth 
Was soft and green. 
He smiled, and 
There were flowers. 
FENOLLOSA 
Climbing Roses 
What is more lovely tnan a trellis of lovely 
climbing roses? The beauty of a trellis of climbing 
roses gains them new friends every year, they 
produce a most wonderful covering of foliage 
and flowers for the trellis, porch, or arbor. To be 
sure, they require some care and attention in the 
way of winter protection, but results more than 
pay for the extra care. (See page 28 for winter 
care.) 
CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY. (See picture on 
bottom of page.) 
CRIMSON RAMBLER. Crimson semi-double flowers, 
borne in clusters on vigorous plants. Very good arbor 
and porch plant, often making shoots from 8 to 15 
feet in a season. 
DOROTHY PERKINS. The beautfiul double, shell-pink 
flowers come in clusters in great profusion, making 
a wonderful display. (See picture.) 
DR. W. VAN FLEET. Perfectly formed, long-pointed, 
deep pink buds on long stems with several in a cluster, 
that open a lighter shade of pink. 
EXCELSA (Red Dorothy Perkins). A radiant, blood- 
red cluster rose, as free and double as Dorothy Per¬ 
kins, of which it is the red prototype. The clusters 
are very large. (See picture.) 
GARDENIA (Yellow Rambler; Aglaia). The color is 
a decided yellow; the flowers are very sweet scented; 
habit of growth is very vigorous, well established 
plants often making shoots from 8 to 10 feet in height 
in a single season. 
MARY WALLACE. A handsome Pillar Rose with 
huge, semi-double blooms of bright, clear rose-pink 
deepening to salmon at the base. Beautiful in bou¬ 
quets. A strong grower, with shiny foliage. We 
consider this climber one of the best. 
PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER. (See picture.) 
SPANISH BEAUTY (Mme. Gregoire Staechelin). 
Long-pointed buds of crimson, open to an iridescent 
pearl-pink, with splashes of ruby-carmine on the out¬ 
side of the petals. These deliciously fragrant blooms 
are produced so lavishly that they almost hide the 
plant, and coming as they do on long stems, 12 to 18 
inches, they are perfect for cutting. The long bloom- 
period is followed by the largest Rose seed-pods we 
know. 
TAUSENDSCHON. The buds are cherry-pink, opening 
to very double flowers of softer shades, all shades 
being found in a single cluster. A moderate grower. 
WHITE DOROTHY PERKINS. Of the same habit of 
growth as the Dorothy Perkins. Where a white 
Rambler is wanted, we recommend this variety. 
Left— 
Dorothy 
Perkins 
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God spoke! and, 
From the arid scene 
PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER 
The brightest and purest red of all pillar roses. 
Vivid scarlet shaded crimson, semi-double flowers in 
clusters that retain their color until they fall, never 
turning blue, the color being intensified by the 
numerous yellow stam nts. A vigorous grower with 
a profusion of bloom that remains for a long season. 
CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY 
Color rosy crimson: .‘lowers about 4 inches in 
diameter, finely formed on long stems. Blooms 
very freely in May and June, and occasionally 
during the summer. 
