ROSES The South’s Most Beautiful Flowers 
A GARDEN of Roses will give you more real joy than any other flowers you can 
grow. That’s a broad statement, but you just ask anyone who has grown Roses 
and given them the little care they need—for you can’t expect them to do well 
if you stick them in the ground and forget them. They must be fed, given a good 
deep drink of water in dry weather, the soil kept loose, and sprayed or dusted to control 
insects and leaf-diseases. Your reward will be blooms from early spring to late November. 
Any plant-food that is not too caustic is all right, as rotted lot or stable manure, 
cotton-seed meal, dried blood and tankage; fertilizers can be had from fertilizer dealers 
anywhere. 
In planting 2-year field-grown Roses, they should be cut back at least half their 
length; later on pruning may be done, if desired to keep in shape, but it is not a necessity. 
Our plants are 2 years old and have bloomed all summer in the nursery; some varieties 
are not as vigorous growers as others, but in all such cases they compensate with wonderful 
blooms; in fact, some of the finest Roses are not strong growers. 
The varieties we offer are the best we can find, taking all qualities into consideration 
—growth, habit, flowers, etc., and they will please where given attention. 
COLUMBIA. A true pink Rose of large 
size, deepening as it opens to a glowing pink. 
KILLARNEY. Delicate pink. Good grower 
and free bloomer. Beautiful in bud. 
KILLARNEY, WHITE. A pure white 
sport from pink Killarney; free grower 
and constant bloomer. 
LADY HILLINGDON. Clear apricot-yel¬ 
low of good size, opening into handsome 
flowers. Hardy, vigorous, and has an 
autumn-blooming habit. 
MAMAN COCHET. The famous Pink 
Cochet. Long-pointed buds on stiff stems; 
light pink, outer petals splashed with 
bright rose; very large. Vigorous growth 
and a free bloomer. 
MME. LOMBARD. Bright deep rose, 
variable in color; large, fine form. Good 
habit. Free bloomer and an extra-good 
grower. 
OPHELIA. Salmon-flesh, shaded with rose; 
very fragrant; large, perfect flowers stand 
up well on long, stiff stems and are pro¬ 
duced in great profusion. Vigorous growth. 
A glorious Rose. 
PAUL NEYRON. Deep rose flower of im¬ 
mense size; in fact, one of the largest Roses 
grown. A good grower and almost thorn¬ 
less. 
SAFRANO. Apricot-yellow; fine form. A 
splendid old Rose. 
WHITE MAMAN COCHET. A sport of 
Maman Cochet and of the same form and 
habit. Flowers creamy white, faintly 
tinged with blush. Vigorous grower and 
a fine Rose. 
CLIMBING EVERBLOOMING 
ROSES 
CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY. Same 
size, color, and fragrance as American 
Beauty. The main blooming season is in 
spring, but produces a few flowers through 
the growing season. 
CLIMBING EVERBLOOMING ROSES, 
continued 
CLIMBING WHITE AMERICAN 
BEAUTY. A hardy, disease-resistant 
variety. Flowers very large, pure white, 
beautiful in bud and when open. Can be 
grown as a bush Rose with just a little 
pruning. 
CLIMBING SUNBURST. Deep salmon- 
yellow; long-pointed buds. Wonderful Rose. 
GAINSBOROUGH. Its delicate coloring is 
difficult to describe, being elegantly tinged 
fawn, almost white, and lustrous as satin; 
large flower, resembling a peony, but with¬ 
out stiffness. Can be grown as a bush Rose 
with just a little pruning. 
JAMES SPRUNT. Deep cherry-red. Very 
hardy. Strong grower, and the first as well 
as the last to bloom. 
MARECHAL NIEL. I mmense, deep golden 
yellow flowers with the most wonderful, 
richest Tea fragrance of all Roses. Climbs 
to great height and blooms profusely. 
Introduced by Pradel, of France, in 1864, 
An old favorite throughout the South. 
CLIMBING ROSES . Spring 
Bloomers 
CRIMSON RAMBLER. Bright crimson 
flowers produced in immense pyramidal 
clusters. Strong grower and extravagant 
bloomer. One of the old and popular 
Climbers. 
DOROTHY PERKINS. Deep pink; the 
flowers are small, double, borne in clusters, 
and are very sweetly scented. Fine for 
porches, fences, and screens. 
EXCELSA. Crimson-scarlet. Double flow¬ 
ers produced in large clusters. Hardy and 
almost an evergreen; excellent for pillars, 
fences, and screens. 
PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER. Vivid scar¬ 
let, shaded crimson. Makes a brilliant 
display over a long period in the spring. 
Introduced in 1917 and received gold medal 
and cup from National Rose Society as the 
best Climber at time of introduction. 
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