Plant Species Roses in the Shrubbery Border 
Rosa arvensis. Ayrshire Rose. (Europe.) 
White; 1)^ to 2 inches across. Thrives in 
poor soil. An excellent cover for banks. 
Climber or creeper. 12 feet. 
R. beggeriana. (Asia.) Small, pure white 
flowers in clusters during July and August. 
Dark crimson fruits. 6 to 7 feet. 
R. blanda. (Northeastern North America.) 
Soft pink; 2 inches across. Bright red 
hips. Does well in damp locations. 4 to 
6 feet. 60 cts. each, $5 for 10, $45 per 100. 
R. Brunoni. The Himalayan Musk Rose. 
Large shrub or Climber. Clusters of single, 
white, sweet-scented flowers. 
R. burgundiaca (R. parvijolia). See Cab¬ 
bage Roses, page 37. 
R. canina. The Dog Rose of Europe. 
(Europe.) Single; 2 inches across. 5 to 8 
feet. Large, red-orange hips. 60 cts. each. 
R. Carolina. (Eastern United States.) 
Rose-pink; single; 2 inches across. Grows 
4 to 6 feet high. 60 cts. each, $5 for 10, 
$45 per 100. 
R. cathayensis. See R. multiflora calhay- 
ensis. 
R. centifolia major. See Cabbage Roses, 
page 37. 
R. cerasocarpa. (Central China.) Creamy 
white flowers in dense clusters. Beautiful 
foliage. Climbing habit. $1.50 each. 
R. cinnamomea. Cinnamon Rose. (Europe, 
Asia.) Rosy red, fragrant flowers. Red 
fruit. 6 to 9 feet. 
R. coriifolia (R. monticola). (Europe, West¬ 
ern Asia.) Light pink flowers, 1 to 2 inches 
in diameter. A tall-growing, thorny shrub. 
Medium-sized, orange-red fruit. 6 feet. 
$1.50 eacli. 
R. coriifolia Froebeli. (Europe, Western 
Asia.) Large white flowers on strong canes. 
Foliage has a blue cast. Large, slender 
fruits of light red in large clusters. 6 feet. 
$1.50 each. 
R. damascena. The Damask Rose. (Asia 
Minor.) See page 37. 
R. damascena trigintipetala. See Damask 
Rose, page 37. 
R. davurica. A relative of R. cinnamomea 
with purple flowers. Shrubby growth with 
straight prickles and small slender foliage. 
Ovoid red fruit. 6 feet. 
R. Ecae. See R. primula. 
R. Fedtschenkoana. (Turkestan.) Flowers 
white, about 2 inches across. Glaucous 
green foliage. Whitish stem. Scarlet 
prickly fruits. Flowering from June to 
November. Most unusual. 
R. ferox. (Caucasus.) White flowers in 
June and July. Dark glossy green foliage 
of Sweetbrier type. Strong, stiff stems 
thickly covered with red hooked thorns. A 
wicked-looking plant. Bushy. 2 to 4 feet. 
R. fil ipes. (West China.) A beautiful Rose 
of semi-scandent habit and huge trusses of 
very fragrant white flowers. Blooms dur¬ 
ing June and July. Does well in poor soil. 
A most attractive shrub with good foliage 
and scarlet fruit. 
R. gallica. See page 35. 
R. gallica conditorum. (Western Asia.) 
Rather large, tawny pink flowers of intense 
fragrance. Hardy and very free flowering. 
The petals of this Rose are used for condi¬ 
ments in the Orient. Fruits are slender, 
miniature red pears. $1.50 each. 
R. Gentil iana. (Central Asia.) A semi¬ 
climbing shrub with laurel-like foliage and 
clusters of small, fragrant white flowers and 
small red fruits. $1.50 each. 
R. gigantea. (China and Burma.) Variety 
of R. odorata, but has flowers of creamy 
white. Single, 4 to 6 inches across. Climb¬ 
ing. $1.50 each. 
R. Giraldi. (Central China.) Flowers are 
bright rose with white center, followed by 
small red fruits. Healthy, gray-green foli¬ 
age with autumn tints. $1.50 each. 
R. glutinosa. (Orient.) Pale pink. Foliage 
emits a pungent perfume. Very free. Oval 
orange hips. 3 feet. $1.50 each. 
Rosa Helenae. (Central China.) Small, 
single, fragrant white flowers in clusters. 
Climbing species, up to 15 feet. Can stand 
25 degrees below zero. 
R. hemispherica (R. sulphurea). The old 
Double V ellow or Sulphur Rose of England 
brought there from Persia in the sixteenth 
century. Large, very double flowers with 
thin tissue-like petals of pale sulphur-yel¬ 
low. A very rare old Rose. 2 to 3 feet. 
$2.50 each. 
R. Highdownensis. A natural hybrid of 
R. Moyesi. Single, light velvety crimson 
flowers are borne on arching stems. The 
dainty, small leaves are glaucous under¬ 
neath. It flowers in early June, and differs 
from R. Moyesi in brighter coloring of 
fruits. $1.50 each. 
R. Hillieri. (Hillier & Son, 1935.) (R. Will- 
mottiae X R- Moyesi.) Probably the dark¬ 
est colored of all single Roses—darker 
crimson than R. Moyesi. Grows to about 
9 feet. $1.50 each. 
R. hispida. (Siberia.) A lovely single Rose 
with deep creamy white flowers about 
inches across, during May and June. Black 
fruit. 6 feet. $1.50 each. 
R. humilis. (Eastern United States.) Clear 
pink; 2 to 2)^ inches across. Spiny stems, 
3 to 6 feet high. 60 cts. each, $5 for 10, 
$45 per 100. 
R. inermis Morletti. (Central-South Eu¬ 
rope.) Flowers large, flat, purple-rose 
color. Thornless branches. Climber. 
$1.50 each. 
R. Jacki. (Korea.) White flowers, IJ^ 
inches across, followed by red fruits. Pro¬ 
cumbent, spreading growth. $1.50 each. 
R. laevigata. (Michaux.) Cherokee Rose. 
Strong climbing growth with shining foli¬ 
age. Fragrant; 2^^ to inches across. 
Climbing. We have three colors: 
Cherokee. Single; white. 
Anemone. Single; bright pink. 
Ramona. Single; red. 
R. laxa. (Turkestan.) Strong, shrubby 
plants with white flowers. Ovoid red fruit. 
6 to 8 feet. 
R. Lheritierana. The Boursault Rose. 
Semi-double; dark purple-crimson. Few 
thorns. Height 6 to 8 feet. 
R. longicuspis. (India and China.) Showy 
creamy white flowers. A vigorous grower, 
with semi-evergreen, glossy foliage. Shiny 
red stems and round, red fruits. $1.50 each. 
R. lucens erecta. (A Longicuspis Hybrid.) 
Semi-double; pink. A strong-growing 
Climber or creeper. $1.50 each. 
R. lucida. (Northeastern North America.) 
Bright pink flowers, 2 inches across, fol¬ 
lowed by shiny red fruits. 4 to 6 feet. 
60 cts. each, $5 for 10, $45 per 100. 
R. lucida alba. (Northeastern North 
America.) White flowers on a spreading 
bush. Attractive. Canes are yellowed. 
4 to 6 feet. 
R. Macouni. (America.) An American 
Species with rose-pink flowers. Upright, 
bushy growth. Large green foliage and 
light brown wood. Round, light orange 
fruits. $1.50 each. 
R. macrantha. See R. Watziana macranlha. 
R. micrugosa. A cross between R. Rox- 
burgbi and R. rugosa. Soft pink flowers and 
extra-fine foliage. Large, hairy, orange 
fruits. $1.50 each 
R. mirifica. (New Mexico.) Upright shrub, 
3 to 4 feet. Flowers borne singly, deep 
rose-purple, 1 to 3 inches across. Blooms 
again in August in New Mexico, but is 
none too hardy in the North. $1.50 each. 
R. morica. Light pink flowers followed by 
very large ornamental fruits. 4 to 6 feet. 
$1.50 each. 
R. moschata abyssinica. (Abyssinia.) 
White flowers, with musk-like fragrance. 
Vigorous Climber (15 feet). $1.50 each. 
R. moscbata floribunda. (China.) A 
semi-climbing shrub with large clusters of 
small white flowers. Very small, bright 
orange fruits in bunches of about 20. 6 to 
8 feet. $1.50 each. 
Rosa moscbata grandiflora. White flow¬ 
ers with many beautiful golden stamens. 
6 feet. $1.50 each. 
R. moscbata nivea. A hybrid of the Musk 
Rose and R. gallica, with very large white 
flowers. 4 to 6 feet. $1.50 each. 
R. Moyesi. (Western China.) Deep blood- 
red blooms, 2 to 3 inches across. Strong 
grower. Beautiful foliage. 6 to 8 feet. 
R. multiflora, Tbunberg. (Japan, Korea.) 
Small white flowers in large trusses, borne 
profusely along the stout, arching canes, 
followed by bunches of handsome red fruits 
which attract the birds. Lsed for under¬ 
stock, but also for bordering woodland or 
drives. 60 cts. each. 
R. multiflora catbayensis. (China.) 
Small, single, pink flowers with lighter 
centers. 8 to 10 feet. 
R. multiflora platypbylla. (Thory.) Flow¬ 
ers fairly large, double deep pink, and borne 
in large clusters. (Thought to be the parent 
of Crimson Rambler.) 
R. muscosa japonica. Double; rosy red. 
Branches strong, heavily mossed to the 
calyx of the flower. 4 feet. $1.50 each. 
R. mutabilis. China Rose. See page 28. 
R. nitida. (Northeastern North America.) 
Deep pink flowers, 1 to 2 inches across. 
Medium-sized fruits of deep orange. 2 feet. 
60 cts. each. 
R. Nuttalliana. (Northwestern North 
America.) Flowers rosy pink, followed by 
scarlet fruits of deep orange. 4 to 6 feet. 
R. omeiensis pteracantha (R. sericea 
pteracantha). (Western China.) Enormous 
wing-like thorns almost cover the branches. 
On young branches these thorns are trans¬ 
lucent, bright red. White flowers with only 
4 petals. 4 to 6 feet. $1.50 each. 
R. Oxyodon. Small, fragrant, pink flowers. 
Red, oval-shaped fruits in clusters of 2 or 3. 
A vigorous, spiny plant. 5 feet. $1.50 each. 
R. palustris. (Eastern and Southern United 
States.) Single flowers of bright rose-pink, 
thrives in swamp soil. Bright red berries 
in late summer and autumn. 8 feet or more. 
60 cts. each, $5 for 10, $45 per 100. 
R. pisocarpa. (Northwestern North 
America.) Pink flowers, 1 inch across. 
Small red hips. 5 feet. $1.50 each. 
R. Pissardi. (Narrowater.) (Persia.) Semi¬ 
double, blush-pink to white blooms over a 
long period. 15 feet. $1.50 each. 
R. primula (R. Ecx). (Turkestan.) Pale 
yellowish white flowers 1 to 134 inches 
across. Fragrant fern-like foliage. Red 
thorns. Blooms very early. Plant is 
attractive the entire year. 6 to 8 feet. 
R., Rock. (China.) Solitary flowers of rich 
dark, glowing crimson with white centers. 
Fine oval hips of rich scarlet. Almost 
thornless. 8 feet. 
R. Roxburgbi plena. Burr Rose. Double, 
2 -inch rose-pink flowers followed by spiny 
fruits reminding of a chestnut burr. Bark 
of mature plants peels off in places so that 
old wood looks like that of a sycamore 
tree. 5 to 6 feet. $1.50 each. 
R. rubella. (Europe.) Single red flowers. 
Scarlet, pendulous fruits. $1.50 each. 
R. rubiginosa. See page 35. 
R. rubrifolia (R. Jerruginea). (Central and 
Southern Europe.) Red-leaved Rose. Pink 
flowers. Blue-red foliage and stems. Red 
fruits. 6 feet. 
R. Ruga. (R. arvensis X R. chinensis.) 
Large clusters of double white flowers, 
tinted bluish pink; sweetly fragrant. 
Climber or creeper. 
R. Russelliana. Vigorous, bushy shrub 
with large heads of white or pale blush, 
single flowers; fragrant. Very small orange 
berries in clusters. $1.50 each. 
R. sancta (R. Richardi). The rare Abys¬ 
sinian Rose. Large, single, pale pink flow¬ 
ers. Spreading habit of growth. $1.50 each. 
R. saturata. (Central China.) Dark red; 
2 inches across. Upright growth. 8 feet. 
R. sempervirens. (Southern Europe.) The 
Evergreen Rose. Suitable for climbing or 
trailing. Fragrant white flowers. 
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