HORTICULTURAL SPECIALIST 
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HARDY CLIMBING ROSES 
In addition to being excellent climbers, these roses 
are also admirable as creepers for ground covers. 
Copper Glow. Deep coppery orange with a truly de¬ 
lightfully spicy fragrance, a sensational color in 
climbers. 
Ccra ; Creeper. Carries all shades of ocean coral com¬ 
plementing other delightful tints. 
Frederick S. Peck. Deep grenadine pink with yel¬ 
low centre, semi-double. 
Golden Pyramid. Cadmium yellow, a most vigorous 
climber. 
Peggy Ann Landon. Strong double sunflower, 
orange buds, opening yellow, very early. 
We offer two other Brownell climbers which will be 
found under the general list of Climbers and Ram¬ 
blers, viz: Apricot Glow and Golden Glow both of 
which are proving to be excellent varieties. 
Prices of the foregoing 8 varieties of Little Comp¬ 
ton roses, $1.50 each, $13.50 per doz. 
RUGOSA AND HYBRID RUGOSA ROSES 
Agnes. (Saunders, 1922.) Of Canadian origin and 
will withstand rigorous winter conditions, buds 
are coppery turning amber yellow, a strong grower. 
Flowers are fragrant. 
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. (Muller, 1900.) A very 
handsome rugosa, the large flowers are light pink 
in color and very freely produced, very robust 
grower. 
Dr. Eckener. (Berger, 1930.) Salmon pink with golden 
base. 
Blanc Double de Coubert. An excellent pure white. 
F. J. Grootendorst. (Degoey, 1918.) Flowers are 
bright red and suggestive of the old Crimson 
Rambler in color, borne very abundantly through 
the season, makes a fine hedge plant. 
Max Graf. A trailing variety for covering ground 
or walls, the light single pink flowers are very 
freely produced, carries splendid foliage. 
Pink Grootendorst. (F. J. Grootendorst & Sons, 
1923.) Has all the good qualities of the original 
Grootendorst but is light pink in color. 
Vanguard. A new color in Rugosas, orange salmon 
and gold. Fine as a shrubbery plant or as a speci¬ 
men. 
Prices of Rugosa roses, 50 cents each, $5.00 doz., 
$40.00 per 100. 
ROSE SPECIES 
These are very interesting for groups, or individual 
specimens; fruits in about all cases are attractive 
following the flowers. 
Rosa Ecae. Makes a rather low growing shapely 
bush with yellow flowers, early bloomer. 
Rosa Hugonis. The earliest of all roses to flower, 
usually about May 22 near Boston, a strong grower 
and every branch is smothered with soft yellow 
flowers, has been very heavily planted but has a 
bad knack of dying out wholly or in part during 
midsummer. 
Rosa Lucida. Bright pink flowers 2 inches across, fol¬ 
lowed by shiny red fruits. 
