Old-Fashioned Roses 
WE HAVE THE MOST COMPLETE LIST IN AMERICA 
For complete list of Old-Fashioned Roses refer to our special booklet mailed on request at 25 cts. per copy 
H ISTORY, sentiment, poets, and scribes are all en¬ 
twined with these old Roses, and the fact that we 
moderns can have in our gardens the Roses so loved 
by the ancients, adds much to their attractiveness. They 
have that sweet and powerful fragrance associated with 
Roses, but seldom found in our modern varieties, colors 
from the softest to the most vivid, and hardiness and 
disease-resistance to withstand the coldest climes and 
roughest handling. 
Pruning: Flowers are borne on old wood. As the plants 
age, thin out old wood in the early spring, saving the best 
1-year and 2-year stems; shorten laterals. 
If they are to be grown for height, prune sparingly, in 
which case the flowers will be less perfect. 
For very fine flowers, cut down to to 4 feet each 
spring. 
These Roses are hardy and will grow in ordinary garden 
soil, but will liberally repay good care in fertilizing and 
pruning. 
IMPORTANT: The habit of growth of certain varieties 
in the different classes of Old-fashioned Roses, Scotch 
Roses, Bengals, Bourbons and Species Roses is slower and 
therefore unlike the better-known Everblooming Hybrid 
Teas and general bush and Climbing varieties. The plants 
may therefore appear a little smaller in size when received, 
but we ask your kind indulgence until further growth and 
development in your garden. 
The French Rose 
Rosa gallica 
Nobody knows when the French Rose was 
first brought into gardens. It is a native of 
all Europe. The outstanding characteristic 
of this group of Roses is their tendency to 
produce striped, mottled, and spotted 
flowers. 
These Roses are $2.50 each, 
unless otherwise noted 
Cardinal de Richelieu. Very dark, double 
flowers of medium size, extremely hand¬ 
some and rich in coloring. In some lights 
the deeper violet tones are almost blue, 
and in others they are purple verging black. 
Gros Provins Panache. Some of the flowers 
are violet streaked with white, others are 
white streaked with violet. 
Jeannette. Double flowers of bright light 
red. 
Mercedes. Large, double flowers of white 
and lilac, changing to pale pink. 
CEillet Parfait. Pink. Very double flowers 
of pale blush-pink, striped with red and 
crimson. $1 each. 
Rosa Mundi. Rather large, semi-double 
flowers of white or pale pink, broadly 
striped red and dark rose. Some petals 
may be all white, others all red, some half 
white and half red, some evenly striped. 
Altogether they form one of the loveliest 
color combinations, making this one of our 
most striking Roses. $1 each. 
Turenne. Red. Bright red, marbled white. 
Tuscany. Aster-purple with Tyrian rose and 
touches of rhodamine-purple. The flowers 
are usually in pairs. 
The very best results are obtained 
when planting Old-fashioned Shrub 
Roses in fall because of their rugged, 
hardy growth. 
Old-Fashioned Roses 
The Moss Rose 
All Moss Roses are $2.50 each, except 
where noted. 75 cts. each for the popular 
kinds. 
Baron de Wassenaer. Light crimson, globular 
flowers. 75 cts. each. 
Blanche Moreau. White. Heavily mossed 
buds and white, double flowers, tinged with 
pink in the center. 75 cts. each. 
Colonel Robert Lefort. Pink. With us it is 
flesh-pink striped with red. Slightly mossed. 
Comtesse Doria. Purple-pink. The stems and 
buds of this old variety are heavily mossed, 
and the color of the open flowers is a lovely 
purple-pink shaded with salmon. 
Crested Moss. Although it is not a true Moss, 
the calyx of the bloom is so remarkably fringed 
and frilled that it cannot be assigned to any 
other class. The flowers are large, full, and 
bright rose-pink. 75 cts. each. 
Gloire des Mousseux. Pink. The buds are 
splendidly mossed and the imbricated pink 
flowers are very lovely. 
Henri Martin. Crimson. Sparsely mossed 
buds and fairly large shining crimson, semi¬ 
double flowers. 75 cts. each. 
Jeanne de Montfort. Pink. Large, flat, semi¬ 
double flowers of clear pink, edged with silver. 
Jolie de Merson. Pink. Shapely blooms of 
dark pink sprinkled with white. 
Louis Gimard. Pink. Large; full; bright rich 
pink, light pink reverse. Good grower. 
Malvina. Pink. Handsome pale pink flowers, 
lighter at the edges. Ours is pink. 
Mousseux Ancien. The delicate pink flowers 
are shaded darker toward center. Sepals are 
beautifully mossed. One of the finest of the 
Old Mosses and worthy of a place in your 
garden. 
Nuits d’Young. Purple. This famous old 
Moss Rose is of dwarf, compact growth, and 
bears relatively small flowers of an extraor¬ 
dinary combination of brown, maroon, and 
purple which the old writers described in many 
different ways. 
Old Pink Moss (Common or Old Moss; 
Communis). This is the original old Moss 
Rose which came to England from Holland 
about 1596. Large, globular, pale rose-pink 
flowers. 75 cts. each. 
Salet. Pink. The flowers are rosy pink with 
blush edges. Autumn bloom is unusually good. 
75 cts. each. 
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Rosa Centifolia 
The Cabbage Rose 
The Cabbage or Provence Rose has been 
grown in gardens for so many centuries that 
nobody knows where or when it originated. 
They are probably the most fragrant of all 
Roses and have been grown for ages to 
manufacture rose-water and attar of roses. 
These Roses are $2.50 each, 
unless otherwise noted 
Cabbage (R. centifolia). This is the original 
Provence Rose, with double, nodding flow¬ 
ers of rosy pink, paling at the edges soon 
after opening. The name “Cabbage” is 
suggested by the incurved globular form— 
not the size. $1 each. 
De Meaux. A delightful little miniature Cab¬ 
bage Rose of light rose-color, very small 
and full. 
Duchesse de Montebello. Pale pink. 
CEillet. Pink. Bright pink, double flowers of 
moderate size. $1 each. 
Red Provence. Clear rose-pink flowers, 
deeper in center. $1 each. 
Rose des Peintres (Rose of the Painters). 
A lovely Rose out of the past with striking 
flowers of clear pink. 
Variegata di Bologna. Large, double, 
globular flowers of white, striped purplish 
red. 
Vierge de Clery. Snowy white blooms of 
large size and a little more modern aspect 
than the older Roses. $1 each. 
The Damask Rose 
Rosa damascena 
The Damask Roses are very hardy and 
make robust growth, clothed with large, 
rough, light green leaves. Their flowers are 
very freely produced and are generally borne 
in trusses of three or more. The fame of their 
powerful fragrance is second only to that of 
the Cabbage and the Moss Roses. 
Damas Officinalis. Large; very double; 
pink. $1 each. 
Oratam. Pink with coppery tones at edges, 
and a yellow base. $1.50 each. 
Rosa damascena. The original Rose of 
Damascus. Yields double rose-pink blooms 
with 18 or more petals. $1 each. 
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