Champion of the World. H. Perpetual. (1894.) The offspring of good 
old Hermosa and Magna Charta. When the writer first noticed this old-fashioned, 
double, pink rose, on a visit to the Lester Gardens, he remarked—‘‘What is this 
lovely, delicate old-timer.” ‘Champion of the World,” I was told. Shades of John 
L. Sullivan! Why do some beautiful roses carry such incongruous names? _ 1.50 
Chaplin’s Pink Climber. Says its originator, Chaplin Bros. Ltd., Wal- 
tham Cross, England, in 1933, “A very striking pink, maintaining its colour 
to the last. Produces large trusses of medium-sized semi-double flowers, which 
remain on the plants for a long time, from the middle of June onwards, with 
occasional flowers in the autumn, altogether making a grand display. Handsome, 
glossy foliage and quite hardy. Awards—Gold Medal, N.R.S., Cory Cup for the 
best new climbing rose, Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society. It is the 
best pink climber ever raised.” Pretty strong statement for a conservative Britisher, 
we agree, but its beauty on the summer house each spring places it among our favor- 
ite climbers. 1.50 
Cherokee Rose. Demand has been so insistent, we can now furnish to the 
first who order a very limited supply of this lovely climber in white, red or pink. 
The beauty of its large single blooms and handsome “varnished” foliage is too 
well-known and loved to need added comment here. 
Please specify color preference. 2.00 
Chestnut Rose. (China.) R. Roxburghi. (1825.) Probably the most 
unique rose in our gardens, and one of the most beautiful. Vigorous, upright grower, 
with rich green foliage resembling the leaves of the locust tree, abundantly grown 
from the gray-green stalks. Ours is the double variety, about 21% inch blooms of a 
lovely but indescribable rose-pink, shading lighter to the edges. “They resemble 
the French artificial roses we used to wear on our straw hats,” says Mrs. Keays, in 
“Old Roses.” Both buds and hips are so covered with bristles as to closely resemble 
a chestnut burr. With us, always in bloom; a truly remarkable rose. 
“I could do a better description of your Chestnut Rose than yours, because I 
would add that in winter when it sheds its leaves, it still is beautiful with its gray- 
green mottled branches, the large lower branches shedding bark almost white like 
a sycamore, and the bush itself making a lacy pattern like a lovely lace doily.” 
—Kuitty M. Simpson, SHREVEPORT. 2.00 
Clytemnestra. H. Musk (1915.) A healthy, happy and very active 
climbing or pillar rose, blooming profusely and constantly throughout the entire 
season; its salmon-chamois, semi-double blooms come in clusters up to 20—mighty 
pretty, especially in fall, needing only an occasional snip of the pruning shears, 
when the old blooms are over-persistent. 1.50 
Colette Clement. H. Tea. (1931.) We think Edna Betts Ketchum, of 
Pasadena, California will not object if we repeat her excellent description of this 
charming rose as it appeared in an American Rose Society Annual—‘My | 
favorite single is Colette Clement which has the most gorgeous coral-red petals 
I have ever seen. The margins are notched here and there and all are a little wavy. 
At the base of each petal is a splash of gold which tones in with the bright yellow 
stamens. Often the number of petals is twelve although more frequently there 
are eight. The foliage is glossy, dark green and mildew resistant. It might be 
interesting to mention that I placed cuttings of Colette Clement in sand 
under glass; they were transplanted to pots in May, and by August, they were 
in full bloom.” Long stemmed, very vigorous to four feet; steady bloom. 1.50 
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