Thompsonville, Conn. 


Climbing Roses 
Following varieties, $1.15 each, 5 for $5.50 
10 for $10.50 
Climbing American Beauty. Flowers the largest of any 
climbing rose of American Beauty shade. 
Dorothy Perkins. Full sprays of small, double, shell 
pink flowers. 
Dr. Van Fleet. Flowers delicate flesh deepening to rosy 
flesh in center; on individual stems of good length. 
Paul’s Scarlet Climber. Medium sized flowers, usually 
semi-double, of beautiful vivid scarlet. When in 
flower the bush is a perfect blaze of red. 
Primrose. Glowing shade of light primrose yellow, 
which is retained well until the petals drop. 
Silver Moon. Large semi-double, cup-shaped flowers 
of pure, waxy white, in clusters of six to ten 
CLIMBING ROSES 
Patented Varieties 
Blaze. Plant Patent No. 10. A hardy Climbing Rose 
described as an Everblooming variety, similar in color 
to Paul’s Scarlet. $1.50 each. 
Climbing Summer Snow. Plant Patent No. 400. Double 
glistening white flowers effectively showing their 
golden stamens when fully open. The plant is a 
strong hardy grower and blooms at intervals through- 
out the season. $1.50 each. 
King Midas. Plant Patent No. 586. Buds are of pointed 
form, yellow flushed with red opening to large 
double golden yellow blooms. Plant is of vigorous 
growth with heavy dark green foliage. $1.50 each. 
Dr. J. H. Nichols. Plant Patent No. 457. Producing in 
June abundantly its large fragrant deep rose-pink 
flowers and blooms occasionally later. Plant is of 
vigorous growth and very hardy. $1.50 each. 
New Dawn. Plant Patent No. 1. Called the everbloom- 
ing Dr. Van Fleet. Light pink flowers on individual 
stems. $1.50 each. 

Climbing Rose, Paul’s Scarlet 

Rose Florabunda 
Large Flowering Polyantha or 
Floribunda Roses 
Pink Bountiful. Plant Patent No. 601. A tall, vigorous 
growing, free flowering variety producing con- 
tinuously and abundantly, its beautiful delicate pink 
flowers providing a gorgeous mass color effect. 
$1.20 each. 
Donald Prior. Plant Patent No. 377. Hardly ever with- 
out flowers through the entire season; this splendid 
variety with its beautiful and graceful semi-double 
flowers of rich lustrous deep red is one of the finest 
Floribundas. $1.20 each. 
Else Poulsen. Showy, semi-double blooms of a beauti- 
ful shade of rose-pink. Gives a magnificent effect. 
$1.15 each. 
Goldilocks. Plant Patent No. 672. First of the real 
golden yellow Floribundas. The buds ovoid in shape, 
like miniature Hybrid Teas, are freely produced and 
are greatly enhanced by the dark green glossy and 
abundant foliage. $1.50 each. 
Pinocchio. Plant Patent No. 484. The artistic, dainty 
sprays of buds and blooms of this truly everblooming 
rose make it a garden gem. The buds are a rich 
appealing salmon flushed gold at the base changing 
to soft clear pink with deeper edgings when fully 
open. Hardy, easy to grow and always in bloom. 
$1.25 each. 
Dagmar Spath. A medium tall growing variety but a 
most prolific blooming, clear white floribunda. Pro- 
vides a continuous display of neat clusters of pure 
white flowers. $1.15 each. 
Kluis Scarlet. A fairly tall and vigorous growing free 
flowering variety, producing continuously and 
abundantly its beautiful scarlet red flowers. For mass 
effect it is one of the finest. $1.15 each. 
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