HOUSTON 15, TEXAS 
SHRUB ROSES 
Including Polyantha, Multiflora, 
Miscellaneous Roses. 
DAMASCENA. Doub! e, rose - pink 
flowers in clusters; intensely fragrant. 
The very thorny canes grow to five or 
six feet in height. This is the famous 
Damask Rose brought from the Orient 
by the Crusaders. Splendid for shrub 
groups or planting in the border. Heavy 
plants, $1.50 each. 
_ IMPROVED CECILE BRUNNER. This 
is a Superior type of the famous Sweet- 
heart Rose with perfectly formed, minia- 
ture buds and flowers of rose-pink shaded 
salmon. Quite fragrant and a favorite as 
a boutonniere flower. Will make a large 
shrub. (Pat. App. for.) Heavy plants, 
$1.25 each. 
LOUIS PHILIPPE. Ben. The medium 
sized, rich velvety-maroon flowers are 
borne for twelve months in the year in 
the warmer parts of the Deep South. The 
bush is strong growing and the foliage is 
free from disease. Long lived and splen- 
did for shrub borders and hedges. In a 
south Louisiana town a fine little seven- 
ty-five year old lady told us the plants 
of this variety in her yard had been there 
ever since she could remember. Strong 
Dintte: $1.25 each; 50 or more at $1.00 
each. 
MABELLE STEARNS. The silvery pink 
flowers are borne all season. The plant is 
very fine for planting in the foreground 
of taller shrubs as it grows only two feet 
high and spreads to a width of five or 
six feet. Hardy anywhere that roses are 
grown. (Pat. No. 297.) Heavy plants, 
$2.00 each. 
MRS. DUDLEY FULTON. The single, 
white flowers are borne almost constantly 
on a low, shrubby bush with fine dark 
green foliage. A very fine kind for low 
borders and for massing. Heavy plants, 
$1.50 each. 
MUTABILIS. The lovely, single flow- 
ers are fiery orange in the bud and open 
to soft yellow and pink shades. The bush 
grows six or eight feet high and is con- 
stantly in bloom. The foliage is entirely 
free from mildew. One of the finest of 
shrub roses. Heavy plants, $1.50 each; 50 
Ruy Pee at $1.00 each. Not hardy in the 
orth. 
PINK ROSETTE. Exquisite little roses 
of quaint, symmetrical form, each blos- 
and 
som with fifty shell-like petals of peach 
pink. Produced in open sprays that are 
long-lasting when cut. (Pat. Applied For.) 
Strong plants. $1.50 each. 
PINNOCHIO. Perfectly formed minia- 
ture buds and flowers in shades of salmon 
flushed with gold. Splendid for bouton- 
nieres, corsages and small bouquets. The 
plant grows about 2 feet high and is free 
flowering. (Pat. No. 484.) Strong plants, 
$1.25 each. 
PERSIAN YELLOW. Small, double, 
golden yellow flowers in late spring and 
early summer. A fine and very old variety 
piroduced in 1837. Strong plants, $1.25 
each. 
ROSENELFE. Clusters of small, very 
double flowers of silvery pink that are 
fine for cutting. Healthy foliage and 
AeaBly everblooming. Strong plants, $1.25 
each. 
SUSAN LOUISE. HT. Long, slender 
buds of soft pink. The open flowers are 
equally as attractive as the buds. Con- 
stantly in bloom. The strongest growing 
hybrid-tea rose that we know. May be 
used as shrubs to make hedges and bor- 
ders five and six feet high. One of our 
favorites of all the roses. Strong plants, 
ae each; $18.00 doz.; 50 or more at $1.25 
each. 
THE FAIRY. Vigorous, spreading and 
low growing. Foliage is immune to dis- 
ease. The masses of pink flowers add a 
Soa it note all season. Very fine. $1.25 
each. 
YORK AND LANCASTER. Belongs to 
the Damask group. Many historical 
writers mention this rose in connection 
with the War of Roses in the 15th Cen- 
tury. Legend says that the marriage of 
Henry III of Lancaster (whose followers 
wore red roses) to Princess Elizabeth of 
York (whose partisans wore white roses) 
was brought about by the discovery of 
this rose with both white and red in the 
same petals. The bush is a strong grow- 
ing shrub and the flowers are semi-double 
and very fragrant. This is a very scarce 
variety and is worthy of any rose collec- 
tion. Strong plants, $1.50 each. 
CL. DR. J. H. NICOLAS. HT. Fully 
double, deep rose-pink flowers, 5 to 6 
inches across. Vigorous plant and grows 
to 8 to 10 feet in height. Everblooming. 
A gardener in Oklahoma writes in Ameri- 
can Rose Society Quarterly that it is the 
only climber in his garden that flowers 
continuously. (Pat. No. 457.) $1.50 each. 
BULBS AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS 
In the South one may have flowers 
from bulbs and herbaceous plants every 
month in the year. That this class of 
plants has been generally overlooked by 
gardeners is, we believe, because so few 
people know about the many kinds avail- 
able. No other class of plants will give so 
much color and bloom with so little ef- 
fort. For best effects these plants should 
not be planted as isolated specimens or 
in long thin lines but preferably should 
be planted in groups and clumps in front 
of taller shrubs and evergreens. Here 
they add color to what might otherwise 
be a dull spot in the garden. 
Some of the kinds listed bloom only 
once each year. Some others bloom al- 
most continuously. Many of them are 
hardy anywhere in the United States. 
Some few require slight protection even 
11 
in the South. While many rare and un- 
usual kinds are offered here, they are all 
kinds that may be grown with reasonable 
eare. Some of them will grow with no 
care whatever. To have flowers the easy 
way, plant Bulbs and Herbaceous Plants. 
AGAPANTHUS. Blue Lily of the Nile. 
These beautiful flowers are from South 
Africa. Travelers in California and Mex- 
ico have marveled at their beauty; how- 
ever, some we saw here in Houston last 
summer surpassed any we have seen else- 
where. These were planted in a sunny 
place in ordinary soil. When left undis- 
turbed for a number of years, they form 
large clumps and the handsome blue 
flowers give a strikingly beautiful effect. 
Add bone meal to soil and give plenty of 
moisture. Excellent for pot culture. Spring 
delivery. 
