“When I see and touch some lovely thing that my grandparents owned or grew 
in their gardens ... that they were fond of, took care of and lived with, then I 
feel as if they and we who are here now, are not separated by the accident of our 
different eras of existence, but are near and, in a sense, contemporary in our 
common love of beauty and of life.” —Mrs. JoHN G1BBs 
R. ANDERSONII. 8-10 feet. 
Bears abundantly in large clusters of two inch, warm deep-pink flowers, 
with bright yellow stamens. A fine healthy plant. Blooms in Spring only, 
but so do a hundred other flowering shrubs—not nearly so beautiful, or 
amenable, or obtainable for 175 
R. DAMASCENA. (Damask Rose. 5-6 feet. 
Brought to France by the crusaders and then to England about 1573. 
Important in the history of rosedom and still a lovely addition to any 
garden. Its 4 inch, semidouble, deep-rose flowers, with that distinct 
damask fragrance, are borne in great spring profusion, sometimes repeat- 
ing. 
From San Marino, Calif.—Damascena is dear to my heart. I'd like a hedge 
of it reaching off into infinity—it would be fun to walk along it until you got 
there.” 
It is said the Damask Rose grows on Omar Khayyam’s grave at Nash- 
ipier. Lvs 
R. HIGHDOWNENSIS. 8-10 feet. 
From Hilling Nurseries, England—"Lovers of R. Moyesii will approve of this 
elegant seedling with ornamental thorns and foliage. The single, bright-crimson, 
Moyesii-like flowers, and large, bottle-shaped scarlet fruits are borne in big bunches. 
A very good shrub up to 10 feet.” Ls 
R. MULTIFLORA CATHAYENSIS. From China 1907. 15 - 20 feet. 
Similar to the white R. Multiflora, except the ¥% inch flowers are pink and 
bloom in great corymbs, spring only. First noted by the catalog-writer in 
Roy Shepherds garden of many varieties in Medina, Ohio, and recorded 
for propagation. Would make a wonderful soft-pink hedge, or could be 
blended with the white, for a lovely effect. 1.75 
R. MOYESII. Western China. Shrub. 6-8 feet. (Moy-ee’-zee-eye). 
Rated first in the shrub rose class by the National Rose Society of England 
... different and intriguing among all our specie roses. Its long, graceful 
canes are studded in spring only, with 2-3 inch single flowers of a most 
unusual shade—"a velvety, reddish terracotta’ or you put the color into 
words. . 
“I include R. Moyesii in my favorite six old roses, because the blooms are of 
such a living vibrancy, even the old masters could not indicate their beauty. Color 
plates of this rose are mere travesties, and I hope I shall never see another one.” 
Thanks, Lois Spencer... you might condemn also a lot of tired, old litho 
plates whose “living vibrancy’’ has departed long since. (Hail Francis 
Meilland, and his beautifully alive color illustrations, printed in Paris. 
Did somebody say ¢his country is first in everything?) Will gentle reader 
please forgive the diversion. 
Let's. see ... where were we? Oh yes, the price is 2.00 
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