Roses The Linn County Nurseries 
STRAWBERRIES for a sunny spot around evergreens or a border try a 
few strawberries and enjoy some fresh fruit too. For varieties and 
prices see under fruits. 
TRUMPET VINE. The old fashioned vine with long trumpet-shaped 1.00 
flowers. 
—Vinca minor. Trailing Myrtle. Everygreen ground cover per doz. 2.40 
dense to open shade. The small trailing vines have blue per 100 14.00 
flowers in April and May. Sold in clumps of 15 or more 
canes. 
WISTERIA JAPANESE. Floribunda Voilacea Plena. These are grafted 2.50 
from blooming vines and have 12-18 in. racemes of dark purple violet 
like flowers. 
ROSES 
CLIMBING ROSES 
(All need some winter protection in Central Iowa) 
BLAZE, $1.25. A hardy, vigorous scarlet crimson climber similar to Paul’s 
Scarlet. 
CLIMBING AMERICAN BEAUTY. $1.00. Large bright carmine flowers with 
fine form and rich fragrance. 
CRIMSON RAMBLER. $1.25. Bright red, large clusters. Very popular climber. 
DR. J. H. NICOLAS, $2.00 each; 3 for $1.75 each. (Pat). Large deep rose-pink 
flowered medium height climber, repeating through summer and fall. 
GOLDEN PYRAMID. $1.75 each; 3 for $1.55 each. Brownell sub-zero. Hardy 
climber. Cadmium yellow. Very vigorous. 
MARY WALLACE. $1.00. Midseason. Vigorous plants are covered with large 
cup-shaped flowers of glowing rose-pink. Very hardy. 
NEW DAWN, $1.25. A vigorous, healthy, everblooming apple-blossom pink. 
A really continuous bloomer and very satisfactory. 
PAUL’S SCARLET. $1.00. The most popular bright red climber. Flowers large 
semi-double in clusters. 
PRIMROSE. $1.25. Canary yellow double flowers of medium size. 
WHITE DAWN: $1.50. Pure white, completely double Gardenia like flowers. 
Blooms first year and throughout the summer if well cared for. 
ROSE SPECIES AND HARDY ROSES 
(Varieties which need no winter protection in Central Iowa.) 
BLANDA. “5c. A shrub 4-5 ft. Clusters of large single soft pink flowers in 
June and loads of bright red tips in fall. 
GROOTENDORST $1.25. Hybrid of Rugosa x Baby Rambler: semi-double 
small fringed bright red roses in clusters produced continuously. Perfectly 
hardy, good hedge variety. Each flower resembles a carnation. 
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