. Spring catalogue : 1899. Nurseries (Horticulture) Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. r ROSES. 63 THE HARDY MEflORIAL ROSE. - Numberless -Hardy. (Rosa Wichuraiana.) Creeps on the Ground Like Ivy—Dark Green Leaves Satiny=White Flowers, with Golden-Yellow Discs- as Grass, and Will Grow in Sun and Shade. It is difficult to conceive anything more appropriate, beautiful and enduring for covering graves and plots in cemeteries than the Hardy Hemorial Rose. It forms a dense mat of very dark
. Spring catalogue : 1899. Nurseries (Horticulture) Missouri Saint Louis Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. r ROSES. 63 THE HARDY MEflORIAL ROSE. - Numberless -Hardy. (Rosa Wichuraiana.) Creeps on the Ground Like Ivy—Dark Green Leaves Satiny=White Flowers, with Golden-Yellow Discs- as Grass, and Will Grow in Sun and Shade. It is difficult to conceive anything more appropriate, beautiful and enduring for covering graves and plots in cemeteries than the Hardy Hemorial Rose. It forms a dense mat of very dark green, lustrous foliage, and flowers in lavish profusion from the first week m July throughout the month, and sparingly for the rest of the season They are single, pure white, with a golden-yellow disc five to six inches in circumference, and have the strong fragrance of the Banksia Roses. But its use is not confined to cemeteries. Planted m the garden, either as a creeping plant or trained upright to a stake, it makes the prettiest sight imaginable. It has been largely used throughout the famous park system of Boston for covering rocky slopes, embankments and such places as it was desirable to cover quickly with verdure. It quickly adapts itself to all conditions of growth, whether barren soil, rocky ledge or fertile garden, and no more fitting place can be found for it than running through the grass (see cut). Price, strong plants, each, 20c; 6 for $; 12 for $ TRUE ENGLISH SWEET BRIER. Grown for the delightful fragrance of its leaves. It makes a splendid hedge and is very effective when planted either in groups or as a single specimen on the "lawn. Strong plants, each, 25c; $ per dozen. Extra large size, each, 40c; $4 00 per dozen. HARDY PERSIAN YELLOW ROSE. The old-fashioned hardy yellow rose. A pure deep yellow. It is perfectly hardy, blooms profusely, requires no protection. Strong plants, each, 25c; $ per dozen; extra large plants, each, 35c; $
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