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Title: The Geo. H. Mellen Co. : 1900
Identifier: CAT31284793 (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Geo. H. Mellen Co; Innisfallen Greenhouses; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Ohio Springfield Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs
Publisher: Springfield, Ohio : Geo. H. Mellen Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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8 Tlio Geo. H. Mellen Co., Florists and Seedsmen. FOUR SUPERB NEW
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....Hardy.... Climbing Roses. THESE beautiful new hardy ever- blooming climbing Roses are unexcelled. There is nothing like them, after they become estab- lished, in their strong, luxuriant growth, freedom of bloom and bright colors. The Yellow Rambler has also the distinction of being the only per- fectly hardy Yellow Climbing Rose yet introduced. CRIMSON RAMBLER. The plant is of very vigorous growth, making shoots of from eight to ten feet during the season, ren- dering it a charming pillar Rose. It is also magnificent m bush form, and for covering buildings, trellises, etc., it cannot be excelled. One of the striking charcteristics of this Rose is its remarkable color, which is of the brightest crimson, which remains undimmed to the end. The flowers are produced in great pyra- midal panicles or trusses, each carry- ing from thirty to forty blooms, the individual flowers measuring from one to one and one half inches in di- ameter and remaining perfect on the plant for upwards of two weeks with their freshness of color unim- Eaired. It is exceedingly hardy, aving successfully withstood the test in exposed situations of very severe "Winters, It is hardy in every latitude yet tried as far north as the lakes. Price, 15 cents each; large two- year-old plants, 30 cents. The Crimson Rambi^r. NEW WHITE RAMBLER. i77)alia.)âThis charming new Rose of lambler variety is a wonder. It cUmbs rapidly, is entirely hardy, produces im- mense clusters of pure white Roses, per- fectly double, of deUghtful fragrance and of an immaculate white. It is without question the best white climbing Rose ex- tant. Price, 10 cents each; two-year-old plants, 25 cents. THE PINK RAflBLER. (Euphrosyne.)âThis fine, hardy, chmb- ing Rose is very vigorous, and easily reach- es a height of twenty-five to thirty feet: the flowers are borne in clusters, as many as sixty being frequently found in a single cluster; they are deep pink, quite full and exceedingly fragrant. We consider it one of the very best hardy climbing Roses, and it may well be called "Pink Rambler." Price, 10 cents each; two-year-old plants, 2& cents. THE YELLOW RAMBLER. (Aglaia.) â A double yellow hardy climbing Rose, a thing which has been sought after the world over. It is perfectly double, very fragrant, entirely hardy, hav- ing withstood, Tuiprotected, a prolonged temperature of from zero to two degrees below. It is related to the Crimson Ramb- ler, and hke it, blooms in large trusses, of- ten bearing from 120 to 150 flowers in a cluster. The flowers last three to four weeks without fading. It is a very vigorous groM'er, making shoots 8 to 10 feet in one season when well established, so that it pos- sesses all the requisites for unbounded popularity. Price, 10 cents each, two-year-old plants, 30 cents. SPECIAL OFFERâThe Four Superb New Hardy Climbing Roses for 45c. Same in large, two- year-old plants, $1.00. May be included in Club , ,â â 11â^

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