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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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Innisfallen Greenhouses, Springfield, Ohio. 21 raine ...Roses.
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Baltimore Belle. These are the only Climbing Roses that are perfectly hardy everywhere, and are. consequent- ly, of the greatest value. They can be readily traine<3 to a height of 10 or 20 feet, as they grow with very great vigor. They bloom the second year, and but once in a sea- son, but are then loaded with splen- did roses, and are among the most beautiful of flowering plants. Price, 10c, each; 2-year-ola plants, 25c. siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHimiiiiiiiiiiis = BALTIMORE = = BELLE... I i Pale blush, variegated car- = s mine, rose and white. Very = E double flowers, in beautiful S Z clusters, the whole plant ap- Z z pearing a perfect mass of bloom E z One of the very best of the type = -â IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIHIIIIIIIiltllllllT GREVILLE, OR SEVEN SISTERS.â Flowers in large clusters, varies in color from white to crimson. MRS. GUNNEL. â Soft rosy-blush. becoming almost white; large clus- ters,full and double. Much admired PRAIRIE QUEEN.âFlowers very large and of peculiar globular form Bright rosy-red. changing to light- er as the flowers open. PRIDE OF WASHINGTON.-Bright amaranth, shaded rose center; large clusters, very double. Fine. RUSSEL'S COTTAGE, âDark, velvety-crimson; very double and ftdl. A profusb bloomer and strong grower. Desirable. TENNESSEE BELLE.âFlowsrs bright, beautiful pink. Is more slender and graceful in growth than any of the varieties. ...nOSS ROSES... A class of Roses which are much admired. The beauty of the flower consists in the deUcate mossy covering which surrounds the bud, and which gives tb the opening flower an unique appearance. The The Moss Rose bud is the most exquisitely beauti- ful of all Roses. It is the Queen of Queens. Moss Roses are perfectly hardy, and grow in any soil as freely as ordinary Roses. COUNTESSE DE MURINAIS. - Flowers white, sometimes tinged with flesh color; large, double, cupped, buds heavily mossed. One of the best Moss Roses. Price, 2Gc each; 2-year.oid plants. 40c. HENRY MARTIN.âRich, glossy pink, tinged with crimson, large globular flowers; very full and sweet; finely mossed; one of the fijiest. Price, tSc each; 2-year-oId plants, 30c. PRINCESS ADELAIDE.â Fine, bright carmine^ large and vigorous; much esteemed. Price, t5c each; 2-year-oid plants, 30c. JOHN CRANSTON.âViolet-red; very fine, strong grower; very desirable. Price, 15c each; 2.year-old plants, SOc. MADAME ROCHLAMBERT.âFine, clear pink; ex- tra large, fragrant flowers, full and globular, nice- ly covered ^^-ith moss. Price, 15c each; 2-year-old plants, SOc. SIX BEAUTIFUL CREEPING ROSES Price, IOC each: the five kinds, 40c. Strong 2-yeaf-old plants, aoceach^ MEMORIAL ROSE, ROSA WiCHURIANA.-ThisRose is especially desirable for -olanting in cemeteries, as it is entirely hardy everywhere, and is a perfect sheet of bloom. All who want a beautiful Rose to place on a grave should plant this Rose. Six plants vnM completely cover a grave and be in bloom all the time. It does not grow upright, but spreads on the ground like Myrtle. NEW DOUBLE SWEET-SCENTED MEMORIAL ROSE, MRS. LOVETT.âIn every respect it is a true Wicku- riana.save the flowersâin habit of growth and foU- age, hardiness and abundance of bloom it is iden- tical ^^-ith its parent; but its Roses are very double, two to two-and-a-half inches in diameter, and are of the UveUest and most cheerful bright rosy-pink imaginable. Best of all. it is as fragrant as the American Beauty, although its fragrance is distinct from that of any other Rose. TRIUMPH.âThis variety is of free growth, with fine foliage, double white flowers produced in clus- ters: sweet-scented. ^ SOUTH ORANGE PERFECTION. â Dwarf traihng habit, double flowers, blush-pink at tips, changing to white. UNIVERSAL FAVORITE.âSoft pink flower, very fragrant. PINK ROAMER. âStrong grower, with single bright rich pink flowers and almost white center; orange red stamens. THE POLYANTHA, OR FAIRY ROSES .^^ yellow, with rich citron-red center ⢠very striking and hand- some, and entirely different from all others. GLOIRE DE POLYANTHA.âA beautiful Fairy Rose. Flowers large, perfectly double and dehciously sweet; color citron- rose, elegantly flushed pale carmine. JEANNE DRIVON.âA lovely Fairy Rose: perfect, fuU form, very double; pure white, faintly tinged crimson. MIGNONETTE.âA lovely Fairy Rose. FuU, regular flowers, perfectly double, dehciously perfumed; color clear pink, passing to white, tinged pale rose. PERLE D'OR.âCharming and very distinct. Color copper- gold changing to fawn and salmon; flat-rayed, very double and elegantly perfumed. PARQUERETTE.âFlowers are pure white, about one inch in diameter, flowering in clusters of from five to fifty blooms; very full, prettily formed. It has a peculiarly dehcious per- fume that is exquisite. ⢠⢠⢠⢠READ CLUBBING RATES, PAGE ONE. BEFORE ORDERING. ⢠# ⢠⢠THE POLYANTHAS are a lovely and distinct class of ever- blooming Roses, distinguished by their dwarf, bushv habit of growth, medium size and very double flowers, which are dehghtfully fragrant, and are borne in large clusters and masses, frequently seeming to cover the whole path a sheet of bloom. Price, 10c each; 2-year-old plants, 25c. BLANCHE REBATAL.âPlant vigorous, but compact in growth. It blooms constantly and profusely during the whole season. Color deep crimson, flushed with rose. CAROLINE MARNIESSE.âProbably the freest flowering Rose in cultivation, adapting itself to all positions and suc- ceeding under nearly all conditions; in flower continuously from May until November. The individual flowers are small but vei-y double and borne in pretty clusters; color white, turning to rose. ETOILE D'OR.âOne of the best and prettiest of all. The flowers are medium size, very fragrant, full round form, per- fectly double and borne in large clusters; color pale chrome-

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