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Show Hardy Climbing Koses. In the prairie rosi we have a class of hardy native climbing roses often found growing wild in Michigan and the western west-ern states, which we may plant with confidenca Two of the more commonly known roses of this class, which are favorites fa-vorites everywhere on account of their hardiness, free blooming, and the fact of their flowers appearing just after the other varieties are nearly over, are Queen of the Prairie and Baltimore Belle, varieties vari-eties raised in the year 1843 by a rose grower named Feast, in Baltimore, from seeds of the wild prairie rose crossed with some European variety. These two, the former red and the latter white, when grown near each other on the same porch or with intertwining branches, hfiifrhtpn phcTi other's hpnnrv hv con trast. Both are of rapid growth and may be employed to advantage for covering cov-ering any unsightly objects as walls, old trees, old buildings, eta Among the most desirable roses of the prairie class we have Annie Maria, vigorous, pal pink, very few thorns,; Baltimore Belle, pale bluish, changing to white; Gem of the Prairie, free, believed to be from Queen of the Prairies crossed with Mma. Laffay, rosy red, occasionally blotched with white, large, flat flowers, slightly fragrant; Queen of the Prairies, vigorous, vigor-ous, rosy red, frequently with a white stripe, medium or large size, double, fo-liige fo-liige large, five leaflets, quite serrated; Triumphant, vigorous, rosy pink, medium me-dium size, double or full, distinct, seven leaflets jirecommon. Cleveland Laadex |