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From the McGregor Bros. catalog of Floral Gems for 1896 the “inconstant beauty” rose. (via Smithsonian Institution Libraries : Front Cover SIL08-09873-a)
From Dingee & Conard Co. Our New Guide to Rose Culture (1898) “the only white every-blooming climbing rose” — as white as snow…or polar bears? (via Smithsonian Institution Libraries : Back Cover SIL08-09514-b)
A belated flag day flag with some rose month roses (June is national rose month). From the patriotic folks at the Iowa Seed Co. in Des Moines “Seedsmen to the American People” (via Smithsonian Institution Libraries : Front Cover SIL08-32167-a)
