City of Boston Rose-Garden in Franklin Park 



NOVELTIES IN HYBRID TEA ROSES FOR 1929 



We are delighted to offer, this season, a group of the very newest Roses which have been selected from a vast number espe- 

 cially for this hst. Each of these Roses has notable quahties of growth and beauty of flower, and, what is more, each one is 

 entirely distinct from any other new or old variety. 



Dame Edith Helen. (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1926.) True, pure 

 pink, fragrant flowers of great size and perfect imbricated 

 form. The plant is very free-flowering and grows exceptionally 

 well. $1.50 each. 



Lady Margaret Stewart. (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1926.) Firm, 

 pointed buds of deep rich yellow veined with orange and scar- 

 let, opening to large, very double, well-formed flowers of deep 

 buttercup-yellow. The fohage is hardy, shiny, and very per- 

 manent. $2.00 each. 



Margaret McGredy. (S. McGredy & Son, 1923.) A large, cup- 

 hke flower of brick or copper-red, which blazes hke red-hot 

 metal in the sunlight. It has more petals and greater substance 

 than any of the newer Roses of similar color, and the plant is 

 much more vigorous and has better foliage. The blooms are 

 excellent materialfor cutting, being borne on long, straight stems 

 and retaining for days their beauty of form. $2.50 each. 



Mrs. A. R. Barraclough. (S. McGredy & Son, 1926.) Particu- 

 larly fine, long, silky buds of distinct soft pink, Ulumined with 

 yellow at the base. The open flowers are very large, preserving 

 a tight pointed centre even in the warmest weather. The 

 plant has healthy foliage and grows vigorously, blooming with- 

 out stop through the whole season. Everyone who has seen 

 it is enthusiastic in its praise. $2.50 each. 



Talisman, (Montgomery Co., 1928.) The most vividly colored 

 Rose ever introduced. Like a choice, rare cameo, this new 

 seedhng stands out in rich and distinctive relief against any 

 background. Awarded gold medals in 1928 at Louisville, 

 New York, and Philadelphia. It is exceptionally easy to grow, 

 producing a vigorous plant-growth, with fine fohage and 

 abundance of bloom. The sweetly fragrant flowers are large- 

 petaled and strikingly colored glowing coppery pink, suffused 

 and overlaid with pure gold. $2.50 each. 



FARQUHAR'S SELECT HYBRID TEA ROSES 



$1.00 each; $Q.OO for 10; $80.00 per 100, except where otherwise priced. Strong two-year, field-grown plants 



Angele Fernet. (Pernet-Ducher, 1924.) Graceful, cup-shaped 

 flowers of vivid orange and terra-cotta. One of the most re- 

 markably colored Roses of recent years, which looks excep- 

 tionally well^when massed close together in considerable quan- 

 tities. 



Betty. (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1905.) A fine, vigorous bedding 

 plant with broad, smooth foliage, producing long, pointed, cop- 

 pery buds of exquisite shape and finish. The open flowers are 

 loosely formed, of soft pinkish buff color. 



Charles K. Douglas. (Hugh Dickson, 1919.) Sparkhng red 

 blooms of large size and informal shape, freely produced in 

 early summer and autumn on a vigorous, branching plant. 



Chateau de Clos Vougeot. (Pernet-Ducher, 1908.) Very 

 double, fragrant blooms of dark, blackish crimson and scarlet. 

 Unique in color, and a fairly strong plant, which should be 

 massed rather close together in the foreground, because of its 

 low stature. 



Cheerful. (S. McGredy & Son, 1915.) A charming sort produc- 

 ing big, cup-hke blooms of glowing salmon-pink, paUng as they 

 age to pure, soft rose. 



Columbia. (E. G. Hill Co., 1917.) A popular Rose of great sub- 

 stance and lasting quality when cut. Pale pink on opening, 

 deepening almost to salmon as the flowers age. The flowers 

 are exceptionally fine in autumn. 



Constance. (Pernet-Ducher, 1915.) Deep yellow buds, streaked 

 with crimson, opening to pure yellow blooms of exquisite 

 shape. One of the most beautiful of the true yellow Roses, and 

 worth special cultivation. 



Duchess of Wellington. (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1909.) No- 

 table for its enormous, spindle-like buds of soft, golden yellow, 

 veined and suffused with copper and red. Open flowers are 

 very large and semi-double. The plant is quite vigorous and 

 blooms with unusual freedom for a Rose of this color. 



Ecarlate. (Boytard, 1907.) This is one of the large, bushy 

 half-shrubs which belong in a border or in the background of 

 the Rose-garden. The semi-double, informal, bright scarlet 

 blooms are produced unceasingly all summer and autumn until 

 stopped by freezing weather. 



Edel. (S. McGredy & Son, 1919.) A massive, very double bloom, 

 pure snow-white. One of the best modern varieties in this 

 rare and diiBcult color. The flowers are usually best when the 

 weather is not too hot, opening into marvelous massive flowers 

 of noble proportions. 



Eldorado. (Howard & Smith, 1922.) A pure yellow Rose with 

 more petals and better form than most of its color. It is 

 doubtful if any of the more recent yeUow Roses are better in 

 color. 



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