City of Boston Rose-Garden in Frankhn Park 



NOVELTIES IN HYBRID TEA ROSES FOR 1930 . 



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

 cially for this list. Each of these Roses has notable quahties of gro^i;h 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. SI. 50 each. 



Lady Florence Stronge. (S. McGredy & Son, 1925.) A new 

 Rose of imique coloring — flesh-pink, shaded old-gold and 

 heavily veined with rose. Delightfully fragrant. SI. 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, weU-formed flowers of deep 

 buttercup-j^ellow. .§1.50 each. 



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

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

 metal in the sunlight. .SI. 50 each. 



Miss Rowena Thorn. (Howard & Smith, 1927.) A new Rose 

 of remarkably vigorous habit. Large, double blooms of bright 

 rose-pink 'nath a golden suffusion; fragrant. S2.00 each. 



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

 larly fine, long, sflky buds of distinct soft pink, illumined with 

 yeUow at the base. The open flowers are very large. SI. 50 each. 



Mrs. Erskine Pembroke Thorn. (Howard & Smith, 1926.) 

 One of the finest yellow Roses for general garden cultivation, 

 being of vigorous, free-blooming habit. The pointed buds open 

 to shapely, fuUy double, sweet-scented flowers of soft lemon- 

 yellow. $1.50 each. 



Sir David Davis. (S. McGredy & Son, 1926.) One of the best 

 of the new red Roses. The bush is tall and robust, with hand- 

 some foliage, and bears abundantly, medium-sized blooms of 

 dazzling scarlet-crimson. $1.50 each. 



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

 Rose ever introduced. It is exceptionally easy to grow, pro- 

 ducing a vigorous plant-gro-wi:h, with fine foliage and abun- 

 dance of bloom. The sweetly fragrant flowers are large- 

 petaled and strikingly colored glowing coppery pink, suffused 

 and overlaid with pure gold. $2.00 each. 



Wilhelm Kordes. (W. Kordes Sons, 1922.) A new Rose of 

 distinct and exquisite color — vivid sahnon-pink, shaded and 

 splashed with orange and gold. The blooms are gloriously 

 formed and dehghtfuUy fragrant. $1.50 each. 



FARQUHAR'S SELECT HYBRID TEA ROSES 



Strong, two-year, field-grown plants, $1.00 each, $9.00 for 10, $75.00 per 100, except where otherwise priced. After May 1, all Hybrid Tea 

 Roses will be supplied from pot-grown plants at the following prices: $1.25 each; $11.00 for 10; $90.00 per 100, except where otherwise priced 



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

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

 deepening almost to salmon as the flowers age. The flowers 

 are exceptionaUy fine in autmim. 



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

 with crimson, opening to piu-e yellow blooms of exquisite 

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

 worth special cultivation. 



Duchess of Atholl. (Dobbie & Co., 1928.) This splendid new 

 Rose is vigorous in habit, bearing freely, large blooms of bright 

 peach-red — a delightfully imique coloring. SI. 50 each. 



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

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

 veined and suffused vnih. copper and red. Open flowers are 

 very large and semi-double. 



Eldorado. (Howard & Smith, 1922.) A piu-e 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. 



Everest. (Walter Easlea, 1927.) A new, tall-growing Rose of 

 strong, upright habit. The flowers are remarkable for their 

 size, fragrance, and beautiful ivory-white color. $1.50 each. 



Angele Pernet. (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 weU when massed. 



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. 



Betty Uprichard. (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1922.) Exquisite 

 buds open to medium-sized, fragrant flowers of golden salmon- 

 pink, suffused copper on outside of petals. 



Briarcliff. (Briarchff Greenhouses, 1925.) Of recent introduc- 

 tion, this sport from the popular Coliunbia has beautiful, 

 intensely fragrant flowers of a rich, even tone of pink. 



Charles P. Kilham. (G. Beckwith & Son, 1926.) A new Rose 

 of great merit for garden purposes. The pointed buds open to 

 deep, full-formed, fragrant blooms of bright orange-pink with 

 fiery centres. S2.00 each. 



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

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

 Unique in color. 



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