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Top Quality No. 1. Two- Year-Old Dormant Plants 
Popular Varieties that Have 
Withstood the Test of Time 
Ami Quinard. Prized for the deep vel- 
vety luster of the buds and the crimson- 
maroon tones in the open flower; fragrant. 
Condesa de Sastago. Rich yellow buds 
unfold into copper-colored blooms, with 
the yellow on the reverse, making a con- 
spicuous and startling effect as the flowers 
reach different stages. Blooms are fully 
double, with alluring raspberry fragrance. 
Contrast. A unique bicolor rose, full 
petaled and with a delicate entrancing 
fragrance. The upper face of the petals is 
a charming orange-rose in contrast to the 
milky white reverse. A vigorous grower 
and profuse bloomer with lovely blooms 
from June until frost. 
Countess Vandal. See page 65. Long- 
pointed bud and a high-centered, fra- 
grant flower of coppery pink suffused 
with soft yellow. 
Edith Nellie Perkins. The outside 
of the petals is cream and blush shaded, 
with orange at the base; the inner face 
is salmon-pink with golden orange at 
the base. 
Etoile de Hollande. See page 65. A 
magnificent rich scarlet-crimson with a 
lovely velvet finish and a fragrance of 
special appeal. The plants branch freely 
and produce an abundance of flowers 
which are most lovely in every way. 
Golden Rapture. A splendid yellow rose 
of upright growth. The pure yellow buds 
are of ideal form. Beautiful large, double 
flowers which last without fading. A 
splendid variety for cutting and for bed- 
ding. Highly perfumed. 
Grenoble. One of the better reds. Bril- 
liant, large scarlet blooms on long stems. 
Very vigorous grower, profuse and hardy. 
Mrs. Erskine Pembroke Thorn. Long- 
pointed buds open to large, double flowers 
of clear deep canary-yellow. Fragrant. 
Long stems for cutting. Very hardy. 
Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont. In the bud 
stage is reddish gold and when fully open 
the fine, cup-shaped flower is deep golden 
yellow. The plant is strong and compact 
and blooms continuously. 
Poinsettia. The name which so aptly de- 
scribes this beautiful rose was suggested 
by the late Dr. J. Horace McFarland. It 
has semi-double flowers of a bright rich 
scarlet color produced profusely during 
the whole season on vigorous plants of 
fairly tall growth. 
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Grenoble 
Joanna Hill. The buds are long and pointed. They open into large, 
semi-double flowers. The color is clear yellow, with orange-yellow 
at the heart. 
Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria. For over 50 years this has been the 
favorite pure white. Form perfect, fragrance delightful; hardy. 
McGredy's Ivory. See page 65. Appealing large flowers of beautiful 
double form and with moderate fragrance. The color is delicate 
cream-white merging into yellow at the base. Vigorous, disease 
resistant, and a prolific bloomer. 
McGredy's Scarlet. The fragrant, full, double flowers are of good 
size. They are brilliant scarlet with orange-yellow at base of petals, 
the upper portions being lightly touched with crimson. 
Mme. Jules Bouche. Long-pointed, pure white buds, opening to 
full-centered, white blooms with a trace of primrose in the center. 
Sturdy, free blooming and delightfully fragrant. 
Any of above, $1.50 each; $4.15 for 3; $15 per doz. 
President Herbert Hoover. Strong, vig- 
orous growth. Flowers large and full. A 
combination of cerise-pink, flame, scarlet 
and yellow, in beautiful contrast which 
brings out the strong individuality of this 
charming rose. 
President Macia. A captivating long 
pink bud marked with heavy veins of 
darker pink, on a perfect stem for cutting. 
When open the face of the petals is pale 
flesh, warmed with a yellow flush toward 
the base, the reverse the rich pink of the 
buds. Fruity scent. 
Radiance. See page 65. A brilliant rosy 
carmine, displaying beautiful, rich and 
opaline pink tints in the open flower. Large 
and full, with cupped petals. The stems 
are long, with flowers borne erect. A very 
strong grower and free bloomer. 
Red Radiance. A cerise-red sport of the 
well-known and popular Radiance. It in- 
herits all the fine qualities of the latter — 
vigorous growth, erect branching habit, 
and healthy dark green foliage. The stems 
are long and rigid. Delightfully fragrant. 
Sister Therese. See page 65. Named in 
honor of Sister Therese, the famed French 
Saint of Lisieux who is popularly known as 
"The Little Flower." Splendid large gold- 
yellow buds opening to cadmium-yellow 
with edges toned carmine. 
Talisman. A strikingly beautiful rose. 
In the bud it is particularly attractive. 
The color is a combination af gold-yellow, 
apricot and deep pink or old-rose. Very 
free blooming. Popular for corsages. 
The Doctor. Awarded the Na- 
tional Rose Society Gold Medal. A 
clear rose-pink of enormous size, 
with stiff large petals. The plants 
are moderately vigorous and very 
free-flowering, and the flowers have 
a delightful verbena-like fragrance. 
The Doctor 
