STAR GUIDE TO GOOD ROSES 



Everblooming Star Roses, continued 



• CHARLES K. DOUGLAS. H.T. Scarlet- 

 crimson. One of the best red Roses and especially 

 fine for bedding. Its buds are long-pointed and 

 well formed. The fairly large, semi-double flowers 

 are striking scarlet with a crimson suffusion that 

 turns lighter as the flower ages, but is never un- 

 pleasant, and they close up in the evening in a 

 graceful fashion. Slightly fragrant. Its abundant 

 foliage is healthy and will resist disease, even 

 when those around it are infected. The growth is 

 strong and branching, which makes it splendid 

 as a bedding Rose. When six or more are planted 

 together, they keep up a continuous brilliant 

 show. You can depend on blooms from early 

 June until hard frost. It deserves its growing 

 popularity. $1 each. 



• CHARLES P. KILHAM. Pernet. New. Coral- 

 red and orange. See description on page 26; 

 color plate, page 27. 



• COLUMBIA. H.T. Rose-pink. One of the 

 best garden varieties ever produced in th 

 country. The large buds open slowly to wi 

 flowers, somewhat flat, but full to the center. 

 Deep rose-pink, tinged with yellow at the base 

 of the petals. As the flower ages, the tints get 

 darker, and in cool weather it will be almost 

 cerise. When the spring is cool, the first buds 

 are not always perfect. Delightfully fragrant. 

 Its long, very strong stems and fine lasting 

 quality make it ideal for cutting, especially in 

 the autumn. The foliage is healthy and the 

 plant almost thornless. $1 each. 



• CUBA. Pernet. Cardinal-red. Large, bril- 

 liant, semi-double flowers of the color of the 

 Cuban flag, Come in quick succession, have 

 a spicy fragrance, but do not last very long 

 in hot sun. The bush is sturdy and compact 

 and foliage quite good. One of the earliest 

 to bloom in spring. $1.25 each. 



•DAME EDITH HELEN. H.T. Paul-Neyron- 



pink. See illustration. An exhibition and cut- 

 flower Rose. The large, ovoid bud, with recurlcd 

 petals, gradually opens into a full, big Rose of a 

 solid PauI-Neyron-pink, long lasting and very 

 sweetly scented with the true old-Rose perfume. 

 It should be planted where the flowers can be 

 cut and brought in, and the plant not seen, as it 

 lacks the activity of bloom and solidity of foliage 

 that are necessary in garden Roses — but the 

 blooms it gives amply repay for the lesser quan- 

 tity. The raiser said, "The bloom is so big and 

 perfect that you cannot expect many." The 

 blooms are very long lasting when cut. You can 

 take prizes with this Rose at your local Rose 

 Show. $1 each. 



Order No. 1451 February 13, 1930 



It may be pleasing to you to know that I have bought 

 Rose bushes most everywhere, but none could compare with 

 yours. They seem to stand in a class of their own. — H. S. R. 

 Overbrook, Phila.. Pa. 



•DIANE DE BROGLEE. H.T. New. Geranium- 

 pink. See description on page 29. 



•DIRECTOR RUBIO. H.T. New. Clear cochin- 

 cal-pink. The effective color and immense blooms 

 made this a noted variety in our Rose fields. 

 See description on page 1; shown in natural 

 color on front cover. 



•DORIS DICKSON. Pernet. Cherry-red. Very 

 long-pointed bud; bloom semi-double, very large, 

 of cup-form, but gradually flattening. The color 

 is magic, graduating from a cherry-red margin to 

 cream at the base. Sweetly scented. $1.50 each. 



Dame Edith Helen. True old-Rose perfume 



•DUCHESS OF WELLINGTON. H.T. Orange- 

 yellow. See color illustration on page 12. An ideal 

 bedding Rose of the hardier type, free-blooming, 

 "easy to grow." A Rose-beginner makes no 

 mistake in selecting this old standby. The uni- 

 versal yellow Rose — it will prosper where other 

 yellow varieties fail. Its lovely buds are very long 

 and pointed, with brushings of carmine-red on 

 the petals. The buds unfold slowly, changing 

 from deep orange-yellow to reddish gold, then 

 lemon. Half open, it is glowing yellow tinted 

 with apricot. The open blooms are large but not 

 very full, the inner petals small and crumpled in 

 an informal, artistic fashion. Its Tea fragrance is 

 quite pronounced. The bush is hardy, the wood 

 ripening well to stand winter. It is robust, 

 spreading wide, thus making an excellent bedder. 

 Foliage is good and plentiful. It may be damaged 

 by excessive rains, but when this happens another 

 crop of buds follows in quick order. $1 each. 



PR If CQ (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED), *2-YEAR, FIELD-GROWN, STAR SIZE ROSES, $1 EACH; 90c. each 

 1 »**v«1jvJ when any 12 or more are ordered; 80c. each for 25 or more $1 kinds. See order sheet for low delivery cost 



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