THE “SUPER-STAR” DOZEN** 
EW Roses do not come haphazardly, but are the result of years of patient work by 
hybridizers who have made Roses a Itfelong study and who are steadily building 
up better and healthier stocks that will give the amateur grower the opportunity 
to produce as fine Roses as the old-time professional gardener. 
Every lover of Roses should reserve a place in his garden to try out some of the 
Novelties that appeal to his taste, for in this way one can learn of the better varieties 
that are being offered each year and discover the kinds that are most adaptable to one’s 
own soil and location. 
The Super-Star Dozen had rigorous tests in our Trial-Garden before we offered them, 
and we can recommend them all. 
One must venture in the field of Novelties to fully appreciate the joy of anticipation 
that comes to those who try something new. Some Novelties should be n your Rose 

garden each year to add zest and spice to your Rose-feast. 
* DIRECTOR RUBIO. H.T. Cochineal-pink. 
Director Rubidéd, in charge of Barcelona (Spain) 
public parks and Royal Gardens, is a critical judge 
of Roses, and to have permitted his name to be 
given a Rose is in itself a guarantee of quality. 
Twin of the now popular Mari Dot, grandchild of 
Frau Karl Druschkit and Mme. Edouard Flerriot 
with J. C. N. Forestier as a father, Director Rubidé 
is a blue-blooded grandee! Of medium height and 
compact form, it makes an ideal bedder. It out- 
shines every other brilliant pink Rose in our Rose- 
fields. The bud, borne on erect pedicel, is cerise- 
scarlet, opening to a very large and fairly double 
bloom, sweetly scented, of a solid cochineal-pink, 
holding its color Jong, rain or shine; then it pales 
some and dies gracefully. The petals are uneven 
in shape, some notched. The span from the first 
color of the bud to the drop of the petals is un- 
usually Jong. We have had Director Rubié under 
observation for six years and we highly recommend 
it as the most vivid, vet refined, bedding or cut- 
flower variety. Incolor and form it ts distinctively 
different from any other Rose. $2.50 each. 





























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Margaret McGredy. An ideal Rose 



* GOLDEN GLEAM. Pernet. Buttercup-. 
yellow. Exquisite, long-shaped bud of buttercup- 
yellow, heavily marked with carmine-scarlet. 
The half-open blooms are simply enchanting in 
both form and color. Open flower clear yellow, 
without shading, comes on strong stems. A beau- 
tiful bedding Rose. We recommend it as an almost 
sure winner to anyone who exhibits Roses at his 
local Rose show. Awarded the Gold Medal of the 
King, at Barcelona, Spain, 1929. $2 each. 
* JOYOUS CAVALIER. H.T. Crimson-scarlet. 
See illustration in color on page 16. In the British 
Museum is a famous painting representing a 
cavalier enjoying good cheer in a country inn. 
This painting was the inspiration for the name of 
this cheeriest Rose, spreading the joy of Irving 
to all coming in contact with it. The plant ts 
vigorous and bushy, rather tall-growing, almost 
shrub-like, somewhat in the order of Gruss an 
Teplitz. Its blooms, generally solitary, standing 
erect on long stems for cutting, are semi-double, 
of a jolly red that does not blue. Delicately 
fragrant. The continuous bloom on the plants in 
our fields proves this an ideal variety for group 
planting where a bright color is desired throughout 
the season. $1.50 each. 
*LI BURES. Pernet. Multicolored. See 
illustration in color on page 16. We might call 
this Rose kaletdoscopic because of its variety 
' of tints, transmitted in a mingled fashion by 
Its progenitors, Chateau de Clos Vougeot and 
Souv. de Claudius Pernet. The bud first shows 
/ maroon, gradually lightened with orange and 
yellow as the flower expands. As a moving 
panorama, these tints blend mto new ones 
until toward the end when the outer petals 
assume a velvety purple-crimson while the 
center becomes old-rose suffused with yellow. 
Distinctly fragrant. $1.50 each. 
%* MARGARET McGREDY. Pernet. 
Crange-scarlet. See illustration. A pro- 
lific producer of perfect blooms, regularly 
imbricated. The plant is also notable for 
its upright habit and beautiful and lasting 
foliage. The flower is brilliant scarlet overlaid 
with orange-vermilion, and a golden half moon at 
the base of the petals makes a striking contrast; 
as the flower ages, the various pigments mix Into a 
uniform old-rose-pink. A high-class bedding Rose deserv- 
ing a bed of its own in every garden. 
origin and has won its place among the leading Roses 
by sheer merit. We give it our heartiest recommenda- 
tion. $1.25 each. 
It is of recent 
