







* LADY MARGARET STEWART. Pernet. 
Burnt-orange. See illustration. An exhibition 
Rose, winning blue ribbons everywhere, and as 
such is notable for the quality of the individual 
blooms, rather than for the quantity. The bud is 
large and pointed, burnt-orange with crimson 
splashes when the sepals divide; the bloom, 
solitary on a strong, erect stem, is very large and“. 
extremely full, with a center of glimmering gold / 
and a fruity fragrance. $1.25 each. 
*MARI DOT. Pernet. Apricot. From 
sunny Spain. Unique in color. The pointed 
bud is deep apricot, darkened with orange. “= 
It opens slowly to a double, regularly im- . 
bricated bloom of a uniform apricot without “ 
shading, showing golden stamens on maroon 
filaments mm the center. The perfume is delightful, 
with a sweetness all its own. As the flower ages it 
gradually assumes a brilliant old-rose tint which 
remains pleasing, in artistic contrast with the 
younger blooms. Mari Dot is charming from the 
opening bud to the falling flower. The plant has a 
spreading habit, and, like Duchess of Wellington, 
makes an ideal bedder; when planted in close 
mass, the ground is entirely covered. The foliage 
is handsome, with a lustrous varnish, but it re- 
quires care to prevent it dropping in summer. In 
Philadelphia, June 12, 1929, the Pennsylvania 
Horticultural Society awarded the Robert C. 
Wright Rose Medal to Mari Dot as the best 
bloom exhibited. $1.50 each. 
* MISS ROWENA THOM. H.T. Rose-pink. 
This Rose promises to equal those of the Radiance 
type. Its ovoid buds open to very large, perfect, 
double flowers of much substance. The color is 
brilliant, dark rose-pink, with a golden glow at the 
base. It is exceptionally vigorous and is the closest 
rival to our old friend Radiance that we have 
seen. $1.50 each. 
* MRS. G. A. VAN ROSSEM. Pernet. Orange. 
See in color on back cover. A truly spectacular 
Rose, with petals of great substance and dura- 
bility. It shows best in the half-open bud stage 
when it is of the deepest red-orange, almost brown- 
ish, with deeply impressed maroon veins. The 
bloom opens rather quickly and shows a gracefully 
disarranged center as if a handful of small petals 
had been added. Toward the end, the color tones 
to old-rose. Delicate perfume. The plant is vig- 
orous, with red wood and deep green, holly-like 
foliage. It ts prolific and blooms well all summer 
with especially fine flowers in the fall. A bedding 
Rose with a great future. $1.50 each. 
* NUNTIUS PACELLI. H.T. Snow-white. An 
excellent white bedding Rose. It is nearly a con- 
tiuous performer, sending bloom after bloom, 
often singly but sometimes three or four on a 
spike. The bud Is creamy and, when opened, the 
center of the double bloom shows a creamy tint 
which later turns to pure white. Its petals are of 
great substance, unaffected by sun or rain, and the 
purity of the white is retained to the end. It is 
very fragrant, a rare quality among white Roses. 
The plant is vigorous, of medium height, hardy, 
and the foliage ample and healthy. $1.50 each. 
1930 FALL $17.50 
F9. The 12 Super-Star Roses offered on pages 8 and 9 (bought 
at single rate, value $20.50) for 
Lady Margaret Stewart 
%* MRS. PIERRE S. DU PONT. H.T. Golden 
yellow. See in natural color on back cover. The 
masterpiece of a celebrated French hybridizer, 
Charles Mallerin: This is the “perpetual motion,” 
golden yellow, perfumed Rose, seldom without 
buds or blooms. Of the petalage and form of Mme. 
Butterfly at its best, it has won highest honors 
wherever exhibited im competition. Through 
merit alone this Rose won 914 out of 10 points at | 
the first judging at Bagatelle, France. The follew- 
ing year (1929) it won the Bagatelle Gold Medal, 
ae highest honor obtainable by an outdoor-grown 
ose. 
Results in our Trial-Grounds prove that 
quantity, quality, and color of the blooms im- 
prove as the plant gets older. At the opening of 
the season, some other yellow varieties compare 
favorably with this Rose and are said to be just 
as good, but they do not keep up to their per- 
formance, and after the first burst of bloom they 
are “‘out of breath,’? while the Mrs. Pierre S. du 
Pont Rose does not stop but keeps on producing 
until hard frost. 
This is one of the neatest-growing Roses in the 
Hybrid Tea class. It does not get “leggy” but 
makes a lovely compact bush and its golden yellow 
blooms are almost as evenly placed as candles set 
on a birthday cake. 
If you have room for only one yellow Rose, 
take our advice and get this one. $3 each; 10 for 
$25. 
*TALISMAN. Pernet. Multicolored. A florist’s 
Rose that has proved very good outdoors. Our 
experience with it has been a mixture of orange, 
yellow, and cream in irregular proportions, vary- 
ing from plant to plant, with handsome foliage. 
The colors in this Rose are so changeable it Is 
difficult to give a true color description. The flow- 
ers are fairly full, fragrant, cup-shaped, with the 
petals standing upright, the center ones crinkled. 
In spite of current adverse criticism you should try 
this Rose and see how near you can approach in 
form and color the greenhouse-grown blooms shown 
on Talisman color-plates. $1.50 each. 
$17.50 

