Roses to Delight Your Eye 

 -and Gladden Your Heart!! 



KING'S RANSOM 



KING'S RANSOM H T Plant Pat 

 .sts 2103. All-America winner for 1962. Gives 

 I you clusters of large, high-centered flowers 

 ~^°^ on strong stems. You'll enjoy their fra- 

 grance, as well as their flashing yellow beauty. 

 Tall, vigorous plant has shiny foliage and a bushy 

 and attractive way of growing. Where you plant 

 this rose, you will have a bright spot, for the 

 free-blooming plant and those 5 to 6-inch flowers 

 of cleEU- sunshine cannot be missed. $3.50 ea.; 

 3 or more, $3.10 ea. 



BANZAI H.T. (Marie Louise Meilland) Plant Pat. 

 2142. This has a gay, happy look about it that I like very 

 much. The bright raspberry and cream coloring — the sm£u:tly 

 held, neat 3}^ to 4-inch flowers — low, compact, nicely pro- 

 portioned bush — eJI make me appreciate the fact that roses 

 do have personalities. This one is, as I have said, a gay rose. 

 $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 



SIMONE H.T. (Mallerin) Plant Pat. 1847. One of the 

 most interesting colors among roses is the cool, clear, lilac- 

 lavender of Simone (pronounced See-mun). The almost silvery 

 bloom, with 65 substamtial petals, is often 6 to 7 inches across. 

 The plant is husky, too, and has leathery, glossy foliage. Si- 

 mone's rare beauty must be seen to be fully appreciated; 

 that it will be appreciated is a foregone conclusion. Low- 

 growing. $3 ea.; 3 or more, $2.65 ea. 



JOHN S. ARMSTRONG Orandiflora. Plant 

 Pat. 2056. The picture gives a good idea of the rich, 

 rich red which makes this rose a standout. Your imagi- 

 nation will have to tell you what a plant-full of such 

 blooms, which come singly or in clusters, is like. Magnificent! 

 Strong, upright plsmt. Excellent foliage. The velvet blooms 

 last unusually long. There's plenty of built-in quality in this 

 descendant of Charlotte Armstrong. $3.50 ea.; 3 or more, 

 J.IO ea. 



A Statement of Principle 



We are proud of the roses we grow and offer to you. 

 We venture to say that in all the world there are 

 none finer. We are, therefore, totally in accord 

 with the principle that any statement made about 

 them in this catalog should not be made to stand 

 upon shaky feet, and that the truth about them 

 should not be hidden by anonymous or unknown 

 authorship. It is my privilege to be the writer of 

 this catalog and, as such, to represent Star Roses 

 through these pages. It is my pleasure 

 to try to describe them for you and to tell 

 you the facts about them. I work with 

 roses every day of my life. I know them. 

 What I have to say about them is the 

 truth as I see it. 



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