Fireside (on the cover 



Hybrid Tea. NEW FOR 1978. A beautiful new rose with such a range of 

 vivid glowing colors, it could only be called FIRESIDE. From the warm, 

 rich yellow at the petal base you follow a spectrum of shades ranging from 

 almost a satiny white to a soft-pink continuing on to that vivid red heavily 

 penciled around the petal margins. Never have we experienced a rose that is 

 so changeable and yet as it changes each color variation through the life of 

 the bloom seems to be more attractive and pleasing than the last. Imagine a 

 fireside chat with friends while the logs crackle in the fireplace and that 

 bright, warm glow of colors. . .It's a combination of which you never tire. 



Even in the very large, well shaped buds you can see a hint of the 

 beautiful changes that will take place in the open blooms. Each bud is 

 packed with petals and slowly rolls open to a very large, double bloom. 

 Each petal forms a distinctive point at the tip giving the deep red at the petal 

 edges even more prominence. 



The flickering large blooms are the perfect decoration for the 

 outstanding, vigorous, medium tall growing plants. Each stem is 

 completely covered with large, waxy, very green foliage forming 

 the perfect background for the eye-catching flowers which are held 

 erect on long, strong stems that are perfect for cutting. FIRESIDE 

 is a rose for the avid rosarian, the part-time gardener, the novice, 

 anyone, and it's at home in any setting. Here is a rose that is a 

 pleasure to grow and a joy to watch through every delightful and 

 amazing color change. (Lindquist.) Plant Pat. App. For. 

 Cat. No. 1470 $5.90 ea.— 3 or more, $5.50 ea. 



Perfume Delight 



(^fe, Hybrid Tea. Brilliant, unblemished pink blooms always 

 *^' have a rich spicy fragrance that is second to none 

 beautiful color pleases your eye and the perfume 

 wins you completely. This is a newer rose with all 

 the sophisticated beauty of today and yet a 

 fragrance you remember from so long ago and 

 thought you might never experience again. From the 

 moment the classic long buds begin to unfurl, the perfume is 

 evident. Petals roll back gently and gracefully to big, double 

 blooms, up to 5 inches across, with 30 or more smooth satiny 

 petals. Each petal has the same even, glowing pink color that 

 never changes. And, these big, stunning blooms are carried 

 atop a plant that is second to none. Medium tall, well 

 covered with large foliage and with above average disease 

 resistance. The long, strong stems make Perfume Delight 

 ideal for cutting. 



Anywhere you want a show of color — mass planting, for a 

 group of two or three among foundation plantings, or for 

 that one beautiful plant in your garden — Perfume Delight is 

 perfect. Don't overlook its lasting ability when cut and 

 brought indoors. (Weeks.) Plant Pat. 3282. 



Cat. No. 1205 $5.60 ea.— 3 or more, $5.25 ea. 



SEE STAR® ROSE INDEX ON PAGES 36 AND 37 



"Perfume Delight is not only the most 

 beautiful of roses, it is also the most 

 fragrant, if 1 could have only one rose, 

 this would be it. The color is beautiful 

 - — - and llie perftiliie I s outstand irt^. " 



National Agricultural lloi«]H., p ^. 

 RECEIVED 



^ rLti2 3lg78 A' 

 U. S. Departmer 



OFFER 103 



THE MOST FRAGRANT 



CAMELOT(P. 22) 

 FRAGRANT CLOUD (P. 25) 

 MISTER LINCOLN (P. 5) 

 PERFUME DELIGHT (P. 3) 



$19.40 



