(shown on front cover) 



NEW FOR 1970 



Hybrid Tea. (The House of Meilland.) Plant Pat. 2859. A glor- 

 ious new rose that will appeal to everyone who likes a command- 

 ing red. This flower has real character, with broad, well-placed 

 petals of great lasting ability. They are somewhat ruffled at the 

 edge, showing a pretty cluster of golden stamens when the bloom 

 reaches full size. The well-pointed buds are a very dark maroon, 

 but as they open they reveal the marvelous glowing inner side of 

 the petals which is a deep velvety scarlet with an underlying 

 orange tone. The two shades of rich red are most attractive, con- 

 trasting as they do throughout the life of the flower. 



Good stiff stems hold the heavy-textured flowers proudly up- 

 right, as if to challenge comparison with any other rose in the 

 garden. Both outdoors and when cut and brought into the house 

 these beautiful blooms hold their color and provide many days of 

 enjoyment. The plant presents a fine strong appearance, medium 

 size to tall. It has plenty of large, glossy leaves of dark green, 

 bronzy when young. Pharaoh has already won three gold medals 

 — in Spain, Switzerland and Holland — and we predict it will be 

 a prizewinner in this country too. 



$4 ea. — 3 or more, $3.55 ea. 



Dear Gardening Friends^ 



For many years we have been striving to make this 

 Catalog as useful and helpful as possible to our cus- 

 tomers. This year we have compiled the Rose Fact 

 Sheet shown on the opposite page. Sorry it is not 

 complete, but space permits us to list only 70 of the 

 117 different kinds of garden roses that we carry 

 (not counting Tree Roses or Miniature Roses). 

 These 70 are selected as the most popular kinds. 



I also apologize for having to use so many abbre- 

 viations (the key to them is given at the right), but 

 again space is a factor. We believe you will find this 

 addition to our Catalog to be a handy guide for reference. While the "facts" 

 about roses cannot be pinpointed like an algebraic equation, the characteristics 

 mentioned are quite common to the variety in question. 



ABBREVIATIONS USED ON PAGE 3 



Sincerely 



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See Index, page 28 



S. B. Button, Sr. 

 Chairman of the Board 



ALL-AMERICA AWARD 

 WINNER FOR 1970 



/^^ Hybrid Tea. (Boerner.) Plant Pat. 2774. Who can resist 

 ^S&-^ the only rose to win the All-America Award for this year? 

 First Prize is a "natural" as a name for this handsome big 

 Hybrid Tea which is bound to attract wide attention. The 

 color is a splendid rich deep pink in two shades. The underside 

 of the petals is almost a light red, while the upper side is lighter. 

 Toward the center of the flower there is a soft blend- 

 ing of old ivory. Altogether, the open bloom has a 

 lovely glow and petals have a satiny surface. It has 

 a large, magnificent bud, perfectly formed, and the 

 blooms are beautifully shaped, with a graceful spiral 

 center. There are about 25 wide petals, rolled back 

 as they open. The flowers are a good 5 inches in 

 width, of special charm for cutting. The strong plant 

 grows to medium height and is well covered with 

 healthy, dark green leaves. It blooms well and gives a 

 good account of itself all during the summer. Better 

 order at once, before the stock is gone. 



$4.50 ea.— 3 or more, $4.10 ea. 



2 Copyright 1969, The Conord-Pyle Co. 



Printed in U. S. A. 



Bic = 



Bicolor 



Lav 



= Lavender 



Bl = 



Blend 



Lg 



= Large 



Bril = 



Brilliant 



Lt 



= Light 



Brt = 



Bright 



M or Med 



= Medium 



CI = 



Climber 



Multi 



= Multicolor 



Cr = 



Cream 



Or 



= Orange 



Dk = 



Dark 



Pk 



= Pink 



Ex = 



Excellent 



Sh 



= Shrub 



Fl = 



Floribunda 



T 



= Tall 



Gr = 



Grandiflora 



V 



= Very 



HT = 



Hybrid Tea 



Wh 



= White 



L = 



Low 



Yel 



= Yellow 



OFFER No. 102 



The 4 New Roses ^_ 



FIRST PRIZE ^fc^^ 



LAURA 



PHARAOH 



STARBURST 



$13.90 



