COLORAMA 



imo Hybrid Tea. (The House of Meilland.) Plant 

 '//(d Pal. 2862. Here is a vivid new rose that seems to 

 dehght in its bright colors. It's a large-flowered beauty that tosses 

 caution to the winds and flaunts its colors in kaleidoscope fashion 

 . . . constantly changing. Buds are decidedly two-tone. At first 

 they are soft yellow flushed salmon-pink, and as they begin to 

 open they show the carmine-red on the inner side of the petals. 

 A bright splash of yellow spreads over the red at the center of the 

 flower. And this vivid contrast of red and yellow lasts for the 

 entire life of the bloom. The shapely, well-pointed buds become 

 4 to 5-inch flowers that are the very spirit of summertime, full of 

 zest and life. They have 40 to 50 broad petals arranged regularly 

 in loosely cupped fashion, with thick satiny texture. Light tea 

 scent. A wonderful, free-blooming, very vigorous rose all season, 

 likely to be deeper colored in cool weather. Medium to tall in 

 growth, with bright green, waxy leaves and straight, stiff stems. 

 Extra free branching and dependable for repeated crops of gaily 

 colored blooms. Most of the flowers are carried one to a stem. 

 When cut in the bud stage they furnish good material for indoor 

 arrangements, but perhaps Colorama is most happily used for 

 garden decoration. These lively colors seem to need the open air! 

 Anyone who likes a rose with a Spanish or Mexican air will 

 love Colorama. There's nothing sedate about its singing colors, 

 and it flourishes without any pampering. Another splendid 

 Hybrid Tea from the House of Meilland, creators of many of the 

 finest kinds of roses in the world. 



$3.50 ea. — 3 or more, $3.10 ea. 



Patented varieties of roses are grown under license 

 from the Patent owners. 



What Are Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras? 



Hybrid Teas are the lovely roses that are top fav- 

 orites for cutting. Blooms generally come one to a 

 stem, or sometimes several, but not in big clusters. 

 The buds are pointed and the flowers large and well 

 shaped. Some are very fragrant, others more lightly 

 perfumed. Hybrid Tea colors cover a wide range, from 

 snowy white to darkest maroon. Plant height may be from 21-2 to 

 4 feet. Beginning to bloom late in the spring, Hybrid Teas reach 

 their peak in June in northeastern United States. From then on 

 until late fall they bloom repeatedly and profusely. 



Grandifloras are similar but usually of taller growth, with well- 

 formed flowers more likely to be in clusters. The line between a 

 Hybrid Tea and a Grandiflora is very often hard to define. For all 

 practical purposes it is more to the point for a gardener to know 

 what the mature height of a plant is likely to be. This will help him 

 to space his plants properly. In this catalog we have tried to indicate 

 those roses that are above or below average in height. 



SCARLET KNIGHT 



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Grandiflora. (The House of Meilland.) 

 Plant Pat. 2692. A splendid scarlet- 

 /^^ crimson Grandiflora that we are proud to recommend for 

 ^«^' any garden. This is a bold, prancing rose that pulls all eyes 

 in its direction. Each separate flower is big and bright, and it is 

 usual for a stem to carry several of these beauties. Buds are deep 

 red, of nice tapering form, with velvety, rounded petals. As the 

 bloom opens, it becomes bright scarlet and this vibrant color 

 holds without fading or turning blue. The big, vigorous canes 

 are covered with thick, rich green leaves that frame the blooms 

 to perfection. Good stems bear the 43/2-ir'ch, mildly tea-scented 

 flowers, and bloom production continues well all season. Gen- 

 erally the blooms are borne in clusters of five or so, but those 

 that come singly on a stem are excellent for cutting. Both in the 

 garden and in the house the flowers have a long life. Average 

 height, vigorous and upright. 



$3.75 ea.— 3 or more, $3.30 ea. 



