s To Love Them 



"Thank you very much for my order which arrived in excellent 

 shape. These are good bushes with excellent root systems and I 

 am sure that I will have lots of beautiful blooms on them." 



L. L. P., Colorado 



"Roses are indeed the spice of life! ... I feel very confident now, 

 as I always felt inadequate where roses were concerned. I thought 

 you had to be an experienced rose expert to grow them. I find 

 vases of roses an extra joy and that one becomes very popular 

 with friends to whom one brings a bunch of roses. So, consider 

 me another hooked member of a great fraternity." 



Mrs. S. T. E., Michigan 



"Many thanks to Star Roses — my garden is lovely. The Euro- 

 peana bush is so beautiful strangers have stopped to ask what 

 kind it is and where it was purchased." 



Mrs. T. S. G., Florida 



/fO/JO/Zo Hybrid Tea. (Lindquist.) Plant Pat. 2214. Granada 

 '//(//M'Uu' is as full of zip as a healthy teen-ager . . . tingling 

 with life and ready to go. There's a gay look of abandon 

 /|B^ about it, nothing staid or conforming. (The illustration we 

 ^^' have does not do it justice.) The charming pointed buds are 

 an indication of what to e.xpect from the open flower. The face 

 of the large ruffled petals is a bright mixture of scarlet, gleaming 

 lemon-yellow and orange-pink, stronger at the edge. The whole 

 surface of the 4-inch flower has a vibrant, cheerful look that is 

 irresistible. The bloom has only 20 or so petals, which means 

 that this is not a full, heavy flower, but it is alive with gaiety. 

 Flowers as well as buds are beautifully formed and generally 

 come several at a time in candelabras. They are informal rather 

 than of strict exhibition form. Its spicy fragrance has won for 

 Granada the Gamble Fragrance Award of the American Rose 

 Foundation. 



The plant is vigorous, upright and of medium height. It is a 

 prolific bloomer, producing many brilliantly colored blooms all 

 season long. Even the light green leaves have a holiday air — they 

 too are rather ruffled and holly-like. In our judgment this is 

 one of the finest, brightest roses yet created and should be in 

 every garden. It seems a shame to bring these flowers indoors 

 because they look so carefree in the open air, but you will enjoy 

 cutting them, especially while they are still winsome buds. 



$3.50 ea. — 3 or more, $3.10 ea. 



GRANADA 



OFFER No. 121 



Superior 

 Garden Roses 



CHRISTIAN DIOR 



GRANADA 



SINCERA 



SWARTHMORE 



TIFFANY 



$14.40 



{Not illustrated.) Hybrid Tea. (The House of 

 Meilland.) Plant Pat. 2444. An unusually 

 handsome two-toned deep pink rose with outstanding, high- 

 centered form. From the ground up, Swarthmore is a delight. 

 It has the longest, largest bud of any rose we grow . . . which is 

 high praise . . . and it has enormous staying power. The bloom 

 opens crisp and clean, showing two tones of smooth, deep clear 

 rose-red in a most effective manner. Each bloom, with 45 to 55 

 exquisitely formed petals, measures up to 5 inches across and is 

 produced on a long, sturdy stem. A light touch of exotic perfume 

 is the final charming note. A fine cutting rose, Swarthmore bears 

 its bloom freely and continuously all summer long. Flowers last 

 for days and always keep the high center that is so much admired. 

 We wonder, in fact, whether anyone has ever seen a Swarthmore 

 opened out flat! Needless to say, it is a favorite with exhibitors at 

 flower shows because of its faultless form and lasting ability. The 

 plant is a tall, upright grower, bushy and well proportioned. 

 Large, leathery, ivy-green foliage covers the long canes completely. 

 This is a very fast grower that will start showing its buds early 

 in the growing season and will be a favorite until frost. Garden 

 visitors marvel at such a picture-perfect flower, like a greenhouse 

 specimen, growing easily outdoors with no special care. The 

 attention it does get will be one hundred percent admiration. 



$3 ea. — 3 or more, $2.65 ea. 



Visitors 

 Always Welcome 



We have 3 Garden 

 Centers to serve you. 



Star Rose Garden Cen- 

 ter #1: Just one mile off 

 U.S. Route 1 at West 

 Grove, Pa. Open all year 7 days 

 a week, 9 to 5 (to 6 p.m. in the 

 Spring). Follow the signs. 



Star Rose Garden Center #2: On U.S. 

 Route 1 just two miles southwest of West 

 Grove. Open summer and fall. Located 

 at the entrance to our rose fields and rose 

 garden. Open 7 days a week, 9 till 6. 



Star Rose Garden Center #3: At 

 Lancaster, Pa. on U.S. Route 230 

 (By-Pass) J^ mile west of Manheim Pike. 

 Open all year, every day, 9 to 6. 



In addition to all the plants in this 

 catalog our Garden Centers carry hun- 

 dreds of other kinds as well as seeds, 

 bulbs, flowering potted plants, perennials, 

 fruit trees and all kinds of lawn and gar- 

 den supplies. 



To see our 40 acres of roses in full 

 bloom, come to Garden Center #2 be- 

 tween July 1 and October 1. 



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