ALL-AMERICA 



AWARD WINNERS 



FOR 1969 



AND 



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See front cover and page 2 



Floribunda roses have 

 established a secure 

 place for themselves. 

 Many Hybrid Teas are 

 prolific bloomers, true 

 — but the word Flori- 

 bunda [abundant flower- 

 ing) was coined to ex- 

 press the new concept in masses of 

 bloom that these plants oflTer. Flori- 

 bundas carry their flowers in such 

 many-stemmed clusters, as shown by 

 Europeana in the illustration at the 

 right, that a new word was needed. 



Hybridizers have now developed so 

 many improvements that new Flori- 

 bundas show strong Hybrid Tea char- 

 acteristics. They bear some blooms one 

 to a stem, and often the buds are per- 

 fect examples of the exquisite form asso- 

 ciated with the finest Hybrid Teas. 

 (See Spartan and Angel Face.) And 

 they keep the habit of extra free bloom- 

 ing. This is all to the good, for it gives 

 the home gardener more color. 



For the gardener, Floribundas are 

 extremely useful, not only in solid rose 

 beds but also as borders along a prop- 

 erty line and as edging for a walk or 

 driveway. Even a single plant can be 

 effective, tucked into a spot that calls 

 for recurring color. They appreciate 

 moderate care — what growing plant 

 doesn't? — but most Floribundas are 

 reasonable in their demands and free 

 with their beauty. 



Above and on the front cover and 

 page 2 are shown the two Floribundas 

 that won the All- America for 1969 — 

 Angel Face and Gene Boerner. They will 

 be a sure attraction in any planting . . . 

 and picture them in a fragrant bouquet. 



OFFER No. 132 



3 New, Unusual, 

 Colorful 



ANGEL FACE 

 EUROPEANA 

 GENE BOERNER 



$8.85 



ALL-AMERICA AWARD WINNER FOR 1968 



^^///)/?A9^/9 Floribunda. (G. de Ruiter.) Plant Pat. 2540. To see is to 

 /U//l/J/[/U//lfU/ believe that Europeana must be one of the finest Floribundas 

 ^^ ever. Its enormous trusses of bloom are so heavy and full of color and 

 ^^ life that they cannot fail to attract admiring comment. The cupped, 

 satiny red flowers, about 2^2 inches in diameter, have 25 to 30 ruffled petals 

 and are carried 15 to 20 on a stem. It would seem that the entire strength of a 

 plant would be needed to produce one such stem — but several clusters are 

 borne on each low, compact bush. And they last and last, both outdoors 

 and when brought into the house where one bloom cluster stays fresh for a 

 week. Foliage is very large, dark and leathery. A true landscape or bedding 

 Floribunda that will give complete satisfaction anywhere. Both Holland and 

 France have awarded it gold medals, and its All-America citation indicates 

 that here in America also it has gained highest recognition. 



$3 ea. — 3 or more, $2.65 ea. 



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