OFFER No. 135 



Our Selection 



We will send you 6 Flori- 

 bundas of our own choosing 



for only $8.95 



A colorful bargain, for it's 

 a $13.00 value 



FOR A BRIGHT 

 HEDGE 



Floribunda. (Poulsen.) Plant 



Pat. 1919. A dancing flash 



of colors . . . and there you 



have Rumba. It comes from 



the Poulsens of Denmark, 



the home of so many fine 



Floribundas. Tliis is a gay, 



utterly charming rose with 



blooms borne in clusters of 



5 to 12. One cluster will 



have a whole rainbow of 



colors — a yellow, an orange, 



a strawberry-red, a pale 



pink flower, all at once. The 



blooms have 30 to 35 petals 



and open to a diameter of 



2 to 23^2 inches. They are very long lasting, with a light but spicy 



scent. A very vigorous, medium height plant with abimdant glossy 



foliage. It makes a fine hedge. 



$2.50 ea.— 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 



FASHION 



BETTY PRIOR. Floribunda. (Prior.) A 

 wonderful old rose, loved and grown for 

 many years and still a prime favorite. Large, 

 spreading clusters of single blooms resem- 

 bling red dogwood in shape, size and color 

 cover the plant in profusion. Rich, spicy 

 fragrance. 4 feet tall or more. Superb for 

 shrub and hedge use. Very hardy. 

 $2 ea. — 3 or more, $1.75 ea. 



CIRCUS. Floribunda. (Swim.) Plant Pat. 

 fS^ ^-^82. A bright, happy rose with red, 

 A^* yellow, pink and orange colors mixed 

 in a wonderful three-ring show. The bushy, 

 rugged plant bears the 2',-^ to 3-inch blooms 

 in profusion. Well-formed buds burst into 

 45 to 50-petaled blooms borne in enormous 

 clusters that top the plant. Makes an excel- 

 lent hedge or a wonderful show of color 

 around a patio or foundation planting. 

 $2.75 ea.— 3 or more, $2.40 ea. 



FLORADORA. Floribunda. (Tantau.) A 



t\ great favorite for years, with showy, 

 ^ 50-petaled blooms of brilliant geranium 

 or cinnabar-red. Flowers are of good form 

 and come in sprays of 6 to 1 2 blooms, with 

 carefree abandon. Vigorous, upright plant 

 of medium height blooming freely from early 

 summer to frost. 



$2 ea. — 3 or more, $1.75 ea. 



GIRL SCOUT. Floribunda. (Boerner.) 

 Plant Pat. 2090. Flowers large and double — 

 about 3J9 inches across, with 50 petals. 

 Good deep golden yellow color shows up 

 well against the leathery, glossy green foliage. 

 $2.50 ea.— 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 



More Star Floribundas 



GOLDILOCKS. Floribunda. (Boerner.) 

 Sunny yellow flowers in long-lasting clusters, 

 becoming lighter as they age. Double, 

 cupped form. A dense, rather spreading 

 plant of average to low height, producing 

 bloom in steady succession. 



$2.25 ea. — 3 or more, $2 ea. 

 LA FONTAINE. Floribunda. (The House 

 of Meilland.) Plant Pat. 2040. This is a good 

 deep yellow that fairly shines. Flowers are 

 up to 5 inches across, semi-double and borne 

 abundantly and continuously. Low growing, 

 with small, leathery, rich green leaves. 



$2 ea. — 3 or more, $1.75 ea. 

 POLKA. Floribunda. (The House of 

 Meilland.) Plant Pat. 1939. A lively shim- 

 mering pink-pink. Cupped blooms with 40 to 

 45 velvety petals, high centered at first, then 

 opening flat. They come in regularly formed 

 clusters. Medium height, dense and bushy. 

 Very free blooming, with a nice tea fragrance. 



$2.50 ea. — 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 

 RED PINOCCHIO. Floribunda. (Boerner.) 

 Rich dancing carmine, velvety and pleasing 

 at all stages and delightfully fragrant as well. 

 Large clusters of 3-inch flowers, especially 

 appealing as buds. Bushy, upright growth. 



$2.25 ea. — 3 or more, $2 ea. 

 ROMAN HOLIDAY. Floribunda. (Lind- 

 /^^ quist.) Plant Pat. 2725. A new and 

 A^s colorful blend of bright orange-red with 

 a prominent yellow base. Urn shaped in the 

 bud, it opens to double, high-centered flowers. 

 Most of them are borne in large clusters fine 

 for cutting. Compact and well branched. 



$3 ea. — 3 or more, $2.65 ea. 



SARABANDE. Floribunda. (The House of 

 ^^ Meilland.) Plant Pat. 1761. An out- 

 A^^ standing, iridescent, oriental red — a 

 bright orange-red further enhanced by clear 

 yellow stamens. Low, compact plant which 

 produces masses of these semi-double, bril- 

 liant flowers in clusters. Excellent wherever 

 bright constant color is needed. 



$2.50 ea.— 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 

 SNOW FAIRY. Floribunda. (Camprubi.) 

 Plant Pat. 2376. A beautiful white rose that 

 produces blooms steadily because of its 

 unusual ability to grow so many new canes 

 from the base. Flowers are of purest white, 

 opening from small, shapely buds to well- 

 formed blooms of average size for a Flori- 

 bunda. The plant is compact, well shaped, 

 of medium height. Nice fragrance. 



$2.50 ea.— 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 

 VOGUE. Floribunda. (Boerner.) A coral- 

 f^\ red Floribunda that gives a marvelous 

 ^l^ display of bloom, color, growth and 

 all-round appeal. Large flowers come in 

 masses . . . each a soft, inviting coral-red. 

 Plant is tall, upright and quite vigorous. 

 Extra good for cutting. 



$2.25 ea.— 3 or more, $2 ea. 



ZAMBRA. Floribunda. (The House of 

 Meilland.) Plant Pat. 2140. Bright, peppery 

 orange with a hint of red and touched with 

 mimosa-yellow at the center. Perfect form 

 and substance, with flowers coming several 

 to the stem. Light sweetbrier fragrance. 

 Dwarf and very bushy, with abundant, 

 leathery foliage . . . excellent for borders. 

 $2.50 ea.— 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 



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