BANZAI 
AS WIDE AS A TEACUP— 
AS PRETTY AS CAN BE! 
H.T. (Marie Louise Meilland) Plant Pat. 2142. 
The name is pronounced “‘Bans-eye.” It’s a Japa- 
nese word meaning a cheer, such as “‘ Hooray!” in 
English. I am particularly fond of this rose. I only 
wish that I could show you the flower as it really is. 
Banzai is, in fact, twice the size of the blooms shown 
here, and the color has an inner glow which no 
picture can show truly. The color is bright rasp- 
berry with touches of cream on the petal reverses. 
In the 4-inch flowers, the effect is really beautiful. 
Lovely buds open slowly into urn-shaped, three- 
quarter open flowers; and finally to the fully open, 
flattish, perfectly formed bloom. The plant, which 
is low-growing, compact and nicely proportioned, 
carries the well-shaped flowers one, two or three 
to the stem. These come continuously. The bush 
glows with them. Lots of rich, dark green foliage, 
too. So—you have a wonderful, mound-shaped 
plant of ideal form covered with lovely blooms all 
summer long. You must see it to get the real picture; 
and I recommend that you do so. It’s a real beauty 
that will please you in the first place, and that will 
grow on you as time goes by. $2 ea.; 3 or more, 
$1.75 ea. 
© BANZAI 
oses Worth a 2nd Thought! 
© 2 8 SIMONE 
SIMONE 
AS INTRIGUING AS 
LAVENDER AND OLD LACE! 
H.T. (Mallerin) Plant Pat. 1847. Here’s an- 
other personality (call it See-mun) worth think- 
ing about twice. Of course, you may not like 
lavender in arose (opinion is more or less equally 
divided) but if you do, this one has much to 
recommend it. The bloom is enormous, often 
reaching 6 to 7 inches across, and has 65 sub- 
stantial petals. The color is a cool, clear, lilac- 
lavender which at. times seems to be almost sil- 
very. The strong plant is dressed in leathery, 
glossy foliage. It grows low and needs a front- 
row planting, or a spot by itself. Don’t think 
of this rose as being other than strong and 
rugged, even though its delicate coloring might 
imply the opposite. Blooms are solid—the 
plant is husky. Only its coloring is ethereal and 
dreamlike. Among Hybrid Tea roses in this 
general color-type, Simone really stands alone. 
A further asset is worth mention—fragrance. 
It’s light and pleasant. $3 ea.; 3 or more, 
$2.65 ea. 
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