CONFIDENCE 



Hybrid Tea. (Swim & Weeks.) Plant Pat. 2326. 



"Dusky" is a good word for this rose. While it 

 is not actually black, the color is such a smoky maroon that it 

 stands out from all other dark reds. The buds in particular are 

 almost black, and the flowers have deeper shades in their depths. 

 They are pointed at first, with 45 to 55 big velvety petals. There 

 is a "bloom" on them like Concord grapes, and you want to flick 

 them with your finger to see whether it can be rubbed off. Blooms 

 measure about 5 inches across and have a delightful heady fra- 

 grance. Perfect form, excellent texture and fine keeping ability 

 make this a rose fit for any show table. 



Plants grow medium tall and somewhat spreading, with abun- 

 dant foliage and cutting stems strong enough to hold the flowers 

 proudly erect. It may not be as free blooming as you could wish; 

 nevertheless, most growers agree that these handsome dark fra- 

 grant blooms are well worth waiting for. 

 $3.50 ea.— 3 or more, $3.10 ea. 



SUMMER SUNSHINE 



FIVE CLASSIC 



Hybrid Tea. (The House of 

 Meilland.) Plant Pat. 1192. A 

 most delightful rose with lovely form and mouth- 

 watering color. This is a soft blending of pastel 

 peach tones . . . bright, light yellow at the base of 

 the petals that shades through ivory to shrimp-pink, 

 with a luminous overglow. You find yourself 

 spellbound by these wonderful melting tints. These 

 are long, streamlined buds opening to graceful, 

 high-pointed blooms about 5 inches wide. Pleas- 

 ingly perfumed. 



Confidence has a good sound plant, upright, 

 bushy and well covered with dark leathery leaves. 

 The bush is a good producer from spring to fall, 

 repeating with one crop after another. If you like 

 delicate colors, you will revel in Confidence . . . 

 and of course you will love it for cutting. 

 $3.25 ea. — 3 or more, $3 ea. 



OKLAHOMA 



Hybrid Tea. (Swim.) Plant Pat. 

 2078. A New Jersey customer of 

 ours reports, "I just wanted you to know how pleased I am with 

 a rose ordered this past spring. It is Summer Sunshine — a truly 

 perfect yellow rose!" We agree that if you want a truly brilliant 

 yellow — one that glitters in the sunshine — this is the one for you. 



The urn-shaped buds open to a sunburst of bloom, and the 

 intense yellow lasts for days. Petals roll gently outward as the 

 buds unfurl to flowers of medium size, with about 25 satiny 

 smooth petals. High centered at first, they gradually become cup 

 shaped. They open easily, regardless of the weather. Both the 

 form and the dazzling color hold up well. 



The vigorous, semi-upright plant is stronger than many yellow 

 Hybrid Teas. It grows moderately tall, well branched and at- 

 tractive, with grey-green leaves and reddish thorns. A regular 

 and continuous bloomer until frost. 

 $3.75 ea. — 3 or more, $3.30 ea. 



