SASSY NEW FLORIBUNDAS 



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Floribunda. (The House of Meil- 

 f-y land.) Plant Pat. 2857. Brand-new, 

 this fine Floribunda looks like a winner. It has three 

 important areas where it is above average: flower 

 size and quality, vigor and hardiness, and profusion 

 of bloom. 



The oval buds are so dark they look almost black 

 at times, and they open to 4-inch, luminous velvety 

 red flowers with 40 or more petals. Usually buds are 

 in massive clusters of a dozen or more, all blazing 

 forth at once. Petals are gracefully curved, and a 

 cluster of bloom has the appearance of one large rich 

 velvety flower. The deep red color lasts for days. 

 This is a healthy, sturdy plant, taller than most 

 Floribundas, extra dense and freely branched. Huge 

 canes rise from the base with several flower stems 

 branching out from each one. Deep glossy green 

 leaves cover the canes down to the ground. Neither 

 vicious winters nor sweltering heat seems to affect the 

 plant. Blooms freely and continuously till frost. 



A rose for all uses — for long-lasting cut flowers as 

 well as colorful garden display in beds. Its height 

 makes it well adapted for planting as a screen or 

 hedge. Light tea fragrance. 



$3.75 ea.— 3 or more, $3.30 ea. 



REDGOLD. See page 3 



ANGEL FACE. See back cover 



TAMANGO 



Floribundas — Choose Them and Use Them 



"Floribunda" is the name given to an extremely free-flowering class of roses. 

 The word, meaning "abundant flowers," was invented especially to describe 

 them. These plants have become very popular for a number of reasons. They 

 are generally bushy, they bear great quantities of bloom, and are hardy and 

 healthy. 



Many Floribundas have flowers every bit as well shaped as the glamorous 

 Hybrid Teas, and they are available in practically all colors of the rainbow. 

 They are seldom as large as Hybrid Teas and usually they come in clusters 

 rather than one on a stem. Sometimes the clusters are small (only 3 to 5 

 blooms), or again they may be enormous bunches of 20 or so. They are nice 

 to cut for bouquets, and you can almost always find some flowers pretty 

 enough to bring in the house. The bushes are so free blooming that the flowers 

 you cut will never be missed. 



You don't need a special bed for Floribundas, although there's no reason 

 why you can't plant them in a bed if you wish. If you plant Floribundas and 

 Hybrid Teas together in a bed, take special pains to place low growers where 

 they won't be choked out by taller ones. We suggest that you use Floribundas 

 like any other flowering shrub, as a border or hedge, as a bright color spot in 

 front of some evergreens, or as a low facing for a wall or fence. Remember they 

 will keep blooming in one spurt after another until hard frost, so they will be 

 a long-season investment for many years — unlike lilacs, for example, that 

 have such a short season. 



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