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•TORCH SONG. H.T. (Meilland.) Plant Pat. 1760. Here's a promise! 

 This spring is going to be a brighter, happier-lhan-ever time for you if your 

 garden has Torch Song in it ! You would know exactly what we mean if you had 

 seen this brand-new Star Rose growing in our fields last fall. Like a magnet, 

 Torch Song's color has a sort of mysterious attraction-power. You spot it 

 from afar and your eye insists on having a closer look. You see a shapely, 

 deep vermilion bud which is almost black in its early stages, and which opens 

 to a lighter, brighter glow on the inside with a deeper, smoky reverse. You 

 note in the open flower a kind of excitement generated by the sultry flame-like 

 color which is unlike any yet seen in a Hybrid Tea. This color is rich ... a 

 kind of blood-orange-red that seems to glow with red-hot-poker vitality. 

 Culling loosely outward, the 35 to 45 graceful petals exhibit Torch Song's 

 rare beauty in flaming blossoms that come one to a stem, and in free, con- 

 tinuous style. Long stems hold them like torches; and the medium-height 

 bush is alight with their extraordinary beauty. Well branched and vigorous, 

 the bush lias leathery foliage and fern-green canes which add a touch of beauty 



in themselves. Torch Song's character is ex- 

 tremely appealing. It gives you wonderful new 

 color, many blooms good for cutting, and, of 

 course, the satisfaction which rose gardeners 

 know when they watch a splendid 



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its beauty. Oh, yes! You'll like its 

 :e, too! $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 



PINK 

 PEACE 



4 Great 

 New Roses 



•PINK PEACE 

 •SUNLIGHT 

 •TORCH SONG 

 •WHITE KNIGHT 



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•PINK PEACE. H.T. 



(Meilland.) Plant Pat. 1759. 

 We are proud, indeed, to 

 offer you what we believe to 

 be one of the greatest roses ever to come from the master 

 hand of the world's most famous originator of roses, 

 Francis Meilland. If any rose is to be a living monument 

 to him other than Peace, it surely will be Pink Peace. 

 Time and your own good judgment will tell. Pink 

 Peace, by any standard, is outstanding. It's big and 

 beautiful. Its generous nature is seen in many ways. 

 The flowers are fat and the bush is loaded with them. 

 The plant grows shoulder-high in our fields, affording a 

 magnificent sight. Enormous vigor accounts for its vim 

 and vitality, and is seen in the stout, eagerly growing 

 canes and lush foliage as well as in those handsomely 

 held, giant flowers. Coming one to a long stem, and in 

 steady succession, these pink paragons are truly sensa- 

 tional! A close look at the color reveals a deep, solid 



quality ... a dusty kind of pink with a remarkable 

 hairline edging of lighter color delineating each of the 

 60 to 65 large petals. Here is a new kind of rose beauty — 

 a superbly rich tone which remains rich and desirable 

 throughout the long life of the flower. There's no wash- 

 ing out or fading to detract from this pink perfection. 

 As for form, Pink Peace is distinguished by a full, 

 cupped appearance from the half-open bud to the nearly 

 full open flower. When at its peak of unfolding, the 

 petals roll outward in gracefully successive stages, the 

 outer ones to a greater degree than the inner. Thus, the 

 plump character of the bloom remains — even at the very 

 end. The early bud, itself, is a promise of things to come, 

 for it, too, is extra-sized. Another notable quality of 

 Pink Peace is one which rather adds icing to the cake 

 ... a strong, luscious kind of fragrance that makes you 

 say, "Ah-h!" You'll like this rose for still another 

 reason — disease-resistance. Pink Peace is something 

 special. It's a wonder! $3 ea.; 3 or more, $2.65 ea. 



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