Perfume Delight 



/^S^ Hybrid Tea. (Weeks.) This is the only 

 ^3t^ s Hybrid Tea to win the All-America Award 

 for 1974, and we are pleased to be its introducer, 

 for here is a rose with the fragrance and charm you 

 remember in grandmother's garden combined 

 with today's beauty and sophistication. Rich 

 spicy fragrance, pure pink color and attractive, 

 floriferous growth are among its special features. 

 The delightful spicy perfume is noticeable from 

 the very moment the first petals unfurl from the 

 long pointed bud of classic form. The 30 or more 

 large, satiny petals are unblemished brilliant 

 glowing pink from beginning to end. As they 

 unfurl from the high-centered bud they roll back 

 gracefully to a double bloom up to 5 inches across. 



Perfume Delight is a medium tall plant, well 

 covered with large, leathery, olive-green leaves 

 with above-average disease resistance. Good cut- 

 ting stems with strong necks hold the blooms erect 

 above the foliage. Rugged hardiness and endur- 

 ance help this splendid newcomer to resist both 

 winter's cold and summer's heat. 



A rose of unusual appeal and many uses, Per- 

 fume Delight stands out in any setting. The best 

 planting locations are where people can enjoy the 

 spicy scent and brilliant color. The neat, com- 

 pact growth makes it perfect for mass plantings 

 and colorful as a group of three among border or 

 foundation plants. And, of course, its wonderful 

 perfume guarantees Perfume Delight a place of 

 honor when cut and brought indoors. A totally 

 rewarding garden experience awaits you with this 

 All-America winner. Plant Pat. 3282. 

 $4.90 ea.— 3 or more, $4.55 ea. 



SEE INDEX OF STAR® ROSES 



on page 30 



Dear Friends: 



Horatio Alger captured my imagination when I was a farm 

 youth, and through the years I have thrilled over real life "poor 

 boy makes good." 



One of these real life stories closest to me 

 is the one behind Perfume Delight, the 

 rose pictured above and on the front cover 

 — the new All-America Award Winner for 

 1 974. Last fall I told you about Gypsy and 

 O. L. Weeks, the man behind it. Ollie, as 

 he is popularly known, is also the dis- 

 coverer of Perfume Delight, his second 

 consecutive All-America Award Winning 

 Hybrid Tea. 



0. L. WEEKS 



Hybridizer of Perfume Delight Ollie's is a Horatio Alger story if there 



ever was one, for nobody has given him 

 anything. He has worked tenaciously and with vision toward his 

 many accomplishments. While certainly rags to riches is hardly 

 accurate— for I am sure Ollie as a boy had adequate food and 

 clothing, and certainly the Rockefellers continue to have millions 



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PERFUME DELIGHT 



more than he — Ollie began at the bottom of the ladder. He has 

 achieved nearly all that any boy might dream of. As a hybridizer, 

 he already has two All-America Award Winning roses of his own 

 and previously, with a partner, five others. As a rose grower 

 supplying the wholesale trade, he has the reputation of being the 

 best, perhaps the best in the world. I know too that he married 

 the belle of the town, for his wife Verona is a most delightful and 

 wonderful person. 



It gives me great pleasure to introduce to America and the 

 world Perfume Delight, a fine new rose from O. L. Weeks. It is 

 well named and has everything an All-America Winner should 

 have and all that you could wish for your own garden. 



Sincerely, 



^4§^&tfc*>J*. 



S. B. Hutton, Sr. 



Chairman of the Board 

 P. S. In confidence, I can hint that next year I'll again be telling 

 you about Ollie and his accomplishments in the All-America Trials. 



Phone: (215) 869-2426 



Copyright 1973, The Conard-Pyle Co. 



Printed in U. S. A. 



