EXCITING 

 COLOR 



An Invitation 



to Join 

 the American 

 Rose Society 



This is a lively or- 

 ganization — the largest 

 society in the United 

 States devoted to a 

 single type of plant. Your annual dues 

 (SI 0.50) will bring you the American 

 Rose Annual (a bound book of 250 

 pages) each spring and the American 

 Rose Magazine each month. 



In addition you receive free use of 

 the Society's lending library and free 

 advice when you ask for it from Con- 

 sulting Rosarians who are intimately 

 acquainted with growing conditions 

 in all parts of the country. As you 

 find your interest in roses increasing, 

 you will be anxious to learn the fine 

 points from the experts — how to groom 

 roses for shows, for example — and you 

 will enjoy the acquaintance of other 

 rose growers which membership in the 

 Society will bring you. 



Send us SI 0.50 for a year's member- 

 ship and we will see that you are en- 

 rolled — or write directly to the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society, 4048 Roselea Place, 

 Columbus, Ohio 43214. 



IRE KING 



Floribunda. (The House of Meilland.) Plant 

 Pat. 1758. In the Robert Pyle Memorial Garden 

 at our Garden Center the bed of this brilliant deep orange- 

 ^• s red Floribunda attracts visitors all summer. Plants are ex- 

 ceptionally vigorous. The perfectly formed buds and flowers, in 

 big clusters, have about 45 thick petals, regularly arranged. Mod- 

 erate fragrance. Tall, uniform growth ... a steady bloomer. 

 $3.25 ea. — 3 or more, $3 ea. 



FASHION 



Floribunda. (Boerner.) A classic, Fashion is one of 

 t't)/Vt't//l' the most beautiful of all Floribundas. Its color is a 

 ^B^ distinctive soft coral-peach-pink combination that livens the 

 *«& s bush. The oval, deep peach buds open slowly to 3 to 3j^-inch 

 blooms of fine form and substance. Lots of quite fragrant bloom. 

 Fashion grows vigorously to about 3 feet in height and has good 

 disease-resistant foliage. Refreshing . . . alluring . . . lasting. 

 $2.75 ea.— 3 or more, $2.40 ea. 



MORE FLORIBUNDAS 



BETTY PRIOR. Floribunda. (Prior.) A 

 wonderful old rose, loved and grown for 

 many years and still a prime favorite. Large, 

 spreading clusters of single blooms resembling 

 red dogwood in shape, size and color cover 

 the plant in profusion. Rich, spicy fragrance. 

 4 feet tall or more. Superb for shrub and 

 hedge use. Very hardy. 



$2.75 ea.— 3 or more, S2.40 ea. 



CIRCUS. Floribunda. (Swim.) Plant Pat. 

 (fflfjjh 1382. A bright, happy rose with red, 

 A ^& s yellow, pink and orange colors mixed 

 in a wonderful three-ring show. The bushy, 

 rugged plant bears the l}^ to 3-inch blooms 

 in profusion. Well-formed buds burst into 

 45 to 50-petaled blooms borne in enormous 

 clusters that top the plant. Makes an excel- 

 lent hedge or a wonderful show of color 

 around a patio or foundation planting. 

 $3.25 ea. — 3 or more, S3 ea. 



GENE BOERNER. Floribunda. (Boerner.) 

 (%fo Plant Pat. 2885. Clear soft pink flowers 

 A sS£- s with a deeper pink center, borne in 

 clusters of 7 to 9 on strong stems. The dainty 

 pointed buds are satiny deep rose in color, 

 and a plant with buds and blooms in various 

 stages is a delightful picture. A tall plant, 

 often over 3 ! /2 feet tall, well branched. 

 $3.50 ea. — 3 or more, S3. 10 ea. 



GOLDILOCKS. Floribunda. (Boerner.) 

 Sunny yellow flowers in long-lasting clusters, 

 becoming lighter as they age. Very double, 

 cupped form. A dense, rather spreading 

 plant of average to low height, producing 

 bloom in steady succession. Very easy to 

 grow and a nice reliable plant for garden use. 

 $2.75 ea.— 3 or more, 12.40 ea. 



RED PINOCCHIO. Floribunda. (Boerner.) 

 Rich dancing carmine, velvety and pleasing 

 at all stages and delightfully fragrant as well. 

 Large clusters of 3-inch flowers, especially 

 appealing as buds. Blooms are very well 

 shaped, long lasting and colorful. Bushy, 

 upright grower, always in bloom. 



$2.75 ea.— 3 or more, S2.40 ea. 



RUMBA. Floribunda. (Poulsen.) Plant Pat. 

 1919. A good Floribunda to plant as a hedge. 

 Very free growing and sturdy, about 3 feet 

 high, with abundant leaves that resist disease. 

 Flowers are a flash of colors — a yellow, an 

 orange, a strawberry-red, a pale pink, all at 

 one time in a cluster. Blooms about 2 to 2 J/2 

 inches across, solid and double, with 30 to 35 

 petals, are borne in clusters of 5 to 12. Light 

 but spicy fragrance. These rainbow flowers 

 are long lasting and freely produced, and a 

 row of the plants as a border is a cheerful sight. 

 $3.25 ea. — 3 or more, S3 ea. 



SARATOGA. Floribunda. (Boerner.) Plant 

 z^fcv Pat. 2299. Pure white flowers shaped 

 ^}&£? like a gardenia. Blooms are extra large 

 for a Floribunda, up to 4 1 2 inches across, and 

 last well when cut. The well-formed buds are 

 cream colored and open to pure white. Pro- 

 fuse, fragrant bloom all season. 3 feet tall. 

 $3.25 ea. — 3 or more, S3 ea. 



SPARTAN. Floribunda. (Boerner.) Plant Pat. 

 1357. Not only at its first blooming period but 

 repeatedly all summer Spartan is covered with 

 bright clear deep coral blooms — each a perfect 

 gem 3 inches across. Flowers borne in mid- 

 summer are often carried only one to a stem. 

 These are perfect for cutting, and fragrance 

 makes them extra welcome indoors. The plant 

 is tall and strong, 2\o to 3 feet in height, with 

 smallish, glossy leaves. 



$3.25 ea.— 3 or more, S3 ea. 



ZAMBRA. Floribunda. (The House of Meil- 

 land.) Plant Pat. 2140. A bright, peppy orange 

 with a suggestion of red, and with mimosa- 

 yellow at the petal base. Lovely buds and 

 flowers of medium size but with a high pointed 

 center. Open blooms gradually lose this form 

 but are attractive at any stage. Light sweet- 

 brier perfume. Average height, very bushy, 

 with plenty of leathery foliage. 

 $3.25 ea. — 3 or more, S3 ea. 



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