1968-THE BEST YEAR YET, 



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ALL-AMERICA AWARD WINNER FOR 1968 



(^^ Hybrid Tea. (The House of Meilland.) Plant Pat. 2625. In our opinion, Miss All- 

 ■^ American Beauty is not only the finest pink rose to date, but one of tlie very best roses 

 ever offered. It is that good. The sheer beauty . . . tlie breathtaking new kind of color 

 and freshness . . . the vitality and performance of this All-America Winner practically 

 defies description. The color is an illuminated pink; a sultry pink that's clean, crisp and 

 solid with no blemishes or other shadings; it's an exciting pink that holds right up to the end 

 of the bloon:i. The buds are a solid indication of the wonderful blooms to come . . . me- 

 dium long, tapering and bursting with color; unfurling slowly to big, lively blooms 5 

 inches or more across. Flowers are magnificent; fully double, cup-shaped, with 50 to 60 

 sculptured petals of excellent substance and are borne (usually) singly on medium long, 

 strong stems and are produced in profusion throughout the season. The plant has excellent 

 vigor as is evidenced by the magnificent blooms it produces. It grows approxiinately 4 to 

 434 feet in height, is well-branched and very shapely. Foliage is especially attractive; large, 

 sage-green and very full. On top of it all, there is fragrance ... a heady Tea fragrance. 



$4 ea. — 3 or more, $3.55 ea. 



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ALL-AMERICA AWARD WINNER FOR 1968 



/^^ Grandiflora. (The House of Meilland.) Plant Pat. 2692. Scarlet Knight is a wonderful 

 "^ new Grandiflora which fills a need in this class for a good red rose with excellent form 

 and color. This is a rich, vibrant red Grandiflora — an eye-catching, velvety scarlet-red that 

 does not blue as it ages. The well-shaped buds open from a deep, dark red to blooms of 

 classic, high-centered form, 4 to 5 inches across. Bloom comes usually two or three to the 

 stem with occasional single blooms which are excellent for cutting. Long, strong stems hold 

 the many blooms flrmly upright. Not only are the blooms exceptionally beautiful, but 

 Scarlet Knight produces so inany of them all season. The plant has exceptional vigor, grows 

 medium to tall with a fine, upright habit. 



$4 ea. — 3 or more, $3.55 ea. 



Excellent foliage of a rich leathery green. 



(^ EUROPEANA, All-America Award Winner for 1968— (see back cover) 

 Dear Gardening Friends: 



We are proud to have received all three "AARS Awards" for 1968 on Star Rose 

 entries in the All-America Rose Selections Trials. 



I have long wondered if American rose gardeners are really aware of the im- 

 portance of the All-America Rose Selections Award . . . the many years of testing 

 and careful judging through which these varieties must pass before receiving an 

 Award. In order for a rose to qualify for the "AARS Award" it must be entered 

 in each of the 24 Official Test Gardens located throughout the United States. Here 

 these roses are tested and scored for two full years by qualified judges. There are 

 usually 50 to 70 entries each year. The roses are scored for color, form, vigor, 

 disease resistance, foliage, etc. Roses that seem most distinctive and that score high 

 over the two-year period are chosen for these Awards. As many as ten years may 

 elapse from the time a hybridizer makes his cross until a particular rose can be placed on the market as 

 an All-America Winner. 



The hybridizing, growing the new plants and selection of the two to three best seedlings for entry in AARS 

 trials requires five or more years. Two more years are required for the AARS testing, and then two more 

 for nurserymen to produce the plants for your garden. 



You can see why the AARS Seal which goes on Award Winners is conclusive proof of the high quality of 

 any rose that bears it. I heartily recommend that you include MISS ALL-AMERICAN BEAUTY, 

 SCARLET KNIGHT and EUROPEANA, the new 1968 All-America Award Winners, in your next order. 

 We practice fall planting in our own garden and I recommend it to our customers except in the far North 

 and the South. The only special attention required is to hill soil up around the tops immediately after plant- 

 ing to protect them from wind, sun and cold until they get established in their new home. 



Sincerely, 



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GREATEST 



ALL-AMERICA 



OFFER, YET! 



We are pleased to make you this 

 special All-America Offer. In 

 fact, this is the first time we have 

 ever made a special offer which 

 includes a Hybrid Tea, a Grandi- 

 flora and a Floribunda. We're 

 doing it now only because all 3 of 

 these great new roses will bring 

 you tremendous satisfaction and 

 enjoyment and we are anxious to 

 have you find this out for your- 

 selves. 



MISS ALL-AMERICAN 



BEAUTY, Hybrid Tea 

 SCARLET KNIGHT, 



Grandiflora 

 EUROPEANA, Floribunda 



3 Plants— Only $9.75 



S. B. HuTTON, Sr., Chairman of the Board 



Copyright 1967, The Conard-Pyle Co. Printed in U. S. A. 



