NEW FOR 1968 



Star Rose Guarantee 



Our roses are guaranteed to grow and bloom as they should for 

 one growing season. If they do not, we wfll replace them or refund 

 the purchase price. 



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W/Hli/f/ 2500. Here is a wonderful new 

 rose which is going to have to compete with the great 

 All-America introductions for this year . . . and it 

 is good enough to do so. You'll especially like the 

 gorgeous orange-red color; a warm, rich, orange-red 

 on the outside of the petals with just an added touch 

 of vermilion on the inside of the petals. The medium 

 long, pointed buds have excellent shape and show a 

 bright, eye-catching signal red as they first open. 

 Buds open slowly to a beautiful, large, 4}/^ to 5-inch, 

 very solid bloom having 45 to 50 petals. Bloom is 

 high-centered at first, becoming cup-shaped, with 

 good form, substance and holding qualities. This is 

 a strong-growing rose, too. Upright but well- 

 branched, it grows medium tall with good strong 

 canes. Foliage is moderately large, very full, at- 

 tractive parsley-green. A light, but enticing Tea 

 fragrance makes this new 1968 introduction a wel- 

 come addition. 



$3.50 ea.— 3 or more, $3.10 ea. 



Star Roses Are Grown In The 

 Ideal Geographic Location 



The Star Rose growing fields, over 600 

 acres of them, are located in the Southeast 

 corner of Pennsylvania . . . just far enough 

 south to gain those few weeks of extra grow- 

 ing time to produce a superb plant and just 

 far enough north to get the early frost re- 

 quired to "harden-oflf" the plant in time to harvest and 

 ship for fall planting. 



Whether you plant your Star Roses in the Fall or 

 Spring, it means that: 



1 . You get as nearly perfect a rose plant as possible 

 because it is grown by professionals, grown in an 

 ideal climate, and grown in the right kind of soil. 



2. Your plants are shipped "fresh dug." They're in 

 prime condition, full of moisture and ready to 

 grow. 



3. And because of these reasons, we can make our 

 famous Star Rose "Unconditional Guarantee." 

 See pages 4, 9, 13. 



(left) Grandiflora. (Swim & Arm- 

 C/ strong.) Plant Pat. App. For. This 

 (^^ new Grandiflora is outstanding for the lovely 

 "^ and unusual pink color of the buds and flowers; 

 for the exceptional \igor of tlie rounded, beautifully 

 foliaged plant, and for the great quantities of bloom 

 which it carries. The urn-shaped bud is larger than 

 average and the double flower is made up of 25 to 30 

 large petals which recurve gracefully and give a fully 

 double appearance throughout its life. The flower is 

 almost a bi-color — light, clear pink on the face of the 

 petal and deeper, reddish pink on the reverse — a 

 most lively, cheerful shade of pink. Typical of a 

 Grandiflora, this free-blooming variety carries most 

 of its flowers in clusters of good stem length, but some 

 of them singly. A tall, vigorous grower with excellent 

 foliage. You'll want to plant this rose in the "back 

 row" where it can show off its masses of bloom. 



$4 ea. — 3 or more, $3.55 ea. 



