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GR. (Swim & Weeks) Plant Pat. 2132. If ever a rose was 

 aptly named, this one is! The enormous, long pointed, 

 white opening bud standing tall on its long stem will re- 

 mind you so much of the glory of a mountain peak, snow 

 covered, against the sky. Buds and blooms like this are 

 sensationally dramatic. The huge peaks of white are 

 lightly green-tinged at the base of the large petals. They 

 open to large flowers with high centers whose petals 

 become like slopes of snow as they open. Mt. Shasta's 

 blooms come on unusually long stems — sometimes singly 

 and sometimes two or more to the stem. They make ex- 

 cellent cutting flowers and their tea fragrance adds a 

 further touch of charm to the filled vases. Flowers come 

 freely and continuously. The bush is very tall, upright 

 and a vigorous grower. You will find Mt. Shasta makes 

 an exceptionally good back-row rose, for it will never be 

 out of sight. This is the first and only white grandiflora. 

 Foliage is medium sized, heavy and leathery in sub- 

 stance, and of an attractive gray-green color. This rose is 

 new and diff'erent from top to bottom — a white grandi- 

 flora of tremendous beauty. In the International Test 

 Gardens at Portland, Oregon, Mt. Shasta won the Silver 

 Certificate, and it was also awarded the Bronze Medal in 

 the International Show at Hamburg, Germany. $3 ea. ; 

 3 or more, $2.65 ea. 



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H.T. (Alain Meilland) Plant Pat. App. For. This newer 

 two-toned red rose is a true classic beauty for your gar- 

 den! A "Star Rose," Swarthmore is a real find. Devel- 

 oped by the extremely talented young Alain Meilland, 

 bright new star in France's most famous family of rose 

 hybridizers, Swarthmore has proven to be one of the 

 very fine roses introduced this past year. Named to 

 commemorate the 100th anniversary of Swarthmore 

 College, the rose itself is as outstanding as the famous, 

 select liberal arts college. Here is an unusually beautiful 

 two-toned red rose that has excellent high-centered form. 

 Not only is the flower outstanding, but so is the strong 

 stem that holds high the aristocratic blooms for all to see 

 and admire. Each bloom, with 45 to 55 petals, and 4 to 

 5 inches across, is solidly impressive. The plant produces 

 the flowers freely and continuously. The ivy-green fo- 

 liage richly covers the many branches. You will like the 

 overall well-covered, bushy appearance of the splendidly 

 vigorous plant. There is nothing skimpy about Swarth- 

 more. As the picture shows, the buds are large, long and 

 pointed. In fact, the buds are among the longest on any 

 rose. But the picture cannot show the light touch of 

 fragrance which has its special charm. $3 ea. ; 3 or more, 

 $2.65 ea. 



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