Christian Dior 



All-America for 1962 



ll/r. (Meillaiul) Plant Pat. 

 (^fe 1^43. ]'ve lieard people say 

 ^^' that tliey like "any rose as 

 lonjr as it's retl." In Christian Dior, 

 they, and everybody else as well, 

 ha\e soniethinfr especially nice to 

 like, lor here is the finest red rose in 

 the ivorld today. The italics are mine, 

 and .so is the opinion — but in the 

 latter I am joined by many and many 

 an expert and by thousands and 

 thousands of home {j;ardeners who 

 know this rose. Superb form, majn- 

 nificont crimson-red with scarlet 

 overtones, larjie blooms of 50 to 60 

 petals, uprifiht, tall growing bush, 

 \ igor and fine foliage: it seems to 

 have everything. It's an abundant 

 and continuous bloomer, too, and it 

 is fragrant. Two further character- 

 istics make Christian Dior great . . , 

 its color remains red throughout — 

 and the flowers last and last on the 

 bus! I or in the vase. Wonderful for 

 cutting. You'll see! $3.50 ea.; 3 or 

 more, S3. 10 ea. 



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CHRISTIAN DIOR 



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ALL-AMERICA WINNER 

 FOR 1963 



THE MAGNIFICENT ROSE ON THE COVER 



^ H.T. (Swim & ■Wrecks) Plant Pat, 2032. For sheer, un- 

 ^^ alloyed beauty in the classic style, I know of no rose which 

 excels Royal Highness. Its form is exquisitely modeled. 

 Its color is almost ethereal — delicate — arnd yet as fully sub- 

 stantial, real and intriguing as that seen in the shy maiden's 

 healthy cheek, aglow with inner vitality. To find color and 

 form equally complementing each other in the same rose, and 

 of equally high degree provides a garden adventure worth the 

 seeking; and when it is found, which is rare, there is a need 

 to tell someone about it in some excitement. I have found 

 that Royal Highness has the quality of first making people 

 look at it, then look at each other and then talk to each other 

 even though they are strangers. This is what I see in Royal 

 Highnes.s: perfect rose form — slim, graceful bud which turns 

 as though by magic into a high-centered, sweetly out-flowing 

 bloom with row after row of symmetrically arranged i)elals 



. . . wonderful color — soft, pastel pink which is pure and as 

 innocent as the blush I spoke of above, and without a hint 

 of harshne.ss . . . dream fragrance — a kind not to be likened 

 to apple-blossom or lily-of-the-valley or to more exotic odors, 

 but to be experienced and evaluated and appreciated for one's 

 self ... a splendid plant — growing not crassly to giant size, 

 but to good, middle height and with marvelous, long stems 

 each with its beautiful flower, and clothed generously with 

 rich, dark green, glossy leaves. Royal Highness is the winner 

 of America's two highest awards . . . the All-America Award 

 for 1963, and the Gold Certificate of the City of Portland. 

 Recognition like this speaks for the experts; your own good 

 opinion will back them up 100%. I know that you. too, will 

 fall in love with Royal Highness on sight! S3. 50 ea.; 3 or 

 more, $3.10 ea. 



