• Sun King 



Newest STAR ROSE 



• SUN KING. H.T. (Meilland.) 

 Planl Pat. Pending. Tins is the 

 newest Rose to come from I ranc< 

 from the originator <>l Peace, and 

 the Rose itself is an offspring 

 of Peace. Large, [ong-pomted 

 opening buds show a deep hearl 

 01 ricli chrome-yellow surrounded 

 by a halo of luminous, Iiglit yellow 

 petal edges that curl back around 

 the high, furled center. This halo 

 or frosting of light-reflecting, 

 curled petal edges is held through- 

 out the life of the flowers. 



The buds open to huge blooms 

 with closed, high centers of a 

 glowing, vivid lemon-yellow. This 

 makes a bright, light, clean- 

 looking flower, the vivid yellow 

 making the edges look almost like 

 white light. 



Sun King plants are tall, 3 feet 

 or more in height, upright, with 

 dark green, leathery leaves that 

 show good resistance to blackspot. 

 Flowers have 40 to 50 broad pet als. 

 $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 



3 Newest All- 



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• Jiminy Cricket. 



See page 19. 



• Queen Elizabeth. Gran- 

 diflora. 



• Tiffany. H.T. 



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flew All- America Winner for 1955 



A sweet pink that Is radiantly lovely 



•TIFFANY. H.T. (Lindquist.) Plant Pat. Pending. This newest pink AII- 

 /jasrs. America winner strikes us as being one of the loveliest of all the winners 

 AAjRS in tnat color, which is high praise indeed. It is a dainty pink with a 

 s ^* sy heart of gold. The long-pointed buds are pink and gold, and the open 

 blooms are a light, pleasing shade of pink, radiantly bright, with a sunny glow 

 from the yellow at the base of the petals. They are large blooms, with 30 to 

 40 petals, and always exquisitely formed in bud and bloom. 



All during its testing period, this Rose 

 was rated high on all counts. It was always 

 in bloom, from early to late and right 

 through midsummer heat. The flowers last 

 well, are very pleasantly fragrant and always 

 attractive. Tiffany plant is excellent, also: 

 compact, upright, vigorous, it grows 3 to 

 4 feet high, with beautiful, bright green 

 foliage. Blooms come singly and upright 

 on strong stems. $3 ea. ; 3 or more, $2.65 



