• CHARLEo m/-.uLERIN h.t. 



THE FRONT COVER ROSE 



Plant Pat. 933 (Meilland) 

 This is a gorgeous new Rose, with buds and blooms 

 of midnight crimson velvet, the "blackest" big red 

 Rose to date. It does not blue. Its form, as well as 

 its coloring, is exciting, with 30 to 40 petals, broad 

 and heavy, and a high, cone-shaped, handsome 

 center. It is richly, gloriously fragrant. The plant 

 is vigorous, so vigorous it tends to throw some extra- 

 tall blooming canes without much regard for symmetry, 

 at times. Good, disease-resistant foliage. A truly 

 thrilling new Rose. $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 



The Back Cover Roses 



• SUZON LOTTHE h.t. 



Plant Pat. 934. (Meilland.) Suzon's peach- 

 colored buds hold their high, peach-colored 

 centers while row after row of outer petals 

 slowly roll open to show their tints of pearl-pink 

 flushed with deeper pink toward the outer edges 

 of the petals. Often the open petals show a 

 curious reverse-shadow effect — deepest pink 

 where exposed to the sun, pearly white where 

 another petal overlaps. 



Form of bud and bloom is superior, with the 

 sheen and smooth texture as well as the coloring 

 of real pearls. Remarkably deHcious fragrance. 

 Plants are vigorous, with heavy canes and 

 strong stems, splendid for cutting. Large, heavy, 

 disease-resistant foliage. $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, 

 $2.20 ea. 



• SYMPHONIE H.T. 



Plant Pat. 958. (Meilland.) Symphonic is pink, 

 but not like other pink Roses. The color looks 

 as if it were made up of thin layers of the luscious 

 pink over a crystalline silvery tint, with the veins 

 of the petals spreading a fine pattern, like a silken 

 net, of deepest carmine-pink. On the backs of the 

 petals, more of the silvery undercolor shines through, 

 and often the petals flash a slender thread of silver 

 on their edges. Blooms are huge, with many broad, 

 wavy petals. Intensely, deliciously fragrant. Ex- 

 cellent plants, strong in growth, free in bloom. Peace 

 is one of the parents of this great new Rose. $2.50 ea.; 

 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 



See *PEACE and •HAPPINESS on page 27, 

 the inside back cover page 



I've been soaring over Europe, literally; at one 

 time landing through utter night blackness by the 

 help of the radar ground crew; at another, with other 

 seat-strapped passengers, while flying 300 miles per 

 hour at 12.000 feet, taking a surprise drop so quick 

 that luncheon dishes and biscuits "came tumbling 

 after." This is my eleventh "Rose Soaring" 

 European trip. Long experience has taught me where 

 to come to earth and whose test grounds, among 

 European breeders, are best worth visiting. Hunting 

 new Roses in Europe and U.S.A. for our customers is 

 a part of our research program. 



We look upon Star Rose customers as among 

 America's most enlightened Rose buyers. Among 

 other things they have learned is that they can count 

 on Star Roses. For we consider it our business (1) 

 to furnish the finest plants it is possible to obtain and 

 (2) in our list, to include the kinds best worth including. 



"We do not stint travel expense if it enables us to 

 know all we should about the finest of the new in 

 color, form, fragrance and vigor. Then, it is our busi- 

 ness to secure and to reproduce these new eye- 

 catchers and heart-throbbers. For example, when 

 asked to name a new Rose here, we called it "Ex- 

 citing." 



Lyons, France 



June 3, 1951 



It is no disgrace to confess that this past spring 

 the demand for Star Roses came faster and in greater 

 volume than we could satisfy. In spite of careful 

 planning, in spite of earnest effort by our splendid 

 staff of willing workers, some deliveries were de- 

 layed. And to some customers, alas, orders had to be 

 returned marked, "Sold Out." A sob story makes all 

 of us unhappy, and a spring offer of "Fall delivery" 

 does not fill that aching vacancy in your garden in 

 June. We wish we had had enough for all, and can 

 only say, "Order as early as you can this year, to avoid 

 disappointments." 



We invite you to visit Star Rose Gardens. See 

 the acres of Roses being grown for you. Choose, 

 first hand, your favorites. Red Rose Inn and good 

 meals are nearby. And come to Red Rose Rent Day, 

 held each year on the second Saturday in September. 



The more you learn about Roses, the more pleasure 

 you enjoy. 



Sincerely, 



The Conard-Pyle Co. 



Sfar Rose Gvo\ffQrs 

 West Grove, Pa. 



P P 



V / President 



COPYRIGHT 1951 BY THE CONARD-PYLE CO. 



