INTRIGUING 
LLL LLL 
(Lindquist.) 
Plant Pat. App. For. The only Hybrid Tea to 
AMB° win the All-America Award for 1971. A 
wonderful flower of clear bright orange, star 
shaped when fully open. Tropicana is one of its 
parents. 
Blooms are of medium size, developing from a 
long bud. There are about 50 petals, forming a 
substantial flower with a high furled center. As 
the bud opens, the petals keep rolling back until 
each one comes to a point, resulting in a star 
shape for the flower. The color is a good warm 
orange—on the reddish side—with a lighter re- 
verse. Unfading and unchanging all season. Fra- 
grance is light to moderate, appealing and sweet. 
The tall, very strong and upright plant is cov- 
ered with dark leathery leaves and continues to 
bloom freely from early summer to frost. The 
regal buds and flowers are spectacular for cutting, 
with their sturdy stems and brilliant shading. 
$4 ea.—3 or more, $3.55 ea. 
COMMAND PERFORMANCE 
by Vi Hybrid Tea. (The House of 
Yh Meilland.) Plant Pat. 2693. We 
grow a number of large red roses, but here’s 
the biggest of thern all—actually 6 inches across. 
These thrilling, velvety blooms are oversize not 
only in width but in depth as well. The bold 
red-red color is bright and strong, with a more 
rosy red tone on the underside of the petals. 
Thick, fat buds open to high-centered blooms 
with 50 to 60 petals. The petals are unusually 
large, curling slightly in classic rose form to 
produce an exceptionally firm flower for so 
large a bloom. Spicy fragrance. The plant is 
tall and upright, but somewhat spreading. 
This is a satisfying rose with great body to it. 
“Big Red” may not be a very glamorous name, 
but when we first saw this rose in bloom this is 
the descriptive name we unconsciously used. 
$3.50 ea.—3 or more, $3.10 ea. 
BIG RED 
Why We Can Give the Star Rose Guarantee 
Roses are our business and have been our specialty ever particular, from preparation of the soil to the final step 
since 1906. We guarantee them to grow and bloom for one of packaging and shipping. Selection of understock, expert 
growing season; otherwise we will replace them or refund budding, regular cultivation and spraying of the plants in 
the purchase price. This is a generous offer, and the the field, rigid grading and proper storing are equally im- 
reason we can make it is that we hold strict control over portant. All this adds up to a top quality product— 
all our rose growing operations. At every step we are most STAR ROSES. 
