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• LOWELL THOMAS. H.T. 



See Front Cover and Mr. Lowell Thomas 



(Mallerin.) Plant Pat. 595. The vibrant lemon-chrome color, 

 vigorous growth and general air of optimism about this 

 glorious new Rose make it suitable to bear the name "Lowell Thomas," 

 and we hereby nominate this thrilhng yellow variety as "America's 

 News Voice of the Garden," for as each summer morning breaks you 

 can easily fancy this beauty cheerfully and heartily proclaiming to 

 all the other flowers, "Good morning, everybody!" 



The 25-petaIed blooms open from beautiful buds and have a high 

 cupped center, with the petals rolhng outward, making magnificent, 

 glowing flowers, over 4 inches across when fully open.^ They have a 

 slight tea fragrance. The plants are sturdily upright in growth and 

 the rich yellow blooms, on strong, erect stems, have a perfect foil in 

 the large, lustrous green foliage. $2 ea. ; 3 for $5. J 



^MIVIE. CHIANG KAI-SHEK. H.T. See illustration 

 on back cover. (Howard & Smith.) Plant Pat. 

 applied for. Large, pointed, ivory buds open to 

 43^-inch spiral flowers of canary-yellow tint with creamy 

 outer petals. The magnificent 35-petaIed flowers come 

 freely on vigorous, upright plants with heavy, bronzy 

 canes and when fully open have an attractive mass of rich 

 golden anthers on filaments which match the petals. We 

 predict this Rose will become almost as famous and be- 

 loved as the "First Lady of China" in whose honor it was 

 named. $2 ea.; 3 for $5.1 



-A-IVUVfE. MARIE CURIE. H.T. Page 2. @ (Gau- 

 ■ME^ jard.) Plant Pat. app. for. Exquisitely lovely, 

 ^V^T long-pointed buds of bright, clear, dafl"odiI-yeIIow, 

 with centers of glowing chrome-yellow come freely on 

 upright, vigorous plants and open to 25-petaIed, sweetly 

 fragrant flowers that age to rich cream before the petals 

 fall. Spring stock all sold. Order now Jor Jail delivery. 

 $1.50 ea.; 3 for $3.75. | 



^FRED EDMUNDS. H.T. Page 2. ® (Meilland.) 

 Plant Patent applied for. Winner of 1944 AII- 

 ^ ^^ America Regional Award. This Rose is sensational. 

 The beautiful, long-shaped buds of burnt-orange open to 

 glorious, 25-petaIed blooms of vivid, glowing, coppery 

 orange color which slowly changes to soft apricot and the 

 velvety-textured petals assume an artistic, crinkled form 

 that is very pleasing. Spring stock all sold. Order now Jor 

 Jail delivery. $2 ea.; 3 for $5. J 



^ PEARL HARBOR. H.T. Page 2. ® (Howard & 

 Smith.) Plant Pat. app. for. Plants are almost thornless, 

 produce their magnificent blooms on erect, firm stems. 

 The long, pointed buds open to large, attractive blooms, 

 the inside a pearl-pink with bronzy shadings at the base, 

 the reverse side is vivid Tyrian-rose color. Also known as 

 "The Memory Rose." $1.50 ea.; 3 for $3.75.$ 



^BRANDYWINE. H.T. Page 2. ® (Thompson.) 

 Plant Pat. 530. Beautifully modeled, buff'-colored blooms 

 come freely and erect on extra-long, strong stems with 

 few thorns, making this a superb flower for cutting. Origi- 

 nal plants grown indoors by the originator of this Rose 

 were over 7 feet in height. $1.50 ea.; 3 for $3.75.$ 



^DOUGLAS MacARTHUR. H.T. Page 2. ® 

 (Howard & Smith.) Plant Pat. 58L A suitable^ Rose to 

 be named in honor of our great General for it is a sure 

 winner everywhere. The magnificent blooms of rose, gold 

 and salmon are freely produced on very vigorous, healthy 

 plants and are very lovely. Remembering the name you 

 will almost automatically salute this Rose when you see 

 it in bloom in your garden. $1.50 ea.; 3 for $3.75. J 



^GOLDEN HARVEST. H.T. (Mallerin.) Plant Pat. 

 applied for. This is a clear golden yellow Rose that blooms 

 so profusely that one really gets a golden harvest from each 

 bush. The richly fragrant blooms are exceptionally large 

 and retain their color until the petals fall. $1.50 ea.; 3 

 for $3.75. t 



-^LISSY HORSTMANN. H.T. (Tantau.) Large, 25- 

 petaled blooms of blazing scarlet-crimson are noted for 

 holding their vivid color and are borne erect on strong 

 plants well furnished with olive-green, disease-resistant 

 foliage. Good in all weather. $1.50 ea. ; 3 for $3.75.* 



Star Rose-Growers ir West Grove^ Pa. 



WHAT DOES THIS f^g^ MEAN? 



It means that here is a sign which takes much of the 

 gamble and guesswork out of buying new Roses. 



It means that no longer do you need to take one man's 

 or one firm's say-so about the fine quahties of a new Rose. 



It means cooperation rather than competition among 

 the leading Rose-growers. 



It means that before new Roses are introduced they are 

 sent to official and authentic test-gardens located in differ- 

 ent sections of the United States, undergo a two-year 

 official test under the supervision of the best American 

 judges available at each garden (14 in number), located 

 in different climatic sections. From this gruelling test 

 where each Rose is repeatedly and carefully scored, only 

 those having the highest ratings are selected for final 

 award. 



Runners up which fail to win an award may have great 

 merit. They may deserve to be and often are introduced 

 by one or more firms. Varieties receiving the coveted 

 award are usually offered by all firms interested. 



It is helpful to the purchaser. It points out the varieties 

 that the leading Rose-men of the nation have agreed are 

 the most meritorious varieties of the year. No Rose-man 

 who has an interest in a Rose may vote on his own variety. 



If it is discovered that a certain variety does well in one 

 part of this large country and^ not in another, it may 

 receive a Regional Award and is so announced. Unless 

 otherwise stated, the award is universal for the entire 

 country. 



At the top of the left-hand column on this page the 1944 

 awards will be found. The top one, Lowell Thomas, is 

 introduced by The Conard-Pyle Company. 



For your information and comparison is given below a 

 list of the awards that were made for the years 1940 to 

 1943. All are off'ered elsewhere in this Catalog, and the 

 fact that they continue to be in demand year after year 

 is exceflent evidence that here is a guide that can be relied 

 on as pointing to varieties which, if well grown by firms 

 that produce good bushes, may also be depended on to 

 produce some of the better flowers in your garden. 



ROSES 1940 



Page 



^Apricot Queen. H.T 8 



•A^ California. H.T 9 



-A^Dicksons Red. H.T 9 



Vk^The Chief. H.T 7 



1941 

 <ArCharlotte Armstrong. 



H.T 7 



f^ ROSES 1942 



Page 

 Ik^ Heart's Desire. H.T 7 



1943 

 ir IVIary Margaret McBride. 



H.T 9 



V^ Grande Duchesse Char- 

 lotte. H.T 32 



1944 



See top of opposite column 



4^ ROSES 56-45 



See this complete offer on back cover page 



-A- Lowell Thomas -A^Mme. Chiang Kai-shek 



ik^Grande Duchesse Charlotte ^Mary Margaret McBridc 



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