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STAR OF THE ROSE WORLD 



INTRODUCED IN AMERICA BY THE CONARD-PVLE CO., WEST GROVE, PA 



Winner of the "MOST BEAUTIFUL ROSE IN FRANCE" award of the Jury at Lyon, France in 1942 

 Awarded a GOLD CERTIFICATE by the International Rose Test Garden, Portland, Oregon, by unanimous vote, 1944 

 ■M^-e The Only All-America Rose Selections Award Winner for 1946 



PEACE (IVIme. A. Meilland). Plant Pat. 591. This 

 glorious Rose has already been acclaimed one of the 

 great Roses of all time Highest scoring Rose ever 

 judged in the All-America Rose Selections tests, it is 

 almost unbelievable in its beauty, size and lasting 

 qualities. The buds are golden yellow daintily edged 

 with vivid pink. These open more slowly than for any 

 other Rose we know, giving long-lasting blooms which 

 show delicate shades of yellow, pale gold, cream and 

 ivory, each petal with a lightly ruffled edge of pink. 

 The colors vary and the change of tints is an enchant- 

 ing thing to watch, as it differs from day to day and 

 from flower to flower, but always beautiful and always 

 in harmony, like the different, shimmering colors in a 

 rainbow. Though the very double bloom is unusuafly 

 large, it is constantly fresh-looking and its coloring 

 always gives an effect of delicate loveliness even in the 

 fully opened flower. 



The plant is just as large and fine as the blooms, 

 carrying the flowers singly on long, straight, strong 

 stems wefl above the mass of vigorous, healthy and 

 abundant foliage. The blooms come in glorious suc- 

 cession and hold their form and freshness an unbeliev- 

 able time, either as a cut-flower or on the bush. At 

 times the fragrance is delightfufly rich. The plant is 

 highly resistant to late spring frosts. Truly, PEACE is 

 a Rose which "has everything." $2.50 ea.; 3 for $6.75. 



Already the winner of countless ribbons and trophys 

 at various Rose and Flower Shows throughout the coun- 

 try, it is rated 9.5 on the basis of 10 in the 1946 American 

 Rose Annual "Proof of the Pudding," — the highest rating 

 of which we can find record. We quote from that book: 

 "Foote, Mass.: Impossible to praise this rose too highly; 

 cut roses the last of October; a profuse bloomer; beautiful 

 beyond description. Piester, Conn.: Entrancing color; 



pale yellow washed at edge with pink; variable; very 

 large-cupped bloom on strong stem; hardy, rugged. 

 Siveetser, Mass. : All the praise given to it is due. Mac- 

 Andrews, N. Y. : This is a super rose on a super bush; 

 canes like fishing poles; huge globular yellow buds open 

 into blooms that flush pink and age very slowly and 

 attractively. Pfister, III.: This is the rose of the decade in 

 our estimation. McDonough, Cal.: The winner of them 

 all. Beautiful in all stages of bloom from bud to wide 

 open; disease-proof foliage. A coming champion in the 

 shows if I know my roses. Edmunds, Ore. : A transforma- 

 tion rose which is living up to its name; may mark a new 

 era. From unfolding yellow bud to ruffled cream and rose 

 open bloom, one goes to it again and again. Most vigorous 

 hybrid tea in our garden." 



PEACE Roses are presented to a wounded veteran at 

 the U. S. Army Pasadena Regional Hospital by Columbia 

 Star, Janet Blair, who spent many hours visiting the boys 

 throughout the hospital shortly after the christening of 

 PEACE. 



Miss Dorothy van Barneveld of Puente, California, 

 trains the DOVE OF PEACE for its part in the ceremony 

 of the christening of the new Rose, PEACE. 



