BANZAI 



AS WIDE AS A TEACLT- 

 AS PRETTY AS CAN BE! 



H.T. (Marie Louise Meilland) Plant Pat. 2142. 

 The name is pronounced '"Bans-eye." It's a Japa- 

 nese word meaning a cheer, such as "Hooray!" in 

 English. I am particularly fond of this rose. I only 

 wish that I could show you the flower as it really is. 

 Banzai is, in fact, twice the size of the blooms shown 

 here, and the color has an inner glow which no 

 picture can show truly. The color is bright rasp- 

 berry with touches of cream on the petal reverses. 

 In the 4-inch flowers, the effect is really beautiful. 

 Lovely buds open slowly into urn-shaped, three- 

 quarter open flowers: and finally to the fully open, 

 flattish. perfectly formed bloom. The plant, which 

 is low-growing, compact and nicely proportioned, 

 carries the well-shaped flowers one, two or three 

 to the stem. These come continuously. The bush 

 glows with them. Lots of rich, dark green foliage, 

 too. So — you have a wonderful, mound-shaped 

 plant of ideal form covered with lovely blooms all 

 summer long. \ ou must see it to get the real picture : 

 and I recommend that you do so. It's a real beauty 

 that will please you in the first place, and that will 

 grow on you as time goes by. s2 ea. ; 3 or more, 

 SI. 75 ea. 



BANZAI 



2 Roses Worth a 2nd Thought! 



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SIMONE 



SIMOXE 



AS INTRIGUING AS 

 LAVENDER AND OLD LACE! 



H.T. (Mallerin) Plant Pat. 1847. Here's an- 

 other personality (call it See-mun) worth think- 

 ing about twice. Of course, you may not like 

 lavender in a rose (opinion is more or less equally 

 divided) but if you do, this one has much to 

 recommend it. The bloom is enormous, often 

 reaching 6 to 7 inches across, and has 65 sub- 

 stantial petals. The color is a cool, clear, lilac- 

 lavender which at times seems to he almost sil- 

 very. The strong plant is dressed in leathery, 

 glossy foliage. It grows low and needs a front- 

 row planting, or a spot by itself. Don't think 

 of this rose as beins other than strong and 

 rugged, even though its delicate coloring might 

 imply the opposite. Blooms arc solid — the 

 plant is husky. Only its coloring is ethereal and 

 dreamlike. Among Hybrid Tea roses in this 

 general color-type, Simone really stands alone. 

 A further asset is worth mention — fragrance. 

 It's light and pleasant. $3 ea.-, 3 or more, 

 •S2.65 ea. 



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