GOOD ROSES 



SPRING 

 1953 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 INDEX 



Page 



Ambassador 31 



Avalanche 28 



Bess Witt 31 



Betty 28 



Burgundy 28 



Carnival 28 



Charles Nye 30 



Defiance 27 



Dictator 30 



Edith 28 



Elsie 28 



Fair Maid 30 



Fortune 25 



Gladys 30 



Goblin 27 



Golden Carpet 26 



Gold Lode 31 



Gold Mine 30 



Governor Duff 26 



Hilda Bergen 31 



Hillcrest Yellow 30 



Huntsman 30 



Indiana 30 



Indianola 31 



Ivory White 31 



Jean Treadway 29 



Joan Helen 26 



Kay Tashima 31 



Lavender Lady 29 



Lavender Lassie 26 



Life 25 



Lola 29 



Magnolia 30 



Major Edward Bowes. . .31 



Mandalay 27 



Maryeff 27 



Meditation 30 



Mrs. H. E. Kidder 31 



Mrs. P. S. du Pont III ..29 



Nita 30 



Nuggets 27 



October Rose 31 



Ohkwan 31 



Olive Longland 29 



Orchid Jewel 27 



Orchid Star 27 



Peggy 29 



Pink Spoon 31 



Powder Puff 



Prince Cushion 



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.... 30 





30 



Ruby Pompon 



September Bronze . . 

 September Cloud. . . 

 September Gold. . . . 

 Star Bright 



....27 



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 ....27 

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25 





....31 



Tibshelf White 



....30 

 ....25 



Violet Star 



....27 

 30 



White Spoon 



White Wonder 



Yellow Avalanche . . 

 Yellow Cushion . 

 Yellow Spoon 



....31 

 ....27 

 ....30 

 ....26 

 31 



NOTE 



Prices in this catalog apply on orders received for 

 shipment during 1953 spring planting season. Rose 

 prices are for dormant plants only, including all 

 special Rose "Offers." Potted Roses are higher 

 priced and will not be shipped, but will be ready 

 May 10 for customers who call at Garden Mart No. 1 



We prepay shipping charges on dormant Roses 

 (except tree Roses) on all orders received by April 

 10. Other shipping charges prepaid all season un- 

 less otherwise noted. 



In all the collection "Offers" we reserve the right 

 to substitute when necessary with kinds of equal or 

 greater value. "Offer" and 3-for prices apply only 

 for a single shipment to one address. 



If your order includes plants, please add 25c ser- 

 vice charge if total order is less than $5. There is no 

 service charge for books or supplies alone. 



BOOKS 



"ROSES FOR EVERY GARDEN" 



By R. C. Allen, Executive Secretary of the American Rose Society 



218 pages, 32 color illustrations and many drawings 

 Dr. Allen's book has the accuracy of his horticultural science background and his per- 

 sonal contact with the practice of Rose gardening in all parts of the United States. Full 

 of usable, sound information, at the same time it is delightful reading; he knows the fun 

 to be found in growing and having your own Roses. $3.50 ppd. 



"WHAT EVERY ROSE GROWER SHOULD KNOW" 



Published by The American Rose Society, R. C. Allen, Editor 



78 pages, illustrated with color, halftones and drawings 

 This is a new, completely rewritten edition of the American Rose Society handbook. 

 Intended for beginners but he is an expert indeed who cannot learn something from it. 

 A small book, packed with sound information in brief. $1.75 ppd. 



"ANYONE CAN GROW ROSES" 



By Cynthia Westcott, "The Plant Doctor" 



Dr. Westcott, by training and experience in her clients' gardens in many states is 

 equipped to "know all the answers." Here they are, in a most enjoyable book that is a 

 first-rate aid to success and pleasure in the hobby of Rose growing. $2 ppd. 



"BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS GARDEN BOOK" 



Edited by Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe, Garden Editor 



This is an unusually attractive book that is a file of well-organized, compact information 

 and suggestions for planning and achieving beauty spots in your own garden. Presented 

 in words, "how-to" drawings, charts, lists and a multitude of colored garden pictures 

 that will give you all kinds of thrilling ideas. A superb gift book if you can manage to be 

 unselfish enough to give it away. 480 pages. $3.95 ppd. 



VISIT STAR ROSE GARDENS AND 

 OUR GARDEN MARTS 



Visitors are welcome. The fields of Roses are in 

 bloom from late June to October. No one will 

 urge you to buy. For customers who wish to be 

 served, however, we have two marts. 



GARDEN MART NO. 1. Come here to buy plants 

 for all spring planting. 1 mile off U. S. Route 1 at 

 West Grove (at our greenhouses). Open 10 A.M. 

 to 6 P.M. every day during spring planting season; 

 other seasons, 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. 



GARDEN MART NO. 2. Open only from late 

 spring to mid-fall, 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. daily. Come 

 here to see the blooms and leave advance orders. 

 On Route 1, 3 mi. southwest of West Grove. 



