• Katherine T. 

 Marshall 



^Charlotte 

 Armstrong 



''TOP 



ALL-AMERICA 



An "All-America" Award is probably the highest honor a new 

 Rose can receive before introduction. Each Rose variety entered 

 in All-America trials is tested for two years in every one of some 

 19 test gardens in the various zones of climate from the Atlantic 

 to the Pacific. Contestants enter only their best Roses. Only 

 the best of these are given an award, and judging standards are 

 very high. Of the hundreds of Roses tested since 1939 when the 

 trials began, only 32 have been given the AARS award. 



This year, the All-America judges voted on what they con- 

 sidered the 10 best All-America Hybrid Teas up to, but not 

 including, the new 1950 winners. Here they are — the cream of 

 the cream of Rose varieties introduced during the past 10 years. 



Any All-America award winner can be depended upon to be a 

 superior variety, doing well in all sections of the country, for 

 beginner or expert. You can well believe that these 10 have an 

 extra extra-superiority to have won enough votes to put them in 

 the "TOP 10" rank. All-America judges are men who have 

 spent their adult lives growing, studying and judging Roses. 

 Their judgment is invaluable in helping you select a group of 

 ten Roses that will bring you the highest enjoyment and pride 

 in your garden. Each is a kind you should not be without. Here 

 is the list, alphabetically arranged. 



**CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG. Plant Pat. 455. Rose- 

 red. Outstanding for brilliance of color, quantity of bloom all 

 season, the vigor of the tall plants. $1.50 ea.; 3 for $4. 



**FORTY-NINER. Plant Pat. 792. One of the most richly 

 brilhant of all bicolor Roses and certainly one of the most at- 

 tractive. It is a clear, vivid red with pure gold on the reverse of 

 the petals. Grand, vigorous plants with a satisfying amount of 

 bloom. $1.75 ea.; 3 for $4.50. 



TJlrSan Fernando 



