• SPRING 1932 • STAR GUIDE TO GOOD ROSES • 



The Editorial Trio 



Where in America is there a Rose-lover 

 Avho does not know how much we owe to 

 tlie three great horticultural editors, Leonard 

 Barron, Dr. J. Horace AlcFarland and 

 Richardson Wright ? 



Tiieir names deserve to be memorialized 

 in our u^ardens, and now thev may be with 

 these three worths Roses. We know gar- 

 dens in which each plant stands for a friend- 

 ship. You can start \ our friend- 

 ship garden with these three. 

 \\ hen they bloom and when 

 >ou approach "The Editorial 

 Trio," they will salute >ou, 

 each with a gracious gilt of 

 scented beauty. You w ill cut 

 armfuls of Roses from these 

 varieties. (Onl\ $6.50 for the Trio.) 



• LEONARD BARRON. (See front 

 cover.) II.T. Pink and copper. Here 

 is a Conard-Pyle 1931 Novelty — a 

 leader of a new race of oak-hardy ever- 

 blooming Roses, for the mother 

 (Schoener's Nutkana) is daughter of 

 the arctic hardy species Nutkana, and 

 was hybridized by J. H. Nicolas. To 

 West Grove came Leonard Barron. 

 Often he had acted as judge at 

 flower shows, but this -<»>' 



time he selected the prize- 

 winner from our entire 

 field of Nutkana seedlings, 

 a beauty to bear his 

 name. He, who for years had edited Country Life, 

 Garden Magazine and now American Home, picked 

 this one of vigorous growth, strong, sturdy stems 

 tipped with ovoid buds of splashed burnt-orange 

 opening to rare blooms of hundred-petaled perfumed 

 loveliness, toned tawny salmon, blending to shell- 

 pink. Mr. Barron writes of his pleasure that his 

 namesake, "flowers freely over a long season 

 and that the fall bloom is even better than the 



mmmer bloom 

 $2.50 each. 



•Editor McFarland. $2.50 each 



• EDITOR McFARLAND. H.T. (Ch. Mallerin; 

 introduced by The Conard-Pyle Co., fall 1931.) 

 Rose-pink. Named in honor of Dr. J. Horace 

 McFarland, long time editor and now President of 

 the American Rose Society. Rose-pink veiled with 

 amber. This color combination gives the Rose an 

 entirely unique appeal of radiating freshness. The 

 bud, borne alone and long-pointed, opens into a 

 double Rose, with large, gracefull}^ recurving petals, 

 delicately scented. A competitor of Radiance in 

 ruggedness, persistent, healthy foliage, and con- 

 tinuity of bloom. Long, straight stems, perfectly 

 formed buds, and lasting flowers make this an ideal 

 Rose for cutting. $2.50 each. 



•RICHARDSON WRIGHT. H.T. (The 

 Conard-Pyle Co., 1932.) Pearl-pink. Named 

 for the editor of House and Garden, famous 

 author and Vice-President of the Ameri- 

 can Rose Society. This Rose has the same 

 well-known vigor and sturdiness as Radi- 

 ance, which is one of its parents. The flower is 

 iridescent pearl-pink, enriched with a yellow 

 flush on the inner petals, coming from the 

 golden base. Its blooms, which come singly on 

 strong, straight stems, are fully petaled. One 

 Rose connoisseur said, "Its fragrance alone 

 would sell that Rose." Stock limited. $3 each. 



The Editorial Trio as described above 

 Ask for Offer No. 5 



$6.50 



Noted for form and fragrance. 



$1.50 each 

 5 



•E. G. HELL. H.T. (E. G. Hill Co., 1929.) 

 Crimson. Named for the 83-y ear-old Dean 

 Emeritus of American Rose Hybridizers. 

 Brilliant crimson, perfectly formed double 

 flowers, richly fragrant, on strong, erect stems, 

 Ffght-'for cutting, with vigorous-gro-wth, and 

 generous, healthy foliage. $1.50 each. 



