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*Mme. Chiang Kai-shek. $1.50 ea. 



• MME. CHIANG KAI-SHEK. H.T. (Duehrsen.) 

 Wr^J Plant Pat. 664. Large, pointed, ivory buds 

 ^"V"* open to 43^-inch spiral flowers of moonlight- 

 yellow tint with creamy outer petals. The magnificent 

 35-petaIed flowers come freely on vigorous, upright 

 plants with heavy, bronzy canes and when fully 

 open have an attractive mass of rich golden anthers 

 on filaments which match the petals. $1.50 ea.; 

 3 for $4. 



• MME. MARIE CURIE. H.T. (Gaujard.) Plant 

 BQffgf Pat. 727. Buds of bright, clear daffodil-yellow 

 ^■V*a open glowing chrome-yellow and come freely on 

 upright, vigorous plants. The 25-petaIed, sweetly 

 fragrant flowers age to rich cream before the petals 

 fall. $1.50 ea.; 3 for $4. 



• MARK SULLIVAN. H.T. (Mallerin.) Plant 

 Pat. 599. This is one of the most spectacular of the 

 newly developed multicolors. It is excellent for adding 

 rich splashes of color to your garden. The blooms 

 show a remarkable blending of color tones, rich gold 

 heavily veined and shaded with deep rose-pink and 

 cerise. $1.25 ea.; 3 for $3.35. 



•Mark Sullivan. $1.25 ea. 



JM&tf MEANS : Roses marked with this symbol are 

 ^©J* those recommended by ALL-AMERICA ROSE 

 SELECTIONS, after two-year trials in a group of test 

 gardens located in many different zones of climate, 

 from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Minnesota to 

 the Gulf. Any Rose receiving this award has proved its 

 real superiority as a garden Rose. 



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TWO NEW, 1948, 

 AWARD WINNERS 



• NOCTURNE. H.T. (Swim.) Plant Pat. 713. 

 Wrf^i Perfect, long red buds open to blooms of 

 ^* > r T bright cardinal-red with dark shadings, some- 

 what lighter during the hottest part of summer. A 

 magnificently vigorous plant, like that of the great 

 Rose Charlotte Armstrong, which is one of its parents. 

 A Connecticut rosarian characterizes Nocturne as 

 having "the stem of Etoile de HoIIande, the color 

 density of Crimson Glory, the form and fragrance 

 of Heart's Desire." $2 ea.; 3 for $5. 



*SAN FERNANDO. H.T. (Western Rose Co.) 

 (fn^t Plant Pat. pending. A magnificent Rose of 

 ^V*T glowing currant-red. Beautiful form in both 

 bud and bloom, with unusually heavy texture. Su- 

 perior disease resistance. And fragrant! If you have 

 been wishing for more fragrant Roses, try San 

 Fernando — as richly perfumed as any old-fashioned 

 Rose in Memory's garden. $2 ea.; 3 for $5. 



• MARY MARGARET McBRIDE. H.T. (J. II. 

 Nicolas.) Plant Pat. 53/. This exhibition-type 

 flower of lovely form is a shining, pure rose-pink. 

 The long, linn buds have a yellow base and open to 

 very double, 45-petaIed blooms with a glowing rose- 

 pink color. The petals stay upright and hide the 

 center of the (lower but the edges recurve gracefully 

 to add to the charm of this Rose. It withstands the 

 heat of warmer sections of the country particularly 

 well. $1.50 ea.; 3 for $4. 



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