STAR NOVELTIES 



*Rouge Mallerin. H.T. 



See illustration on front cover 



(C. Mallerin, 1034.) Scarlet. At last we have a 

 new red Rose which does not blue. Pointed buds 

 of brilliant red open to 3^-inch blooms of glow- 

 ing scarlet, the deep pile on the petals making 

 them look for all the world like pieces of rich 

 scarlet velvet. If ever a Rose glowed, this one 

 docs — a vase of newly opened blooms in a 

 sunny window looks like a vase of flame. As the 

 flower ages, the scarlet softens a little, the fire 

 smoulders, an opalescent sheen overspreads the petals, 

 and we have a new Rose which is different but every 

 bit as beautiful as the newly opened bloom of yes- 

 terday. It is a full Rose and a well-built flower with 

 some 40 to 45 perfectly imbricated petals so that when 

 fully open the center is higher than the outer rim. Of 

 course, it is fragrant — fragrant with that rich old 

 Damask perfume that all red Roses should have. 

 Rouge Mallerin has a real plant, vigorous and up- 

 right, with lovely bronze young foliage which is a 

 healthy green when mature, and the plants are very 

 free with their wonderful flowers, even in the really 

 trying days of midsummer. We think a lot of this 

 Rose. Gold Aledal, Saverne, 1932; Fourth Certifi- 

 cate, Lyon, 1934; First-Class Certificate, N. R. S., 

 Haywards Heath, 1934. $2 each.* 



•BETTER TIMES. H.T. Plant Patent No. 23. 

 Cerise-red. The brilliant cerise flowers are large, 

 double, and delicately fragrant. Being produced on 

 long, strong, almost thornless stems, they are excel- 

 lent for cutting. Foliage is leathery and dark green. 

 A very free, full bloomer. (From introducer's 

 description.) Better Times is probably the leading 

 florists' Rose of today and is becoming very popular 

 in the garden. Being a sport of Briarcliff, one of the 

 Columbia family, it has all of Columbia's virtues 

 and is really a cerise Columbia with the same 

 growth and habits as its illustrious ancestor. $1.50 

 each; 3 for $3.75. (See illustration.) 



No further discount on this patented Rose 



i*rAngels Mateu. $2 each 



•ANGELS MATEU. H.T. (P. Dot, 1934.) 

 Plant Patent applied for. Orange-rose. Winner of the 

 Foreign Gold Medal at Bagatelle in 1934. A splen- 

 did Rose in a new Rose color. Dot calls it "coral, 

 extra." To us it is a fine deep shade of old-rose lightly 

 flushed with orange, and the petals have an irides- 

 cent sheen. Its flowers are large — 5 inches or more 

 in diameter — with at least 50 petals and an artistic 

 loose form. The delicious fragrance of ripe black- 

 berries adds to its desirability. $2 each.* 



•Better Times. Plant Pat. 23 



*Warrawee. Plant Patent No. 140. $1.50 each 



•WARRAWEE. H.T. (Mrs.fH; C. Fitzhardinge, Australia, 1934.) Plant Patent No. 140. We have long 

 wanted a better light pink Rose oPgood form for cutting. Here it is, all the way from Australia. Long- 

 pointed, salmon-pink buds open ta 4-inch, or larger, flowers of exquisite shell-pink with a slightly darker 

 reverse. There are about 25 petals^and the bloom, when fully open, looks like a glorified Mme. Butterfly. 

 It has the delightful spicy fragrance of the old clove pinks. The plant has all the health, vigor, and freedom 

 of bloom of Radiance. $1.50 each; 3 for $3.75. No further discount on this patented Rose. 



