• THE 



OPTIMIST 



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•THE OPTIMIST, (de Ruit- 

 er.) Plant Pat. App. for. We were 

 asked to call this cheerful rose 

 The Optimist after the famed 

 Club of that name. You've never 

 seen it before in any catalog. 

 The Optimist is a smiling, laugh- 

 ing, happy new Floribunda show- 

 ing its bright face to the world. 

 It displays mixed tones of orange- 

 buff, carmine-rose, yellow and 

 pink, which are continually 

 changing. Tight crimson buds 

 open I" I i nls i if coral and cream, 

 and when fully open turn to 

 chamois-yellow with coral on 

 the outer petals. Orange and 

 flame is the final color. Beautiful 

 and intriguing! Plant and foli- 

 age are very good. The bloom 

 (fine for cutting) is a good 3J4 

 inches across, with 23 to 28 

 petals. Strong canes. Healthy 

 plant. Pleasantly fragrant. §2.50 

 ea.; .'5 or more, 82.20 ea.; 25 

 or more, 82 ea. 



•COCORIOO. Plant Pat. 1193. Blazing scarlet or poppy-red blooms, up to 3 inches 

 across and with 5 to 9 \n> velvet} petals, come continuously in clusters. Bushy, 

 upright, 3-fbot plant. Verj g I. $2 ea. : 3 or more. 81 .75 ea.; 25 or more. 81.60 ea. 



• RED WONDKR. Plant Pat. 1341. Dark red buds I urn to blooms that glow like 

 rubies, each with from '2~> to 311 petals that last long and form a flower up to 3J/9 

 inches wide. Abundant, \ igneous, bnsln a real gem. si .75 ea.; 3 or more, 81 .55 ea.; 

 25 or more, 81.40 ca. 



•BETTY PRIOR. Plant Pat. 310. Large, spreading clusters of hi esembling 



red dogwood in size, shape and color. Vigorous plant 3J^ feet tall needs little care, 

 makes fine shrub or hedge. 81.75 ea.; 3 or more, si .55 ea.; 25 or more, 81.40 ea. 



•RED PINOCCHIO. Planl Pat. 812. Deep red velvet color and an 

 excellent planl thai does well in all climates make this a very popular 

 Rose. 2}<> feet tall; 25 to 30 petals. Good in every way. §1.75 ea.; 

 3 or more. 81.55 ea.; 25 or more. 81.10 ea. 



•SPARTAN. Plant Pat. 1357. A handsome coral-toned flower with 

 buds of rosy scarlet. Strong, vigorous, healthy plant that blooms long 

 and abundantly. Clusters of 3 to 3 J 2-inch blossoms with 30 or more 

 hea\ r y petals. Fragrant, too. This one won top award of National Rose 

 Society of England. §2.75 ea.; 3 or more, §2.10 ea. 



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• RED WONDER 



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