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 NEW HARDY EVERBLOOMING HYBRID-TEA BEDDING ROSE 



SOUVENIR DE H. A. VERSCHUREN 



ILLUSTRATED IN COLORS ON THE PLATE OPPOSITE 



This new Holland Rose which we are offering for the first time this season, has all the requisites to quickly place it among the 

 best bedding varieties for the garden. Its \dgorous growth, verj- free habit of flowering and its abihty to resist mild&sv and black spot 

 under unfavorable weather conditions, place it in the same class as Radiance, Red Radiance, Lady Ursula, and a few others which are 

 really in a class by themselves for bedding purposes. Furthermore, this variety gives us an ideal yellow which has heretofore been missing 

 in this tjTje. In color it is almost a replica of Lady HiUingdon; a two-tone yellow. The center a beautiful apricot-yellow which shades 

 to saffron-yellow at the edges and while, during very unfavorable hot weather, it will shade lighter, its rich coloring is maintained better 

 throughout the season than in any other pure Hybrid-Tea variety of similar color. The buds are long, of ideal shape for cutting, opening 

 out into full double flowers of good form, and of an intensely sweet tea scent, not found in many other Roses. A Rose with which we 

 know you will be delighted. Strong two-year old plants, SI. 50 each 



TEN GREAT AMERICAN 



HARDY EVERBLOOMING HYBRID-TEA ROSES 



A sterling collection of varieties, six of Lhem California introductions, productions of the same growers who originated the Los 

 Angeles and William F. Dreer Roses, varieties acknowledged both here and by European growers as two of the finest bedding Roses ever 

 raised. 



ELDORADO (Land of Gold) 



(Howard & Smith, 1923) 



In this we have an e.xact counterpart of Miss Lolita Armour, in 

 the large-sized flowers of distinct formation, vigorous growth, and 

 free flowering habit and fragrance, but in color it is of the golden 

 yellow that is peculiar to the climbing Rose Marechal Neil, with 

 the base of the petals slightly tinted red. Strong two-year-old 

 California-grown plants, S2.00 each. 



FRAGRANT BOUQUET 



(Howard & Smith, 1922) 



The name of this was suggested by its remarkable sweet scent 

 and its dwarf free flowering habit, each individual plant as seen 

 in the Rose fields being a veritable bouquet. The plant is of com- 

 pact habit of growth with flowers of medium size, of a delicate 

 flesh-pink, with the base of the petals a golden yeUow. Strong 

 two-year-old California-grown plants, SI. 00 each. 



HOOSIER BEAUTY 



(Dorner & Sons, 1915) 



Acknowledged to be one of the best high colored varieties, an 

 intense rich, dazzling crimson-scarlet, beautiful, well shaped long 

 buds and good sized fifll flowers and deliciously scented. Strong 

 two-year-old California-grown plants, SI 00 each. 



LOS ANGELES 



(Howard & Smith, 1917) 



We would not consider any collection of Roses complete without 

 Los Angeles and again include it in the ""Dreer Dozen." It is 

 illustrated and described on page 127. Strong two-year-old 

 California-grown plants, SI. 00 each. 



MISS LOLITA ARMOUR 



(Howard & Smith, 1920) 



The coloring of this variety is a combination of tints difficult 

 to describe, and is absoluteh- distinct from all others. The 

 flowers are of large size, full double, mth petals of great substance 

 and delightfully fragrant. As the flowers expand they develop 

 to a deep, coral-red with a golden, coppery-red suffusion, the base 

 of the petals a rich golden-yellow with copperj--red sheen. The 

 plant is a strong, \igorous grower, and verj- free-flowering. 



At the great Bagatelle Gardens in Paris, France, this was singled 

 out in 1921 for the highest prize, a Gold Medal, while at the Test 

 Garden of the American Rose Society at Portland, Oregon, it was 

 awarded the Silver Medal and Bronze Certificate of the City of 

 Portland. Strong two-year-old California-grown plants, SI -50 

 each. 



SPECIAL OFFER.— We wiU furnish one each of the Ten Grea 

 plants for S12.00. 



MRS. CHARLES RUSSELL 



(Montgomery, 1912) 



Large, globular, well formed highly perfumed flowers, very 

 double of a rosy-carmine, with rosy-scarlet centre; it is of strong 

 branching habit with splendid foliage. Strong two-year-old Cali- 

 fornia-grown plants, SI. 00 each. 



MRS. H. S. PRENTISS NICHOLS 



(Robert Scott & Son, 1924) 



One of the strongest growing hybrid-tea Roses that we know, 

 it is of erect sturdy habit with dark green, leatherj' foliage, pro- 

 ducing large double well-formed flowers, which are of a brilliant 

 deep pink color. This promises to be one of our good bedding 

 varieties; we have been weU pleased with its beha\'iour in the 

 fields during the past season. Strong two-year-old California- 

 grown plants, S2.00 each. 



MRS. WILLIAM C. EGAN 



(Howard & Smith, 1922) 



An extremely vigorous strong healthj' grower, with long, pointed 

 buds of absolutely perfect form, that develops into flowers of good 

 shape. In color it is a two-tone pink, the reverse of the petals 

 a soft light pink, the interior deep flesh color with a golden line 

 at the base of the petals; the flowers are carried on long, stiff 

 stems, and last in good condition for an unusually long time, either 

 cut or on the plant; an exceptionally free and continuous bloomer. 

 Strong two-year-old California-grown plants, SI. 50 each. 



ROSE MARIE 



(Dorner & Sons, 1918) 



One of the best bedding Roses grown, remarkably free-flowering, 

 producing large, long, ideal buds, which develop into full flowers of 

 beautiful form, of a most pleasing clear rose-pink. Strong two- 

 year-old California-grown plants, SI. 00 each. 



WILLIAM F. DREER 



(Howard & Smith, 1920) 



This beautiful variety which is of the same parentage as Los 

 .\ngeles is a splendid companion to that popular variety and by 

 many is preferred on account of its very delicate coloring. It is 

 very properly included in the "Dreer Dozen" and is fully described 

 on page 127. Strong two-year-old California-grown plants, 

 S1.50 each. 



.\merican Roses, an unusually fine collection, in strong two-year-old 



