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DREER'S QUARTETTE 



OF NEWER HYBRID-TEA ROSES 



SHOWN IN COLORS ON THE PLATE OPPOSITE 



The four varieties shown in colors on the plate opposite and which are described below are among the most important and distinct 

 of recent introduction. Souvenir de Claudius Pernet and Souvenir de Georges Pernet, were raised by Pernet-Ducher, the veteran French 

 Hybridizer to whom we are indebted for many of the most important Roses in our gardens today. He considered these two varieties 

 sufficiently meritorious to name them in memory of his two sons Claudius and Georges, who gave their lives in the World's War. Souvenir 

 de George Beckwith is also one of Mr. Pernet's introductions, and Mrs. H. R. Darlington is one of McGredy & Sons Irish Roses, which 

 wiU prove a desirable addition to any collection. 



Souvenir de Claudius Pernet 



We give below Mr. Pernet-Ducher's own description. 



"A most vigorous grower of erect branching habit, beautiful, 

 brilHant green foliage, long pointed buds of exquisite shape, carried 

 on long, stiff stems. Very large, full flowers with elongated deep 

 petals, a beautifully formed bloom. Color most striking sunflower- 

 yellow deeper in the centre, without any color blending, and which 

 is retained without fading even in the warmest weather." Strong 

 two-year-old plants, $2.50 each. 



Souvenir de George Beckwith 



A strong vigorous grower of erect branching habit with large 

 full globular flowers on good stiff stems; color shrimp-pink tinted 

 chrome-yellow shading to deeper yellow at the base of the petals. 

 Strong two-year-old plants. $2.50 each. 



SPECIAL OFFER. We will supply one 



Souvenir de Georges Pernet 



This splendid Rose, while not as sensational in color as Claudius 

 Pernet, we believe is one of the most promising bedding Roses 

 offered in recent years. In vigor of growth and freedom of bloom 

 it even surpasses Claudius Pernet; its flowers are large, of globular 

 form, color Orient-red shading to a cochineal-carmine at the end 

 of the petals, the whole being suffused with a golden sheen. Strong 

 two-year-old plants. $2.50 each. 



Mrs. H. R. Darlington 



A beautiful creamy white with very large, long buds of faultless 

 form developing into large fvdl flowers of good shape. The plant is 

 a strong vigorous grower of upright branching habit, very free- 

 flowering and delightfully scented, the best white garden Rose yet 

 introduced. Awarded a Gold Medal by the National Rose Society 

 of England in 1919. Strong two-year-old plants. $1.50 each, 

 each of the above quartette for $8.00. 



Two New Hardy Everblooming Hybrid-Tea Roses 



FROM THE "ROSE CITY" PORTLAND, OREGON 



Introductions of Clarke Bros, which were among the trials of 1922 at the International Rose Test Garden conducted by the Bureau 

 of Parks, Portland, Oregon, and in which the variety Imperial Potentate was awarded the Silver Medal of the American Rose Society, the 

 Gold Medal of the city of Portland for the best bush Rose shown and the Silver Trophy of the Portland Chamber of Commerce for the 

 best Rose produced on the Pacific coast. The variety Felicity was a close second in scoring, but only one Rose can secure an award for 

 the same grower in the same year of trial. 



Both varieties are of strong erect branching habit of growth with good foliage and free per- 

 petual bloomers. ^ 

 Imperial Potentate. Offered exclusively by us this season. Splendidly shaped buds opening 

 to well formed, large double flowers of crisp, glistening rose-pink with silvery suffu.~ion at the 

 base of the petals, sweetly scented. 

 Felicity. A beautiful shade of mallow-pink, shading to cerise at border, and creamy suffusion 

 at base of petals, large, full, sweet scented, cupped flowers. 



Strong two-year-old plants of either, $3.00 each; the pair for $5 00. 



New Hybrid Wichuraiana Rose, 

 Mary Wallace 



Named by the Portland Rose Society in honor of the daughter of 

 Secretary of Agriculture Wallace, originated at the Maryland 

 Station of the Department of Agriculture by the late lamented Dr. 

 W. Van Fleet, -one of the world's greatest Rosarians, who has given 

 us such world-famed varieties as American Pillar, Silver Moon, 

 Dr. Van Fleet, and many other meritorious sorts, and is the first of 

 a series of what has been called "dooryard" Roses, that is expected 

 to be of great usefulness and adaptability and to the production of 

 which Dr. Van Fleet was giving his best endeavors at the time of 

 his death. 



The Department describes it as a pillar Rose, ■ 

 making a fine, strong, self-supporting plant 6 to 8 ■ 

 feet high, with large glossy foliage, blooming with 

 great freedom in spring and bearing a considerable 

 number of fine buds in summer and fall. Flowers 

 very large, generally exceeding 4 inches across; 

 weU-formed, semi-double, of a bright clear rose- 

 pink with salmon base to the petals. Allowed space to develop, it 

 makes a graceful bush from 4 to 5 feet high, clothed all over with 

 its pleasing, disease-resisting foliage which gives it the "dooryard" 

 quality that was Dr. Van Fleet's ideal. It can also be used as a 

 PiUar or low-climber. Hardy, having been tested in Northern 

 New York and New England. 



We offer strong field-grown plants, $2.00 each. 



Hybrid- Te.^ Rose, Imperial Potentate 



