
Dainty Bess 
Five Dainty 
Cutflower Singles 
18-661 Cecil. A very free-flowering single Rose and the only 
good yellow single Rose. The blooms are a glorious Buttercup 
yellow, well displayed by the fine, large, broad petals. 
18-663 Dainty Bess. An exceedingly charming and daintily 
colored single Rose of perfect form. The broad petals are deli- 
cate shell pink which form a beautiful contrast to the conspicu- 
ous bunch of crimson stamens. It is always greatly admired for 
its loveliness and the blooms last exceptionally long. 
18-666 Innocence. Out of tapering buds come enormous pure 
white blooms with twelve petals arranged around the center 
composed of wine red stamens tipped with golden yellow anthers. 
18-667 Irish Fireflame. One cannot pass this glorious variety 
without stopping to admire the rich deep orange petals which are 
splashed with crimson, expanding to satiny gold. Splendid for 
cutting with five or more flowers to a spray. 
18-669 K. of K. ( Kitchener of Khartoum). An exceptionally 
free flowering variety with brilliant scarlet buds opening to 
lovely blooms of a glistening scarlet color. Has several rows of 
petals to a flower. Very effective. 
Any of the above: 
75c each; $7.50 per doz. 
85c each; $8.50 per doz. 
Dormant plants: 
Potted plants: 
18-921 Assortment of 5 Dainty Cutflower Singles 
1 Dormant plant each, value $3.75 for $3.00 
1 Potted plant each, value $4.25 for $3.50 

Four Large-Flowered Polyantha or 
Floribunda Roses 
18-405 Baby Chateau. Attractive clusters of large semi-double 
velvety dark red blooms. 
18-414 Dagmar Spath (White Lafayette). Pure white flowers 
produced in showy large trusses all through the summer. It is 
the best white Polyantha. 
18-458 Rosenelfe (Kordes, 1939). Beautiful silvery rose-pink 
blooms, 24 inches across, and very double. Of miniature 
Gardenia-like form making a perfect boutonniere. Sturdy 
bushes blooming all summer long. 
18-461 Springtime. A Rose that will thrill you with its ex- 
quisite pink shade of Appleblossoms with lighter center. Forms 
elegant impressive flower sprays composed of lovely semi- 
double cup-shaped blooms. Superb for cutting. 
Any of the above: 
Dormant plants: 75c each; $7.50 per doz. 
Potted plants: 85c each; $8.50 per doz. 

18-936 Assortment of 
4 Large-Flowered Floribunda Roses 
1 Dormant plant each, value $3.00, for $2.50. 
1 Potted plant each, value $3.40, for $2.75. 


Mme. Albert Barbier 
Hybrid Perpetual Roses 
The Hybrid Perpetual Roses represent a most valuable class for 
garden planting particularly in sections where winters are severe 
and where the Hybrid-Tea Roses are not sufficiently hardy to go 
through the winter without careful protection. They make a 
vigorous growth and bloom profusely during June. 
18-305 Frau Karl Druschki. The ideal white garden Rose 
well known for its beautitul form and exquisite texture. 
18-307 General Jacqueminot. Scarlet-crimson buds and 
intensely fragrant clear red flowers. Very outstanding. 
18-312 Henry Nevard. Crimson-scarlet of fine form. One of 
the freest flowering. Very fragrant. 
18-321 Mme. Albert Barbier. Fragrant pearly white blooms 
tinted salmon-flesh, and golden apricot suffused center. 
18-322 Mrs. John Laing. Moderately fragrant flowers of soft 
pink. Of beautiful form and very free blooming. 
Any of the above: 
75c each; $7.50 per doz. 
85c each; $8.50 per doz. 
Dormant plants: 
Potted plants: 
18-951 Assortment of these 
5 Beautiful Hybrid Perpetual Roses 
1 Dormant plant each, value $3.75, for $3.00. 
1 Potted plant each, value $4.25, for $3.50. 
Three Perpetual-Flowering 
Bedding Roses 
These Roses deserve to be grown far more widely as they flower 
profusely over an exceptionally long period of time. They are 
splendid for bedding on account of their compact growth. 
18-361 Gruss an Aachen. Showy blooms of bright pink en- 
hanced by a shading of pure salmon. Very distinct. 
18-362 Pink Charm (Bright Pink Aachen). A lovely shade of 
pink. Gives a particularly fine mass effect. 
18-363 Pink Gruss an Aachen. A somewhat richer shade of 
pink than found in Gruss an Aachen. 
Any of the above: 
75c each; $7.50 per doz. 
85c each; $8.50 per doz. 
Dormant plants: 
Potted plants: 
18-941 Assortment of 
3 Perpetual-Flowering Bedding Roses 
1 Dormant plant each, value $2.25, for $2.00. 
1 Potted plant each, value $2.55, for $2.25. 


Dormant Roses must be ordered by April 15, see page 99 ill 
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