DREER'S 70oM-ycumu4, ROSES 



BIRTHDAY OR CHRISTMAS GIFTS? 



What better gift than a garden full of Roses? Send a 

 Dreer Gift Certificate for the 20 Prize-Winners, $36.45 

 (page 22) or The Dreer Dozen $13.00 (back cover). Post- 

 paid. 



Douglas MacArthur. (Plant Patent 581.) Long, graceful 

 buds opening slowly into a glorious shade that combines 

 the burnished rose, gold, and salmon of autumn foliage. 

 Strong, free-blooming plants. $1.50 each; 3 for .$3.75. 



Forty-Niner. (Plant Patent 792.) 1949 All-America Award 

 Winner. A magnificent Rose in all stages of 

 bloom. The shapely, long-pointed buds show j 



only the deep chrome-yellow on the outside of 

 the petals; as the flower unfolds the vivid orient 

 red of the inside of the petals is disclosed. 

 Mildly scented. Vigorous plants with dark 

 green foUage. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00. 



Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek. (Plant Patent 664.) 

 All-America Award Winner. Long spiral buds 

 expanding into hghl, clear canary-yellow flow- 

 ers of perfect form. Pleasantly fragrant. Plants 

 are strong and upright growing. $1.50 each; 

 3 for .$3.75. 



MISSION BELLS. (Plant Patent apphed for.) 

 All-America Award Winner for 1950. Deep salmon 

 pink buds opening to a clear shrimp-pink. 

 Plants branch heavily, to bear full-centered 

 blooms on long stems with few side buds. De- 

 lightfully tea scented. $2.50 each; 3 for $6.25. 



Nocturne. (Plant Patent 713.) 1948 All-America 

 Award Winner. Graceful long buds and open 

 blooms of cardinal-red with darker ciimson 

 overcast. Strong plant viih luxuriant foliage. -J 



$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75. 



Peace. (Plant Patent 591.) 1946 All-America 

 Award Winner. Vigorous growth, abundance 

 of blooms, good substance, and a color pro- 

 gression that has no equal make this today's 

 outstanding Rose. Buds are rich yellow, soften- 

 ing to paler yellow with a trace of pink which grows as the 

 flower ages. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00. 



San Fernando. (Plant Patent 785.) 1948 All-America Award 

 Winner. Fine large, bright scarlet blooms. Full double, with 

 high centers and delightfully fragrant. Bushes are vigorous 

 and grow upright; heavy bloomers. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00. 



PEACE 



Sleigh Bells. (Plant Patent applied for.) A white Rose that 

 blooms and blooms and blooms. Large, ovoid buds, opening 

 to full double, extra large blooms borne on long stems. Ex- 

 cellent for cutting. Color is pure glistening white with just 

 a trace of primrose at the base of the petals. Fragrant, of 

 course. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00. 



SUTTER'S GOLD 



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SUTTER'S GOLD. (Plant Patent applied for.) A twofold 

 prizewinner: All-America Award Winner for 1950 and Gold 

 Medal at the International Bagatelle Contest in Paris. 

 Long-pointed, bright yellow buds shading to red and open- 

 to various shades of yellow and orange, depending on 

 the weather. Clean, glossy green foUage, highly 

 resistant to mildev/ and blackspot. $2.50 each; 

 3 for $6.25. 



Taffeta. (Plant Patent 716.) 1948 All -America 

 Award Winner. An inspiring Rose. Urn-shaped 

 buds opening to large, semi -double flowers. 

 Coloring beggars description, as there are many 

 varying combinations from light straw-yellow 

 to begonia. $1.50 each; 3 for $3.75. 



Tallyho. (Plant Patent 828.) 1949 All-America 

 Aw.iid Winner. The inside of the petals is a 

 (Iclij^litful shade of phlox-pink and the outside 

 varies from crimson to cardinal-red. Ovoid buds 

 with spicy fragrance; robust plants with rich 

 green foUage. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00. 



TOM BRENEMAN. (piant Patent applied for.) 

 The happiness, laughter and gaiety that Tom 

 Breneman brought to the world over the radio 

 could not be better exemplified than in the new 

 Rose that bears his name. The long, coral-rose 

 buds unfold into beautiful, long-lasting, in- 

 tensely fragrant blooms. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00. 



Will Rogers. (Plant Patent 256.) Velvety ma- 

 roon-crimson blooms emitting an intense but 

 pleasant fragrance. Good strong growth and 

 the profusion of flowers adds to its value. $1.25 

 each; 3 for $3.50. 



HENRY A. DREER, Inc., 



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