HENRY A. DREER 



Roses 



WHOLESALE LIST 



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New Hybrid -Tea Roses and Varieties of Special Merit 



Hybrid-Tea Rose, Dame Edith Helen 



Frank Reader (Verschuren & Sons, 1927). In our Cali- 

 fornia trials this has attracted great attention. 



It is a large, massive flower with high pointed 

 centre with nicely reflexing petals of great sub- 

 stance, the long buds in first developing are a light 

 lemon-yellow, while the flowers in their half-ex- 

 panded form reveal a heart of golden apricot; It has 

 a delicious rose apple scent. Among light-colored 

 varieties this is of outstanding n:erit. $75.00 per 

 100. 



Imperial Potentate (Clarke Bros., 1923). One of the 

 best bedding Roses. Large, double flowers of crisp, 

 glistening rose-pink, sweetly scented. At the In- 

 ternational Rose Test Gardens, at Portland, Oregon, 

 was awarded the Silver Medal of the American Rose 

 Society, the Gold Medal of the City of Port- 

 land for the best bush Rose shown, and the 

 Silver Trophy of the Portland Chamber of 

 Commerce for the best Rose produced in 1923 

 on the Pacific Coast. $60.00 per 100. 



Irish Charm (McGredy, 1927). This is a gem of 

 exquisite form and absolutely distinct from 

 any variety yet introduced. It is of strong 

 branching habit, remarkably free-flowering. 

 The buds and flowers are of medium size, the 

 base of the petals a rich golden-apricot pass- 

 ing to a delicate blush-pink as the flowers 

 develop. $75.00 per 100. 



Irish Conrage (McGredy, 1927). A splendid ad- 

 dition to the list of bi-colored Roses, the color 

 being a soft shrimp-pink merging to salmon 

 in the fully expanded petals, the whole overlaying 

 a golden orange ground, this color being very pro- 

 nounced at the centre of the flower. Growth and 

 fragrance moderate, with attractive dark glossy- 

 green foliage. $75.00 per 100. 



Irish Hope (McGredy, 1927). A splendid and distinct 

 red with well-formed buds composed of heavy, 

 broad petals opening to moderately full, very fra- 

 grant flowers. The color is a rich rosy-crimson with 

 maroon shadings. It is of splendid, vigorous growth 

 with good foliage, and a free and continuous 

 bloomer. In our trial plots this looks like one of 

 the most promising varieties, among the many red 

 sorts on trial. ,$75.00 per 100. 



Irish Sweetness (McGredy, 1927). A delightfully fra- 

 grant variety and splendid addition to the none-too- 

 long list of good red bedding Roses. Color, an ex- 

 quisite shade of crimson-lake suffused with scarlet; 

 a vigorous free grower and very free-flowering. 

 $75.00 per 100. 



J. C. M. Mensing (Eveleens & Sons, 1924). In habit 

 of growth, freedom of bloom and in the formation 

 of its buds and flowers, this pretty sweet-scented 

 Rose is identical with Ophelia from which it Is a 

 sport, but in color it is a lovely pleasing shade of 

 rose-pink. $75.00 per 100. 



Edith Nellie Perkins (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1928). 

 New this season, a Rose entirely distinct in color- 

 ing and of such strong robust growth that it should 

 succeed anywhere and produce an abundance of its 

 pretty colored flowers. The buds are long and 

 pointed, the outside of the petals are of cream and 

 blush shaded with orange at the base, the inner 

 face is salmon-piuk with golden-orange base; the 

 flowers are moderately double, produced on long 

 stems and sweetly scented. $125.00 per 100. 



Eniile Charles (P. Bernaix, 1922). A French introduc- 

 tion of rich coloring, the buds being of a flery red 

 shaded and suffused with golden yellow, these de- 

 velop to medium sized flowers of superb coral-red 

 shading to rosy strawberry-red on the outer petals. 

 Growth vigorous and free flowering. $75.00 per 100. 



Etoile de Feu (Pernet-Ducher, 1921). Very large, full 

 double globular flower of a salmon-pink color 

 shaded with flame. $00.00 per 100. 



Etoile de Hollande (Verschuren & Sons, 1919). Al- 

 though introduced ten years ago, it is strange 

 that the great merits of this brilliant red variety 

 have only been recognized during the past few 

 years. Today it is considered the best red garden 

 rose wherever Roses are grown. A strong vigorous 

 healthy grower, a continuous bloomer with large 

 moderately double flowers, particularly attractive 

 in the half-blown state, of a brilliant crimson-red 

 color. $100.00 per 100. 



Felicity (Clarke Bros., 1919). One of the best bedding 

 Roses that is meeting with great favor, vigorous 

 growing and very free. In color it is a beautiful 



petals; a nne long oua aeveioping inio a spjenaia. 

 large, full, cup-shaped, sweet-scented flower. $00.00 

 per 100. 



Feu Joseph Iiooymans (Looymans & Son, 1922). Long 

 and pointed buds, large full flowers, yellow with 

 vivid apricot, particularly brilliant at the centre. 

 Entirely distinct and novel. $00.00 per 100. 



IVew Hybrid-Tea Rose, John Russell 



