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HENRY A. DREER 



Roses 



WHOLESALE LIST 



New Hybrid-Tea Roses and Varieties of Special Merit 



The Prices Quoted are for Strong Dormant Bare Root Plants Delivered Before March 1st. 



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IVcTv Hybrid-Tea Rose, 

 Miss Rovrena Thom 



A valuable 

 variety. 



bedding 



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Mrs. A. R, Barraclonisrii (McGredy, 1926). A most dis- 

 tinct and valuable Rose, of a bright but soft spark- 

 ling carmine-pink of even tone that passes to yellow 

 at the base of the petals; this attractive color does 

 not fade as the flower ages, but if anything becomes 

 richer and brighter. The bud is long pointed and 

 develops into a full double flower of model form and 

 substance; very fragrant. $.50.00 per 100. 



3trs. Beatty (Cant & Sons, 1926). An exquisite self- 

 colored light lemon-yellow with the delightful per- 

 fume of the old favorite Marechal Niel. Habit of 

 growth good, with disease-immune foliage, always 

 in flower with large, long, oval-pointed buds. A 

 Rose that is destined to become a popular favorite. 

 Awarded the Gold Medal of the National Rose So- 

 ciety and Certificate of Merit of the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society of England. $40.00 per 100. 



Mrs. C. W. Edwards (McGredy, 1924). Rich rosy-scar- 

 let overlying an orange ground, the base of the 

 petals prettily zoned citron-yellow which runs in 

 faint veinings into the higher colors; a novel color 

 combination. Strong, vigorous habit of growth; 

 very free flowering, with large, full, fragrant flow- 

 ers. $50.00 per 100. 



Mrs. Erskine Pembroke Thom (Howard & Smith, 

 1926). "We are convinced that this is the best yel- 

 low bedding Rose we have today. It is of clean 

 healthy vigorous growth with abundant dark bronzy 

 disease-resisting foliage and a continuous free 

 bloomer throughout the season. The medium sized 

 buds are long and shapely and develop into good 

 sized full double flowers of a rich deep lemon yel- 

 low, sweetly scented. $50.00 per 100. 



Mrs. Henry Bowles (Chaplin, 1921). Everybody ad- 

 mired the old favorite Mme. Abel Chatenay, for a 

 long time one of the most popular Roses, but which 

 has practically disappeared from commerce. In this 

 we have the same pleasing warm color values but 

 in flowers of much greater size. Color a most eifec- 

 tive deep salmon-pink and of splendid form. Vig- 

 orous growing and free flowering. $50.0O per 100. 



Mrs. Lovell Swisher (Howard & Smith, 1926). A re- 

 markably vigorous grower of branching habit, well 

 furnished with excellent foliage, freely producing 

 perfectly formed long shapely buds with nicely re- 

 flexing petals that develop into good double flowers. 

 The color of the buds is a deep coppery salmon at 

 base merging to salmon-pink at the tips. The de- 

 veloped flowers are also salmon-pink, deepen- 

 ing towards the centre. Delightfully tea 

 scented. $40.00 per 100. 



Mrs. W. E. Nickerson (McGredy, 1927). An ex- 

 tremely vigorous growing very free-flowering 

 Rose of the duatone Pernetiana tvpe. The 

 splendidly-formed buds are of an entrancing 

 new color, the exterior of the petals heavily 

 veined with rose d'or and shaded orange cad- 

 mium, the interior a deep chrome-yellow on 

 the lower half, veins out and passes to a warm 

 rich rosy-salmon. $40.00 per 100. 



Xorman t,ambert(McGredy, 1926). A distinct color 

 combination that is novel. The outside of the 

 petals is a deep chrome-yellow with a marginal 

 color effect of brilliant orange-scarlet merging 

 to an irregular zone of burnt orange, the inside 

 salmon-orange suffused bronze, shading to yel- 

 low at the base. The flowers are of medium size 

 and form, delightfully fragrant and free-flow- 

 ering. A splendid bedder. $50.00 per 100. 



Patience (McGredy, 1927). One of the finest Roses of 

 very recent introduction. Its splendid long pointed 

 buds are of a deep scarlet carmine opening to large 

 fragrant double perfect blooms that shade from 

 orange at the base of the petals to rich carmine at 

 the edges. It is of strong robust habit with glossy 

 holly-like foliage and extremely free flowering for 

 a Rose of its large size. $75.00 per 100. 



Portadown (McGredy, 1928). Messrs. McGredy are most 

 enthusiastic in their praise of this new deep crim- 

 son with velvety sheen which they describe as hav- 

 ing large, full, beautifully formed flowers, reminding 

 one in perfection of shape of Mrs. Henry Morse when 

 at its best. Habit vigorous and bushy, a continuous 

 free bloomer with dark green foliage. Certificate of 

 Merit National Rose Society, England. $125.00 per 

 100. 



Portadown Bedder (McGredy, 1929). This is one of 

 the brilliant Roses that makes an instant appeal 

 by its charming combination of unusual colors. The 

 petals are orange-yellow^ on the outside, with a 

 rich cerise flush that deepens towards the edge, 

 and inside there is a suffusion of glowing scarlet- 

 cerise on an orange ground, the blend of colors 

 giving a warm tone to the whole flower, which is 

 of moderate size, good form and thick texture of 

 petal. They are very freely and continuously pro- 

 duced and are fragrant. Foliage dark green and 

 mildew proof, stems strong with few thorns carry- 

 ing the flowers erect, free bushy habit. A Rose that 

 has only to be seen to be admired. Certificate 

 of Merit of National Rose Society, England. $125.00 

 per 100. 



Portadown Ivory (McGredy, 1929). There are few 

 light colored Roses that possess a long spiral form 

 in the bud stage, and large, well formed, fully de- 

 veloped flowers of thick petalage and good lasting 

 qualities, all of -svhich are combined in Portadown 

 Ivory. Its color is a creamy 'white of soft and deli- 

 cate tone that merges into a light yellow base, 

 really a color section in which there has been little 

 or no development in recent years and in which this 

 new variety will prove a valuable addition. It is 

 free and perpetual fiowering- with very dark green 

 healthy foliage which provides a rich contrast to the 

 fio'n'ers which are borne on long stout stems. The 

 plant is of vigorous constitution and free habit. 

 Awarded Gold Medal of National Rose Society of 

 England. $125.00 per 100. 



The Above Prices Are for Strong Dormant Plants Delivered Before March First 



