DREER'S SELECT ROSES 



Strong Two- Year Old Stock for Your Retail Trade 



The Roses here offered are all field-grown plants; the greater part of them have been specially grown 

 for us by Howard & Smith at their San Fernando Nursery, California, and the plants are equal to the best 

 Roses produced anywhere in the Rose-growing world today. 



These plants are all potted during December and January, stored in cold houses and cold frames, so that 

 they break away naturally in spring, making this the best possible stock for selling to the retail customer. 



The prices noted are for strong plants in 5- and 6-inch pots (according to the growth of the variety), for 

 delivery during April, May and June, and while we will make shipments earlier if requested, we prefer to book 

 orders for those months only. 



New Hybrid Tea Roses 



Introductions from Various Specialists 



Angele Pernet. Entirely distinct and novel in color, 

 described by the raiser as a vivid orange-yellow 

 shaded fiery deep reddish-apricot, but "tango color" 

 we believe describes it better. It is a good grower, 

 producing a long bud opening to a moderately full, 

 beautiful, sweet-scented flower that at once attracts 

 attention. Awarded Gold Medal at the Bagatelle 

 Paris trials in 1924. $1.00 each. 



Bedford Crimson. (Laxton Bros.) This grand Rose 

 was awarded the Clay Challenge Cup by the Royal 

 Horticultural Society of England for the best new 

 Rose with the best Old Rose Scent. Aside of its 

 delightful odor, it is unquestionably the most beau- 

 tiful high-colored Rose yet introduced, a brilliant 

 crimson-scarlet. It is of perfect form both in the 

 half-developed as well as in the fully expanded 

 bloom, being full double with an average of forty 

 heavy, substantial petals which reflex beautifully; 

 its flowers are produced profusely on good, stiff 

 stems. It has not been as strong and vigorous a 

 grower under our trials as it is with the originators, 

 in which we, however, believe it will improve, this 

 being frequently the case with European introduc- 

 tions. $2.50 each. 



Cuba. A 1927 introduction of Pernet-Ducher. As a 

 bedding Rose for brilliant mass effect we know of 

 nothing that will equal this French introduction, 

 and although the large flowers are almost single, 

 having but two rows of petals, they possess a charm 

 and brilliancy in color vsrhich is an entirely new 

 shade in Roses, a glorious bright vermilion-scarlet 

 overlying an orange ground. This color combina- 

 tion is so intense that in full sunlight it glistens 

 with an iridescent sparkle. A vigorous grower with 

 dark green foliage which makes a splendid foil for 

 the masses of richly colored blooms, w^hich it pro- 

 duces from spring to late fall. Strong two-year-old 

 plants, $1.50 each. 



E^mile Charles. A French introduction of rich color- 

 ing, the buds being of a fiery-red shaded and suf- 

 fused with golden yellow. These develop to medium- 

 sized flowers of superb coral-red, shading to rosy 

 strawberry-red on the outer petals. Growth vigor- 

 ous and free-flowering. $1.25 each. 



Frank Reader. A new Holland introduction raised by 

 Messrs. Verschuren & Sons, the raisers of the pretty 

 yellow Rose, Souvenir de H. A. Verschuren, as well 

 as other meritorious varieties. 



Frank Reader, in our California trials during the 

 past two seasons, has attracted great attention, and 

 at the 1926 summer show of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society of England, where it was exhibited, was 

 awarded a certificate of merit. 



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- 

 expanded form reveal a heart of golden-apricot; it 

 has a delicious Rose-apple scent. Strong two-year- 

 old plants, $2.00 each. 



John Russell. Another Gold Medal variety raised by 

 Dobbie & Company, of Scotland, with which we have 

 been greatly pleased; a strong, vigorous, upright 

 grower, somewhat resembling H. V. Machin in this 

 respect, but decidedly freer flowering. Its flowers 

 are large, very full and double, of perfect form, and 

 of a rich, brilliant shade of deep velvety-crimson. 

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



J. Otto Thiloiv. This variety of outstanding merit 

 originated with Messrs. Verschuren & Sons, and has 

 been named in memory of our late Mr. Thilow. Buds 

 long and pointed, of graceful shape: as the flowers 

 expand the petals reflex, forming a full double flower 

 of good form and large size, of a glowing, rich rose- 

 pink. Plant a strong, vigorous grower and very 

 free-flowering; a grand garden Rose and a splendid 

 cut flower. $2,00 each. 



Hybrid-Tea Rose, Mrs. Henry Bowles 



Lady Margaret Stewart. One of Alexander Dickson & 

 Sons' latest Irish introductions, which was awarded 

 the Gold Medal of the National Rose Society of 

 England at the 1926 spring show. A Rose of unique 

 and distinct color; the flowers in the young stage 

 are a deep sunflower yellow heavily veined and 

 splashed with orange-scarlet, with the reverse of 

 the petals deeply suffused with carmine; as the 

 flowers develop, these colors intermingle, forming a 

 most beautiful cadmium orange effect. The bud is 

 long and pointed, opening to a full double flower of 

 most pleasing decorative form, of delightfully sweet 

 scent. Growth very vigorous and upright, with 

 beautiful, glossy, deep green, serrated foliage. $3.00 

 each. 



Mary Pickford. A Howard & Smith production named 

 in honor of America's own favorite artist. A novel 

 Rose of merit. In habit of growth it is strong, 

 vigorous, not unlike Souvenir de Claudius Pernet, 

 which was one of its seed parents. Color, an ex- 

 quisite shade of orange-yellow, stained on the re- 

 verse of the outer petals with salmon and salmon- 

 blush. The flowers are deliciously tea-scented and 

 produced freely. $1.50 each. 



Mrs. Erskine Pembroke Thom. Another Howard & 

 Smith novelty, a beautiful yellow Rose which, how- 

 ever, is entirely distinct; a clear, deep, canary- 

 yellow, without any trace of shading and which will 

 prove a desirable addition to our list of yellow 

 Roses. Of strong, upright, branching habit and 

 free-flowering. $1.50 each. 



Mrs. Henry Bowles. Nearly everybody has admired 

 the old-time Mme. Abel Chatenay, for a long time 

 one of the most popular Roses but which has prac- 

 tically disappeared from commerce. In Mrs. Henry 

 Bowles we have the same pleasing, warm color 

 values but in flowers of much greater size. Color, 

 a most effective deep salmon-pink, and of splendid 

 form. Vigorous growing and free-flpwerjng. $1,S5 

 each. s' -r- 



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