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  including 
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  fine 
  

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  1st. 
  

  

  Novelties 
  and 
  Varieties 
  of 
  Recent 
  Introduction 
  

  

  Better 
  Times 
  

  

  Jos. 
  H. 
  Hill 
  Co., 
  1934. 
  U. 
  S. 
  riant 
  Patent 
  No. 
  23. 
  A 
  

   beautiful 
  Itose 
  with 
  long 
  crimson 
  buds 
  opening 
  into 
  

   large, 
  double, 
  brilliant 
  cerise-red 
  flowers 
  with 
  a 
  deli- 
  

   cate 
  fragrance. 
  The 
  long 
  and 
  strong 
  stems 
  give 
  it 
  par- 
  

   ticular 
  value 
  for 
  cutting. 
  Leathery, 
  dark 
  green 
  foliage. 
  

   $9.00 
  per 
  doz.; 
  $60.00 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

  Glowing 
  Carmine 
  

  

  Carrie 
  Jacobs 
  Bond 
  

  

  Carrie 
  Jacobs 
  Bond 
  

  

  The 
  Most 
  Outstanding 
  Rose 
  of 
  the 
  Decade 
  

  

  Howard 
  & 
  Smith, 
  1935. 
  U. 
  S. 
  Plant 
  Patent 
  No. 
  15S. 
  

   A 
  magnificent 
  new 
  Rose 
  named 
  in 
  honor 
  of 
  the 
  author 
  

   of 
  "The 
  End 
  of 
  a 
  Perfect 
  Day." 
  Of 
  aristocratic 
  growth 
  

   witli 
  large, 
  double 
  blooms 
  of 
  ideal 
  form 
  carried 
  singly 
  

   on 
  long, 
  upright 
  stems. 
  The 
  color 
  is 
  an 
  enchanting 
  

   rich 
  deep 
  rose 
  enhanced 
  by 
  a 
  luminous 
  coral 
  sheen. 
  

   Moderately 
  fragrant 
  and 
  good 
  at 
  all 
  seasons. 
  "We 
  feel 
  

   confident 
  that 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  the 
  most 
  popular 
  Rose 
  in 
  the 
  

   years 
  to 
  come. 
  $8.00 
  per 
  doz.; 
  $60.00 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

  Countess 
  Vandal 
  

  

  Leenders, 
  1932. 
  U. 
  S. 
  Plant 
  Patent 
  No. 
  38. 
  A 
  vig- 
  

   orous 
  Rose 
  with 
  long, 
  pointed, 
  copper-orange 
  buds 
  and 
  

   large, 
  double, 
  high-centered, 
  sweet-scented 
  flowers. 
  The 
  

   color 
  is 
  brilliant 
  pink 
  with 
  a 
  beautiful 
  salmon 
  glow. 
  

   Long 
  stemmed. 
  A 
  Gold 
  Medal 
  Winner. 
  $7.50 
  per 
  doz.; 
  

   $50.00 
  per 
  loo. 
  

  

  Feu 
  Pernet-Ducher 
  

  

  Mallerin, 
  1934. 
  U. 
  S. 
  Plant 
  Patent 
  No. 
  103. 
  An 
  ex- 
  

   ceptional 
  Rose 
  with 
  creamy 
  orange 
  buds 
  heavily 
  marked 
  

   with 
  carmine. 
  Slowly 
  opens 
  into 
  shapely 
  blooms 
  of 
  a 
  

   pure 
  deep 
  yellow 
  with 
  lighter 
  edges 
  which 
  are 
  flushed 
  

   with 
  pink. 
  A 
  most 
  lovely 
  Rose 
  with 
  rich 
  fruity 
  

   fragrance. 
  Grows 
  into 
  tall, 
  bushy, 
  free-flowering 
  plants. 
  

   $12.00 
  per 
  do/..; 
  $75.00 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

  Fluffy 
  Ruffles 
  

  

  Howard 
  & 
  Smith, 
  1935. 
  An 
  exquisite 
  new 
  duplex 
  

   Rose 
  that 
  keeps 
  the 
  garden 
  overflowing 
  with 
  flowers 
  

   all 
  summer 
  long. 
  The 
  continuous 
  display 
  is 
  further 
  

   enhanced 
  by 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  the 
  blooms 
  last 
  a 
  remarkably 
  

   long 
  time. 
  A 
  picture 
  of 
  loveliness 
  and 
  grace 
  with 
  its 
  

   soft 
  silvery 
  pink 
  petals 
  backed 
  by 
  a 
  deep 
  rose 
  tone 
  on 
  

   the 
  reverse. 
  Its 
  beauty 
  is 
  heightened 
  by 
  the 
  gracefully 
  

   waved 
  and 
  broadly 
  fringed 
  petal 
  edges. 
  There 
  are 
  6 
  

   to 
  10 
  dainty 
  large 
  blooms 
  to 
  a 
  stem. 
  Marvelous 
  in 
  the 
  

   garden 
  and 
  exceptionally 
  fine 
  for 
  cutting. 
  $40.00 
  per 
  

   100. 
  

  

  Howard 
  & 
  Smith, 
  1936. 
  The 
  name 
  describes 
  this 
  

   beautiful 
  new 
  Rose 
  perfectly. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  strong 
  grower 
  

   with 
  shapely 
  buds 
  and 
  of 
  a 
  splendid 
  color 
  with 
  good 
  

   lasting 
  qualities. 
  One 
  of 
  the 
  outstanding 
  new 
  Roses 
  

   in 
  our 
  trial 
  grounds. 
  $50.00 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

  Glowing 
  Sunset 
  

  

  Glowing 
  Sunset 
  (Wilhelm 
  Breder) 
  

  

  Kordes, 
  1934. 
  U. 
  S. 
  Plant 
  Patent 
  No. 
  104. 
  A 
  glorious 
  

   new 
  Rose 
  with 
  long, 
  pointed 
  buds 
  opening 
  to 
  full, 
  

   double 
  flowers 
  of 
  a 
  most 
  artistic 
  form 
  with 
  the 
  inner 
  

   petals 
  lengthened 
  and 
  twisted 
  as 
  in 
  a 
  choice 
  Cactus 
  

   Dahlia. 
  The 
  color 
  is 
  a 
  lovely 
  combination 
  of 
  orange, 
  

   yellow, 
  and 
  rose-pink 
  blending 
  into 
  a 
  vivid 
  light 
  apri- 
  

   cot-orange. 
  The 
  alluringly 
  fragrant 
  flowers 
  keep 
  in 
  

   water 
  for 
  several 
  days. 
  $8.00 
  per 
  doz.; 
  $60.00 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

  Golden 
  Rapture 
  (Geheimrat 
  Duisberg) 
  

  

  Kordes. 
  193G. 
  A 
  splendid 
  new 
  yellow 
  Rose 
  with 
  large 
  

   flowers 
  that 
  hold 
  their 
  color 
  exceptionally 
  well. 
  Mag- 
  

   nificent 
  for 
  bedding 
  and 
  very 
  desirable 
  for 
  cutting. 
  

   The 
  lovely 
  pure 
  yellow 
  buds 
  are 
  of 
  ideal 
  fm-m. 
  $50.00 
  

   per 
  100. 
  

  

  Hinrich 
  Gaede 
  

  

  Kordes, 
  1931. 
  Long, 
  pointed, 
  shapely 
  buds 
  of 
  Nas- 
  

   turtium 
  red. 
  Large, 
  double, 
  high-centered 
  blooms 
  of 
  a 
  

   rich 
  luminous 
  vermilion 
  shaded 
  golden 
  yellow 
  — 
  a 
  color 
  

   combination 
  such 
  as 
  found 
  in 
  high-colored 
  modern 
  Zin- 
  

   nias. 
  Has 
  a 
  rich 
  fruity 
  fragrance 
  and 
  is 
  a 
  free 
  and 
  

   continuous 
  bloomer. 
  Unlike 
  any 
  other 
  Rose 
  in 
  com- 
  

   merce. 
  $60.00 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

  Karen 
  Poulsen 
  

  

  D. 
  T. 
  Poulsen, 
  1933. 
  A 
  vigorous 
  Hybrid-Polyantha 
  

   Rose 
  of 
  beautiful 
  upright 
  habit. 
  Produces 
  a 
  great 
  

   abundance 
  of 
  large 
  single 
  flowers 
  that 
  give 
  a 
  magnifi- 
  

   cent 
  effect. 
  The 
  color 
  of 
  the 
  blooms 
  is 
  a 
  rich 
  and 
  

   brilliant 
  scarlet. 
  $50.00 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

  Lovely 
  

  

  Howard 
  & 
  Smith. 
  1936. 
  A 
  very 
  distinct 
  soft 
  sparkling 
  

   carmine-pink 
  suffused 
  with 
  salmon 
  and 
  with 
  salmon 
  

   base. 
  Extremely 
  free 
  flowering 
  with 
  the 
  delicate 
  fra- 
  

   grance 
  of 
  Violets. 
  $50.00 
  per 
  100. 
  

  

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