Dreer's Select 

 Potted Roses 



Novelties and Varieties of 

 Recent Introduction — Cont. 



Lipstick 



Kordes, 1940. An everblooming Shrub Rose similar 

 in liablt to Skyrocket producing truly enormous flower 

 clusters during the whole season. The clusters are 

 composed of medium-sized single flowers of an appeal- 

 ing clear cerise with salmon shadings. The yellow 

 stamens in the center add considerably to the attractive- 

 ness of the display. A real addition to the shrub border. 

 $70.00 per 100. 



McGredy's Sunset 



McGredy & Son. 1937. Plant Patent No. 317. The 

 outside of the petals Is clear Buttercup yellow tipped 

 with orange while the inside is chrome vellow flushed 

 with bright scarlet. $1.25 each; $12.50 per doz. ; $100.00 

 per 100. 



McGredy's Triumph 



McGredy & Son, 1934. Plant Patent No. 190. A 

 delicately scented Rose with very large, full petaled, 

 perfectly formed flowers of a glistening cerise color 

 overcast with orange. $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz.; 

 $80.00 per 100. 



Miss America 



Nicolas, 1937. Plant Patent No. 264. Full of vigor, 

 fine healthy foliage, extremely hardy, and a lovely 

 color representing a blend of flesh suffused with salmon 

 and gold A perfect flower with a delightful fragrance. 

 85c each: $8.50 per doz.; $70.00 per 100. 



Mme. Joseph Perraud 



Gaujard, 1934. A real beauty of an enchanting Nas- 

 turtium buff straying to a charming shade of shell pink. 

 It is the nearest approach to pure buff. 'Wsis awarded 

 the Bagatelle Gold Medal 1934 and chosen as the "Most 

 Beautiful Rose" at Lyon, France. $70.00 per 100. 



Night 



McGredy & Son, 1930. This Is the darkest red Rose 

 we grow. Very deep crimson shaded with black and 

 maroon. The flowers are of good shape, quite double 

 and fragrant. $70.00 per 100. 



Picture 



McGredy & Son, 1932. This is one of the finest pink 

 Roses we have ever seen. The plants are strong, vig- 

 orous, and bloom continuously. Every bud is of per- 

 fect form and there are plenty of petals to the open 

 nower whicli is a warm pink with an undertone of sal- 

 J^i"_.?"" "°'- ^°^^ ''l^e so many other pinks. Fragrant. 

 $70.00 per 100. 



Pink Dawn 



Howard & Smith, 1935. A very pretty Rose of ex- 

 ceptional merit. Perfectly full, double flowers of a 

 deep rose opening to lovely pink with an orange base. 

 Ihe Bhowy blooms have a sweet fragrance. Of sturdy 

 Ung $70 00 ^^'^^'^"e for garden display and for cut- 



Poinsettia 



Howard & Smith. 1938. The name of this beautiful 

 Rose was suggested by Dr. J. H. McFarland when 

 visiting our trial garden some years ago. The vigorous 

 plant is fairly tall. The semi-double flowers are bright 

 scarlet In color. They are produced profusely during 

 the whole season. $80.00 per 100. 



President Boone 



Howard & Smith, 1936. This Rose is bound to appeal 

 to everybody, as It combines a magniflcent color with 

 good form and vigorous habit. The color Is deep velvety 

 crimson beautifully veined with an entrancing ^-^Ivety 

 black. This glorious large Rose could be described as 

 a Crtmson Radiance, for It has the disease resistance 

 and vigorous habit of Radiance. Also a delightful and 

 rich fragrance. $70.00 per 100. 



President Macia 



Leenders & Co., 1933. Klegant long pink buds marked 

 with heavy veins of darker pink. Opens to great bil- 

 lowy bloome nearly 6 inches across. The face of the 

 petals Is pale flesh with yellow base and the reverse 

 IS bright rich pink. $100.00 per 100. 



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R.M.S. Queen Mary 



R. M. S. Queen Mary 



H. A. Verschuren, 1937. Plant Patent No. 249. A glori- 

 ous combination of vivid shades blending rich glowing 

 salmon with ' exquisite pure pink and orange base. The 

 buds are long and pointed, and the gracefully formed 

 flowers have an intriguing fragrance. Awarded 4 Gold 

 Medals and 3 First-Class Certificates in Europe and 

 U. S. A. $100.00 per 100. 



Rosenelfe 



Kordes, 1939. The loveliest of the famous Poulsen 

 introductions, a very double form of Else Poulsen and 

 of a silvery rose-pink color. Graceful Gardenia-like 

 blooms borne one to a stem. Blooms all summer long 

 and gives a most effective ^outdoor display. Also 

 splendid for boutonnieres. $70.00 per 100. 



Sequoia 



J. Verschuren-Pechtold, 1939. A vigorous upright- 

 growing Rose on the type of Helnrich Wendland. Lus- 

 cious pumpkin-flesh blooms suffused apricot and shading 

 lighter at the petal edges. Very free blooming, with 

 one flower to each strong wiry stem. $80.00 per 100. 



Souv. de Jean Soupert 



Soupert & Notting, 1929. A lovely cream-colored 

 Hybrid-Tea of splendid vigor. The long, tapering, deep 

 golden yellow buds slowly unfold to broad cream- 

 colored blooms of heavy texture and with a delicious 

 fragrance. A strong grower with varnished disease- 

 resistant foliage. $70.00 per 100. 



Sunny Days 



H. A. Verschuren. 1939. The perfectly pointed buds 

 of this charming Rose are of a mellow chrome-yellow. 

 When fully open the nicely shaped flowers are of the 

 same shade as the buds but somewhat lighter at the 

 edges of the outer petals. Of vigorous growth with 

 abundant dark green foliage. $80.00 per 100. 



Symphony — Pink Frau Karl Druschki 



Welgand. 1934. Plant Patent No. 79. An everbloom- 

 Ing Hybrid-Perpetual, bearing handsome, massive, per- 

 fect flowers, often six Inches In diameter, on stout 

 sturdy stems. The buds are blush pink opening to pale 

 rose, deep pink In the center of the flower, shading 

 white to the edges. The open flowers are full and 

 symmetrical in shape. $70.00 per 100. 



The Doctor 



Howard & Smith. 1936. A beautiful glowing rosy pink 

 with satiny pink edges. It has broad petals that form 

 graceful buds and attractive open blooms. One of the 

 finest of recent introduction with a delightful fruity 

 scent. $70.0i> per 100. 



Where the prices are given "per 100" only tbeae wUJ apply to any numter of planti. 



