This Year’s New Hybrid-Tea Roses—continued 
Introductions of the Rose World’s Most Noted Specialists 
Portadown Bedder (McGredy & Son, 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. Certificate of Merit of National Rose 
Society, England. $2.50 each. 
Portadown Ivory (McGredy & Son, 1929). There are few light 
colored Roses that possess a long spiral form in the bud stage, 
and large, well formed, fully developed flowers of thick petalage 
and good lasting qualities, all of which are combined in Porta- 
down Ivory. Its color is a creamy white of soft and delicate tone 
that merges into a light yellow base, is free and perpetual flower- 
ing with very dark green healthy foliage which provides a rich 
contrast to the flowers which are borne on long stout stems. 
Awarded Gold Medal of National Rose Society of England. 
$2.50 each. 
President Jac Smits (Verschuren & Sons, 1928). For brilli- 
ancy in color, a rich velvety crimson-scarlet, exceptionally long 
pointed buds of ideal shape, held gracefully on long straight 
stems and produced most generously, we know of no other 
variety that is its equal, but having only 18 to 20 petals, usually 
arranged in three rows, the flowers expand very quickly, showing 
the golden stamens, but even in its fully expanded form its 
brilliancy of color is unequaled by any other variety of this 
type. As a brilliant bedding proposition or for cutting in bud 
form, no one will be disappointed. President Jac Smits, we 
believe, will supersede and displace all such popular bedding 
varieties as Red Letter Day, Hawlmark Crimson and K of K 
(Kitchener of Khartoum). $1.50 each.» 
New Hysrip-teEA ROSE, PATIENCE 
Rudolph Valentino (Pernet-Ducher, 1929). 
Hysrip-Tea Rose, DAME EpitH HELEN 
The latest of 
Mr. Pernet’s introductions. Altogether different from any 
other Rose, both in coloring and formation, the very large full 
flower which is informally, but artistically arranged, is of a 
lively shade of shrimp pink or coral-red with a golden coppery 
suffusion which is heightened by the reflection from the golden 
base and reverse of the petals. 
flower in all stages of development. Habit strong and vigorous, 
free and continuous flowering and delicately scented. $2.50 
A most unique and striking 
each. 
Souvenir d’Alexander Bernaix (Bernaix, 1926). A beautiful 
large flower, 45 inches or more in diameter and unique and dis- 
tinct in color, probably the deepest colored of any Hybrid-Tea 
variety. While the flower is of flat, cupped form both in bud as 
well as in the fully developed bloom, it is of artistic build and full 
double with from 48 to 50 substantial petals which are neatly 
arranged. In the half expanded bud the petals are incurved, of 
an intense deep velvety crimson-red on a maroon ground with 
touches of scarlet on the outer petals. As the flower fully de- 
velops it becomes suffused with vermilion carmine at the edge of 
the petals. A moderately vigorous grower and a continuous 
bloomer. Gold Medal at Saverne. $2.50 each. 
Swansdown (Alex Dickson & Sons, 1929). An ideal white which 
in the autumn has just a tint of cream at the base of the petals. 
The buds are large, very long pointed of perfect shape, composed 
of large heavy petals and develop into splendid full very sweet- 
ly-scented flowers of spiral formation; these are supported on 
long rigid stems. Its growth is vigorous and hardy, free branch- 
ing, foliage bronzy green. In freedom of flowering Messrs. 
Dickson state that they do not know any other Rose of its size 
that will produce flowers in such profusion right through the 
season. $2.50 each. 
\ SPECIAL OFFER—We will deliver to your address prepaid one each of the 25 varieties of this year’s New Hybrid-Tea Roses 
amounting at single rates to $51.50 for $45.00. 
