*Grande Duchesse 
Charlotte. A Rose 
Aristocrat. $1.50 ea.; 
3 for $4. 
★-GRANDE DUCHESSE CHARLOTTE. H.T. 
(Ketten.) Plant Pat. 774. This Rose aristocrat 
^-V^t is a delightful new shade of red, a color not 
known in any other Rose. The beautiful, long, stream- 
lined buds are a burnt-carmine tone and open 
to firm-petaled blooms that do not fade but 
gradually change to a lovely begonia-rose. 
When unfolding, the 25 petals recurve to make 
a delightfully informal, artistic flower with a 
hint of carnation fragrance. The plant is al- 
ways unusually graceful in growth and the fol" 
age shows good resistance to disease; the blooms 
come on long stems and are fine for cutting. 
Visitors are drawn to this Rose immediately by 
its new and beautiful color. $1.50 ea.; 3 for $4. 
★ HEART'S DESIRE. H.T. 
(Howard & 
hmit n. j flam fat. wi. Beautiful form i 
vffi v hea-s \ petalage distinguish tins rich sea 
Rose. Great, streamlined buds come on long ste 
making an excellent flower for cutting. Delight 
fragrance adds to its perfection; it is so fragrant t 
a small bouquet will fill a good-sized room with 
perfume. Feed this Rose heavily and you will 
wi 11 rewarded. $1.50 ea.; 3 for $4. 
Rose Index, Page 39 
THE CONARD-PYLE CO. 
STAR GUIDE 
Spring 
CREAM OF 
★ GRACE MOORE. H.T. (Kordes.) For 
years before it became the present widespread 
fashion, Grace Moore liked to wear a fresh Rose 
in her hair when she appeared upon the concert 
stage. Her husband always had bouquets of 
Roses sent to her hotel room wherever she went 
on her concert tours, because they were her 
favorite flower. And her favorite Roses were 
red Roses. 
Miss Moore grew up in Chattanooga, Tenn., 
and her family still live there. The Chattanooga 
Rose Society asked us to name a Rose in her 
memory, after her tragic death in an airplane 
accident while she was on a concert tour in 
Europe. In memory of her and that glorious, 
unforgettable voice, we chose for her name 
the most brilliant, deep red Rose in our test 
garden. 
C. E. Pfister, Chief Rosarian of the Men's 
Garden Club of America, who had this variety 
under test, says it is his favorite of all dark red 
Roses. "You know," he added, "we say there 
are so many good dark red Roses, but when you 
come right down to it, they aren't really red, the 
way this Rose is." Its red is rich and deep and, 
at the same time, it is unusually brilliant for so 
deep a color. Turn an individual petal in the 
light and it will change in shade: cerise, cardinal, 
cherry, shining crimson are all there as it is 
moved, going to make up the total effect of vivid 
red in the whole velvety flower. Fittingly, it 
seems to us a singing color. 
The open blooms are 4 to 5 inches across, with 
50 petals, on strong, firm stems that hold the 
blooms erect. The graceful plants are one of its 
greatest attractions— bushy, very well branched, 
with fine, dark, pretty foliage densely covering 
the shrub-like plant. $2 ea. ; 3 for $5. 
NOTE: The christening of this Rose, last September 22, 
was broadcast by television, something new in Rose-intro- 
duction history. Details and pictures will appear in March 
"Success With Roses." 
