i SELECT-GROSES 



PHILADELPHIA^ 



This Year's New Hybrid-Tea Roses— Continued 



Introductions of The Rose World's Most Noted Specialists 



New Hybrid-Tea Rose, President Hoover 



President Hoover i L. li. Coddington, 1930) A glorious Rose, 

 wonderfully free flowering, and charming in its color arrange- 

 ment which is a splendid combination of cerise-pink, flame, 

 scarlet and yellow; this combination of colors gives the most 

 dazzling color effect imaginable. The buds are beautifully 

 pointed, the flowers large, composed of broad thick heavy petals, 

 with an exquisite fragrance. SI. 50 each. 



President Jac Smits (Verschuren & Sons, 1928). For brilliancy 

 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, 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. $1.00 each. 



Rudolph Valentino (Pernet-Ducher, 1929). Altogether 

 different from any other Rose, both in coloring and for- 

 mation, the large full flower which is informally, but 

 artistically arranged, is of a lively shade of coral-red with 

 a golden coppery suffusion which is heightened by the 

 reflection from the golden base and reverse of the petals. 

 A most unique and striking flower in all stages of develop- 

 ment. Habit strong and vigorous, free and continuous 

 flowering and delicately scented. $1.50 each. 



Schwabenland (Pfltzer, 1928). A Rose of great merit. 

 There are many pink Roses but none just like this variety 

 either in color or in the splendid formation of its blooms. 

 The flowers are large, over five inches in diameter, of 

 great depth, with high spiral centre, the petals having a 

 peculiar twist or curl give the large bloom a most graceful 

 appearance. In color it is a luminous rich rose pink, 

 retaining its brightness until the petals drop; the flowers 

 are carried singly on long stiff stems. A healthy, hardy, 

 vigorous grower and frftfiLahd perpetual flowering. $2.50 

 each. 



Souvenir d'Alexandre Bernaix (Bernaix, 1926) A 

 beautiful large flower 4| inches in diameter, very full, 

 double, cupped globular form, color crimson vermilion 

 red, heavily shaded with velvety crimson, splashed fiery 

 red, comes freely on long stems. $1.50 each. 



Swansdown (Alex. Dickson & Sons. 1929). An ideal white 

 which in t lie autumn lias 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 sweetly-scented flowers of spiral formation. Its growth is 

 vigorous and free and perpetual blooming. $1.50 each. 

 Talisman 'Montgomery Co., 1929). The Rose of many Gold 

 Medals. It is the most remarkable piece of coloring that we 

 know in any Rose; a combination of shadings of gold, apricot, 

 yellow and deep pink or old-rose. The outside of the petals is 

 bright yellow, gold, and pink; as the flower develops and the 

 petals unfold they become bright apricot, gold, deep 

 rose-pink or old-rose. The bud is long, perfectly 

 formed, averaging about 25 to 28 petals, the plant is a 

 strong, vigorous grower with glossy green foliage and 

 free flowering. $1.50 each. 

 Vaterland I Pfitzer, 1928). The most distinc t dark 

 colored variety yet introduced, deeper and richer in 

 effect than the Hybrid Perpetual variety Prince 

 Camille de Rohan, a rich deep velvety scarlet 

 maroon and a splendidly formed high centered flower 

 of remarkable keeping qualities. The plant is of 

 vigorous strong erect habit with healthy foliage and 

 remarkably free and perpetual flowering; unquestionably the 

 best of this type that has yet come to our notice. $3.00 each. 

 W. E. Chaplin (Chaplin, 1929). A most meritorious red Rose of 

 the Lord Charlemont type but bett-er, being a free vigorous 

 grower with healthy disease-resisting foliage. The flowers are 

 large; every bud develops to a perfect full, high-centered, very 

 lasting moderately sweet scented flower. Color deep crimson, 

 deepening to carmine crimson; does not bkie or burn; these are 

 carried on long strong stems, a very free c-ontitnuous bloomer. 

 S2.50 each. 



William E. Nickerson (Easlea, 1928). Very attractive and 

 distinct, a glowing orange cerise, large, ovoid buds, developing 

 into full double high-centered flowers of perfect form; very 

 lasting, moderately fragrant, borne singly on long strong stems. 

 A hardy vigorous grower with light green healthy foliage. A free 

 and continuous bloomer. A gem in every way. $2.50 each. 



New IIyhrid-Tea Rose. Vaterland 



SPECIAL OFFER. We will supply 1 strong plant each of the 66 varieties of new Roses offered on pages 121 



to 126, amounting to $106.50, the collection for $90.00. 



