A Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet 
Recent Introductions 
HYBRID TEA ROSES 
Extra-strong, field-grown, dormant plants 
April delivery 
Cathrine Kordes. Magnificent, high-cen¬ 
tered blooms of rosy scarlet, shaded with 
velvety red. Remarkable for its fine 
lasting qualities and delicious fragrance. 
$2 each. 
Countess Vandal. Plant Patent No. 38. 
Long-pointed bud with distinctive shad¬ 
ings of coppery bronze, suffused gold. 
Plant has great vigor and continues in 
flower throughout the summer. Strong 
2-year plants, $1.50 each; $15 per doz. 
Heinrich Wendland. The flowers are large, 
fairly full, deliciously perfumed, and in 
color a combination of golden yellow and 
nasturtium-red on opposite surfaces of the 
petals. $2 each. 
Hermann Eggers. Glowing, unshaded 
scarlet flowers which do not brown in the 
sun or turn blue; very large, fairly full, and 
well built in the opening stages. $2 each. 
Lilian. Large, double blooms of good form, 
Marechal-Niel-yellow, delicately perfumed. 
$1.50 each. 
Louise Krause. Glistening yellow with 
orange tints, large, full, and fragrant. Pro¬ 
duces long stems for cutting. $1.50 each. 
Mary Hart. Plant Patent No. 8. A sport 
of the well-known Talisman, with maroon- 
red buds opening to well-formed blooms 
of blood-red, with overglow of amber. It 
is better than Talisman as a producer, with 
sturdier stems and is a strong grower. 
2-year plants, $1.50 each; $15 per doz. 
Max Krause. Long bud; blooms of great 
substance, golden yellow, cup-form borne 
on a long stem. $2 each. 
Mrs. J. D. Eisele. Plant Patent No. 67. 
Flowers are from 5 to 6 inches in diameter 
and have exceptional keeping qualities, cut 
blooms lasting fully a week in good con¬ 
dition; remarkably fragrant. Strong, 
vigorous grower; continuous bloomer. In 
color, an exquisite shade of cherry-rose, 
overlaid with a scarlet glow, tipped with a 
unique, faint, silvery lacing. $1.50 each; 
$15 per doz. 
Souvenir. Plant Patent No. 25. This is a 
golden yellow Talisman. One of the love¬ 
liest of Roses. Its bloom is a rich golden 
yellow, and it is a prolific producer of fra¬ 
grant flowers. 2-year plants, $1 each; 
$10 per doz. 
William Orr. Deep velvety crimson flower 
with outer portion of petals lighter; very 
large, full and finely formed. $2 each. 
Rose. Frau Karl Druschki 
Hybrid Perpetual or June Roses 
These old-time Roses will give an abun¬ 
dance of bloom in June and grow much taller 
than the Everblooming Roses; for this reason 
they are mostly used for individual bushes, 
among shrubbery, or along fences. The 
hardiest of all Roses. 
Extra-strong, field-grown, dormant plants, 
75 cts. each; $8 per doz. April delivery 
Strong, 2-year plants from pots, for 
delivery in May and later, 90 cts. each; 
$9.50 per doz. 
Frau Karl Druschki. Its pure snow-white, 
unshaded blooms are of immense size, 
sometimes reaching 6 inches in diameter. 
John Russell. Strong-growing, wiry bush. 
Dark velvety crimson blooms. 
Magna Charta. Large flowers of rosy car¬ 
mine, carrying heavy fragrance. 
Mme. Albert Barbier. Stiff, erect plants, 
producing creamy yellow and coppery buds. 
Mrs. John Laing. Immense blooms of soft, 
clear pink; fragrant. Deservedly popular. 
President Briand. Very large, double, 
globular flowers of rich salmon-pink. 
Ulrich Brunner. Large flowers of light, 
clear red, tending toward scarlet. 
Hardy Cl imbing and Rambler 
Roses 
Blaze. Plant Patent No. 10. This Rose has 
every element to insure its success, for it 
combines the vigor, beauty, and hardiness 
of Paul’s Scarlet Climber, with the ever- 
blooming qualities of a favorite everbloom¬ 
ing Rose. Blaze received the 1933 Certifi¬ 
cate of Merit at Bagatelle Gardens, France, 
the highest award given a Climber. $2 each; 
$20 per doz. 
Golden Climber (Mrs. Arthur Curtiss 
James). Plant Patent No. 28. A depar¬ 
ture in yellow Climbing Roses. It combines 
extreme hardiness with blooms of Hybrid 
Tea type and quality that hold their color. 
Flowers usually come solitary on strong 
stems often 18 inches or more long. Golden 
Climber has fragrance, so much lacking in 
our newer Roses of today. It is able to 
withstand sub-zero temperatures and 
“stays put” anywhere. $2 each; $20 
per doz. 
American Pillar. Bears heavy trusses of 
pink flowers. 
Climbing American Beauty. Produces 
rosy crimson flowers. 
Crimson Rambler. Double crimson flowers 
in great profusion. 
Dorothy Perkins. Bears beautiful clusters 
of pink blooms. 
Excelsa. The red Dorothy Perkins. 
Lady Gay. Cerise-pink; very attractive. 
Tausendschon. Delightful shade of soft 
pink. 
White Dorothy Perkins. Pure white. 
Strong 1-year plants from 4 Vi-inch pots, for 
May delivery, 80 cts. each; $8 per doz. 
Baby Rambler Roses 
Strong plants from 4-inch pots, for delivery 
May 1, 80 cts. each; $8 per doz. 
Baby Elegance. Single; salmon-pink. 
Chin-Chow. Soft yellow; dwarf growth. 
Jessie. Bright cherry-red. 
Mrs. William Cutbush. Beautiful pink; 
very profuse bloomer. 
Perle d’Or. Nankeen-yellow. 
Yvonne Rabier. The best white. 
Standard or Tree Roses 
These ornamental Tree Roses are useful to 
relieve the flat appearance of a Rose-garden. 
The height of these Standards runs from 3 to 
3 Vi feet. We append below a few of the more 
popular sorts, full descriptions of which will 
be found on previous pages. Full list will be 
supplied on request. 
Betty Uprichard 
Dame Edith Helen 
Frau Karl Druschki 
Climbing Roses 
STANDARD or TREE ROSES, continued 
General MacArthur 
Hadley 
Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria 
Killarney Queen 
Los Angeles 
Mme. Edouard Herriot 
Mrs. Aaron Ward 
Ophelia 
President Herbert Hoover 
Radiance 
Rev. F. Page-Roberts 
Souvenir de Claudius Pernet 
Talisman 
Wilhelm Kordes 
All Standard Roses, $3 each 
Greenhouse Roses 
We are listing what we consider to be the 
most up-to-date varieties, other kinds not 
listed can be supplied at advertised prices. 
All Grafted Plants. 
Countess Vandal. Plant Patent No. 38. 
The Sensation of the Shows. Countess 
Vandal is a Hybrid Tea Rose enthusiasti¬ 
cally received by Rose-lovers because of its 
long-pointed bud and its distinctive 
shadings of coppery bronze, suffused with 
soft gold. The blooms finish in a very 
unusual arrangement of reflexed petals, 
with a silvery sheen. Grafted plants from 
2%-in. pots, $15 per doz., $90 per 100. 
Mary Hart. Plant Patent No. 8. New red 
Rose, sport of Talisman. Flower resembles 
Talisman in shape, a little better in depth 
of petal and stiffness of its neck. Color is 
marvelously rich and glowing without the 
slightest tinge of blue. Grafted stock in 
2V£-in. pots, $11 per doz., $70 per 100; 
grafted stock in 3-in. pots, $12 per doz., 
$80 per 100. 
Senior. Plant Patent No. 2. Fine big red 
Rose of the Templar type with long, firm 
buds and long-lasting flowers. The color is 
true crimson. Stems long and strong. Free 
bloomer. Grafted plants in 2J^-in. pots, 
$10 per doz., $60 per 100; grafted plants 
in 3-in. pots, $12 per doz., $70 per 100. 
Briarcliff . Large, perfect flowers of brilliant 
rose-pink color. Easy to grow and very 
productive. 
Double White Killarney. The leading and 
best white Rose ever grown. 
WILLIAM M. HUNT & CO., Inc., NEW YORK 
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