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Everblooming Roses 4 
The following roses are all Hybrid 
Teas. They will bloom all summer long;. 
Every one is selected for out-door grow¬ 
ing, and adapted to farm belt conditions. 
They should start blooming: within 60 
days after planting:. These roses should 
be planted 6 inches deeper than they 
grew in the nursery. They need good, 
rich soil and full sun for best results. 
2 yr. plants, first grade 
50c each; 3 plants $1.40; 
10 plants, $4.50 
GRUSS an TEPLITZ (Crimson) —An ex¬ 
tremely useful and dependable variety, 
succeeding- well all over the United 
States. A profusion of beautiful, clear, 
crimson scarlet, fragrant flowers, borne 
from June until frost. A vigorous and 
shapely plant. 
PINK RADIANCE (Silvery Pink)— Vig¬ 
orous, upright, bushy plants bear a 
continuous supply of very lagre, light 
silvery pink to salmon pink flowers 
on long, strong stems. 
RED RADIANCE (Deep Red) —Vigorous, upright bushy plant, bearing a continuous supply 
of very large, beautiful, deep globular flowers. 
DUCHESS OF WELLINGTON —Intense saffron yellow. Fine, strong-featured Rose fami¬ 
liarly called “Orange Killarney”. 
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER —A charming many colored rose. Deep copper red buds 
of fine form, opening to a lovely blending of orange yellow, flame, vivid rose-pink, and 
scarlet. Buds of superb shape, flowers large, and fragrant. A dazzling color effect to 
delight the eye. 
TALISMAN (Yellow Copper Red) —One of the new roses. A wonderful combination of 
shadings of gold, apricot yellow, deep pink or old rose. The bud is long, perfectly 
formed. The plant is strong, vigorous groAver and heavy bloomer. 
DAME EDITH HELEN —A magnificent, fragrant, full-bodied new rose of many substantial 
petals which curl back prettily, holding steadily to one vivid pink color. Remarkable 
fragrance. 
E. G. HILL (E. G. Hill Co., 1929)—A new red rose of striking form and color. Long, per¬ 
fectly formed buds opening to high centered, full double flowers of dazzling scarlet, 
shading to deeper red as they develop. Free flowering, vigorous. 
ETOILE DE HOLLANDE— A vigorous, healthy grower and free bloomer, improving year 
by year (like Radiance). The flowers are a brilliant crimson red, particularly charm¬ 
ing in the half-grown state, continuous all summer. 
COLUMBIA —Long stemmed, pointed flowers of vivid pink, very perfumed, and very heavy 
bloomer. 
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY —Immense crimson buds and flowers of good form; free bloomer. 
MRS. AARON WARD —Full double, very attractive flowers of tawny gold and pink. A 
very strong grower. 
REV. PAGE ROBERTS —One of the newer varieties. Flowers of golden yellow, stained 
copper red. 
KILLARNEY —White, long pointed buds, flower pure waxy white and highly perfumed. 
MRS E. P. THOM—I jarge, well-shaped blooms of bright canary yellow, deepest at center. 
Black Leaf 40 Kills Rose Lice. 
