NOVELTIES AND RARE ROSES 
I{utherford, J/ew Jersey 
MME. JOSEPH PERRAUD. iri'. (J. Ganjard, ]<H4.) 
l.onn, slfiuirr buds of nasturtiimi-orandc, <)|K-ning to 
sweetly franrant (lowers of nasturtium-bud, with a 
hint of [jale pinh at tlie petal edfjes. W inner of the 
Bagatelle Cjold Methil, 1^54. W’e elu'erfully reeom- 
mend this variety and feel sure you will like it. $1.50 
each. 
POLAR BEAR. (J. 11. Nicolas, 1054.) Planl I’alcnt 
Vo. / 52. New type. Very vij{orous, hardy hybrid 
of Runosa, Nutkana, and Ihilyantha. Larne, white 
dowers with a faint blush. Vigorous grower and con¬ 
tinuous bloomer. $1 each. 
SIGNORA, n r. (D. Aicardi, 1054.) Plant PaUnl 
No. 201. Long bud of warm burnt sienna open¬ 
ing to a lighter hue toward mandarine. Plant is 
tall growing, with each bloom on a long stem. Hand¬ 
some foliage. A line llower for cutting. $1.50 each. 
SNOW/BANK. Poly. See page 15. 
SOUVENIR DE JEAN SOUPERT. HT. (Soupert & 
Notting, 1020.) Long, tapering, deep golden yellow 
buds slowly unfolding to broad, cream-colored blooms 
of heavy te.xture and delicious fragrance. Bushy 
plants. This is the most desirable of all the yellow 
Roses for garden bedding, as the plants are healthy 
and really bloom all the time. L'lowers do not have 
the perfect form of some of the other yellow Roses 
but there are lots of them and they are good to look 
at. See color illustration opposite. $1.25 each. 
TEXAS CENTENNIAL. HT. (Di.xie Rose Nurs., 
1P55.) Plant Patent No. 162. A sport of President 
Herbert Hoover and identical with its parent in 
every way except color, which is vermilion-red when 
first opening, aging a deep rich pink. This is a fine 
Rose and will produce quantities of long-stemmed 
llowers for cutting. $1 each. 
WARRAWEE. HT. (Mrs. H. C. Fitzhardinge, Aus¬ 
tralia, 1P54.) Plant Patent No. 140. An exqviisite 
shade of pale pink with a slightly darker reverse. 
There are about 25 petals and the bloom when fully 
open appears like a glorified Mine. Butterfly. It has 
the delightful fragrance of the old clove pinks. 
SI each. 
Souvenir de Jean Soupert 
VICTORIA HARRINGTON. I IT. (Capt. Thomas, 
1P51.) Pointed buds of blackish red slowly open to 
high-centered flowers of non-fading, velvety dark red, 
warmed with a golden flush in the heart of the llower. 
Strong, healthy plants. A Rose of lovely color and 
informal “cactus” form, quite different from any 
other red variety. The aging (lowers neither blue nor 
fade. VVe are very fond of tliis Rose. $1.25 each. 
New Climbing Roses 
APRICOT GLOW. See page 3. 
CLIMBING DAINTY BESS. CHT. (J. 11. van Barne- 
veld, 1P55.) A climbing sport of the beautiful single 
Rose, Dainty Bess, bearing clusters of flowers exactly 
like its parent, with broad petals notched and fluted, 
of soft flesh-pink, glorified by a cluster of wine-reil 
stamens. J his is .a real everbloomer and will well 
repay the little protection necessary to bring it 
through the winter where temperatures go very low. 
$1.50 each. 
CORAL CREEPER. See page 3. 
DOUBLOONS. LC. (.M. 11. Horvath, 1935.) Plant 
Patent No. 152. A stunning, new, hardv, .yellow 
Climber, developed from our native prairie Rose, 
Po.ia setigera, which gives it a hardiness greater than 
any other yellow Climber. $1.50 each. 
EASLEA’S GOLDEN RAMBLER. LC. (W. Easlea & 
Sons, 1952.) Plant Patent No. 114. A charming 
Clindiing Rose with large, semi-double, golden yellow 
flowers, l)orne in big sprays. $1 each. 
ELEGANCE. See page 3. 
FREDERICK S. PECK. See page 3. 
GOLDEN CLIMBER (Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James). 
See page 3. 
GOLDEN DREAM (Goldener Traum). LC. (R. 
Tiirke, 1932.) A hybrid Rugosa Climber with well- 
shaped flowers of soft yellow. Although this I as not 
proved a strong grower, young plants in our nursery 
have bloomed repeatedly all summer. $1.25 each. 
GOLDEN GLOW. See page 3. 
GOLDEN ORANGE CLIMBER. See page 3. 
LITTLE COMPTON CREEPER. See page 3. 
PEGGY ANNE LANDON. See page 5. 
REICHSPRASIDENT VON HINDENBURG. CHT. 
(P. Lambert, 1935.) A large, brilliant pink llower 
with a slight overcast of salmon. Extremely fragrant 
and long lasting when cut. This belongs to a new 
strain of hardy, steady-blooming Roses, and whether 
used ns a low pillar or allowetl to deyeloj) into a 
sprawly bush, it will give llowers from late spring 
until frost. $2.50 each. 
REVEIL DIJONNAIS. LC. (E. M. Buatoi.s, 1931.) 
1 arge, .semi-double llowers of light yellow with a deep 
zone of carmine, crimson, and scarlet around the 
edges, giving the appearance of a red Rose with a 
great yellow center. Does l)est as a short pillar. 
Blooms continuouslv in .some gardens. This is the 
most spectacular Climbing Rose we have ever seen, 
and if it were a stronger grower would have been in 
everybody’s garden before this. $1.50 each. 
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