Descriptive list of some Roses produced at Little Compton, R.I. 
$ 34 
"PEGGY ANN 
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For distrib¬ 
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Named after the charming daughter of the Governor of Kansas. One of the 
first once-bloom climbers to show color in the Spring. Buds of "Sunflower" 
yellow orange, fade resistant, growing lighter each day for about four days, 
size Jg- to 5 inches, on stiff stems, singly and in clusters. Three to four 
rows of petals and some petaloids. Vigorous to 15 feet or more, abundant bloomer. 
Foliage resistant, shiney, dark green, large leaflets, abundant, thick 
hard leaflets, feathered well to top of bloom stem. 
Fresh transplants bloom here the first year. 
Blooms over a long period and flowers hold unusually long. 
winter resistance about the same as Mary tfallace. 
Blihoms freely here after being covered with clean earth for winter protection 
Fragrance good, china tea. 
Chief popular features:- Blooms first here while Hugonis is still in 
flower in striking shades of orange to yellow. Has received considerable 
newspaper and magazine publicity. 
Hardy once bloom, vigorous climber, in a new spectrum yellow, fade 
resistant, mass color. This is the outstanding pure yellqispfor color display 
and as a leading Nurseryman has said, "Will be heralded fork years to come 1 '. 
Blooms on stiff stems, one to fifteen or more. 
Form of flower, recurled, distinctive H.T. type. ■ ^ , 
Petals three to five rows; petals drop. | , 
# 35 Fragrance good, chine tea. jll ,'r' 2 1937 -V 
"GOLDEN GLOW" Size to 5 inches, abundant bloomer. J tf.'S, p 
Plant vigorous to 15 feet or more. Fresh transplantsHrtoem here 
1937. year if planted early. 
Foliage resistant, grows darker as season advances to very dark and late 
persistant; leaflets medium in size, abundant. 
Flowers over a very long period, longer when established; petals hold in 
not too warm weather, three to four days, then drop frequently of a good yellow 
color. Bloom time here about five days before Mary ’Wallace. 
Winter resistance about the same as Mary ’Wallace. Blooms freely after 
covering with earth for winter protection and lays down readily for covering. 
Blooms here from breaks grown the year of budding, the following year. 
Chief popular features:- this is distinctive and incomparable as a mass 
color of pure yellow in full sunlight. Leading Nurserymen have informed us 
that they are budding this in preferance to all such. 
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"Elegance" 
1938 
A once bloom, hardy climber, sensational in its expression new 
characters. One of the first and last to show color here. When established 
here, many of the first flowers open to 6 inches with eight to ten rows of 
recurled petals, in coibl weather frequently ten flays required for opening, still 
concealing the center. Color inner petals spectrum yellow, outer shading to 
nearly white; and unlike most yellow Roses shows more of the color yellow as 
they develop. Later flowers, smaller and open faster; and same in hot weather. 
Fragrance, China tea, variable to slight. 
Stems 1 to 3 feet, very stiff and set one to 15 flowers or more which 
frequently open consecutively ,daily, farming a display of seven or more stages 
at one time. Notably unafected by dampness and rain. Notably brilliant in 
the sunlight. 
Vigor, probably more vigorous than American Pillar. 
Fresh transplants bloom here the first year if planted early. 
Foliage of a very large leafleted and interesting type. Bloom stems 
feathered high and frequently seven leafleted leaves on the stiffest of stems. 
Color very dark, shiny green, of a subdued luster in special color harmony whith 
that of the flowers, resistant. 
"Winter resistance about the same as Mary Wallace. 
Blooms here as Maidens on breaks grown year of budding; and first year 
of planting on freshly planted two year olds. 
Canes grow stiffly upright. Blooms freely after covering with earth for 
winter protection. It is a very free bloomer when established and grown in 
all day sunlight. 
Chief popular features:- This plant, in flower a very long time, has a 
sparkip of fresh brilliance in the sunshine, incomparable with any Rose known 
to us and in the rain vividly suggests sunshine. 
As a show flower it should be supreme as every point rates high. ^ Mr. 
Charles H.Totty when here last season, aftervcarefully studying it said. Of all 
the new roses that I have seen in my life, this one impresses me the most." 
