SEED CATALOGUE • 1936 
Roses 85 
Climbing Rose, American Beauty 
SELECT HYBRID TEA ROSES, continued 
Lady Margaret Stewart. A Rose of unique color. The flowers in 
the young stage are a deep sunflower-yellow, heavily veined and 
splashed with orange-scarlet; reverse of the petals deeply suffused 
with carmine; as the flowers develop, these colors intermingle, 
forming a beautiful cadmium-orange effect. 
Los Angeles. In color a luminous flame-pink, toned with coral and 
shaded with translucent gold at the base of the petals. The buds 
are long and pointed and expand into a flower of mammoth pro¬ 
portions. 
Margaret McGredy. The large, brilliantly colored, double flowers 
are an entrancing shade of rich Oriental red, passing to carmine- 
rose, lasting a long time; light spicy fragrance. The plant is of 
vigorous, bushy habit; very free flowering. 
Mevrouw G. A. van Rossem. A marvelous Rose combining vivid 
orange and apricot on a golden yellow ground, frequently with 
touches of bronze on the reverse of the petals. A sweet-scented, 
perfectly formed flower developing out of a well-formed, ovoid 
bud. $1 each. 
M iss Rowena Thom. Enormous buds and blooms of fiery rose and 
mauve, shaded with old-gold at the center, borne on long, strong 
stems. A profuse, continuous bloomer and a very vigorous plant. 
Mme. Butterfly. Fine, light pink buds and flowers, tinted with gold 
near the base of the petals, of exquisite shape and richly perfumed. 
Plant is strong, throwing up big branching sprays of bloom. 
Mme. Caroline Testout. Flowers large, full, globular, satiny rose, 
with bright center; very free and fragrant. This Rose is grown 
more extensively than any other, and we are of the opinion that it 
is still one of the finest garden Roses in cultivation. 
Mme. Edouard Harriot. Sparkling buds of coral-red and orange, 
opening to large, semi-double flowers of indescribably brilliant 
orange-red and salmon. Plant is moderately strong and very free 
flowering. 
Mme. Jules Bouche. While not a pure white, being at times 
slightly tinted with blush on the reverse of the petals, we consider 
it one of the best white bedding Roses. It is quite double, and of 
fine form in bud as well as in the fully expanded flower. A strong 
grower and very free flowering. 
Mrs. Aaron Ward. Deep Indian-yellow at the center of the flower, 
shading to primrose-yellow toward the edges of the petals, the whole 
occasionally washed soft salmon-pink as the flower expands. The 
color is somewhat variable with changing weather conditions but 
always beautiful. Hardy and floriferous. This is one of the best 
Roses in this color. 
SELECT HYBRID TEA ROSES, continued 
Mrs. A. R. Barraclough. We have in this variety a most distinct 
and valuable bright, but soft sparkling carmine-pink of even tone 
that passes to a yellow at the base of the petals. The buds are 
long-pointed and develop into full, double flowers of model form; 
very fragrant. 
Mrs. Erskine Pembroke Thom. Generally conceded to be im¬ 
mensely superior for garden planting to Souvenir de Claudius 
Pernet and others of that type. The fine long buds open into per¬ 
fectly shaped, open flowers of rich lemon-yellow. Very vigorous 
and continuously in bloom. 
M rs. Henry Bowles. A splendid, large, well-formed, high-centered,, 
very fragrant flower of an intense brilliant or warm shade of pink 
with salmon shadings. A model Rose, perfect in every stage of 
development. 
M rs. Henry Morse. One of the best light pink varieties. Color twO' 
contrasting tones of pink, with an underlying yellow glow. Flowers, 
large, full, very high pointed, fragrant. Very free flowering. 
Mrs. Wakefield Christie-Miller . Inside of petals soft pearly blush,, 
shaded salmon; outside clear vermilion-rose, illumined with lighter 
shadings. The flower is unusually large and quite distinct in form, 
having the desirable build of the Hybrid Perpetual. 
Olympiad. This brilliant new red Rose, first sent out spring of 1932, 
is now available in strong plants at popular prices. The color of" 
Olympiad is unique—a lustrous dark Oriental scarlet, its depth of 
color accentuated by the golden base and intensified by a rich 
velvety sheen. The bud is long and pointed and the flower mag¬ 
nificent in every stage of development. $1 each. 
Ophelia. Any description of the color of this Rose can only be a 
partial one, and gives but a faint idea of the superb beauty and 
richness of the shades—salmon-flesh, shaded with rose. Buds of 
unusual attractiveness, opening full and double. 
Padre. Most attractive and novel in coloring, with long petals of a 
coppery scarlet flushed with yellow at the base. Growth strong 
and upright; exceedingly free flowering. 
President Herbert Hoover. A glorious Rose, wonderfully free in 
the easy manner in which it grows and charming in its color ar¬ 
rangement 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 
moderate fragrance. 
Radiance. An American-bred Rose of so many excellent qualities 
that it may be considered the best bedding Rose in this color. 
Flowers large, perfect in form, and produced freely. The vigorous, 
branchy growth invariably terminates in one or more flowers of 
a bright carmine-salmon shade, mingled with rose, shading to a 
coppery yellow at the base of the petals. 
Red Radiance. A clear cerise-red sport of Radiance introduced in 
1916 and now recognized as a garden Rose of unusual merit. It 
has the same free-flowering qualities as its parent, being in bloom 
continuously during the season. The growth is even more robust, 
and vigorous, carrying the large and well-formed flowers on heavy, 
erect stems. 
Rose Marie. The ideal long buds open into large flowers of splendid 
form and substance, in color clear rose-pink with delicate lighter 
edge, and delightfully fragrant. A vigorous, healthy grower 
remarkable for its freedom of bloom. 
Souvenir de Claudius Pernet. Very large, full flowers with 
elongated deep petals-—a beautifully formed bloom. Color most 
striking sunflower-yellow, deeper in the center, without any color 
blending, and which is retained without fading even in the warmest 
weather. 
Talisman. The most astounding novelty in Roses produced in 
many a year. Its brilliant orange-red buds open to a large, fragrant 
high-pointed bloom of glowing golden yellow, stained with copper- 
red and orange-rose on the inside of the petal. It is the most 
magnificently colored flower we have ever seen and arouses aston¬ 
ishment and admiration everywhere. The plants have proved 
vigorous and healthy outdoors and have withstood severe winters 
unprotected. It is especially good in spring and late autumn. 
Ville de Paris. A very distinct, rich buttercup-yellow without a 
trace of any other color, retaining its richness under all weather 
conditions. In formation it is somewhat similar to Radiance, 
fairly double, and splendid for cutting. A tall, upright grower and 
a profuse bloomer. $1 each. 
Wilhelm Kordes. Unique and entirely distinct in coloring—a rich 
capucine-red, with coppery suffusion, overlaying a golden salmon 
ground, varying in intensity under different weather conditions, 
but always beautiful and particularly high-colored early in the 
season and in the autumn. The buds are long and pointed, opening 
to double, high-centered, very fragrant flowers. The foliage is 
strong, leather-like, and resistant to mildew. 
Rosa Hugonis 
The light yellow flowers, 13^ to 23^ inches across, borne profusely 
along the slender branches, make a striking display very early in the 
season. It is of shrub-like habit of growth and naturally forms sym¬ 
metrical bushes about 6 feet high, and the same in diameter, and 
while not suited to plant in the Rose border, it is an invaluable subject 
when planted in connection with other shrubs or as single specimens 
in the garden. $1 each; $10 per doz. 
