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PERENNIALS FOR FALL PLANTING 
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT 
The New $1,000 Rose 
“The Rose of the Panama Pacific Exposition” 
TO BE INTRODUCED IN JUNE, 1917 
Raised by Hugh Dickson, Ltd., Royal Nurseries, Belfast 
CHAS. H. TOTTY, Sole Agent and Distributor for the United States 
“Peace hath her Victories no less renowned than War.” 
T HE Great International Exposition just held 
to celebrate the completion of the Panama 
Canal—this stupendous engineering victory 
ol peace—-in startling contrast to the convulsion 
ol war which has swept practically all the eastern 
hemisphere, has brought home to every thinking 
citizen that the blessings of peace and its triumphs 
of engineering or science or the arts, will take on a 
new significance to the peoples of the countries 
engaged in this struggle, when they again turn to 
enjoy at peace those gifts of nature which man’s 
inventive genius has adapted for their use and 
enjoyment. 
“The Lillian 
will take precedence. No Rose ever raised has 
been offered to the public with the same credentials, 
having won in strenuous, open competition with 
Roses from all countries of the world, the much 
coveted $1,000 Trophy offered by the Panama- 
Pacific Exposition for the best new seedling Rose 
not in commerce. This competition, the most 
exacting as regards the merit of the individual Roses 
competing, was conducted on novel lines, all the 
plants competing having been established in the 
Exhibition Grounds for a year previous to its 
opening and thoroughly acclimatised, were judged 
monthly on points, by different groups of judges 
composed ot the principal Rose growers of America, 
and at the close of the Exhibition the points awarded 
to each competing variety by the various sets of 
judges were aggregated, with the result that the 
much coveted Trophy was awarded to our seedling, 
and named I he Lillian Moore Rose,” in honor of 
When peace again turns men’s thoughts to the 
contemplation and enjoyment of things of beauty 
and the domestic arts, “ The Garden ” and all it 
means in beauty of form and color in its never 
ending charm of changing season and illimitable 
variety, will claim again its devotees with ranks 
swollen by new recruits of the Goddess Flora, and 
as first of all garden flowers, “The Rose,” the 
“ Queen of Beauty and of Fragrance,” will take 
pride of place; and foremost of all Roses the “ Rose 
of the Century ” and triumph of the hybridizer’s 
art, 
Moore Rose” 
the wife of the president of the Exposition, Mr. 
Charles C. Moore. 
The Lillian Moore Rose ” is a garden gem, 
with flowers of exquisite form and delightful fra¬ 
grance. It is deep, pure Indian yellow in color, 
with slightly deeper center. The flowers are large 
and very full, of perfect Camellia shape, carried on 
stiff, erect stems, with handsome, clean, deep olive- 
green foliage. The buds are very long and pointed, 
opening freely in all weathers and lasting a long 
time in good condition. The habit of the plant 
is all that could be desired, free, vigorous and 
branching, making a strong bush of about 23^2 feet 
in height. 
It is thoroughly perpetual in habit; from early 
season right to its close it produces in abundance 
a wealth of blooms ol glowing color and perfect 
shape (a mal-formed flower is a rarity). A superb 
Rose for every purpose. 
Strong plants in pots will be ready for distribution in June, 1917. Orders are 
now being booked and will be executed in strict rotation. 
$2.50 each, $25.00 per doz. 
