Countess 
Vandal 
PATENTED ROSES 
Protected by patent—only privileged 
nurseries are licensed to grow them. 
They are a source of wonder and delight 
in a garden. 
Better Times. HT. (Plant Patent No. 
23.) A sport of the well-known Briar- 
cliff Rose. The color is a gorgeous bril¬ 
liant crimson-cerise. The large well¬ 
shaped flowers are borne erect on stiff 
stems freely throughout the season. 
Each $1.25; 3 for $3.15. 
Countess Vandal. HT. (Plant Patent 
No. 38.) Long-pointed buds of coppery 
salmon-pink, suffused orange. Flowers 
large, double, high-centered, of a bril¬ 
liant pink with salmon and yellow blend. 
Highly fragrant. Each $1.00; 3 for 
$2.75. 
Feu Pernet-Ducher. HT. (Plant Pat¬ 
ent No. 103.) Creamy buds with tint of 
carmine, followed by rich-yellow blooms 
with a flush of pink at the edges of the 
petals. Delightfully fragrant. Each 
$ I .50; 3 for $3.75. 
Mine. Cochet-Cochet. HT. (Plant 
Patent No. 129.) Buds are coppery 
pink, opening into a flower of the same 
color but with flushes of orange. A 
beautiful rose. Each $1.25; 3 for 
$3. I 5. 
Nigrette. HT. (Plant Patent No. 87.) 
The famous “Black Rose.” The color is 
dark velvety maroon with a coal black 
sheen. Medium size, short, very double 
blooms. Good strong grower. Each 
$ I .50; 3 for $3.75. 
Souvenir. HT. (Plant Pa,tent No. 25.) 
A pure golden sport of the Talisman 
Rose which it resembles in growth and 
freedom of blooming. The flowers are 
slightly larger and a little more loosely 
built. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75. 
Texas Centennial. HT. (Plant Patent 
No. 102.) Large brilliant vermillion- 
red with a touch of gold at the base of 
the petals. As the blooms mature the 
color slowly changes to a deep, rich 
pink. Delicately fragrant. Vigorous 
grower. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.50. 
Warrawee. HT. (Plant Patent No. 
140.) Long pointed, salmon-pink buds 
opening into large flowers of exquisite 
shell-pink color with slightly darker re¬ 
verse. Has a delightful spicy fragrance. 
Free bloomer. Each $1.25; 3 for 
$3. I 5. 
ALL V 
WILL BLOOMl 
THIS • 
SPRING > 
Here are the Roses the world is watching—champions of the 
foremost shows of Europe and America. The best of the newer 
Rose creations—personally selected by our own expert horti¬ 
culturists from the finest Roses of the old world and the new. 
All 2-year old, nursery-grown, strictly number one budded on 
selected, superior strains of root stocks which will produce 
hardy, strong, vigorous-growing plants that bloom profusely. 
Julien Potin. HT. Fine pointed buds 
of deep yellow, opening into cupped 
flowers of pure primrose-yellow with 
darker shading. The plant is upright in 
habit, blooms profusely and is not 
troubled with any serious diseases. 
Each 55c. 
Mrs. Pierre S. duPont. HT. The 
blooms are full double and a rich golden- 
yellow with deeper shaded centers and 
the color is retained almost until the 
time the petals fall. The plants seem to 
be disease-resistant and are bushy and 
compact in habit. Each 55c. 
Roslyn. HT. Medium-sized, long- 
pointed, deep orange buds developing 
into large, semi-double, very lasting, 
slightly fragrant, golden yellow blooms. 
A strong, healthy grower and an excel¬ 
lent yellow Rose. Each 55c. 
Soeur Therese. HT. Fine long-pointed 
buds. The color is a rich golden-yellow 
changing to cadmium-yellow; at the 
edges of the petals there are small spots 
or splashes of carmine. Vigorous grower 
with flowers above the average size 
borne on long, strong stems. Each 55c. 
Edith Nellie Perkins. HT. Perfectly 
shaped blooms of two contrasting tints. 
The outside of the petals is a bright 
orange-cerise, the inside overspread with 
pale salmon-pink flushed orange-gold. 
The buds are firm, handsome, and richly 
dyed with copper tones before they open. 
Vigorous grower with disease-resistant 
foliage. Each 55c. 
Golden Dawn. HT. The pointed buds 
are bright yellow, often tinged with red. 
They open into fully double blooms of a 
clear lemon-yellow, a tone that does not 
fade. Exceedingly fragrant and a con¬ 
tinuous bloomer. Each 55c. 
Editor McFarland. HT. This new 
deep pink Rose is considered by some 
experts the best of the newer pink va¬ 
rieties. The flowers are very large, deep 
sparkling pink in color, and are carried 
on long, strong stems on vigorous up¬ 
right bushes. Illustrated in natural color 
on inside back cover. Each 60 c; 3 for 
$ 1.50. 
POLYANTHA ROSES 
Sometimes called “Fairy Roses” be¬ 
cause of the dainty blooms. Low in 
growth. Continuous in bloom. 
Cecile Brunner. Sweetheart Rose. 
Lovely miniature Rose with perfectly 
formed blooms arranged in graceful 
clusters. Light pink with yellow base. 
Each 55c. 
Golden Salmon. When in full flowers 
this variety makes a gorgeous show with 
a multitude of blazing orange blooms, 
and a score of orange-scarlet buds. Each 
55c. 
Katharina Zeimet. Pure white, very 
double, daintilj r -formed flowers, sweetly 
scented. Each 55c. 
Lafayette. Rich cherry-pink or light 
crimson. The strong, upright plants are 
covered with blooms from early spring 
to frost. An ideal rose for massed effect 
in the garden. Each 55c. 
Golden Salmon Polyantha 
IRISH ROSES 
Dainty Bess. Lovely large single Rose 
of a pure flesh-pink, tinged old-rose on 
the back of the petals. Each 55c. 
Irish Fireflame. Large single orange- 
crimson blooms shaded pink and gold. 
Each 55c. 
55*VARIETIES 
3 ^iH.25 
6jfoi$ 2.50 
12 ^ 4.75 
MIDGET ROSE 
Rosa Rouletti. A beautiful Mid¬ 
get Rose with buds shaped like 
tiny Cupid’s Darts with red petals 
staining the point. The open 
flowers are perfect little pink Roses 
about one inch across. A prolific 
bloomer. Each 55c. 
Roses 
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REUTER SEED CO., Inc., New Orleans 
