SIGNORA 
(Aicardi, Italy) 
Plant Patent No. 201 
Signora is, without a doubt, one 
of the grandest Roses that have 
come to American gardens in 
many years. It is pronounced 
“Seen-yora” in the musical soft 
Italian language. The latest ad¬ 
vance in Rose-breeding, there is no 
other Rose like it. Signora was 
raised on the Riviera where sum¬ 
mers are long and dry. Its long bud 
is of a warm brownish orange, 
opening to a lighter tint toward a 
combination of mandarin and sal¬ 
mon. The bloom is double, but not 
crowded, and very fragrant. Close 
study reveals so many hues and 
such an everchanging iridescence 
as to deserve the description of 
“the most polychrome” of all 
Roses. The plant is vigorous, 
branching, and tall growing. A 
prolific bloomer—as many as 
thirty-one blooms have been seen 
on one plant at the same time, 
every one with a long stem for 
cutting. The foliage is unusually 
beautiful and immune to disease. 
Indispensable to those who grow 
Roses mainly for cutting. Gold 
Medal, Portland, 1937 (scored 
highest rating of any 1937 Rose). 
Retails at $1.50 each. 
© J.WP.CO. 
SIGNORA 
Plant Patent No. 201 
TEMNO 
(Bohm, 1935) 
To those who have been disappointed in their quest for a blackish Rose, we suggest Temno. 
It is a real Rose, fairly large, full, and richly fragrant. There is no such thing in nature as a black 
flower, but Temno, in the early morning and in autumn, comes dangerously close to it. The center 
is dark maroon. Good plant and foliage, for which no apology will ever be needed. You’ll like 
Temno. Retails at $1.50 each. 
POLAR BEAR 
(J. H. Nicolas, 1934.) Plant Patent No. 132 
The first word is for hardiness, the second for ruggedness, and both for color. A happy com¬ 
bination of R. nutkana, R. rugosa, and R. polyantha. Tall plant for hedge, background, or the shrub 
border. Always loaded with medium large and full white Roses, tinted with flesh. Very fragrant. 
Retails at $1.00 each. 
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