M iss Rowena Thom—Enormous blooms 
of satiny pink shaded flame. Strong grower 
and free-bloomer. Fragrant. You just can 
not keej) it from growing and blooming. 
Pictured on page 31. 
M me. Albert Barbier—Extremely har¬ 
dy, all season it produces its large, cupped 
flowers of canary flushed pink and cream. 
Mme. Jules Bouche—Generally con¬ 
sidered the best garden white rose. Prac¬ 
tically always in bloom, the flowers are 
glistening white shaded blush in the center. 
See page 31. 
Mrs. A. R. Barraclough—Gigantic ex¬ 
hibition flowers of rose-pink. 
M rs. Charles Bell—This exquisite frag¬ 
rant shell-pink rose should be in everj^ 
garden. Free-blooming, hardy, vigorous. 
M rs. E. P. Thom—A grand rose of un¬ 
fading clear yellow. Strong grower, free- 
bloomer. Has made good all over America. 
See pages 32-33. 
M rs. Henry Bowles—The lovely flowers 
come singly on long stems all through the 
season. Fine sparkling pink, perfectly 
formed. Ranks with the very best. 
M rs. John Laing—An old rose of ex¬ 
quisite beauty and most delightful frag¬ 
rance, clear pink, almost thornless. Blooms 
very freely. Very hardy. 
Mrs. P. S. DuPont—From early summer 
until freezing, this rose is a glorious sight 
with its rich vellow flowers. It has won 
more gold medals as an outdoor rose than 
any other variety. See page 31. It was the 
favorite rose in our World’s Fair Rose 
Garden. 
Mrs. Sam McGredy—A remarkable new 
rose from the world-famous rose house of 
McGredy. It is one of the most beautiful 
flowers, orange-salmon suffused gold. Free- 
blooming, vigorous and hardy. It does 
well everywhere. See pages 32-33. 
National Flower Guild—A hardy, vigor¬ 
ous-growing rose that all season produces 
its fine flowers of unfading scarlet. 
President H. Hoover—This beautiful 
rose is pictured on page 31. It is recognized 
everywhere, north, south, east and west, 
as being one of the finest garden roses. A 
glorious cerise toned orange, scarlet and 
yellow. Richly perfumed, free-blooming, 
long stems. 
Prince Felix—An exceptionally fine red 
rose, worthy to go in any collection. 
Strong growing like a Radiance rose, ex¬ 
ceptionally free-blooming and extremely 
hardy. The large flowers are a most brilliant 
scarlet. We rank it with the very best. 
Above Roses are Priced on Page 26 
OLD FAVORITE COLLECTION 
Rad iance—The great American pink 
rose, planted everywhere because it has 
made good everywhere. The most widely 
planted rose. The fragrant pink flowers are 
produced freely all summer. 
Radiance Red—The favorite red ro.se of 
millions all over .\merica. Hardy, healthy, 
free-blooming, true rose fragrance. 
Romance—A very promising new bright 
j'ellow rose. 
Roslyn—Beautiful large ruffled flowers of 
bright yellow shaded orange on back of 
petals. 
Sensation—All summer it produces its 
large, fragrant flowers of deep red on 
strong stems. A dependable rose. 
Sir David Davis—A fine red rose which is 
very similar to E. G. Hill. 
Sir Henry Segrave—^The sensational new 
light yellow rose. The flowers are perfectly 
formed. Rose experts rate it very highly. 
Soeur Therese—^New, vigorous, free- 
blooming, fragrant yellow rose. The buds 
are exquisite. 
You Will want some in your garden. 
AN Prices Are Postpaid. 
Out of the many new roses recently introduced we 
have selected the following. 
In our own tests the following roses have proven 
very satisfactory. However we realize that it takes 
years to find out how widely a rose can be planted. 
Therefore we make this unusual proposition. 
If you should happen to live in a location 
where some of these new roses do not prove sat¬ 
isfactory to you, then we will share the disap¬ 
pointment with you. So if any of the foiiowing 
new roses do not prove satisfactory to you, 
you may seiect from our catalog, without 
cost, any stock you wish, equal to the amount 
you paid for the new roses. 
Al ice Harding —Plant Patent No. 202. A marvel¬ 
ous new yellow rose, pure gold. Perfect form, long 
lasting, very fragrant, long stems, free bloomer. A 
wonderful exhibition rose. Each $2.00, 3 for $5.00. 
Countess Vandal —Plant Patent No. 38. A sensa¬ 
tionally beautiful new rose that has taken the whole 
country by storm. The long pointed buds open into 
glorious flowers of coppery bronze suffused pink. A 
hardy, vigorous grower and free bloomer. A rose for 
everybody, everywhere. Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50. 
Eclipse —Plant Patent No. 172. Won the Bagatelle 
Gold Medal in 1936, the highest award a rose can 
win. The long buds are so graceful and exquisite and 
open into beautiful flowers of rich yellow. Lasts an 
unusually long time on bush and also when cut. 
Very free bloomer. Each $1.50, 3 for $3.75. 
McGredy’s Yellow —A new rose that is our favor¬ 
ite of all yellow roses. The color is such a soft, clear, 
pure yellow, and the rose has a delightful charm 
all its own. The bush is a strong grower and pro¬ 
duces flowers all through the season. We know of 
none other to compare with it. See pages 32-33. 
Each $1.25. 
Mme. Joseph Perraud —A new, beautiful exhibi¬ 
tion rose. The long slender buds open into fragrant 
flowers of nasturtium buff flushed orange. Each 
$1.25. 
Mrs. Francis King —Plant Patent No. 253. This 
new rose opens ivory then turns pure white. An 
extremely free bloomer on a most hardy, vigorous 
bush. The flowers have an exceptionally fine frag¬ 
rance. We regard it as the finest white flower today. 
Each $1.25, 3 for $3.15. 
Nigrette —Plant Patent No. 87. Called the “Black 
Rose of Sangerhausen.” Originator’s description— 
“The flowers are medium size, deep maroon with 
blackish velvet sheen and quite fragrant.” In the 
heat of summer this rose is maroon color but in the 
cool weather it is very dark, the darkest rose we 
have ever seen. Very free blooming. The rose every¬ 
body is talking about. Some like it, some do not. 
You try it now at our new low price, and if you do 
not like it, we will give you your money’s worth in 
other stock, without charge. Each only $1.00, 3 for 
$2.50. 
Quecniand’s Beauty —A new rose, a sport of that 
grand rose Golden Dawn. It has the same healthy 
foliage, strong growth. The flowers are same shape 
but are a lovely salmon-pink with a light copper 
tinge. A rose that will stand up under severe diffi- 
Souv. de Claudius Pernet -.\n old 
favorite and even today probably the 
richest yellow of all roses. 
Souv. de Mme. C. Chambard—In 1932 
chosen as the most beautiful new rose in 
France. Coral pink flowers tinted peach. 
Delightful fragrance. Free-blooming. We 
assure you that this is one of the most 
beautiful roses. 
Sunkist —A fine rose for garden and cut¬ 
ting. The fragrant flowers of yellow tinged 
orange are perfectly shaped and come singly 
on long stems. Blooms very freely. 
Talisman—A glorious combination of 
orange, yellow and rose-red. The fragrant 
flowers are freely produced all season. Fine 
for garden and cutting. 
Vanguard—A Rugosa hybrid that should 
be planted with the shrubs as it makes a 
strong bush 5 to 6 feet tall. The large 
flowers are a lovely orange-salmon. Ex¬ 
ceptionally fine foliage. 
Ville de Paris—Very fine buttercup yel¬ 
low that does not fade. A rose that is a fine 
performer everywhere. 
culties. The late Dr. Nicolas, one of the world’s 
greatest rose authorities, considers this rose superior 
to Nellie E. Hillock. Each $1.00. 
Rocket —Plant Patent No. 171. This remarkable 
rose was introduced by us in 1936. There are many 
very fine red roses today but for all around perform¬ 
ance we believe this is the best of all. It blooms and 
blooms, through all kinds of weather. The bush 
stands cold and heat. The flowers are the richest 
deep crimson with velvety texture and of excep¬ 
tionally fine form and very long lasting. Intensely 
fragrant with the real true rose fragrance. Now the 
price is only $1.00 each, 3 for $2.50. 
Rome Glory —Patent applied for. This might be 
best described as a red Dame Edith Helen. It has 
the same perfect form but it excels in that it is a 
free bloomer. It is very winter hardy. The flowers 
are fragrant and a beautiful rich cerise-red. It is a 
grand rose and will go far. Each $2.00, 3 for $5.00. 
Alezane —Plant Patent No. 116. The most strik¬ 
ingly colored rose, apricot and brown sorrel. Blooms 
very freely and stops every one who sees it. Each 
$1.25, 3 for $3.15. 
Better Times —Plant Patent No. 23. A great new 
rose. Fragrant, large, double flowers of brilliant 
cerise, freely produced on long stems. Fine for 
garden and cutting. Each $1.25, 3 for $3.15. 
Carillon —Plant Patent No. 136. A wonderful 
bedding rose. Its brightly colored blooms of coral, 
orange and scarlet are so freely produced all season. 
Grows rather short so can be used for a border. 
At the new low price you can plant a whole bed of 
them and what a gorgeous sight it will be. Each 
$1.00, 3 for $2.50. 
Rouge Mallerin —Here is a new red rose that does 
not “blue” in the heat of summer. It is not an ex¬ 
ceptionally free bloomer but we tell you that each 
bloom is so perfect, so gloriously colored, so fragrant, 
that you will feel repaid many times its moderate 
cost. A hardy, healthy bush. Pictured on pages 
32-33. Each 75c. 
Signora —Plant Patent No. 201. A new master¬ 
piece. For cutting it is supreme, a glorious bud and 
large open flower of sienna and mandarin marvel¬ 
ously blended. A very free bloomer. Try it at our 
risk. Each $1.50, 3 for $3.75. 
Stargold —Plant Patent No. 248. We introduced 
this rose last year. It is the first of a new race of 
roses, the Sub-zero roses. Originated by the Brown¬ 
ells and there withstood as cold as 30 below zero, 
blooming normally the following season. The flow¬ 
ers are the purest yellow and delightfully fragrant. 
The plant is healthy, vigorous grower and very 
free bloomer. This rose will improve each passing 
year. It is particularly adapted for those locations 
where ordinary everblooming roses cannot be grown. 
Each only $1.00, 3 for $2.50. 
Texas Centennial —Plant Patent No. 162. A red 
sport of Pres. Hoover. Does unusually well in the 
south. Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50. 
Victoria Harrington —This new rose was the 
sensation of the 1936 meeting of the American Hose 
Society at Des Moines, Iowa. The flowers have 
their own distinctive shape, the petals recurving and 
pointing, high centered. The color is a non-fading, 
velvety rich red. Strong, healthy grower. The aging 
flower neither fades nor blues. Pictured on pages 
32-33. Each $1.00. 
Here are 6 roses that 
have been favorites for 
many years, the grand old sorts 
that will be with us for many years to come. 
1 American Beauty —Rose. 
1 Betty Uprichard —Salmon. 
1 Gruss an Tepiitz —Scarlet. 
1 K. A. Victoria —White. 
,1 Lady A. Staniey —Pink. 
1 Souv. de Claudius Pernet —Yellow. 
All 6 for $2.35, Postpaid 
2 Year No. 1 Selected Plants 
Two Collections for $4.50 
All 6 for $1.95, Postpaid 
2 Year Standard Plants 
Two Collections for 
$3.75 
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