OPHELIA — Flesh pink, shaded with rose. 
Large beautifully formed buds standing up 
well on stiff stems. 
OLYMPIAD — Rich oriental velvety scarlet 
with golden base. 
PADRE —Rich coppery scarlet. Semi-double 
flowers borne on long erect stems on a tall 
bush. Free bloomer and a remarkable color. 
PRESIDENT HOOVER — Combines many 
shades of cerise-pink, flame, scarlet, and yel¬ 
low. Long, beautifully formed buds and a rich 
fragrance. Bush is exceptionally fine. 
PORTADOWN FRAGRANCE —A very double 
flower of orange-salmon pink with a silver 
sheen. A profuse bloomer. 
PORTADOWN IVORY —Long buds opening 
to ivory white. Perfectly double flowers, 
sweetly scented. 
REV. PAGE ROBERTS —Soft buff yellow to 
a rich salmon. Very free blooming low bush. 
Rich, fruity fragrance. 
RAPTURE — Like Ophelia in form, but a 
deeper pink. 
ROSLYN —Large double, deep golden yellow. 
Free flowering and a good bush. 
SENSATION— Long pointed bud of deep rich 
red, having fine white vein in petals. 
SHOT SILK —Gold and orange buds opening 
to semi-double flowers of coppery rose shot 
with golden yellow. Bright foliage almost im¬ 
mune to mildew. Good for cool places. 
SOUV. DE CLAUDIUS PERNET — Long- 
pointed buds of sunflower-yellow carried on 
good stiff stems. Exceptionally good. 
SUNBURST —Yellow shaded orange. 
SUNKIST (1932) —An improved sport of Jo¬ 
anna Hill. Coppery orange. Double blooms on 
long straight stems. Long lasting. 
SUSAN LOUISE —Unusually long slender 
buds, opening to full blooms of dainty pink. 
An offspring of Belle of Portugal. 
TALISMAN —A mixture of orange and yel¬ 
low which varies in the different blooms. Fair¬ 
ly double and borne on long stems. Sweetly 
scented. 
VATERLAND —A strong growing rose which 
is much larger and of a darker colors than the 
Hadley. Flowers very double. 
VESUVIUS —Shapely buds, opening to dark 
red single blooms with showy yellow stamens; 
exquisitely fragrant. 
VILLA DE PARIS —An excellent deep yel¬ 
low. Fine for cutting purposes. 
TALISMAN 
BABY ROSES 
As a class are very hardy, beautiful dense 
foliage and prolific bloomers. Use them effec¬ 
tively as hedges or borders along walks and 
drives, grouping in front of other shrubbery or 
in any position where mass effect is desired. 
They are low growing, always in bloom and 
require but little care. 
ANNE POULSEN— Plant patent No. 182. An¬ 
other fine addition to the Pouisen family. A 
brilliant scarlet, almost single, produced con¬ 
stantly throughout the season. The bush is 
shrubby and compact, making an ideal bedding 
plant. Each $1.00; $10.00 doz. 
CECIL BRUNNER — Best known and most 
popular baby rose. Large loose clusters. A 
strong continuous bloomer. 
ELLEN POULSON — Small flowered baby 
rose. Soft rose pink. 
ELSE POULSEN —Single bright rose-pink 
flowers of large size. Erect thrifty plants. 
GLORIA MUNDI —Glowing scarlet orange. 
Large fully double, lasting flowers borne in 
clusters. Each 65c; $6.50 per dozen. 
GOLDEN SALMON —New color in baby roses, 
brilliant orange-scarlet. Flowers large for this 
class, borne in large trusses. 
IDEAL —Dark scarlet blooms, shaded with 
black. Blooms profusely in immense clusters. 
IMPROVED LAFAYETTE — This new 193 5 
rose surely deserves a place in every home 
planting. Large glowing red, suffused crimson. 
The flowers are borne on strong, upright canes 
in beautiful loose clusters. The foliage is dark 
green and shiny. A constant bloomer through¬ 
out the summer. Each $1.00; $10.00 per dozen. 
KAREN POULSEN —A 1933 introduction. A 
very brilliant unfading scarlet. Large, single 
flowers borne in clusters on strong upright 
growth. Each $1.00; $10.00 per dozen. 
KIRSTEN POULSEN —Grows 3 to 4 ft. tall. 
Covered with medium size, cherry red single 
flowers all summer. Wonderful for hedge. 
MISS EDITH CAVELL —Small semi-double 
flowers of scarlet red with darker shadings. 
NYPOLS PERFECTION — A beautiful deep 
rose-pink. Rather open, sixteen petaled flowers. 
Dense flossy foliage. Continuous bloomer. 65c 
each; $6.50 per dozen. 
FERLE DE ORR —Similar to Cecil Brunner, 
but with coppery shade. 
K. A. VICTORIA 
CHAS. P. KILHAM 
MEV. G. A. VanROSSEM 
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