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NELLIE E. HILLOCK. Patented. Bril¬ 
liant deep pink, large to very large Hower, 
two-tone lighter pink inside than outside, 
strong stems, 40 to 60 petals. Price, (only 
first grade plants) $1.00 each; $10.00 per 
dozen. 
NEW DAWN. Plant Patent No. 1. The most 
popular hardy climber. Flesh-pink; the ever- 
blooming Dr. Van Fleet, it combines vigorous 
growth, true, everblooming habit, with unusual 
hardiness. Price, $L50 each; 3 for $3.75. 
NIGRETTE. Plant Patent No. 87. The rose 
publicized by news agencies, “The Black Rose of 
Sangerhausen.’’ Its originator describes it as 
follows: “The fiowers are medium size, deep ma¬ 
roon, with blackish, velvet sheen and quite fra¬ 
grant. It is the darkest of roses, appearing al¬ 
most black in cool seasons. The plant is con¬ 
tinuously in bloom. Has created a sensation in 
the European Rose World.’’ Price, (only first 
grade plants) $1.00 each; $10.00 per dozen. 
PRINCESS VAN ORANGE. Sensational climb¬ 
ing sport of Gloria Mundi. It has stiong growth 
and rich green foliage. The branches are literally 
covered with masses of Gloria Mundi red fiowers 
in Polyantha-like trusses. The most talked of 
European climbing novelty in many years. Price, 
$1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
RADIO. Plant Patent 197. Radio has all 
the pep, vigor, hardiness, form and habit 
of the illustrious Condesa de Sastago, from 
which it is a direct offspring. It is a re¬ 
freshing rose — first, of course, in its color¬ 
ing, and next, in its luscious red raspberry 
fragrance. In the coloring you have a 
daily delightful surprise, for the major color 
is an appealing soft primuline-yellow with 
each petal impishly and unevenly striped, 
and sometimes blotched with brilliant car¬ 
mine, or at times with China pink, all de¬ 
lightfully different. No other known rose 
can compare with Radio in creating and 
holding your interest every day from June 
till frost. $1.25 each: 3 for $3.15. 
ROCHEFORT. Plant Patent 191. Orange-old- 
rose — a most unique color. Large, ovoid buds 
range in color from terra-cotta to orange-copper. 
The hundred-petaled blooms open to 3% inches 
wide, full to the center, and change to old-rose 
color before the petals drop. Strong fragrance, 
like a mixture of spices. $1.25 each; 3 for $3.15. 
ROCKET. Plant Patent 171. Exquisite bud 
of beautiful bright scarlet-red, on strong stem, 
unfurling slowly to large, veiy double blooms, 
full to the brim of rich old Rose perfume. Vig¬ 
orous, hardy bush, very free flowering. Price, 
$1.00 each; $10.00 per dozen. 
SAN DIEGO. Patented. (Forrest L. Hieatt, 
1935). A fine two-toned yellow whose form is 
good from bud to fully opened bloom, which ma¬ 
tures a pleasing buff. Always in flower, carrying 
a large proportion of exhibition blooms. Bright, 
clean, glossy foliage, notably disease-resistant. 
Price, $1.00 each; $10.00 per dozen. 
SIGNORA. Plant Patent No. 201. This 
Rose from the land of sunshine and Chianti 
wine, is a real masterpiece, in both plant 
and bloom. Long bud of a warm burnt sen¬ 
na opening to a lighter hue toward manda¬ 
rin. The plant is tail growing with every 
bloom on a long stem. Foliage is hand¬ 
some. Indispensible to those who grow roses 
mainly for cutting. (Colle Oppio Gold Medal, 
1935). Price, (first grade plants only) $1.25 
each: $12.50 per dozen. 
STERLING. Plant Patent No. 21. An 
outstanding brilliant new pink rose, which 
is out-radiancing the Radiance in vigor and 
flowering quality. Price, (only first grade 
plants) $1.25 each: $12.50 p^^r dov^n. 
TEXAS CENTENNIAL. Plant Patent No. 
162. A sport of President Hoover with all 
its wonderful plant qualities. Color is blood- 
red toning to cerise red in center. Most 
striking new red of unusual color. Price, 
(only first grade plants) 60c each; $6.00 per 
dozen. 
WARRAWEE. Plant patent No. 140. Shell pink. 
Long-pointed salmon-pink buds open to 4 inch, 
or larger, fiowers of exquisite shell-pink with a 
slightly darker reverse. There are about 25 pet¬ 
als, and the blooms when open look like a glori¬ 
fied Mme. Butterfly. It has the delightfully spicy 
fragrance of the clove pinks. The plant has all 
the health, vigor and freedom of bloom of Radi¬ 
ance. Price, (first grade plants only) $1.00 each; 
$10.00 per dozen. 
SNew, 'Unusual, Sverblooming, SNovelty ^oses 
Hundreds of new roses are introduced by the rose hybridizers of the wcrld each 
year. We have selected the following list as the mcst promising of the very newest 
roses and can recommend each of them as a distinct advance in the rose world. There 
are many new and amazingly beautiful colors which all rose lovers will want to have 
in their own gardens. They all blcom successively throughout the season. Price, First 
Grade Plants, 75c each; Medium Grade Plants, 60c each. 
BRAZIER. The fiery glow in the heart of this 
flower suggests a brazier of glowing coals, hence 
its name. Vivid-orange and scarlet predominate. 
Free bloomer, showy bedder. 
CHRISTOPHER STONE. Scarlet-crimson. Here 
is a sensational red rose, sensational for its form, 
color, fragrance, and freedom of bloom. The love¬ 
ly, long-pointed buds come singly on erect, firm 
stems and open to vivid scarlet blooms with 
large, heavy-textured petals which in the fall ai e 
veiled with a dusky nap of blackish crimson. The 
alluring Damask fragrance won for this rose a 
$1,000 prize. Plants are vigorous; foliage large, 
olive-green and disease-resistant. More blooms 
are produced throughout the season on Chris¬ 
topher Stone than on any other quality red rose. 
FAIENCE. Two-toned soft peach and cad¬ 
mium-yellow. Faience is the name of a famous 
pottery, noted for its iridescent colors. This 
“Dutch Beauty’’ is really regal in exquisite form, 
from the long, tapering bud to full petaled, open¬ 
ing bloom. Buds are cadmium-yellow at the base 
which gradually shades to shrimp-pink at the 
edges of the petals. As the large beautifully 
modeled, exhibition blooms unfold, the inside of 
the outer petals is an artistic China pink, which 
deepens toward the center of the flower to shin¬ 
ing coppery rose. The reverse of the petals is 
cadmium-yellow lightly veiled with pink. 
GOLDEN WEST. Glorious pure golden-yellow 
sport from Duchess of York. Graceful, long se¬ 
pal led buds and huge perfect open fiowers which 
radiate golden beams. 
LUNA. Moonlight-yellow. An unsurpassed, de- 
