THE 
PARK NURSERIES 
Minneapolis 
HOLM & OLSON. Inc. 29 
The New "Patented Roses" 
A CAREFULLY selected assortment of the most recent "patented" Rose 
varieties—for those who want something new and different. 
Selected from the best of the NEW ROSES in America and Europe, 
these improved varieties will bring a refreshing note to old gardens and a 
thrill to the beginner. 
WE SUPPLY THESE NEW ROSES IN POTTED. GROWING PLANTS SURE TO 
BLOOM FOR YOU THIS SEASON. 
ALEZANE. (Plant Patent No. 116.) Urn-shaped, reddish brown 
buds unfurling to a full flower of rich apricot and yellow. Vig¬ 
orous growth; dark green foliage. Potted plants $1.35. 
BLAZE. (Plant Patent No. 10.) A marvelous, everblooming scarlet 
red climbing rose, vigorous grower and blooms over a long 
season. Price, potted plants, $1.25 each. 
BETTER TIMES. (Plant Patent No. 23.) Large, double, fragrant 
flowers of brilliant cerise. Free and full bloomer. Long stems. 
Potted plants $1.35. 
COUNTESS VANDAL. (Plant Patent No. 38.) Lovely, coppery pink 
and gold with long, pointed buds. Potted plants $1.10. 
GOLDEN CLIMBER. (Patent No. 28.) 
Rich, golden blooms 4 to 5 inches in 
diameter, produced singly on long 
stems. Rich, glossy leaves. Price, 
potted plants, $1.1,0 each. 
NEW DAWN. (Plant Patent No. 1.) Everblooming climber; large 
exguisite flowers of delicate pink on long stems. Fragrant blos¬ 
soms; bronze-green foliage. Potted plants, $1.60. 
NIGRETTE. (Plant Patent No. 87.) The Black Rose. Deep, rich, 
dark maroon. Fragrant. Slender growth but continuous in 
bloom. A European sensation. Potted plants, $1.25. 
NEW 1939 "PATENTED ROSE" CREATIONS 
HERCULES is a climber having huge flowers 5 to 6 inches across of a clear deep rose-pink like Dame Edith Helen. In spite of size, has 
refinements of the finest Hybrid Tea. Flowers hold their heads high on sturdy stems. By far the greatest of pink climbers. 2 year 
old plants, $2.00 each. 
PINK PROFUSION. 3 to 4 ft. high with spread of 2 to 3 ft. The Camellia-like blooms are a charming two-tone pink, borne singly and 
in clusters, which completely cover the plant. Ideal for cutting. Last a week in water. Charming for corsage. 2 year old plants 
$1.25 each. 
MABEL STEARNS. Fragrant blooms are a peach blossom pink with center showing a lovely orange undertone. Flowers freely from 
June 'till frost. Grand for cutting. 2 ft. high with a mat-like spread of 6 to 8 ft. 2 year old plants, $2.00 each. 
The June Flowering Roses-"Hybrid p e r P etuais" 
These are the hardiest of the large-flowering Garden Roses, with blooming season largely in June and 
July. Their extremely large flowers on strong sturdy bushes make June the month of Roses. 
PRICES—H. & O. Specially Prepared, Growing, Potted Plants—$1.00 each; 5 for $4.50. 
Frau Karl Druschki. A large silvery white. The ideal white rose. Paul Neyron. Beautiful deep rose. The largest of all. 
General Jacqueminot. Brilliant crimson. Very fragrant. Prince Camille de Rohan. Very dark red. Delicate fragrance. 
Magna Charta. Fragrant, bright pink tinted with carmine. Ulrich Brunner. Bright cherry crimson. An old favorite. 
Mme. Albert Barbier (New). Full cupped flowers of fawn-yellow, shaded white and pink. Fragrant, strong growing and long season of 
bloom. A new and unusual color for a Hybrid Perpetual. 
Climbing Roses for the garden trellis. 
The Climbing Roses 
For House-Wall and Garden-Trellis 
H. & O. SPECIALLY PREPARED POTTED PLANTS 
Plant Climbing Roses near the porch or on the house walls 
to have their fragrance and color close at hand. Use them in the 
garden also to decorate lattices, arbors or pergolas and as fes¬ 
toons over walls. 
PRICES H. & O. POTTED, GROWING CLIMBERS 
Each 80 cts.; 5 for $3.50—unless otherwise noted. 
Climbing American Beauty. Large, double flowers of bright rose pink. Strong 
grower. 
Dorothy Perkins. Big clusters of soft, shell-pink roses. Flowers profusely. 
Dr. Van Fleet. Exquisite, large, light pink flowers on long etsms. Fragrant. 
Excelsa. Double crimson flowers in clusters. (The improved "Crimson Rambler.") 
Paul's Scarlet Climber. Loose clusters of large-sized, double flowers of bright scarlet 
red. Unexcelled brilliance. 
Primrose. Canary yellow roses of double form in profusion. Fine for cutting. 
The new Climbers, "Blaze," "New Dawn" and "Golden Climber" are listed above 
under New Rose Creations. 
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