After nearly a quarter of a century of growing 
and perfecting new varieties of beautiful roses, 
including among many others the famous strain 
"American Pride" — considered by many out¬ 
standing rose growers to be the finest white rose 
grown and one which has received so many high 
awards — it gives me great pleasure to intro¬ 
duce the beautiful new varieties herein illustrated. 
I am especially proud to offer for the first time 
"Thornless Beauty", the rose without a thorn. 
The rose lover's dream, at last, has come true. 
All of these varieties are sports of very free- 
blooming roses known to floriculturists throughout 
the world, and are more pleasing in color, dis¬ 
tinction, substance and lasting and free-blooming 
qualities than the parents. 
GOLD MEDAL 
Awarded by International Flower 
Show, New York 
March, 1933 
Silver Vase awarded at Potomac Rose Show 
Washington, 1938. 
SILVER MEDAL 
Awarded by the American Rose 
Society at the International 
Flower Show, New York 
and 
Philadelphia Flower Show 
March, 1933 
fl feu) of the fluuards Presented to It. Grillo for His Rose Originations 
