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ROSES (Continued) 
TEA AND HYBRID TEA (Continued) 
♦Picture. (New) One of the finest pink roses. 
♦Pink Dawn. Flowers perfectly formed, deep rose-pink shaded orange 
♦Portadown Ivory. (McGrediy’s Ivory) Long bud with greenish markings opening to 
ivory-white 
♦President Herbert Hoover. Cerise-pink, flame scarlet and yellow 
♦Radiance. Brilliant rose-pink; America’s most popular rose 
♦Red Radiance. Similar to above but deep rose-red, everblooming 
♦Rev. F. Page-Roberts. Flowers of golden yellow veined buff 
♦Roselandia. Golden yellow blossoms of the Ophelia type 
♦Rosyin. Deep golden yellow with orange splashings on back of petals 
*Rouge Mallerin. Double blooms of lasting deep red. 
Sensation. Dark, rich crimson, extremely double, fragrant 
♦Souvenir de Claudius Pernet. Fadeless yellow, blooms freely 
♦Souv de Mme. Chambard. Long, pointed coral buds unfolding to coral-pink, 
tinted peach 
♦Souer Therese. Long pointed buds of chrome-j’ellow marked with carmine, opening 
into a rich daffodil-yellow 
■Sunburst. Yellow suffused with orange at center, well shaped 
♦Sunkist. E'rownish-orange sport of Joanna Hill 
♦Talisman. Bright apricot, gold and deep pink; very popular 
♦Victoria Harrington. Growth very similar to Radiance producing very large ma¬ 
roon-red blooms 
Vi lie de Paris. Round buds and big globular flowers of clear yellow 
Willowmere. Rich pink suffused with yellow, a strong persistent bloomer 
FLORIBUNDA ROSES 
This is a new classification that includes roses selected for their hardiness, ease 
of culture and for their mass color effect. In the group are found single, semi¬ 
double and doublet flowers, usually produced in large clusters. The Floribunda var¬ 
ieties are primarily intended for bedding, massing or for borders for which purpose 
they are far superior to annuals or herbaceous material. 
PerlO Perl 00 
No. 1_2.10 18.00 
No. IV 2 (Medium)_l.'^O 14.00 
Else Poulsen. Bright rose-pink flowers of good size, large clusters 
Gruss an Aachen. Large HT-shaped blooms, orange pink in bud, paling to soft 
salmon-pink and white on opening 
Karen Poulsen. Very large, single, brilliant unfading scarlet flowers in clusters 
Kluis Scarlet. A brilliant red Lafayette, double 
Sunshine. Double flowers of a deep apricot-orange in the bud, lightening to 
apricot-yellow in the open flower. 
POLYANTHA OR “BABY” ROSES 
Dwarf everblooming roses, especially desirable for bedding and edging. New 
Profits in Polyantha Roses: 'Sell your customers on the idea of filling their flower 
beds with polyantha roses instead of annual flowers, geraniums, or other bedding 
plants. They will bloom all season and dO' not require replacement every year. 
PerlO PerlOO 
No. 1_1.70 14.00 
No. 1)4 (Medium) _1.20 10.00 
♦NOTE Varieties marked with an asterisk (*) can be supplied in California-grown 
plants at 4c per plant additional. 
♦Cameo. Shell pink and salmon with a glow of gold. 
Chatilion Rose. Enormous heads of vivid light salmon-pink, semi-double 
George Ellger. Double golden-yellow, graceful sprays 
♦Gloria Mundi. Large, fully double, lasting, orange-scarlet, borne in clusters 
Golden Salmon. Bright orange-salmon flowers in huge clusters 
Ideal. Small, dark scarlet blooms in compact bunches, quite vigorous 
Katharina' Zeimet. Double pure white flowers, very fragrant 
Kirsten Poulsen. Open scarlet flowers, tall growing, continous blooming 
♦Lafayette. Frilled flowers of light crimson, tall for polyantha rose. 
Pauli Grampel. Deep orange-scarlet, similar to Gloria Mundi 
‘Mrs. R. M. Finch. A profuse bloomer; double, rosy pink 
