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C. H . STOCKING 
RAPTURE $ .60 
The best of the Ophelia family. A long pointed bud of pink shaded apricot. 
A strong grower and fragrant. 
RED TAUSMAN $ .60 
This is a red sport of Talisman that originated in our field. Growth and 
foliage same as Talisman. Color a deep maroon red, fading to a lighter shade 
in the sun, which is characteristic of all red sports of Talisman. 
SENORA GARI (P. Dot 1934) $ .75 
One of the best of our new roses. The long pointed buds are a deep orange 
and open to a large double rose of the same color, changing to a buff-apricot, 
a new shade in roses. Attractive at all stages. The rose has substance and 
fragrance. Plant is a strong spreading grower with good foliage, quite free 
of disease at times. Very floriferous, but with weak stems. 
SHOT SILK $ .60 
A beautiful combination of orange rose overlaid with yellow and suffused 
with pink. Bush is a good grower with an abundance of glossy, dark green 
foliage. Will thrive in shade. A continuous bloomer with cup shaped, fragrant 
flowers. 
SIGNORA (Aicardi 1934) $1.25; 3 for $3.15 net 
This rose from Italy is a real masterpiece, in both plant and bloom. Long 
bud of a warm burnt sienna opening to a lighter hue toward mandarin. The 
plant is a tall grower (4 ft.) with every bloom on a long strong stem. Foliage 
is handsome. (Colle Oppio Gold Medal 1935.) Plant Patent No. 201. 
SOEUR THERESE (Gillot 1930) $ .75 
It has a long pointed bud of golden yellow often streaked with carmine, open¬ 
ing to a large semi-double flower. Foliage is medium size and leathery. A 
vigorous growing plant and free blooming. Fine. 
SOUTHPORT (McGredy 1934) $ .75 
Southport in most sections has proven very satisfactory. The bud is long, 
pointed, of a very vivid scarlet with a delightful sheen, the color fading but 
little in the open flower. About twenty petals. An exceptionally heavy bloomer. 
Plant is a strong, upright grower (4 ft.) with reddish green foliage. It does 
mildew slightly in some sections. 
SOUVENIR DE MME. C. CHAMBARD (C. Chambard 1931) $ .75 
After observing this rose we can readily understand why it was judged the 
finest rose of France. A long pointed bud opening to a high centered, beauti¬ 
fully formed flower of coral pink with a satiny sheen. The flower is usually 
borne singly on a very strong stem on which the foliage extends to within an 
inch of the rose. As fine a cut flower as Dame Edith Helen. Bush is a 
moderate grower and bloomer. Fragrant. 
SOUV. DE MME. JEAN SOUPERT $ .75 
This rose has long tapering, deep golden yellow buds which open to large 
semi-double cream colored blooms of heavy texture. Sweetly fragrant. Foliage 
glossy and resistant to disease. A medium grower. 
SUSAN LOUISE (Adams 1929) $ .60 
This lovely rose has proven satisfactory wherever grown. A seedling of the 
Belle of Portugal, but a bush rose and a continuous prolific bloomer. Bud is 
long and slender and of a deeper shade of pink than its parent; stems are long 
and firm. Growth is extremely vigorous and practically thornless. No garden 
is complete without Susan Louise. 
