HORTICULTURAL SPECIALIST 
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Dame Edith Helen. (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 
1926.) This lovely rose has steadily grown in 
favor. The immense blooms are of a glorious, 
brilliant, soft pink color, the petals curl pret¬ 
tily and the fragrance is quite pronounced ... 
Dickson’s Centennial. (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 
1937. Patent applied for.) A truly marvelous 
new rose with superb blooms of deep glowing 
crimson and velvety red shadings, inner petals 
spanning strawberry red, when fully devel¬ 
oped a velvety sheen radiates from every 
petal; vigorous and very fragrant.$1.50 
Dickson’s Red. (Alex. Dickson & Sons, 1939.) 
(New this year.) Here we have the most out¬ 
standing of all rose novelties. A glowing scar¬ 
let rose with wonderful fragrance and one 
which does not burn under sunshine as do so 
many reds, flowers are produced singly on long 
strong stems. Received first award “All Ameri¬ 
ca Rose Selections” for 1940. The gold medal 
of the National Rose Society in England as 
well as the Clay Cup for fragrance.$1.50 
Eclipse. (J. H. Nicolas, 1936, Patent 172.) A 
winner of many International prizes abroad, 
color very rich golden yellow, 20-25 petals to 
the flower, petals are large and tough, and 
without shading .$1.25 
E. G. Hill. Here we have massive blooms of 
rich maroon scarlet and high fragrance. 
Edith Nellie Perkins. (A. Dickson & Sons, 1928.) 
Long pointed buds which are creamy and blush 
without, the color within being salmon pink 
with a golden orange base. A superb rose, vig¬ 
orous and very fragrant. 
Eternal Youth. (Alcardi, 1937.) A new and 
beautiful pure pink lightly suffused with 
salmon. A vigorous grower and with splendid 
foliage. Probably the best pink yet produced $1.50 
Etoile de Hollande. (Verschuren & Sons, 1919.) 
Rich crimson red, one of our very finest bed¬ 
ding roses where brilliancy and constant 
blooming qualities are desired. Very fragrant 
Feu Joseph Looymans. (Looymans, 1921.) Long 
pointed buds of glowing apricot and old gold, 
which are fragrant and of fine form, steadily 
growing in favor . 
Feu Pernet Ducher. (Plant Patent 103.) Beau¬ 
tiful golden yellow flowers, occasionally 
flushed pink.$1.00 
Golden Dawn. (P. Grant, 1929.) A lovely yel¬ 
low Australian rose, the flowers in color re¬ 
semble those of that grand old variety Mare- 
chal Neil, fine foliage and vigorous. 
Gloaming. (J. H. Nicolas, 1936.) Plant Patent 
137. The flowers of this variety are of unusual 
coloring, fawn orange in the bud while the 
large full flowers are of a peculiar pink over¬ 
laid with salmon.$1.00 
Gruss an Teplitz. (Geschwindt, 1897.) Carries 
bunches of medium sized crimson red flowers 
which are fragrant. Too robust to go with 
other hybrid teas, its place is in a bed by it¬ 
self or in the shrubbery border, must be more 
lightly pruned also . 
Hector Deane. (S. McGredy & Sons, 1939.) 
(New this year.) This fine new comer is 
crimson in the bud stage opening orange with 
a yellow base, extremely fragrant and a husky 
grower.. .$1.50 
