CORLISS BROS., INC., NURSERIES 
GLOUCESTER AND IPSWICH, MASS. 
EVERBLOOMING HYBRID TEA ROSES, continued 
GLOAMING. Plant Patent No. 137. 2 ft. 
Open blooms are an unusual shade of pink, 
overlaid with salmon. The general ton¬ 
ality is salmon-pink, overcast with tawny 
orange, and gold at the base running up 
the reverse of the petals. Long, rigid stems 
with handsome foliage. Dormant, $1.00 
each; $10.00 per doz. Potted, $1.25 each; 
$12.50 per doz. 
GOLDEN MAIN. Plant Patent No. 254. 
23 ^ ft. A strong, vigorous Rose with large, 
glistening yellow blooms that do not fade, 
and dark green foliage. An outstanding 
yellow Rose. Dormant, $1.25 each; $12.50 
per doz. Potted, $1.50 each . $15.00 per doz. 
Grenoble. 2^^ ft. Crimson buds open to 
glowing scarlet-crimson blooms. The 
flowers are fully double, of large size, on 
unusually long stems. Good for cutting. 
HECTOR DEANE. Plant Patent No. 361. 
2 ft. Long-pointed buds of crimson with 
orange base opening to orange-crimson. 
Constant bloomer with old Rose perfume 
and ideal for cutting. An unusual Rose. 
Dormant, $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 
Potted, $1.75 each; $17.50 per doz. 
Joanna Hill. 13^ ft. Long, shapely buds 
of orange-yellow opening to large, double 
flowers with an orange center, paling to 
buff at the edges of the petals. Strong 
stems almost free of thorns. 
Margaret McGredy. 23^ ft. Double, cup¬ 
shaped flowers that open orange-scarlet 
and turn to a peculiar shade of carmine- 
rose. Unusually vigorous, bushy plants 
that bloom continuously. 
MATADOR. Plant Patent No. 170. 2 ft. A 
soft velvety crimson with darker silvery 
sheen and a maroon depth, blending har¬ 
moniously with other rose colors. Blooms 
are large and double, brimful of Attar of 
Roses. While it is a cut Rose, the branch¬ 
ing habit makes it also a good bedding 
variety. Dormant, $1.00 each; $10.00 per 
doz. Potted, $1.25 each; $12.50 per doz. 
McGredy’s Scarlet. 2—3 ft. Freely pro¬ 
duced, fragrant, double flowers of brilliant 
scarlet, orange-yellow at base of petals. 
Strong, vigorous grower. 
McGREDY’S SUNSET. Plant Patent 
No. 317. Medium-sized flowers with out¬ 
side petals of clear buttercup-yellow, 
tipped orange; inside chrome-yellow flushed 
with scarlet as they expand; freely borne 
on strong stems. Fragrant. Dormant, 
$1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. Potted, $1.75 
each; $17.50 per doz. 
Mme. Butterfly. 2 ft. Perfectly formed, 
light pink flowers, faintly tinted with gold; 
richly perfumed. A perfect cut-flower. 
MME. JEAN GAUJARD. Plant Patent 
No. 338. 2 ft. Gorgeous, creamy yellow 
blooms decked with delicate shades of 
orange and carmine-pink. A wonderful 
Rose. Dormant, $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 
Potted, $1.75 each; $17.50 per doz. 
Mme. Jules Bouche. 2—23^ ft. Long- 
pointed, shapely buds and full, double, 
fragrant flowers of splendid white, at times 
slightly tinted with blush-pink. 
Mrs. E. P. Thom. 2 ft. Clean, healthy, 
vigorous growth; disease-resistant foliage, 
continuous free bloomer throughout the 
season. The good-sized buds are long and 
develop into full, double, very shapely 
flowers of a rich, deep lernon-yellow. 
M rs. Henry Morse. 13^ ft. Flowers are 
two contrasting tones of pink with silvery 
shadings and underlying yellow glow. 
Large, double and moderately fragrant. 
President Herbert Hoover. 3 ft. Flaming 
scarlet and yellow buds opening to large, 
soft, creamy yellow flowers with scarlet 
markings; rich fragrance. One of the most 
satisfactory garden Roses. 
R. M. S. QUEEN MARY. Plant Patent No. 
249. 2 ft. Rich glowing salmon with ex¬ 
quisite pure pink and orange base. Long- 
pointed buds develop into large, delicately 
perfumed flowers. Strong, vigorous plants. 
Dormant, $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. 
Potted, $1.75 each; $17.50 per doz. 
Radiance. ft. Globular, cupped flowers 
of two-toned pink, light silvery tone on 
the inside and deeper on the outside; 
sweetly scented. 
Red Radiance. 23^ ft. A sport of Radiance 
and exactly like its parent except in color, 
which is a deep shade of red. 
Rev. F. Page-Roberts. 13^ ft. Copper-red 
buds of great length, opening to golden 
yellow blooms stained outside with red, 
fully double, very large and fragrant. 
ROME GLORY. Plant Patent No. 304. 
The large crimson-red buds open into full, 
well-formed, fragrant, cerise-red blooms on 
long stems. Robust, vigorous and very 
hardy. Dormant, $1.50 each; $15.00 per 
doz. Potted, $1.75 each; $17.50 per doz. 
SIGNORA (pronounced Seen-yora). Plant 
Patent No. 201. 23^ ft. Long, warm 
burnt sienna buds open to a lighter hue 
toward mandarine. The very fragrant, 
double blooms are borne on long stems 
with handsome foliage. Dormant, $1.25 
each; $12.50 per doz. Potted, $1.50 each; 
$15.00 per doz. 
Talisman. 2 ft. Variable flowers ranging 
from rich scarlet and gold to deep rose and 
pale yellow; very fragrant. It produces 
excellent flowers for cutting. 
Ville de Paris. 2 ft. Exquisitely lovely, 
brilliant golden yellow blooms on very long 
stems; delicately fragrant. Erect, wiry, 
bronze-colored canes and reddish foliage. 
WHITE BRIARCLIFF. Plant Patent No. 
108. 2 ft. A supreme, absolutely pure 
white Rose. Tremendous producer and 
ideal for cutting. Vigorous, bushy plants. 
Dormant, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz. 
Potted, $1.25 each; $12.50 per doz. 
White Killarney. 13^ ft. Long-pointed, 
snow-white buds and large, double, pure 
white flowers that are very fragrant. Good 
grower and fine bedder. 
We can supply extra-beavy field-grown 
dormant plants until May 1, at 75 cts. 
eacb; $7.50 per doz., unless otherwise 
noted. 
Perhaps there is no one group of plants 
that is so useful and beautiful in so many 
different ways as the Climbing Roses. 
Dormant, field-grown plants until May 1, 
75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz., unless 
otherwise noted 
SPECIAL POTTED ROSES 
The New and Modern Way. 
Ready after June 1 
$1.00 each; $10.00 per doz., 
unless otherwise noted 
Extra-heavy plants, $1.50 and 
$2.00 each 
Recent Introductions 
DOUBLOONS. Plant Patent No. 152. The 
clusters of very large, cup-shaped, saffron- 
yellow blooms open one after the other, 
thus prolonging the season. Tends to re¬ 
peat in midsummer. Heavy canes. Potted 
only, $1.75 each; $18.00 per doz. 
GOLDEN CLIMBER (Mrs. Arthur Cur¬ 
tiss James)- Plant Patent No. 28. It 
does not make a short blast of bloom like 
most Climbers. Its beauty is long-lasting. 
After the first prolonged period of bloom, 
some magnificent flowers can be expected, 
and “The Last Rose of Summer” may 
come from Golden Climber. Potted plants 
only, $1.25 each; $12.75 per doz. 
NEW DAWN (Everblooming Dr. W. Van 
Fleet). Plant Patent No. 1. The first 
really worth-while everblooming hardy 
Climber. Light pink flowers continually 
from early summer until frost. Potted 
plants, $1.75 each; $18.00 per doz. 
HARDY CLIMBING ROSES 
American Pillar. A rampant grower with 
glossy foliage. Bears huge trusses of 2-inch, 
single, dazzling scarlet-rose flowers with 
large white centers and golden yellow 
stamens. Blooms in mid-June. 
Christine Wright, Very large, cupped flow¬ 
ers of exquisite wild-rose-pink, borne in 
enormous, long-stemmed sprays on a 
moderately strong climbing plant which 
produces occasional flowers in summer and 
fall. Blooms early in June. 
Climbing American Beauty. Extremely 
beautiful. A strong, healthy, vigorous 
grower that bears an abundance of large, 
bright rosy pink flowers. One blooming 
period, middle June. 
Dr. W. Van Fleet. Probably the best- 
known and best-liked of the large-flowered, 
hardy Climbing Roses. It grows vigor¬ 
ously to almost any height desired and 
bears an abundance of long-stemmed, beau¬ 
tifully formed flowers of a soft, pale shade 
of flesh-pink. Blooms in middle June. 
Excelsa. The Rose which displaced the old 
Crimson Rambler. Vigorous grower with 
glossy foliage and bears immense trusses 
of rosy scarlet flowers. An excellent bank- 
cover. Blooms in late June. 
Glenn Dale. Creamy yellow buds opening 
to very double white blooms. Considered 
one of the best white Climbers to date. 
Mary Wallace. A pillar Rose with large, 
glossy foliage, blooming with great freedom 
about the middle of June, and bearing a 
large number of fine buds in summer and 
fall. Flowers very large, semi-double, of 
bright, clear rose-pink with salmon base. 
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Max Graf. Trailing Rose useful as a ground- 
cover to hang over banks and to cover 
rough ground. Handsome, bright reddish 
pink, single flowers borne in loose sprays, 
starting about mid-June. Potted only. 
Mme. Gregoire Staechelin. Also called 
“Spanish Beauty.” Stiff, erect Climber 
with huge, fragrant, delicate pink flowers, 
stained crimson. Broad, frilled petals and 
profuse bloomer. Mid-June, 
Paul’s Scarlet Climber. A popular Climb¬ 
ing Rose of moderate vigor, highly prized 
for its clusters of medium-sized, vivid 
scarlet flowers in early June, remaining in 
good condition for a long period. 
Primrose. It is bright yellow in the bud, 
opening to pale, transparent, lemon-tinted 
medium-sized, fully double flowers of great 
beauty, retaining the yellow tint until the 
petals fall. One of the first to bloom in 
June and one of the last to finish. 
Silver Moon. Beautiful, semi-double pure 
white flowers with petals of great substance, 
beautifully cupped, forming a clematis¬ 
like flower in mid-June. The large bunch 
of yellow stamens in the center of each 
flower adds to its attractiveness. 
Summer Snow. Strong-growing, free- 
blooming, pure white Climber. Clusters of 
white, loosely double flowers bloom heavily 
in early days and intermittently there¬ 
after. Potted plants only, $1.75 each; 
$17.50 per doz. 
3 Roses of one variety at dozen rate— 
Any 6 Roses at dozen rate 
