PATENTED ROSES 
They are Supremely Satisfactory 
Alice Harding. H.T. (Mallerin, 1937.) Plant Patent No. 
202. Retails $1.00 each, $10.00 per dozen. The master- 
piece of the great French hybridizer Mallerin and, 
incontestably, the best exhibition yellow rose. pro- 
duced. Yet it combines garden qualities rarely found 
in an exhibition rose—great floribundity and a hand- 
some plant which can be relied on for continuous 
color. The bud is large, golden yellow flanked with 
carmine, and the open bloom is of classic form, pure 
gold, borne singly on long stems, long-lasting, and 
fading hardly any at all; sweet honey fragrance. 
Blooms produced in great profusion. Gold Medal of 
American Rose Society, 1936. 
Better Times. H.T. (Jos. H. Hill Co., 1934.) Plant Patent 
No. 23. Retails $1.00 each, $10.00 per dozen. The bril- 
liant cerise flowers are large, double, and delicately 
fragrant. Being produced on long, strong stems, they 
are excellent for cutting. Foliage is leathery, dark 
green. A very free, full bloomer. 
Betty Prior. Floribunda. (Prior, 1935.) Plant Patent 
No. 340. Retails 75c each, $7.50 per dozen. New. An 
improved form of Else Poulsen. Outside of petals dark 
carmine, inside several shades lighter. Borne in large 
clusters on strong stems; very fragrant. Foliage pale 
green, tinted purple; very vigorous and continuous 
bloomer. Very resistant to mildew and diseases. Cer- 
tificate of Merit, N.R.S., 1934. 
Blaze. Le. Plant Patent No. 10. Retails $1.00 each, 
$10.00 per dozen. Acclaimed by the nation as the 
only hardy, everblooming scarlet climber. Blaze com- 
bines the vigor, beauty and hardiness of Paul’s Scarlet 
Climber. Propagated from blooming wood only. 
Countess Vandal. H.T. (M. Leenders & Co., 1932.) Pat- 
ent No. 38. Retails $1.00 each, $10.00 per dozen. The 
rose of roses! ‘“‘Countess’’ has been enthusiastically 
received by rose-lovers everywhere. Its long-pointed 
bud, its distinctive shadings of coppery bronze, suf- 
fused with gold, and its form are a continuous 
“movie,” developing new beauty at all times during 
its long life. 
Dickson’s Red. H.T. (Dickson, 1939.) Plant Patent No. 
376. Retails $1.00 each, $10.00 per dozen. A glowing 
secarlet-red rose from the Emerald Isle. The ripe 
warmth of its color is constant, its abundant bloom 
unflagging all through the summer. Happily, also, it 
is rich in the fragrance you instinctively expect in a 
red rose. If the sun has been cruel to your reds, here 
is a “must have’’ for your list—it defies the hottest 
sun’s rays and retains its color undimmed. The blooms 
are produced singly on long, strong stems; it will be 
your favorite red rose for cutting. First Award All- 
America Rose Selection for Hybrid Tea Roses, 1940. 
Silver Medal Certificate, American Rose Society, 1939. 
Eclipse. H.T. (J. H. Nicolas, 1935.) Plant Patent No. 
172. Retails $1.00 each, $10.00 per dozen. Awarded 
prizes in Rome, Paris, and other test gardens. Its long, 
stream-lined bud, enhanced by ornamental sepals, is 
of rich gold without shading. Petals are large and 
tough, but not numerous, averaging 20 to 25, with more 
in the autumn. Gold Medal, American Rose Society. 
Eternal Youth. H.T. (Aicardi, 1937.) Plant Patent No. 
332. Retails $1.25 each, $12.50 per dozen. New. The 
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