Heart’s Desire. H.T. (Howard & Smith, 1941.) (Plant 
Patent No. 501.) Retails $1.50 each, $15.00 per dozen. 
Exquisite, small, slender buds of deep red which open 
to a loose semi-double flower of deep velvety red that 
does not fade, and has a true rich old-time rose fra- 
grance. 
Eternal Youth. H.T. (Aicardi, 1937.) Plant Patent No. 
332. Retails $1.25 each, $12.50 per dozen. New. The 
perfectly formed buds are long pointed, colored a 
beautiful soft pink with yellow at the base of each 
petal. Half-open, the flowers retain their high center 
and their rich pink color. The full-open flowers are 
comfortably double and expose a large center of 
graceful, deep yellow stamens and there are always 
some flowers available. We consider this the long- 
desired pink rose. 
McGredy’s Sunset. H.T. (McGredy, 1937.) Plant Patent 
No. 317. Retails $1.25 each, $12.50 per dozen. New. 
A variety which is aptly named. The outside of petals 
is a clear buttercup-yellow, tipped orange, while the 
inside is chrome-yellow flushed wtih scarlet as it 
opens. The color is intensified as the blooms expand 
and is at its best when fully opened. Flowers are of 
medium size, full and shapely, with a pleasing fra- 
grance, very freely borne on strong, upright stems. 
Very sun-resistant. Excellent in hot weather. An out- 
standing rose and one much praised in our garden all 
year. Certificate of Merit, N.R.S., 1936. Silver Medal 
Certificate, City of Portland, 1939. Silver Medal Cer- 
Lificate eA R.S.71 9397 
McGredy’s Triumph. H.T. (McGredy, 1934.) Patent No. 
190. Retails $1.25 each, $12.50 per dozen. Geranium- 
red flushed orange, gradually deepening to rich orange 
at base. The color-tone is even throughout, reminding 
one of a brilliant ripe strawberry flushed scarlet and 
orange. The flowers are very large, full, and of perfect 
shape. In addition to the brilliant and unusual color- 
ing of the flowers, the extraordinary freedom and 
habit of growth is something far from the every-day 
rose. The stems are dark mahogany-red, and the 
foliage is extra large, dark reddish bronze in color, 
and of great beauty. Awarded the First-Class Trial- 
Ground Certificate cf the N.R.S.; Gold Medal of the 
N.R.S.; Award of Merit of the Glasgow and West of 
Scotland Horticultural Society. 
Permanent Wave. Floribunda. (M. Leenders & Co., 
1934.) Patent No. 107. Retails 85 cents each, $8.50 
per dozen. The name fits the case. The petals are 
fluted or waved, permanently from the bud stage to 
the finish. Blooms rather large for the type, in great 
clusters. Rosy-pink with cerise edges. Handsome plants. 
May be grown tall enough for a low hedge. 
Ruth Alexander. New. Patent No. 178. Retails $1.25 
each. A strong, hardy climber, with glossy foliage and 
long-pointed buds on long stems, cadmium orange 
topped peach red. 
Climbing Hinrich Gaede. The extraordinarily brilliant 
orange-vermillion coloring of this striking rose is now 
found in a climber, and what a climber! Free blooming 
rose which does not stop with the spring blooming 
period but continues to produce magnificently colored 
blooms all through the summer and fall. Plant Patent 
No. 244. $1.25 each. 
* EDDIE’S HARDY, NORTHERN-GROWN ROSES * 
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