GOMES 
ERE is a page of real ‘‘finds’’ for the Rose enthusiast who likes to try new 
varieties—who wants Roses that are ‘“‘different.’’ Our scouts have sought 
out the worthwhile and unusual, many especially prized in Europe but 
heretofore practically impossible to get in America. Each a thrilling experience— 
each bearing exquisite Roses in pleasing abundance. Healthy, hardy Hybrid Teas 
each of which has some specially appealing characteristic of its own, bringing 
new interest to your garden and unusual flower-show blooms and bouquets. For 
adventure in your 1942 Rose Garden, select generously from this page. 
After the titles, you will find our Garden Number to aid all who have visited 
our gardens or test plantings throughout the country to identify their favorites. 
PRINCE BERNHARD 2503 
Long, pointed buds; long stems. Large, peony- 
shaped very fragrant flowers. Deep, unfading car- 
mine-red, flushed bloom-red and strawberry-red. 
Dark, glossy green foliage. Very vigorous. 3% to 
4 ft. A 1937 three-medal winner from Van Rossem. 
$1. each; 3 for $2.50 
PEDRALBES 1486 
A lovely, interesting Camprubi Rose from Spain with 
large clusters of unusual cream-colored, semi-double, 
appealingly informal blooms, changing to pure white. 
At no stage do the flowers lose their interest. Graceful, 
Prince 
Bernhard 


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Nezge Parfum 
NEIGE PARFUM xo554 
For fullest appreciation of a fragrant white Rose, let 
your choice = Mallerin’s Neige Parfum. Its purity of 
color has the much-desired addition of refreshingly 
delicate but extremely copious lemon verbena fragrance. 
In early bud, Neige Parfum has slightest tinge of cream, 
then delicate lemon as long ovoid bud unfolds. In 
full bloom, a beautiful peony form. Healthy, dark green 
foliage. 2 to 21% ft. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75; 12 for $15. 
DAILY HERALD x2930 
Always interesting! Exquisitely colorful! Ever- 
changing, 4- to 5-in., well-cupped flowers open a 
buff-orange tone, with center gradually tinting 
reddish-orange; pale orange-yellow when open full. 
Healthy, fine-growing; disease-resistant, dark green 
foliage. 2 to 21 ft. An English creation from Robinson 
of Nottingham everyone will admire. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75 
POINSETTIA 
Have the brilliance, the glowing fire-red of the poin- 
settia in your summer garden! This vigorous Rose, 
so appropriately named, brings it to you, and also 
furnishes bounteous bouquets. Long, pointed buds 
ideally formed; fine for cutting. Magnificent. Certifi- 
cate of Merit, American Rose Society, 1938. A 
Howard & Smith Rose. 
$1. each; 3 for $2.50; 12 for $10. 
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vigorous, prolific. 3 ft. $1. each; 3 for $2.50 
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Opal 
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OPAL 
(2158 
The 514-in., peony-shaped flowers are very fragrant. 
Pointed, warm orange-pink buds; salmon-color 

& blooms softening to opal. Long stems; medium-green 
W foliage. 31% ft. tall. Of Gaujard strain; oe 
hardy and vigorous in second year. Certificate of 
Merit, A. R. S., 1939. $1. each; 3 for $2.50 
MME. VIRGILIO PIROLA 
(P.R.R.) 2790 
Gold Medal Winner of 1939 at the Bagatelle Gardens 
of Paris! A marvelous cherry-red Rose by Lens of 
Belgium—similar in shape to its parent, Etoile de 
Hollande; never blues. Fragrant. 24-in., bushy plant; 
abundant foliage. $1.50 each; 3 for $3.75 
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Connoisseurs’ Gems *144 
For the six most unusual Roses you could 
add to your Hybrid Tea plantings in 1942: 
Neige Parfum, Daily Herald, Poinsettia, Magic Red, 
Mme. Virgilio Pirola (P.R.R.), Lilette Mallerin Im- 
d. 
wor: Plants, 1 of eac 
(value $8.50) . . . . 
Connoisseurs’ Group 145 
Neige Parfum, Daily Herald, Poinsettia, Prince 
Bernhard, Pedralbes, Opal, Mme. Virgilio Pirola, 
Magic Red, Elite, Lilette Mallerin Improved, Citron. 
1 each of all 11 Roses on 
this page (value $14.) . . 

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CITRON x2290 
oe gem, indeed! Fragrant, un- 
fading lemon-yellow Gaujard Hybrid— 
a descendant of the old Claudius Pernet 
but quite like Golden Main in color. 
Medium size; cupped; free-blooming. 
18 to 24 in. tall; rather light growth. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75 
MAGIC RED (p.R. R.) 
% 2569 
If you admire the old-fashioned, fully 
double Roses, you’ll zealously treasure 
Kordes’ Magic Red. Does well anywhere 
—holds color for days, even in hottest 
weather. 5-in. flowers in clusters of four 
or five; long stems. Disease-resistant, 
dark green fcliane Keeps particularly 
well as a cut-flower. 21% ft. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75 
ELITE x2336 
A Tantau seedling of President Hoover— 
hardy, tall; free-blooming. Long- 
stemmed, fragrant, 414-in. flowers of 
salmon-pink with yellowish blend open 
slowly. Long-pointed buds—deep coral; 
almost orange. Light green foliage. 
31% ft. Silver Medal Certificate, A. R.S., 
1939. $1. each; 3 for $2.50 
LILETTE MALLERIN 
IMPROVED <x1992 
Intriguing to the connoisseur of fine, 
fragrant Roses! The title, of course, tells 
its source. Unsurpassed for shapeliness 
and delicacy of pastel coloring. Buds 
soft chamois-yellow. Open flower mauve- 
red inside; chamois-yellow outside. Low- 
growing, strong bush, 2 to 24 ft.; dark 
green foliage. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75 



