EASTERN GROWN 
CHOICE NEWER VARIETIES 
Charlotte Armstrong. Plant Patent No. 
455. The All-American Rose Selection for 
1940, and we believe the outstanding rose 
introduction of many years, producing more 
big, quality roses throughout the season 
than the famous Radiance group. It is a 
remarkably vigorous and healthy plant 
with leathery-leaved, disease resistant foli- 
age. Color, cerise red to spectrum red—al- 
ways attractive. $1.50 each. 
Countess Vandal. Plant Patent No. 38. A 
lovely blending of bronze, coppery salmon, 
and gold. The long-pointed buds develop 
into large, sweetly perfumed flowers, always 
retaining their excellent form. $1.00 each, 
$2.50 for 3. 
Crimson Glory. Plant Patent No. 105. Big, 
beautifully formed velvety crimson flowers, 
with all the rich fragrance one associates 
with a red Rose. Equally important, it is a 
husky, vigorous plant, flowering almost 
without let-up from June until late October. 
Awarded numerous distinctions, including 
the A. R. S. Gold Medal at the Hartford 
Test Garden, which means itt is tops for New 
England gardens. $1.00 each. 
Eclipse. Plant Patent No. 172. A really good 
yellow Rose. It produces quantities of ex- 
quisite long, shapely, neat buds, just the 
right size for button-hole Rose. Hardier 
opendable UWsristol Ko 
Growing plants from pots, ready for delivery May on, add 20 cts. each. Crating extra on express shipments. 
% Starred varieties are in the special Bristol Dozen. See illustrations in color, on Pages 26-27. 
than the average, this fine, golden yellow 
Rose is also the most prolific. At its best in 
autumn. $1.25 each. 
FLAMBEAU. Plant Patent No. 374. Glow- 
ing, velvety scarlet similar to Etoile de 
Hollande but opening to a wide, flaring, but 
shapely, delightfully fragrant flower. Good 
growing habit. $1.00 each. 
Mary Margaret McBride. Plant Patent No. 
537. The outstanding rose introduction for 
1943. A magnificent salmon-pink with a 
coral-salmon suffusion. Splendid growing 
habit and a beautiful, shapely blossom. 
$1.50 each. 
McGredy’s Sunset. Plant Patent No. 317. 
A fancier’s Rose. It is a rich chrome-yellow, 
flushed with faint scarlet on opening; pure 
deep golden yellow when open. Reasonably 
free and vigorous. $1.25 each. 
Mme. Cochet-Cochet. Plant Patent No. 
% 129. One of the very best Roses of recent 
introduction. Long, pointed coppery pink 
buds, flushed with a tint of orange, open to 
perfectly formed, 414-inch, fragrant blooms. 
Strong branching plant carries many buds 
and flowers to a stem. Hardier than average. 
$1.00 each, $2.50 for 3. 
Orange Nassau. Vivid orange and intense 
yellow; somewhat lacking in vigor but abso- 
lutely striking in color. A rose for the 
fancier. $1.25 each. 

Pink Dawn. Very large, elongated buds of 
perfect form, open to large, shapely double 
flowers. A fine rose-pink. Strong-growing, 
sturdy, upright, healthy plant. $1.00 each. 
Poinsettia. A big, beautiful rose with the 
vivid color of a Scarlet Poinsettia. Splendid 
for cutting. Good garden rose. $1.00 each. 
R. M.S. Queen Mary. Plant Patent No. 249. 
A glorious rich salmon-pink with soft 
orange-pink tints at the petal base. The 
long-pointed buds open into very large 
flowers which hold their lovely form for a 
long period. $1.25 each, $3.00 for 3. 
Sterling. Plant Patent No. 21. A new pink 
Rose notable for its purity, brilliance, and 
fragrance. Large flowers of perfect form. 
Very free and vigorous. $1.00 each. 
While roses are not difficult to 
grow, it would be well for the be- 
ginner to consult one of the many 
good books—such as ‘‘How to 
Grow Roses.’’ Membership in the 
American Rose Society will prove 
most helpful to every rose grower. 
Write R. M. Hatton, Secretary, 
Harrisburg, Pa. 
GOOD STANDARD VARIETIES 
All the following Hybrid Tea Roses, 2-yr. dormant plants, 75 cts. each, 3 of a kind $2.00, $7.50 per doz. 
Growing plants from pots, ready for delivery May on, add 20 cts. each 
Betty Uprichard. Brilliant coppery red in 
the bud; orange-carmine with salmon-pink 
shadings; fragrant and free. 
Briarcliff. Large, long-pointed bud; flowers 
deep rose-pink at center, lighter on outer 
petals; moderately fragrant. 
Caledonia. Large, white, double flower, 
slightly fragrant, on long, straight stems. 
Keeps well. Very hardy. 
Condesa de Sastago. Striking color combina- 
tion—golden yellow petals lined with red- 
dish copper. Vigorous growth. Abundant 
healthy foliage. Blooms freely. 
Edith Nellie Perkins. A vigorous, free- 
x flowering, fragrant garden Rose, not unlike 
Countess Vandal. Salmon-pink, shaded 
orange. Splendid keeping qualities. 
Editor McFarland. Long-pointed pink bud 
with amber glow; paler edge. Fine for 
cutting. 
Etoile de Hollande. A good crimson-red. 
% Flowers are large and fragrant. Altogether 
one of the most reliable red Roses. 
Frau Karl Druschki. Hardiest and most 
satisfactory white Rose. Large, very double. 
Golden Dawn. A lovely shade of light lemon- 
yellow, with old-rose markings; full, double 
fragrant flowers of exquisite form and a 
nice habit of flowering. 
Gruss an Teplitz. Medium-sized flowers are 
produced with utmost freedom; color, vel- 
vety crimson, and intensely fragrant. 
Joanna Hill. Very large, full flowers of clear 
% yellow on opening, shading to orange-yellow 
in the center when fully expanded. The 
flowers are fragrant and particularly valu- 
able for cutting. 
Kaiserin Augusta Viktoria. This is the 
sweetest of all the white Roses. The bud is 
a creamy white, developing slowly to large, 
snow-white flowers that are absolutely per- 
fect in form. Notwithstanding its tendency 
to winter-kill unless heavily protected, it 
should be in every collection. 
Lady Alice Stanley. A lovely coral-rose 
shading toward the center to flesh-pink. 
Strong, upright growth; healthy, attractive 
foliage; very free flowering. 
Margaret McGredy. A rich, brilliant shade 
x of Turkish or Oriental red, passing, as the 
flowers mature, to an attractive carmine- 
rose. Plants vigorous and bushy. 
McGredy’s Scarlet. An outstanding Rose. 
It is rich, brilliant, velvety scarlet and 
growth is perfect. 
Mme. Butterfly (Improved Ophelia). 
Light, soft pink, tinted with gold near the 
base of petals; highly perfumed and perfect 
in shape. Free flowering. 
Mme. Joseph Perraud. Nasturtium-orange 
and coppery yellow tones are in this lovely 
and distinct Rose, pink tints appearing 
occasionally. 
Mrs. Charles Bell. A Radiance variety with 
all of the splendid growing features of the 
parent plant, but a lovely shell-pink in 
color, shaded with salmon. 
Mrs. E. P. Thom. About the most abundant- 
flowering yellow garden Rose. Full, double, 
shapely flowers, of a lemon-yellow color. A 
very satisfactory bedding Rose. 
Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont. Rich golden yellow; 
%reddish gold tints while in the bud stage. 
The easiest-grown yellow Rose. 
Mrs. Sam McGredy. Coppery scarlet- 
yxorange, flushed red. Vigorous healthy plant. 
One of the finest. 
Ophelia. See Mme. Butterfly. It’s better. 
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President Herbert Hoover. A striking com- 
bination of cerise-pink, flame, scarlet, and 
yellow; large, fragrant, well-formed flowers. 
Strong and floriferous. 
Radiance. Easy to grow under average gar- 
den conditions. Color, brilliant carmine- 
pink, with salmon-pink and yellow shadings. 
Red Radiance. Color, a bright cerise-red. 
The flowers, during the fall months, are 
really outstanding. 
Sister Therese. Pleasing in every respect is 
this free-blooming, fragrant yellow rose. Its 
long-pointed buds, yellow and carmine, 
open a rich Daffodil-yellow. Good all 
season. 
Talisman. Yellow, gold, burnt-orange, and 
yx apricot, rose, pink, scarlet, and crimson are 
the colors which Talisman assumes under 
favorable conditions. 
Ville de Paris. A gorgeous yellow. Long, 
well-formed buds and large flowers. 
FLORIBUNDA ROSES 
Plant these hardy, colorful Roses as you 
would a dwarf shrub—in groups of three or 
larger masses. Flowering effectively through 
the entire summer, they require little care 
other than trimming away the old flower 
trusses. 
7S cts. each, $2.00 for 3, $7.50 per doz. 
except where otherwise noted 
Betty Prior. Plant Patent No. 340. Heavy, 
branching sprays of single, fragrant blos- 
soms, not unlike the pink dogwood. Outside 
of petals carmine—inside several shades 
lighter. Lusty, purple-tinted foliage. 85 cts. 
each, $2.25 for 3. 
