China or Bengal Roses 
These Roses are $1 each, except where otherwise noted, less quantity discount as given on page 15 
OST of the Roses in this group are low and somewhat 
spreading, with dainty, almost evergreen, disease- 
resistant foliage. 
Thought at one time to be too tender for northern states, 
they have proved to be as hardy as any of our Roses, flowering 
all summer, and reaching the height of their glory in the fall. 
BIRDIE BLYE. Pink. Double, pink, fragrant 
flowers in spreading clusters. Bush or pillar 
Rose up to 4 to 5 feet. 
COMTESSE DU CAYLA. Bicolor. Lovely 
buds of coppery orange; flowers reddish orange 
and yellow. An extremely attractive novelty 
both for its color and beautiful foliage; 2 to 
3-foot bush. 10 petals. 
FABVIER. Bright crimson, semi-double flowers. 
The brightest of all the Chinas. Never “blues.” 
Low bush with wiry stems and ruddy foliage. 
20 petals. 
HERMOSA. Pink. Medium-sized, soft pink, 
double flowers. Good healthy, bushy plants 
up to 2 feet. This is a favorite of three genera- 
tions. 35 petals. 
LAURETTE MESSIMY. Pink. Handsome 
buds and light rosy flowers tinted with yellow 
at base of petals. Plant and foliage just like 
Comtesse du Cayla. 
MME. EUGENE RESAL. Pink. Bright pink 
flowers with yellow base and _ orange-red 
shadings. Bushy growth; medium height up 
Lom meer 
MUTABILIS (Rosa mutabilis). This unusual 
species gives flowers of several colors on 
the one plant. Looks and acts [ike a China. 
Large, single flowers of rose-pink, yellow, 
buff, and orange are produced all summer. 
Bushy plant 2 to 3 feet high. Very scarce. 
$1.50 each. 
NEMESIS. Double crimson flowers; very free. 
This is one of the 15 Lawranceanas catalogued 
a century ago and was the strongest growing 
of them. 
Everblooming Semi-Climbing or Pillar 
Still one of the best 2-foot bushes. 33 petals. 
THE GREEN ROSE (Rosa chinensis viridiflora). 
Green. Has a mass of sepals instead of petals. 
A curiosity which should be in every garden. 
WHITE PET. White. A tiny edging 
plant with dimimutive double white 
flowers. A charming rock-garden 
Rose that will give a little more 
accent and height than the well- 
known Rouletti. 
There is an air of 
daintiness in the blooms 
of these fine old Roses, 
together with their wiry, 
stems and almost ever- 
green foliage, that 
makes them nearly in- 
dispensable for un- 
usual artistic arrange- 
ments. No other class 
of Roses we know of 
can equal the old-fash- 
toned charm of the 
Chinas and Bengals. 
The smaller varieties can be used like Polyanthas for the 
front row of beds or for edgings and they are lovely in solid beds. 
There is an airiness and daintiness to the lovely bloom of the 
Chinas that is not found in other Roses. 
Planting Distance: 15 inches. 
Pruning: Trim lightly like Polyanthas. 
OLD BLUSH. Pink. The original China Rose. 
Bright pik flowers which darken with age. 


% 
LOSES 
These Roses are $1.25 each, except where otherwise noted, less quantity discount on page 15 
HESE fine old introductions of Peter Lambert, Captain 
Thomas, and The Rev. J. H. Pemberton have long been a 
specialty with us. When Rose-lovers once get to know them, 
they admire and love them for their repeat-blooming qualities 
and their strong shrubby habit of growth. They have a long 
blooming period during June and July, and then again through- 
out the summer and fall seasons. Thrive almost anywhere and 
BELINDA. (J. & A. Bentall, 1936.) Large 
trusses of soft pink blooms. The individual 
truss is formed exactly like the perennial phlox 
and is the only Rose we know of showing this 
novel characteristic. Try at Jeast one for a real 
Rose thrill. Upright with beautiful foliage. 
Suitable for a hedge, bedding, or short pillar; 
4 to 6 feet. Not available until fall 1943. 
$2 each. 
BISHOP DARLINGTON. (Capt. Thomas, 
1912.) Pink. Large, semi-double flowers of 
lovely flesh-pink suffused with yellow at base 
of petals. Vigorous growth; good foliage; a 
profuse and continuous bloomer. 
CLYTEMNESTRA. (J. H. Pemberton, 1915.) 
Pink. Coppery buds; small, ruffled deep 
pink flowers shading to salmon. 
CORNELIA. H. Musk. (J. H. Pemberton, 
1925.) Pink. Very double flowers, about 3 
inches across, of strawberry-pink, flushed 
yellow, borne in abundant, flat sprays. Vig- 
orous shrub habit. 
DAYBREAK. (J. H. Pemberton, 1918.) Yel- 
low. Golden yellow, almost single flowers, 
freely produced in clusters. Shrub 4 to 5 feet. 
EVA. (W. Kordes Sons, 1933.) Red. Bud 
large, carmine-red; flower large, semi-double, 
open, glowing carmine-red with white center. 
Profuse periodic bloomer all season. Pillar. 
Not available until fall 1943. 
Bobbink & Atkins 
within bounds. 
and surplus wood. 

PENELOPE. (J. H. Pemberton, 1942.) Blush. 
A perpetual-flowering cluster Rose of shrub 
habit. The flowers are shell-pink, but turn 
pure white shading to lemon around centers 
as they age. This gives the effect of having 
both pink and white blossoms on one plant. 
The best Rose in this class. Pictured above. 
21 
require very little care. Their heights range from 5 to 8 feet and 
are, therefore, valuable for pillars, fences or as strong shrubs 
without support provided they are kept pruned lightly and 
Pruning: Retain old wood and new wood. Cut out only dead 
Planting Distance: 3 to 4 feet apart. 
GRIMM. (P. Lambert, 1932.) Single, light 
pink flowers resembling apple-blossoms, borne 
continuously. 
MRS. GEORGE C. THOMAS. (Capt. Thomas, 
1925.) Orange buds, opening to light salmon- 
pink, semi-double flowers, lighter in the center. 
Not available until fall 1943. 
PAX. (J. H. Pemberton, 1918.) White. Large, 
creamy buds of lovely form, and broad, white 
flowers of much charm; very fragrant. Blooms 
steadily through the summer. Not available 
until fall 1943. 
PROSPERITY. (J. H. Pemberton, 1919.) 
White, rosette-like flowers, tinted with pale 
pink. Borne in profuse, erect clusters. Vigor- 
ous. Pillar. 
VANITY. (J. H. Pemberton, 1920.) Large, 
single, fragrant rose-pink flowers. 
NUR MAHAL. Semi-double, ruffled, light 
crimson-purple flowers with musk fragrance, 
borne profusely on vigorous, bushy, shrubby 
plants. Introduced abroad as a 2-foot shrub, 
this Rose is a strong pillar or climber here. 
It has a very showy rosy purple color of great 
beauty, but should be planted with yellow or 
white varieties. Pure pink and red Roses 
near It spoil the effect. $1.50 each. 
