Miss America 

PAN 
AMERICA 
(Blane Patent No, 437) — 
Christened Pan America at Newark’s 
Festival of Roses as a bow to good 
neighborliness and in respect for its 
gay color. Compelling in its wealth 
of warm colors, particularly as the 
reddish orange buds unfold to show 
deep orange inside and these rich hues 
diffuse into beautiful tawny yellow 
with outside of petals darker gold; in 
the final stages, lovely light gold, 
darker outside. 
Budsmner long-ovoid, very effec- 
tive. 
(Reta sae 30 substantial, velvety, 
airy petals. 
Fragrance..sweet, Tea-like, alluring. 
Continuous. the tall, open plants pro- 
duce their rich-hued 
blooms right from the 
MISS AMERICA Pits tapuwis eats |ute 
throughout the summer, 
Cisne Patent: No 264) with a rich epilogue of 
This lovely pastel is achieving greater heights even deeper color in the 
of popularity with every new season of dis- fall. Hardy, vigorous, 
play in more and more of the nation’s fine disease-resistant. Glossy 



gardens. A milk-and-honey Rose character- Sie Pate fetes lM 
ized by delicate flesh tints touched with Bae | Tessas ” 4 ise 
salmon and gold. The flowers are very large, $1.50 each; 3 for $3.75; Pan America © 1.6.00. < 
with an average of 65 petals—growing singly 12 for $15. 
on long stems. Fine exhibition blooms. 
Vigorous...fine, healthy foliage with excel- SATURNIA fake ge 
5 . . ) ; : 
pa a Re 7 aii tisk HEART’S DESIRE Glorious, with 20 flame-wrought petals casting their 
ieeren very pronecaee! (Plant) Patent No. 501) tp of enchantment. Cardinal-red with salmon-yellow 
‘ieee : : , : . and copper on the reverse of it tt tal i 
NCCEOR JSST TNA Heart's Desire was an All-America eo Ae: tone ae; to Seer riiereaimicals 
Honored... .First Certificate of Merit, Colle Selection of 1942. The interesting, to forget. If you do not have Saturnia in your garden 
nie ie Certificate of Merit, long, streamlined buds, deep red, are we cannot suggest another which would Peanribare sO 
Ne ee borne on erect, strong stems, unfold- much to the array of colors as this stunning masterpiece, 
$1. each; 3 for $2.50; 12 for $10. ing to artistically formed fragrant dou- ‘ 
ble blooms of rich scarlet. Height 3 ft. serge nor aced: fascin- 
ing. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75; Plant....symmetrical, average 
12 for $15, height; fine cutting 
stems. 
Foliage.. .shiny dark green. 
Awarded. .Gold Medal, Colle Op- 
pio Gardens, Italy. 
$1. each; 3 for $2.5Q¢ 
Heart’s Desire 
12 for $10. 
Group «315 Saturnia 
These six lovely colors at a special on 
price, as follows: co. > 
Flambeau, Gloaming, Rose Z a 
d’Or, Miss America, Pan Amer- ie 
ica, and Saturnia. 
6 Plants, 1 of each ( 
(value $7.50) for. ....«. = : 

“The more terrible the conflicts of men the 
more restful, by contrast, are the quiet 
phenomena and objects of nature. The need 
for the solace of growing things is pronounced 
when troubles convulse the world. There is 
inspiration and comfort in a Rose.” 
—Dr. Liberty Hyde Bailey, Dean 
of American Horticulture. Page 11 

