54 MOUNT ARBOR NURSERIES, SHENANDOAH, IOWA 
“ROSES—Continued 
PATENTED ROSES 
We are offering these Roses under license from patentee, and it is understood 
and agreed that they are FOR SALE AT RETAIL ONLY, at prices specified, 1 to 10 
at each rate; 10 to 20 at 10 rate; 20 to 250 at 100 rate. Prices are NET. 
ALL-AMERICA ROSE SELECTIONS 
All-America Rose Selections, A.A.R.S., an organization of the leading Rose grow- 
ers located in various parts of the United States, was organized in 1938 for the pur- 
pose of testing and selecting new varieties of roses of outstanding merit. The 
organization maintains fifteen official test gardens located in all parts of the country 
for the testing and judging of proposed new varieties. One test garden is maintained 
on our nurseries, Shenandoah, Iowa. 
We offer the following varieties of roses which have secured the award of “All- 
America Rose Selections”. These are the finest of the new varieties. 
Each Per 10 Per 100 
750 Charlotte Armstrong, Patent No. 455. (Retails $1.25 each; 
$12.50 per doz.) Unique color with long slender blood 
red buds opening to magnificent brilliantly colored 
open flowers, spectrum-red in cool weather, cerise in 
hot weather. The long stemmed blooms are produced 
in great quantities throughout the season and are ideal 
for cutting because they open slowly and are beautiful 
Uni the siast  petalssarop. 2 ee shee ee ee ee ee $0.75 $7.00 $ 60.00 
120 Flash, Patent No. 396. (Retails $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz.) 
Climber or Pillar Rose of glowing vivid, orange-scarlet; 
center gleaming yellow with golden anthers. Blooms 
early June and continuing for weeks.____------_-_._---- .60 5.50 50.00 
450 Grande Duchesse Charlotte, H.T., New. (Patent applied 
for) (Retails $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz.) The beautiful, 
long streamlined buds are glowing Morocco-red and 
open to 25 firm-petaled blooms of dusky coral red which 
do not fade, but gradually merge to a soft coral pink. 
Award of “All-America Rose Selections” for 1942.______ 1.00 9.00 75.00 
160 Mary Margaret McBride, Patent No. 537. (Retails $1.50 
each; $15.00 per doz.) The buds are deep salmon-pink, 
almost reddish in fall, and the suffusion of yellow be- 
comes a gold at base of petals. Rose full having about 
45 petals. Bush strong and vigorous in growth pro- 
‘ducing great numbers of long stemmed roses excellent 
for cutting. Award of “All-America Rose Selections” 
FOU £104 2 ieee ee a ee a re as 1.00, 409.00 See 
720 The Chief, Patent No. 456. (Retails $1.00 each; $10.00 per 
doz.) 1940 “All-America Rose Selections’. Extremely 
long buds of flame rose, opening to a large flower of 
flame, coral and copper turning to orange-pink with 
age. Rich fragrance; spreading vigorous plant resistant 
to smi de Won oe ee a et ee ee re eet cree tea .60 5.50 50.00 
HYBRID TEA 
Each Per 10 Per 100 
320 Anzac (Patent applied for) (Retails $1.50 each; $15.00 per 
doz.) Large buds of azalea-pink opening to large, un- 
usually double flowers with coppery-scarlet sheen, on 
lone rstem. . Taser eee coe ee eee ee eee $1.00 $9.00 $ 75.00 
120 Bright Wings (Patent applied for.) (Retails $1.50 each; 
$15.00 per doz.) Beautiful buds of rosy burnt-orange 
color opening to a 4 to 5 inch flower turning coral-pink 
showing golden anthers in..center.- 5-0 e-aeeee 1.00 9.00 75.00 
