PATENTED ROSES 
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Your own selection of any dozen 
roses at 10 times the each rate. 



Angels Mateu. (P. Dot, 1934) (Plant Patent 174) $1.00 each, 
3 for $2.50. This is one of the most appealingly lovely of all 
the roses produced by the great Spanish rose hybridizer, Pedro 
Dot. Orange-rose—almost the color of coral from the south 
seas. The blooms are large and have a delicious fragrance like 
ripe raspberries. 
Apricot Queen. (Patent 464) Rich deep salmon-apricot with 
beautiful tints of orange-yellow at the base. The buds, per- 
fect in form, have ruffled petals. Delightfully fragrant. $1.25. 
California. (Patent 449) One of the finest roses for southern 
California. In the fall sunshine and rich soil of California this 
rose is aptly named. Enormous flowers of ruddy orange toned 
with saffron-yellow. $1.50. 
Charlotte Armstrong. (Patent 455) This rose of recent intro- 
duction is receiving wider popularity generally upon merit 
alone. Flowers cerise and pink verging on red. A strong vig- 
orous free-branching habit. Produces many flowers for cut- 
fing) 9 1.25. 
Crimson Glory. (W. Kordes Sons, 1935) (Plant Patent 105) 
$1.00 each, $10.00 per doz. Deep crimson. Among all the 
other red roses, Crimson Glory is easily recognized by its large 
buds of typical urn-shape which open into full, well-formed 
delightfully fragrant blooms of a deep vivid crimson, shaded 
oxblood-red, and finished with a velvety nap. 
Douglas MacArthur. (Pat. applied for.) Large, long-pointed buds 
Opening to full high centered and long lasting flowers. Delft 
rose slightly bronze at the base of petals. Vigorous upright 
bush continuously producing long-stemmed flowers. $1.50. 
Grand Duchesse Charlotte. (Pat. rights reserved.) Buds a rich 
claret red changing as the flower opens to a lovely begonia 
rose. Richly fragrant and unusual in color. $1.50. 
Heart's Desire. (Patent 501) All America Winner in 1942. Long 
pointed buds of bright red are exquisite and open to gorgeous 
red blooms. Extremely fragrant. Keeps well when cut. $1.50. 
Lowell Thomas (Pat. applied for.) Very double high centered 
flowers of a lasting canary yellow. Large, long-pointed buds. 
Vigorous compact bush of upright habit and leathery foliage. 
$2.00. 
Mary Hart. (Geo. Hart, 1931) (Plant Patent 8) 85¢ each, $8.50 
per doz. A striking red sport of Talisman. The bud is maroon- 
red, opening to well-formed blossoms of deep velvety blood- 
red with an overglow of amber. Mary Hart does not wilt or dry 
out when cut but opens perfectly. 
Mary Margaret McBride. (Patent 537) Lovely, long, flaring buds 
and many petalled flowers of delicate coral-pink with a shim- 
mering golden at base. Sometimes shy-blooming, but every 
flower is perfect. $1.50. 
McGredy’s Sunset. (McGredy, 1937) (Plant Patent 317) $1.25 
each, $12.50 per doz. New. A variety which is aptly named. 
The outside of petals is a clear buttercup yellow, tipped orange, 
while the inside is chrome-yellow flushed with scarlet as it 
opens. The color is intensified as the blooms expand and is at 
its best when fully opened. Flowers are of medium size, full 
and shapely, with a pleasing fragrance, very freely borne on 
strong, upright stems. Very sun-resistant. Excellent in hot 
weather. An outstanding rose and one much praised in our 
garden all year. Certificate of Merit, N. R. S., 1936. Silver 
Medal Certificate, City of Portland, 1939. Silver Medal Cer- 
tificate, A. R. S., 1939. 
Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek. (Pat. applied for.) Buds large, long- 
pointed opening to long-lasting very large flowers of Empire 
yellow fading to lemon yellow as the flower matures. Excel- 
lent leathery, glossy dark green foliage covers this vigorous 
bush. $2.00. 
Mme. Henri Guillot. (C. Mallerin, 1937) (Plant Patent 337) 
$1.25 each, 3 for $3.15. A strikingly colored rose of a deep 
pink, beautifully formed. Large urn-shaped buds open to 
camellia-like blooms, about 5 inches across, watermelon to 
raspberry-pink in color. 
Pasadena Tournament. (Patent 578) One of the most outstand- 
ing roses of recent years. Our own introduction and praised 
highly by many of our customers. The tiny Cecil Brunner buds 
are deep red, useful for corsages, and open to good sized deep 
red flowers of fine form. Everblooming and thornless, you 
need never be without these exquisite buds. The cut buds are 
pleasingly fragrant. $1.50, 3 for $3.75, doz. $15.00. 
Pearl Harbor. (Pat. applied for.) Light poppy-pink with a re- 
verse of china rose. Long stems for cutting; buds large, long 
pointed; exceptionally beautiful and long lasting. Vigorous 
and prolific bloomer. $1.50. 
Saturnia. (Aicardi, 1933) (Plant Patent 349) $1.00 each, 
$10.00 per doz. Flowers brilliant cardinal-red, reverse salmon- 
yellow and copper. Award Gold Medal given by Governor of 
Rome for best new Italian rose. 
CLIMBERS 
The following roses are 75c each, $7.50 per dozen, 
except where noted. 
Doubloons. HS. (Horvath, 1934) (Plant Patent No. 152) 
$1.00 each, $10.00 per doz. A hybrid of our native Rosa 
setigera. Clusters of very large, cup-formed, saffron-yellow 
blooms, opening one after the other, thus prolonging the sea- 
son. Long, heavy canes. Undoubtedly the best yellow climber 
to date Has the tendency to repeat in midsummer. 
Etoile de Hollande. HT. Ranked among the first three of its 
color by everyone who knows roses. The beautiful, oval buds 
are perfect, of medium size, and open into magnificent brilliant 
red blooms. 
Mme. Cecile Brunner. P. A vigorous climber which is very pop- 
ular. A persistent bloomer, flowers perfectly double, exquis- 
itely formed but tiny and borne in clusters. The color is a 
salmon-pink shading deeper toward the center. Dense hand- 
some foliage. 
Cl. E. P. Thom. Clear canary yellow. 
Ci. Mrs. Sam McGredy. $1.25 each. Beautiful scarlet-copper- 
orange, heavily flushed with Lincoln red. Fragrant, profuse, 
continuous. 
Paul’s Scarlet. The semi-double flowers are of good size and of 
a vivid scarlet-red color, fading but little. Freely produced in 
clusters on much branched canes. It is perfectly hardy. 
Pink Dawn. Rich pink high-centered flowers make really last- 
ing cut flowers. Popular vigorous bush. 
Pres. H. Hoover. HT. A wonderful multi-colored rose, charm- 
ingly combining many shades of cerise-pink, flame, scarlet and 
yellow. 
Reveil Dijonnais. LC. For sheer brilliancy of coloring this is prob- 
ably one of the most outstanding climbers ever introduced. 
Large, semi-double flowers of light yellow with a deep zone of 
cerise-pink around the edges, creating the effect of a deep 
pink rose with a great yellow center. 
Talisman. HT. This is destined to be a most popular climbing 
rose. Flowesr are the same wonderful color and lovely form as 
the bush variety. 
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