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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 190 
Apricot Queen, Patent No. 464. (Retails $1.25 each; $12.50 per 
doz.) Orange and apricot at base, merging to salmony- 
rose and phlox pink. Long-pointed buds with fully de- 
veloped flower showing regular well placed petal ar- 
rangement (2.623 320 eee ee ee ee ee $0.75 $7.00 $ 60.00 
California, Patent No. 449. (Retails $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz.) 
Ruddy-orange toned with saffron-yellow, with exterior of 
the broad petals overlaid with Saturn rose—a dual tone 
effect of indescribable richness and beauty. Long pointed 
buds opening to flowers of enormous size, reaching a 
diameter of 5-inches to76 inches. 5 4 = eee 1.00 9.00 75.00 
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 until 
the slast“netale: Crop ee ee 15 7.00 60.00 
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 Junegand: continuing for weeksS24..)_. 22.2... 222. 7.60 5.50 50.00 
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 
Heart’s Desire, Patent No. 501. (Retails $1.50 each;$15.00 per 
doz.) The color is a pure even shade of luminous red, 
without any shadings of maroon. It is sun-proof even in 
the hottest weather and does not burn. One of the chief 
points of this new rose is fragrance. Plant is of exceed- 
ingly vigorous growth, prolific bloomer with buds of 
superb form and open blooms holding their shape until 
last petal drops. «20.25.4035 e ee eee eee 1.00 9.00 75.00 
Lowell Thomas, (Patent applied for.) (Retails $2.00 each; 
$20.00 per doz.) Bud large, long-pointed; flower large, 
very double (35 to 40 petals), high-centered, lasting, clear 
canary-yellow, on strong stem. Vigorous, compact, bushy 
plants; upright, intermittent bloomer. New. AARS 1943 
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