HYBRID TEA ROSE, GREY PEARL 
Plant Patent Applied For 
The Rose Grey Pearl brings a color entirely new and different to the Modern Rose 
World. In the distant past, way back in 1838, a horticultural magazine described its 
possible forefathers but the relationship is distant and devious if it has any bearing 
at all. They described two roses of that time. ‘Coronation is one of those purple 
shaded roses inclined to slate — Chetalaine is a hybrid Bourbon rose dun colored, 
tinely shaped and very good." 
This modern grey rose has an exquisitely formed flower and the buds too are de- 
lighttul. 
The general effect of the open flower is a dove-grey, at times there is a feeling of 
lavender tinged with pink and the short inner petals show a trace of-tan. The bud 
and half open flowers are almost brown during many periods of the spring and sum- 
mer, so much so that arrangements and corsages blend beautifully with colored fab- 
rics of deep tan and pastel rose. 
The bush is healthy and vigorous and reaches about 30 inches in height. The 
disease-resistant foliage is a shiny dark green. 
Originated by McGredys in Ireland, this rose was first brought to the United 
States just before the war. It has been observed and tested in all parts of the country 
since then and has consistently proved to be a good grower. Grey Pearl and its pro- 
geny are going to give rose enthusiasts an entirely new field of color exploration and 
will be of interest for years to come. 
PERENNIALS 
Altho roses have been the first favorites of many ballots carried on in past years 
by garden magazines, perennials are a close second. 
Just as rose plants were carried across the country by the early settlers, so were 
also roots and seeds of garden favorites carried across the country to give us the 
old gardens of our forefathers. 
Today, in contrast to the few varieties so transported, there is such a vast amount 
of colorful material available that anyone can have a perennial garden to suit their 
fancy and should be able to have just the types of blooms and colors in their gardens 
that they would like to have. 
Should it be a domininatingly blue garden, the Forget-Me-Not Anchusa makes a - 
gay start in spring; the White Candytuft is a pleasant companion. Soon after, the Pol- 
emonium Blue Pearl gives a lovely mass of airy azure blue blooms not too high, about 
8 inches, but at least that wide also. The Campanula Carpatica Blue Carpet brings 
something new in that family with its compact plants and its continuous flowers. The 
Veronica Spicata Crater Lake Blue follows closely with its delicate spires of rich 
deeper blue and, of course, the Delphiniums Enchantment and Delightful add their 
summer charm. 
