VESTAL’S HYBRID TEA ROSES, continued 
The following varieties, except where noted, 2-yr. field-grown budded plants, $1.00 each; 12 for $10.00, postpaid 
Miss Rowena Thom. One of the largest plants 
among the Hybrid Teas, and the blooms are 
among the largest, being 5 to 6 inches across under 
ordinary conditions. ‘lhey are a clear rose-pink 
with a lovely yellow base to each petal, and 
are delightfully fragrant. The big bushy plants 
are rather sprawling so they require a Jot of room, 
but they do produce an unusual quantity of 
flowers for such a Jarge Rose. 
Mme. Joseph Perraud. A richly colored, fragrant 
Rose, popular everywhere. The color of the large 
blooms is nasturtium-buff, an unusual shade. 
It wins at every show. Spreading plants with 
heavy stems. 
Mrs. Charles Bell. Shell-pink-salmon sport of 
Red Radiance. A Rose that anyone can grow. 
The exquisite coloring of this Rose has never 
been matched. Like all the Radiances, it is 
deliciously fragrant. Fool-proof plants. 
Mrs. E. P. Thom. Clear yellow flowers without 
any markings at all. The buds are long-pointed, 
opening to well-formed, fragrant blooms on good 
stems. The strong plant grows about 2 14 feet tall. 
Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont. This is, without question, 
the top yellow garden Rose im this country. The 
plants are about average in height but are bushy, 
clothed with attractive dark shiny foliage, and 
they bloom as continuously as a Hybrid Tea Rose 
ever does. They are fully double but not too full 
and carry a delightful spicy fragrance. Although 
the stems are not as long as some of the florists’ 
varieties, they are splendid cutting flowers. The 
golden color of Mrs. du Pont is the deepest and 
richest of any Rose having real form. 
Picture. This well-named Rose bears beautifully 
formed, medium-sized blooms of clear rose-pink. 
Vigorous, bushy plants which produce an unusual 
quantity of bloom. A great Rose becoming 
popular everywhere because of the quantity of 
its beautiful buds. 
President Herbert Hoover. There have been 
several tall bicolors since this Rose came out, but 
this is still the best of them. It is one of the 
tallest growing of all Hybrid Teas, carries healthy 
foliage, and produces its beautiful flowers on 
2-foot stems. Long-poimted buds open into large 
flowers that are a pleasant blend of soft yellow 
and rose-pink. There is a fragrance but it is 
quite mild. A good Rose to plant in the back of 
the bed, and where long-stemmed flowers are 
wanted for cutting it Is unexcelled. 
Radiance. The most popular of all garden Roses. 
Brilliant pink, shaded darker on the outer surface 
of the petals. Vigorous and always in flower. See 
color illustration on page 5. 
Red Radiance. Very stout, healthy plants, pro- 
ducing abundant crops of bright light rosy crim- 
son flowers shaped exactly like those of Radiance. 
See color illustration on page 4. 
Roslyn. This is one of the newer yellow Roses 
which is doing especially well in the South. The 
flowers are large, of loose build, and are golden 
yellow shaded with orange on the reverse. Plants 
are of average bushy growth and are good pro- 
ducers. 
Rouge Mallerin. One of the most satisfactory red 
Roses for cutting and exhibition. They are long- 
lasting flowers and are deliciously fragrant. The 
blooms are double, of perfect shape, and velvety 
scarlet-red in color. Rouge Mallerm is not a 
generous bloomer but it does’ produce a fair 
quantity of unusually perfect flowers. The plants 
have good foliage and are better than average. 
See color illustration on page 5. 
Senator Joe T. Robinson. Last year we told you 
that this new Rose of ours had a plant of the type 
we have been breeding for—strong and bushy with 
healthy foliage. Our customers who have bought 
this Rose agree that this seedling, which we named 
for our late beloved Senator, is all that we claim 
for it. The beautiful flowers are of good size, 
nice form, a pleasing shade of dark red, and they 
are delightfully fragrant. This is a Rose that we 
are proud of and believe that you will be pleased 
with it. See in color on front cover. $1.25 each, 
postpaid. 
Soeur Therese. Plants of this are rather awkward 
as they branch here and there in every direction, 
but they are healthy and strong, so that the flowers 
do not droop. The blooms grow in short-stemmed 
clusters and begin as chrome-yellow buds marked 
with carmine which open to good-sized, loose 
daffodil-yellow flowers. They are pleasingly 
fragrant. Cutting one bloom stem of buds fur- 
nishes a whole bouquet at once. This Rose does 
unusually well in the South and is becoming very 
popular there. See color illustration on page 5. 
Talisman. This sensational Rose dominated the 
bicolor garden sorts for a Jong time, and it is 
still the most popular of the bicolor florists’ Roses. 
The plants are quite upright in growth, with 
pale green foliage and double, heavy-petaled 
flowers of scarlet and gold, changing with age to 
Ivory-yellow and rose. They are fragrant and 
especially desirable for cutting. See color illus- 
tration on page 5. 
Texas Centennial. Plant Pat. No. 162. This 
sport of President Herbert Hoover has Hoover’s 
strong growth, long stems, fine form and fragrance, 
but the color is Oriental red with a touch of gold 
at the base, and ages deep rich pink. 
Vestal’s Coral Gem. The vigorous plants branch 
freely, developing a full rounded plant which 
naturally is a free bloomer. So far we have not 
noticed either black-spot or mildew. The large, 
slightly globular, cupped flowers are a rare com- 
bmation of geranium-red flushed orange with 
orange bases to the petals. The fragrance is mild. 
The bicolor Roses are popular everywhere and this 
is one of the loveliest of all of them. We believe 
you will like it. 
Vestal’s Torchlight. This 1939 novelty has nice 
form, lovely color, and a fine bushy plant that 
produces lots of bloom. The color Is opalescent 
pink with a golden base to the petals. A grand 
garden Rose, and because of its fine form, beauti- 
ful coloring and good stems it is one of the nicest 
pink Roses for cutting. A bed of Torchlight will 
make a lovely garden picture and furnish quanti- 
ties of splendid cut-flowers all summer and fall. 

Have you grown Senator Robinson’s namesake? 

4 JOS. W. VESTAL & SON, Box 871, Little Rock, Ark. 
