Roses Fall °46 - Spring '47 
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OLIVER FLOWER FARMS 
ROSES 
The best Roses in the world from the largest Rose fields in America 
Hybrid Tea Roses 
Ami Quinard. Blackish crimson buds; semi- | 
double flowers of maroon-red. Tall, vigorous | 
grower. 75c each. 
Antoine Riveire. Pale pink flowers on strong, 
freely blooming plants. Double and open in 
form. 75c each. 
Anzac. (Plant Patent 636.) Vigorous, rugged 
and dependable. Needs no coddling. Buds of 
fifty waxen petals steeped in coral and washed 
with gold unfold into perfect camellia-like 
flowers. $1.25 each. 
Better Times. (Plant Patent 23.) The most 
popular red Rose featured by florists today. 
A grand cut flower, a hardy grower, a distinct 
addition to your garden. Pronounced fra- 
grance. Will grow anywhere in the United 
States. $1.25 each. 
Betty Uprichard. One of those delightfully 
contrasting types; the outside a blend of deep- 
toned carmine with coppery orange and the 
interior mostly delicate salmon-pink. 75c each. 
Boudoir. A novelty in that the bud shows only 
the creamy underside of the petals, while the 
open flower shows the bright red of the inside 
of the petal. $1.25 each. 
Briarcliff. Long-pointed buds and large, high- 
centered, deep rose-pink flowers, passing to a 
lighter shade on the outer petals; fragrant. 
Nicely formed plant with healthy foliage. 
One of the finest for cutting. 75c¢ each. 
Caledonia. One of the most desirable whites. 
Exceptionally long-pointed bud opening to a 
very double, high-centered, long-lasting, very 
large, moderately fragrant flower. Continu- 
ous, free bloomer. 75c each. 
California. (Plant Patent 449.) The color is a 
glorious shade of ruddy orange toned with 
saffron-yellow, with the exterior of the broad 
petals overlaid with saturn-rose. Buds long 
and pointed; flowers of enormous size, reach- 
ing a diameter of 5 or 6 inches. Growth 
vigorous, with healthy, glossy green foliage. 
$1.50 each. 
Charles K. Douglas. A large, rich crimson-red 
flower. The buds are long-pointed and very 
handsome in the half-open form. Excep- 
tionally good grower, with foliage that seems 
to be free from many of the common diseases, 
75c each. 
Charlotte Armstrong. (Plant Patent 455.) 
A Rose of a most unusual color—blood-red in 
the bud, opening to cerise in hot weather and 
to spectrum-red in cool weather. The beauti- 
ful shape and extreme length of the bud, with 
its long clasping sepals, and the extreme flo- 
riferousness and vigor of growth and large 
luxurious foliage, make it a most satisfactory 
Rose in all respects. Foliage is leathery, 
semi-glossy, deep green and highly resistant 
to mildew. $1.50 each. 
Columbia. A_ very beautiful peach-pink, 
deepening as it opens. Well-shaped buds on 
very long and nearly thornless stems. Ver 
hardy. 75c each. "7 

Crimson Glory. (Plant Patent 105.) The 
plants branch freely, producing a well-spread 
yet compact bush of good symmetry. Follow- 
ing the large, urn-shaped buds are the well- 
formed flowers of an intense deep vivid cnm- 
son shaded oxblood-red and mellowed by a 
soft velvety nap. $1.50 each. 
Cynthia Pink. A pink form of the older 
Cynthia. The attractive buds are good for 
cutting. Free flowering in habit and attractive 
in color. 75c each. 
Dainty Bess. An exceedingly charming and 
daintily colored single Rose of perfect form. 
The broad petals are delicate  shell-pink, 
forming a beautiful contrast to the conspicu- 
ous crimson stamens. The blooms last an ex- 
ceptionally long time. 75c each. 
Double Pink Killarney. Bright pink blooms 
come from long-pointed buds. Popular both 
for the garden and for growing under glass. 
It is a strong grower, giving flowers liberally. 
75c each. 
Edith Krause. White. A vigorous, sturdy 
grower, ideal for cutting. Always dependable 
for a good display in your garden. 75c each, 
Edith Nellie Perkins. A Rose of outstanding 
merit, vigorous and free flowering. Long- 
pointed bud; flower of good size, long lasting, 
fragrant, double. Outside of petals Orient- 
red shaded cerise-orange; inside salmon-pink. 
75c each. 
Editor McFarland. Perfectly formed blooms of 
clear brilliant pink, slightly suffused with yel- 
low; intensely fragrant. Strong stems, 75c 
each. 
E. G. Hill. Beautiful long buds of perfect form; 
fully double, high-centered flower of dazzling 
scarlet, shading to a deeper red as it develops. 
pres vigorous, free-flowering habit. 75c 
each. 
Etoile de HoHande. Brilliant red blooms of 
magnificent size, perfect in half-open state, 
showing clean attractive centers when fully 
open. Petals enormous; very fragrant. Free 
flowering. 75c each. 
Fantastique. (Plant Patent 574.) A novelty 
Rose with medium-sized, very double flowers, 
opening up like a camellia. Every petal is 
light yellow, edged and feathered with car- 
mine-red. A low, bushy, beautifully foliaged 
plant which throws out its novel, amazingly 
colored blooms in great profusion. $1.50 each. 
Francis Scott Key. One of the largest reds, 
easy to cultivate. Its color is crimson-red, 
shading to cerise, and it has a profusion of 
petals opening to a higher center. Very hardy; 
beautiful foliage; wonderful for cut flowers. 
75c¢ each. 
Fred Edmunds. (Prop. Rights Reserved.) 
The best orange-colored Rose yet, with a color 
so rich it will startle you when you see it. Ex- 
ceedingly vivid in the bud, slowly changing 
to a soft apricot-orange shade. Vigorous. 
Glistening, large foliage; flowers have a fruity 
fragrance. $2.00 each. 
