ANOTHER GREAT 7Zece ROSE From J.&P. 
@ (Plant Patent 
LUCE applied for) 
Gloriously free-flowering, of limitless beauty and charm 
... this magnificent new Rose has been named to honor 
one of America’s best-loved war correspondents. 

Dedicated to the memory of Ernie Pyle at the 1945 
Festival of Roses, this glowing new flower has keen 
generously admired by all. Remarkable because of 
its profusion of warm rose-pink flowers of great size 
and unusually abundant fragrance. Bushy, vigorous 
in growth. . . developed from a rugged seedling of the 
wild Rose of Alaska by E. S. Boerner, J. & P. Director 
of Plant Research. Bringing the rugged strength of 
Alaska to your garden, Ernie Pyle grows with sleek 
vigor and amazing resistance. Extravagant display 
of rose-pink flowers made warm and vibrant by a suf- 
fusion of yellow starting at the base of each petal. 
Slow opening, long lasting in bloom... will soon 
be one of America’s most popular pink Roses. 
Bud.......ovoid, pink, opening slowly and dramatically. 
Bloom. ....large, cup-shaped, warm rose-pink suffused with 
clear yellow. Enormous size. 
Cut flower. .excellent keeper, on long strong stems. 
Fragrance. . generous and alluring. 
Height..... 2 to 21% ft., vigorous and bushy. 
History....a seedling from the hardy strain of the wild Rose 
of Alaska developed by E. S. Boerner, dedicated 
to the memory of Ernie Pyle at the 1945 Festival i 
of Roses at Newark,.N. Y. 
$2.00 each; 3 for $5.00; 12 for $20.00 
Exace P gle, in whose memory 
this majestic Rose has been named. 

Ernie Pyle 

@ (Plant 
Patent 
No. 590) 
Extraordinary J. & P. Hybrid Tea with all the rugged, 
profuse - blooming characteristics of the Floribundas. 
Fantasia 
The sparkling cheer of yellow daffodils in spring . . . gener- 
ously bestowed in your garden continuously during the summer 
and fall. All over America, Rose-lovers are enthusiastic be- 
cause of the ‘‘lift’’ they get from the bright golden yellow of 
the beautiful buds. Fantasia is particularly outstanding for 
its magnificent display of spectacular bloom . . . profuse beyond 
measure, sparkling, always abundant. It boasts all the love- 
liness of its Modern Hybrid Tea parentage with the added 
robust characteristics of the Floribundas. Plant in masses or 
any place where Floribundas can be used. Also plant in beds 
of Hybrid Teas. Particularly extolled for the trim, pointed 
buds, so profusely borne . . . usually in generous clusters. 
Buds... .delightfully sleek, pointed, bright golden yellow to 
mellow peach, in great profusion. 
Blooms...medium sized, high-centered, exquisite form; 30 to 35 
satiny petals, with a silvery sheen outside. The color 
lightens to creamy yellow as the flowers finish. 
Perfume. . unique, interesting wild-rose fragrance. 
Habit.... very hatdy, bushy plants about 30 in. tall; disease- 
resistant. Bloom in great abundance early, and tre- 
bloom all summer and fall. 
Origin. . from the House of A. Dickson & Son, Ireland. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $3.75; 12 for $15.00 
2 COPYRIGHT 1946 JACKSON & PERKINS CO. PRINTED IN U.S. A. 


