‘Michell’s Hardy Garden Roses” 
GENERAL LIST OF OUTSTANDING ROSES 
Dormant Roses will be shipped up to April 10, 1947 
Dormant plants, $2.00 each; 3 for $5.75, delivered free 
At time of going to press, it is uncertain if Pot-Grown Roses will be available during May. 
Ami Quinard. Dainty buds of deep maroon 
unfold to beautiful urn-shaped flowers of 
black-lustered red, with Damask fragrance. 
The petals are like shining crimson velvet. 
Very free in bloom. 
Betty Uprichard. Long-pointed buds, open- 
ing to large, long-lasting, very fragrant, 
salmon-pink flowers; reverse carmine with 
a coppery sheen. 
Christopher Stone. Alluring Damask fra- 
grance is only one of the fascinations of thi 
Rose, for it has long-pointed attractive 
buds that open to vivid scarlet flowers in 
early summer. In the fall the petalage in- 
creases and the flowers me crimson 
with blackish shadings. 
Condesa de Sastago. Fragrant yellow and 
raspberry-red bicolor. This gay Rose with 
the colors of sunny Spain will liven any 
planting. 
Edith Neilie Perkins. Shapely, two-toned 
ae flowers produced in great abundance. 
lor is coppery rose outside and soft 
salmon-pink imside. Mildly fragrant. 
Plants Branch freely and produce quan- 
tities of flowers. 
Editor WicFarland. 
Vigorous, upright plants are freel 
nished with beautifully modeled bu 
fragrant blooms on strong, wiry stems. 
Etoile de Hollande. This Rose charms 
continuously with its delightful crimson 
color. One of the finest, most richly fragrant 
everblooming red Roses. 
Deep pink blooms. 
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and 
Girona. -Lovely buds of turkey-red and 
golden yellow on 12 to 18-inch stems, open 
to blooms of 20 to 30 petals. The outside 
row of petals becomes light Tyrian rose 
and makes a lovely collar for the inner 
petals of soft.golden yellow—a charming 
color combination. Alluring, rich, attar- 
of-rose fragrance. 
Golden Charm. A splendid yellow Rose 
which holds its color exceptionally well. 
Good for cutting. 
Hadley. Rich crimson-red flower with vel- 
vety texture, lovely form and perfume. 
Moderate in growth and bloom. Splendid 
color which blues very little. Flowers small 
in summer, superb in fall. 
K. A. Viktoria. An old variety but still one 
of the best. In color it is a soft pearl white, 
tinted with lemon. This most perfectly 
formed white Rose has rich fragrance. 
McGredy’s Scarlet. The fragrant, full 
double flowers are of a good size. They 
are brilliant scarlet, orange-yellow at 
base of petals, the upper portions being 
lightly touched with crimson, varying 
somewhat in color under changing 
weather conditions but always beau- 
tiful. 

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Select List of Outstanding 
The following list will be shipped dor- 
mant up to April 10. The varieties 
marked * will be available pot grown from 
the middle of May. 
Dormant plants, except varieties sepa- 
rately priced, $2.25 each; 3 for $6.50, 
delivered free. 
American Plezenips Pat. 676. This glo- 
rious new Hybrid Tea, introduced by Arm- 
strong Nurseries, is the velvety scarlet tone 
that ma visitors cross a garden for a 
closer look. The nicely formed, double 
flowers open from urn-shaped buds and 
hold their color well without turning blue. 
Growth is vigorous and free, with dark 
green foliage that shows off the Hchly 
colored flowers. The plant produces well 
all season. 
Blanche Mallerin. Pat. 594. Pure white, 
fragrant. The petals are as white as 
, alabaster, with a live satiny sheen. The 
streamlined buds come erect on healthy, 
upright plants. Lovely for cutting. 
California. Pat. 449. The color is a glorious 
shade of ruddy orange toned with saffron- 
yellow, with the exterior of the broad, firm 
tals overlaid with saffron-rose. Buds are 
ong and pointed; flowers are enormous in 
size, reaching a diameter of 5 to 6 inches. 
Crimson Glory. Pat. 105. Glorious in its 
rfect form, its size, and its fragrance. 
he deep vivid crimson, shaded ox-blood- 
red and finished with a velvety nap, is still 
**tops’”’ among red Roses. 
Eclipse. Pat. 172. The long, streamlined 
bud, often more than 2 inches long, en- 
hanced by ornamental sepals, is of rich 
gold without shading. Vigorous, branching 
lants with healthy foliage and a free- 
hicagine habit. The elegant buds are 
especially nice for boutonnieres. Eclipse is 
among the most popular Roses in America. 
By all means tachi e It in your garden. 
Good News. Pat. 426. Full, perfectly 
formed, tea-scented flowers of peach-pink 
changing to silvery pink. Vigorous grower 
and constant bloomer. An extra-good Rose. 
Grande Duchesse Charlotte. Plant Pat- 
ent pending. The lovely burnt-carmine 
color of this Rose is unmatched by any 
other. The enchanting, streamlined buds 
come on long wiry stems, making them 
excellent for cutting. When unfolding, the 
25 petals recurve and make a eee 
informal, artistic flower with a hint of 
carnation fragrance. 
Heart’s Desire. Pat. 501. Great, stream- 
lined buds come on erect, strong stems and 
unfold to beautifully formed. delightfully 
fragrant flowers of rich scarlet. Each $2.50; 
3 for $7.25. 

Mrs. Erskine Pembroke Thom. Long, 
shapely buds of large size, developing into 
full, double flowers of deep Iemon-yellow 
color; sweetly scented. 
Poinsettia. Lovely, well-formed, Jong buds 
and vividly colored flowers of poinsettia- 
scarlet, which suggested the name. 
President Herbert Hoover. Large flowers 
of a very charming combination of cerise- 
pink, flame-scarlet and yellow. Very fragrant. 
Radiance. The two-tone pink, cupped 
flowers havea pungent, true Rose fragrance. 
In continuous demand on account of its 
vigorous, healthy growth and remarkable 
freedom of bloom. 
Red Radiance. Counterpart of Radiance 
from which It is a sport, possessing all of 
the good points of that variety, but dif- 
fering in color, which is bright cerise-red. 
Soeur Therese. Candelabras (not clusters) 
of five to fifteen flowers forming on top of 
sturdy canes that hold the blooms erect. 
Buds are marked with carmine but the 
open blooms are clear yellow. 
Talisman. Its combination of apricot, gold, 
and deep rose-pink gives a a glittering mass 
of color over a long period of time. 
Texas Centennial. Pat. 162. This richly 
fragrant variety is a blood-red sport of the 
great President Herbert Hoover Rose, and 
has all the good qualities of its parent. 
Roses 
Horace McFarland. Plant Patent pending. 
A Rose of beautiful exhibition form and 
glorious color. Deep apricot-colored buds 
open to rich buff-salmon, which changes 
slowly to a pleasing coral-pink. The flow- 
ers are large, of 40 to 45 petals which are 
also large, firm and Iong Iasting. Plant of 
medium height; flowers spicily fragrant. 
Katherine T. Marshall. Pat. 607. Long- 
pointed, coral-pink buds suffused yellow, 
opening to large, beautifully cupped blooms 
with a fruity fragrance. Tall, vigorous 
plants with good dark foliage. 
Lowell Thomas. Pat. 595. A magnificent 
new yellow Rose of Iemon-chrome color. 
Vigorous grower and good bloomer. Each 
$2.50; 3 for $7.25. 
Mary Margaret McBride. Pat. 537. Beau- 
tiful shining rose-pink. Truly an outstand- 
Ing variety. Each $2.50; 3 for $7.25. 
Mime. Cochet-Cochet. Pat. 129. Beautiful 
coppery pmk. Sturdy grower. 
Mirandy. Pat. 632. Large, very double, 
rich maroon-red blooms, freely re. 
Long lasting in bouquets. Best in cool 
weather. Each $2.50; 3 for $7.25. 
Peace. Pat. 591. Very large, full-petaled 
flowers of soft yellow suffused and edged 
‘pink. Distinctive and charming. See in 
color facing page 56. Each $2.50. 

HENRY F. MICHELL CQO., 
516 AND 518 MARKET ST., 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. 
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