3 “AU America” ROSES 
Charlotte Armstrong (Plant Pat. 455). Beautiful long, pointed buds are 
clear, cerise pink; open to neatly-tailored spectrum-red flowers. $1250: 
Grand Duchess Charlotte (Plant Pat. Pending). Chestnut-red buds are long, 
tapering. Open flowers tomato-red. Good foliage. $1.50. 
Peace (Mme. A. Meilland) (Plant Pat. 591). Called “‘the best new rose in 
a decade’, and well deserves it. Yellow buds with cerise edges open to luscious 
flowers of alabaster-white edged pink. Beautiful foliage. $2.50. 


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PLANT Txcl- Tested ROSES 
The primary reason for the develop- 
ment of the excellent new varieties of 
roses in recent years was the organization of the 
All-America Rose Selections. This association of 
the principal rose hybridizers and growers spon- 
sors a series of trial gardens, the most famous 
of which are the Portland International Rose Test 
Gardens, known to all residents of the Coast 
who have visited Washington Park in Portland, 
Oregon. 

There are 15 other rose test gardens in varying 
climates throughout the United States. In these 
gardens new roses are tested and scored twice 
each year. Varieties receiving the highest total 
scores are acclaimed ‘’All America’ selections. 
From these, as well as standard varieties of many 
years’ dependable performance, we select the 
roses best adapted to our Central California con- 
ditions for presentation in our catalog. 
The planting season for bare-root roses begins in 
late December and continues until about the 
middle of March. Some varieties will be available 
for later planting from stock growing in con- 
tainers at slightly higher prices. 

