Ellen Poulsen. Excellent! but not available until next season. 
Ideal. Low growing, to about 18 inches—spreading. Dark, velvety crimson, 
which holds its color well, and is an unusual shade in the low-growing Polyanthas. 
Best in its color range. 1.25 
La Marne. Medium grower and one of the most prolific bloomers. Its cluster 
blooms are blush white, edged pink. Thriving all over the Lester gardens, even 
without summer irrigation. A prime favorite. Liz's 
Mrs. R. M. Finch. Grows to 3 feet, when uncontrolled, and equally broad. 
Flowers in impressive clusters, of 2 inch double blooms, rosy-pink—its habit of 
changing first to blush then white, creating a varied and most pleasing color effect. 
Viewing Mrs. Finch last spring, in a big display of polyanthas, this writer recorded, 
“VERY pretty pink, spreading, great clusters; healthy; outstanding!” 1.25 
Nypels Perfection. Medium growing; described ‘“hydrangea-pink, shaded 
rose-Neyron-red.” In clusters. Vigorous, spreading; well regarded. 1.25 
Orange Triumph. Low growing to two feet, unusually healthy foliage. 
Many of you will tire of reading the much-mentioned catalogue comment that 
“orange” is not the word for it (except in Germany where it originated) and some 
fine day, perhaps somebody will suggest, for American commerce, it be called 
Scarlet Triumph, Coral Triumph, or anything but orange. For this is a remarkably 
fine Polyantha and should not be handicapped by a deceptive title. If you have never 
grown any polys, and are gingerly approaching the possibility of doing so, begin 
with Orange Triumph, and you will be off to a mighty fine start. 125 
Perle d’Or. Low growing to about 15 inches, vigorous and healthy—color 
orange—apricot center shading to white; form resembling Cecile Brunner. Mrs. 
Carlton Stull will forgive us if we recite a recent incident in correspondence with 
her. Among 50 or 60 other roses, she ordered 8 Perle d’Or; I liked her selections 
and said so, excepting, Perle d’Or, on which I commented, “ever poach a pigeon’s 
egg?” With characteristic snap and precision, comes back her reply, ‘““Change to 8 
Poulsen’s Yellow.” And now what do we do, for, alas, Poulsen’s Yellow can look 
a bit ‘“‘scrambled” when the sun is too hot. Well, anyway, gentle reader, we have 
Perle d’Or. YOU decide. 1.25 
Poulsen’s Yellow. This is a low growing polyantha with unusually glossy, 
rather pointed foliage, immune to mildew, and provides a handsome background for 
the semi-double bright yellow cluster bloom. Fills the need for a good yellow in this 
class, although, like most yellow roses, large or small, it will not hold its color when 
the sun is too ardent, and fades to white. 1.25 
Springtime. Patented. Low to 1% feet, bushy. Produces in clusters, semi- 
double, cupped flowers, described ‘‘wild-rose-pink, with white centers.” Believe best 
in the warmer districts, as color near the coast was not up to standard. 1.25 
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