Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek. Patent pending. An All-America winner by 
Carl Duehrsen, the creator of many beautiful roses, who conceals much deep rose- 
lore behind that modest demeanor. This tall, stately rose, like the great Chinese 
lady for whom it is named, can be temperamental at times, and needs the right 
conditions to produce its finest lemon-yellow blooms. Not for the novice, in our 
opinion, but to the experienced gardener, a royal treat! 2.00 
Mme. Henri Guillot. Patent 337. If you are beginning to suspect the 
promised veracity expressed in our introduction, by the way we are throwing super- 
latives about, we must remind you this list of the Newer Roses, began with the 
phrase, ““These we consider the most worthy.” For again, we must enthuse about 
a rose which won and held our admiration since the first time we saw the big, glossy 
foliage, the well-formed buds, and that indescribable coral tone in the large, rather 
flat, 25 petalled blooms. Both the A.R.S. and the Pacific Rose Society have rated 
Guillot above 80%, also a variety must be “super” to win top honors at Bagatelle, 
France. Our supply of bush type is limited, but we have the climbers, in which 
class Mme. Henri Guillot is in top form. 1.50 
Mrs. Sam McGredy. Not new, but its popularity increases yearly, and it 
would be hard to name either a newer or older rose, which excells it, in the coppery- 
orange and red-toned class, so difficult for cold type to describe. While Mr. Hennes- 
sey emphasizes its “Queen of the Rose Shows” superiority for the Pacific Northwest, 
we have seen it performing beautifully in the inland California valleys, matching 
beauty with the best of the hot-weather varieties. Rated 85% by the A.R.S., gran- 
ted First Class Certificate by the N.R.S. and given second place, by the British last 
year, for the “Best Rose in General Garden Cultivation.” 
Both bush and climbers available; please specify. 1.50 
Narzisse. Patent pending. A handsome, maize-yellow patrician rose, on 
extremely long stems, at its best in the inland districts, where the large, double 
blooms open to greatest perfection. Rated sixth best rose in America, and 85% by 
the A.R.S. This is an exhibition rose for the experienced gardener only, in our 
opinion, although its exceptional A.R.S. rating indicates high popularity. 1.50 
Nellie E. Hillock. Patent 1 85. Somehow the honest, wholesome name 
which this rose bears, seems to keynote its description, for Nellie is a lusty lass, 
short waisted and broad in the beam, with a glow of health in plant and flower which 
warms our hearts. The big, 60 petalled, peony-like blooms are silvery pink, reverse 
old-rose. Be kind to our Nell—we like her! | 1.50 
Pink Dawn. This rose of 1935 , finds itself among “those considered most 
worthy” because of this writer's personal liking for it in Redlands, where the spring 
and fall blooms, especially, justify the word entrancing. Says the NRS, tersely, 
“Salmon pink, shaded gold; 43 Petals; vigorous; fragrant; free of disease; does not 
mind wet; especially good in autumn. Granted Second Class Certificate.” While 
the ARS rating is only 50%, some eastern rose catalogues call it, “One of the best 
modern pink roses.” So—once again, difference of opinion makes another horse race. 
Pink Dawn can bear our racing colors all the time! 1.50 
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