Santa Anita. And, speaking of racing, the alphabet brings us to Santa Anita. 
Whether “‘this is just another good pink rose,” or justifies a more thrilling descrip- 
tion, we will let better authorities than we decide. From the roseman’s “bible,” 
Dr. McFarland’s ‘Modern Roses,” we quote—‘1940. Bud long pointed; flower 
large, double, high-centered, uniform soft silvery pink. Foliage light. Vigorous, 
bushy; profuse, recurrent bloom.” From the highly esteemed catalogue of Wayside 
Gardens, we take the liberty of reprinting, ‘Santa Anita is an outstanding rose. The 
perfectly formed, long pointed buds unfold into beautifully shaped flowers of pure 
peach-blossom pink. No matter how hot or how brilliant the sun may be, the color 
of Santa Anita remains pure; there is no bleaching or discoloration from bud to faded 
flower. The color is ‘sunfast. Santa Anita is the first rose to bloom and it flowers 
bountifully from beginning to end of season. The plants are rugged and not too tall. 
A lovely pink variety which, because of its merits, belongs among the best of the 
pink Roses.” Rated 79%, and twelfth on the list of best roses by the A.R.S. Well, 
there you are, friends. Will you have a Santa Anita? 1.50 
Scorcher. Climbing Hybrid Tea. An Allister Clark creation from Australia. 
If the delightful Mrs. Keays, needs any endorsement for her statement that “color 
is intangible from a flower in a garden to a sentence in a book,” certainly Scorcher 
would provide an apt illustration, for its color refuses to succumb to our limited 
vocabulary and I doubt if it can be found on a color chart. You will have to order 
Scorcher and see. It repeats for us, grows well, and its large, semi-double blooms, 
somewhere in the scarlet-crimson color range, will be different from anything you 
are now growing. Everybody won’t like Scorcher but you will! 1.50 
Sensation. From the emphasis we are giving to color throughout these rose 
descriptions, you will judge rightly that in modern roses, we are “color hounds.” 
Given a reasonably robust plant for the under-pinning, with a steady blooming 
habit, our preferences go to the distinctive colorings—The Grande Duchesse 
Charlottes, the Mark Sullivans, the Mme. Henri Guillots, Scorcher, Contrast, and the 
like, for it is on the point of color, which hybrid teas chiefly differ. And as your 
rose-beds increase, you, too, will be shading your liking for all pink, red, or yellow, 
and will be seeking the rarer tints. Sensation is one of those roses, and deserves the 
little prologue we are giving it. Not grown very much for the garden, yet the beauty 
of its varied tones, scarlet-crimson-maroon, is unexcelled. 1.50 
Show Girl. Patented. One of the latest from W. E. Lammerts, and another 
offspring of the handsome Crimson Glory. Very vigorous to four feet, upright, 
bushy and healthy. Flowers are large, semi-double, cupped, deep pink, on long stems; 
likes full sun. We can quote no more distinguished authority than Fred Edmunds, 
Curator of the International Rose Test Gardens in Portland, who says, ‘One of the 
best deep pink exhibition and garden roses for this section. Bushy, well foliaged 
plants. Plenty of long pointed, well formed buds.” 2.00 
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