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Soft pearly white, tinted with just enough lemon in the center to r ; 
the white; remarkably fragrant, beautifully formed flowers on long, 
graceful stems; a strong, free, healthy grower. 
Lowell Thomas (Patent No. 595) Each $1.50, Doz. Bee 
(Award All-America Rose Selections, 1944.) The vibrant eb ow 
blooms open from beautifully shaped buds. They have hig =cuRe Se 
centers with outward rolling petals, making magnificent glowing flowers 
over 4 inches across when fully open. The color is penetrating, clear 
and deep, having a vibrant quality not seen In other Roses of this color. 
It is a strong grower with good foliage and stiff stems. The finest to 
date of the deep yellow Roses. 
Major Shelly Each $1 50, Doz. $15.00 
Vivid, vibrant, glowing scarlet. Petals glisten inside with a velvety sheen. 
Appealing, wavy petal formation. Excellent for cutting. Hardy. Vig- 
orous and sturdy bushes. 
McGredy’s Ivory Each $1.10, Doz. $11.00 
Lovely large flowers of beautiful double form and moderately fragrant. 
The color is soft delicate creamy white merging into yellow at the base. 
Vigorous, disease resistant, and a prolific bloomer. 






Mirandy 
(See below) 

Crimson 
Glory 
(See page 95) 
Mirandy Each $2.00, Doz. $20.00 
(Award All-America Selections, 1945.) The first place winner of the 
All-America Rose Competition for 1945. A gorgeous fragrant red 
Rose that takes its place with the finest red Roses of the world. The 
big, ovoid buds, often long-pointed, are deep, rich, dark red with 
black shadings, opening to a gorgeous Chrysanthemum-red. The 
flower displays new beauties of form as the petals unfold and even- 
tually becomes a large full bloom (50 petals), with excellent lasting 
qualities. Mirandy has a wonderful, penetrating, damask fragrance 
which many will say is the finest Rose fragrance they have ever 
inhaled. The plant is strong, free branching, with heavy stout stems, 
and keeps producing its glorious flowers freely all season against a 
background of dark green, heavy-textured foliage. 
Mme. Chiang Kai-shek (Patented) Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
(Award All-America Rose Selections, 1943.) This Rose we have 
named “Mme. Chiang Kai-shek,’”’ in honor of the First Lady of China. 
Perfectly chiseled petals clasped in long, spiral! buds unfurl slowly, 
culminating in limpid, light clear canary-yellow flowers of perfect 
proportions. The rich Rose perfume of this premier yellow Rose is a 
fragrance retrieved from the past, recalling the fragrance that hung 
over China Tea Roses in old and forgotten gardens of long, long ago. 
The perfect form, delightful perfume, sheer elegance and vigorous 
growth, combined with those indefinable qualities that breeding alone 
can convey, truly depict the patrician in “Mme. Chiang Kai-shek,” 
the loveliest of all light yellow Roses. We offer fine 2-year-old plants. 
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