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S. & W. CO.'S GUARANTEED EVERBLOOMING ROSES (i22#7- 
OUTSTANDING VARIETIES 
At prices which justify.extensive planting. Specially selected for quantity and quality of bloom | 
and resistance to disease. All are guaranteed. 
Re-selected from No. 1 grade plants, these are the best obtainable. Each has three or more 
dug in late autumn, the roots wrapped in damp moss, and kept over winter. > is 
—the facilities which we have, with modern methods for controlling temperature and humidity, 
superior quality in your garden. Planted in spring, they will bloom this year. 
YOUR PURCHASE IS INSURED; we will replace any that may not be alive two months after purchase. 
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*Ami Quinard. The pointed bud is fol- 
lowed by a large fragrant bloom; color is 
dark red combined with coppery scarlet 
but becomes very dark when mature. 
30 petals. Dormant plants only, $1.40. 
Anzac. Patent 636. The flowers are coral- 
rose with a golden yellow sheen at the base 
of the petals. 50 petals. Dormant plants, 
$1.50. In pots after May 1, $2. 
*Apricot Queen. Patent 464. Strong- 
growing, with shiny, leathery foliage. The 
long-pointed bud opens to a flower with 
petals of orange and apricot at the base, 
merging to salmony rose and phlox-pink. 
45 petals. Dormant plants, $1.50. In 
pots after May 1, $2. 
*Better Times. Patent 23. A vigorous 
plant with dark green foliage; yields re- 
current crops of very large blooms on long 
stems. Color is brilliant cerise. 45 petals. 
Dormant plants only, $1.50. 
*Caledonia. Large, high-centered bloom, 
snowy white. A fine cut-flower and prize- 
winner at the shows. 25 petals. Dormant 
plants only, $1.40. 
*California. Patent 449. Vigorous plant; 
glossy foliage. Long, pomted bud opens to 
an enormous flower, 5 to 6 inches across. 
Ruddy orange, toned with saffron-yellow; 
exterior is overlaid with rose. Rich fruit 
fragrance. 30 petals. Dormant plants 
$1.50. In pots after May 1, $2. 
**Christopher Stone. A large loose flower 
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of rich crimson-scarlet. Delicious Damask 
fragrance. Splendid, healthy plant. 30 
petals. Dormant plants only, $1.40. 
Commando. Patent 702. Orange-buff 
with a pink suffusion. The bloom is large 
and double; the foliage leathery and glossy. 
35 petals. Dormant plants, $1.50. In pots 
after May 1, $2. 
*Condesa de Sastago. Two-tone flowers— 
red on inside of petals and yellow on the 
reverse. Foliage heavy, glossy and dark 
green. A favorite. Dormant plants, $1.40. 
In pots after May 1, $1.90. 
rimson Diamond. Patent applied for. 
Long handsome buds open to perfect 
flowers with 35 to 40 petals. The color is a 
stunning velvety crimson-scarlet. Dor- 
mant plants, $2. In pots after May 1, $2.50. 
**Crimson Glory. Patent 105. Urn-shaped 
buds open to splendidly formed velvety 
crimson flowers with scarlet tones in sum- 
mer and blackish shades in fall. Dormant 
plants only, $1.50. 

COLLECTION A 
Five Splendid Roses 
Shown in color on page 83 
California. Pat. 449. 
Pearl Harbor. 
Heart’s Desire. 
Pat: 637. 
Pat 501. 
Douglas MacArthur. Pat. 581. 
Mme. Chiang Kai-shek. Pat. 664. 

NEW YORK 8, N. Y. 
COLLECTION A. 5 dormant plants, 
one each, $7.65. 
The five, in pots after May 1, $10.15. 

*kMrs. Pierre S. du Pont. 
To Help You Choose 
Everyone enjoys the scent of Roses, and all 
our everblooming varieties are fragrant; sorts 
marked * have a pronounced perfume, and 
those marked ** even more so. 
The number of petals indicates the double- 
ness of a Rose: one with 23 is a semi-double 
bloom; one with 100 petals is heavy and tight, 
many varieties with fewer petals are preferred 
for their buds. 

*Douglas MacArthur. Patent 581. A 
leader among Roses, vigorous, hardy and 
free-blooming. Foliage is dark green, and 
rose, gold and salmon are blended into the 
color of the flower. A regal beauty. 24 
petals. Dormant plants, $1.50. In pots 
after May 1, $2. 
**Golden Diamond. Patent applied for. 
Splendid new variety and a beautiful shin- 
ing yellow-gold. Markedly resistant to 
disease. 45 petals. Dormant plants, $2. 
In pots after May 1, $2.50. 
**Heart’s Desire. Patent 501. Long bright 
red buds open to graceful blooms of velvety 
red. Strong bushy plants bloom gener- 
ously. 25 petals. Dormant plants, $1.50. 
In pots after May 1, $2. 
*Joanna Hill. Moderately fragrant. Orange 
in center, cream at edges. Always much 
admired. 40 petals. Dormant plants 
only, $1.40. 
*Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria. Perfectly 
formed white buds open slowly to high- 
centered, fragrant blooms of snow-white. 
100 petals. Dormant plants only, $1.40. 
*Lily Pons. Patent 420. Center is spec- 
trum-yellow, lighter on the rim and outer 
petals. Vigorous and profuse bloomer. 50 
petals. Dormant plants only, $1.75. 
Margaret McGredy. Large, cup-shaped, 
double flowers of glowing orange-scarlet, 
with a fiery sheen. A prize-winner. 40 
petals. Dormant plants, $1.40. In pots 
after May 1, $1.90. 
McGredy’s Yellow. Canary-yellow 
blooms of good form. Vigorous and free 
blooming. 35 petals. Foliage large, glossy 
and bronzy. Dormant plants only, $1.50. 
*Mme. Chiang Kai-shek. Patent 664. 
The honor Rose, because it won the 
All-America competitive Rose-trials held 
in 1943. Named in honor of the first lady 
of China, and the loveliest of all yellow 
Roses. 24 to 30 petals. Dormant plants, 
$2. In pots after May 1, $2.50. 
*Mme. Joseph Perraud. Nasturtium- 
colored buds; yellow flowers tinted copper 
at the center are on Jong stems. 25 petals. 
Dormant plants only, $1.40. 
Deep golden 
yellow. Highly attractive; rich fragrance. 
40 petals. Dormant plants only, $1.40. 
*Peace. Patent 591. The ovoid buds are 
handsome golden yellow and pink, and 
they open to enormous flowers, often 5 
inches across, that are cream-gold, with 
petals edged apple-blossom-pink. 40 to 45 
petals. Dormant plants, $2.50. In pots 
after May 1, $3. 
Roses do not necessarily require clay soil; a medium loam is better. In fact, they 
will grow in almost any kind provided it is rich, retains moisture, yet drains well 
Proper storage is ess 
**Pink Diamond. 
*kRed Radiance. 
Peace. 
Pink Diamond. Pat. 516. 
Condesa de Sastago. 
Golden Diamond. 
Crimson Diamond. 

branches, according to the variety. They are 
ential for the well-being of living merchandise 
are ideal. These healthier plants will show 
Pearl Harbor. Patent 637. The Memory 
Rose. Here is a vigorous plant, blooming 
all summer. Buds are Tyrian-rose in 
color; the open flower changes to shell- 
pink shaded gold-bronze at the base. The 
plant has practically no thorns. Dormant 
plants, $1.50. In pots after May 1B SPA 
Patent 516. Slender 
pink buds open to a spiral bloom of dainty 
shell-pink. Upright free-blooming plants. 
35 to 40 petals. Dormant plants, $1.50. 
In pots after May 1, $2. 
*Poinsettia. Bright, unfading scarlet-red; 
35 petals and very large. Rich tea fra- 
grance. Dormant plants only, $1.40. 
*President Herbert Hoover. Delightful 
fragrance. Mixture of scarlet, yellow, 
cerise and flame. 25 petals. Dormant 
plants only, $1.40. 
*President Macia. The very long, pink 
bud, heavily veined with darker pink, 
Opens to a mammoth 6-inch flower. Petals 
are rose-red shaded salmon, with a yellow 
tinge toward the base. 25 petals. Dor- 
mant plants only, $1.50. 
**Radiance. Rich old-time Rose fragrance. 
The world’s 
Dormant plants, $1.40. 
May 1, $1.90. 
favorite pink. 23 petals 
In pots after 
Richly fragrant. Large 
cerise-red blooms. Deservedly popular. 
23 petals. Dormant plants, $1.40. In pots 
after May 1, $1.90. 
*Shades of Autumn. Patent 542. Very 
hardy sort. The large flowers are a com- 
bination of cherry-pink and yellow-gold. 
40 petals. Dormant plants only, $1.75. 
**Shangri-La. Patent 665. Large, fragrant, 
high-centered flowers combining blush- 
color, salmon, and rose. Fresh and delight- 
ful. Good in foliage and growth. 35 petals. 
Dormant plants, $1.50. In pots after May 
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*Talisman. Fragrant. Mixture of red, 
orange, pink and bright yellow. Vigorous 
growth; husky foliage. 25 petals. Dormant 
plants only, $1.40. 
Texas Centennial. Patent 162. Color 
is blood-red with some gold, turning to 
cerise-red in center. A prize-winner. Dor- 
mant plants, $1.50. In pots after May 1, $2. 
**V for Victory. Patent 543. A richly per- 
fumed flower with a high center. The color 
is spectrum-yellow shading to red at the cen- 
ter. 45 petals. Dormant plants only, $1.75. 

COLLECTION B 
Five Choice Roses 
Shown in color on page 84 
Pat. 591. 
Pat. applied for. 
Pat. applied for. 
COLLECTION B. 5 dormant plants, 
one each, $9. 
The five, in pots after May 1, $11.50. 
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