40 Beware of Cheap Roses, Good Rose Plants are Scarce 
THE BETTER PATENT ROSES 

WILL ROGERS (Pat. 256)—Dark vel- 
vety crimson in color. Strong and lux- 
uriant in growth, this rose will be cher- 
ished in thousands of American gardens 
where it will serve fitly to commemorate 
the name of the man in whose honor it 
was named. Price, Heavy Super Size, 
$1.25 each. 
PEARL HARBOR (Pat. 637)—Light 
poppy-pink, reverse China rose on long 
stem. Bud large, long-pointed; flower 
exceptionally large, double and high-cen- 
tered. Heavy Super Size, $1.50 each. 
BETTER TIMES (Pat. 23) — Brilliant 
cerise flowers, large, double, fragrant. 
Heavy Super Size, $1.50 each. 
MME. CHIANG KAI-SHEK (Patent ap- 
plied for)—Bud very large, long-pointed; 
flower unusually large, double (24 to 30 
petals), high-centered, lasting. Empire 
to lemon-yellow turning lighter as the 
blooms mature on long stem. Vigorous, 
upright and compact; abundant bloomer, 
Heavy Super Size, $2.00 each. 
COUNTESS VANDAL (Pat. 38)—Long 
pointed bud, upright stems. Color com- 
bination can hardly be described, pink, 
copper, gold and salmon. Heavy Super 
Size, $1.50 each. 
PEACE (Pat. 591)—The All America 
Rose Selection winner for 1946. Big, 
double flowers, a glorious blending of 
pink, cream, white and yellow, with a 
haunting fragrance. The plant has a real 
constitution, husky healthy canes with 
glossy disease-resistant foliage. All sum- 
mer, one after another, come the superb, 
unusually long-lasting blooms, on long 
stems. Heavy Super Size, $2.50 each. 
BLAZE (Pat. 10)—A hardy, vigorous 
climbing rose similar to Paul’s Scarlet. 
Recurrent bloomer. Scarlet-crimson flow- 
er. Heavy Super Size, $1.50 each. 
AMERICAN FLAGSHIP (Pat. 676)—At- 
tractive urn-shaped buds open to high- 
centered, well-formed double flowers of 
velvet-textured crimson-red, deeply shad- 
ed with rich ox-blood tones. Holds color 
in sun; does not blue; vigorous grower; 
free bloomer; attractive foliage; black- 
spot resistant. Heavy Super Size, $1.50 
each. 
HEART’S DESIRE (Pat. 501)—An all 
America winner that we believe will be- 
come one of the greatest red roses. Buds 
are perfect and open into large, graceful, 
double flowers on long stems, fine for 
cutting. <A bright yet soft crimson-scar- 
let that does not fade. So fragrant, a 
small bouquet perfumes a room. A 
healthy, hardy, vigorous grower that im- 
proves with age. Heavy Super Size, $1.50 
each. 

