
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER. $1.15 each 
MRS. PIERRE S. DU PONT. Yellow. (Mal- 
lerin, 1929.) Nicely formed buds and double 
flowers of rich red- -gold, almost orange in the 
depths of petals; spicy fragrance. A yellow 
Rose which blooms all the time and supplies 
good flowers. The plants are bushy and the 
glossy foliage is attractive. 42 petals. $1.25 
each. 
MRS. SAM McGREDY. Bicolor. (McGredy, 
1929.) Color is scarlet-orange, changing to 
copper as the blooms mature; delicately per- 
fumed. Branching plants with red canes and 
beautiful bronzy foliz age. 40 petals. $1.25 each. 
Available in spring only. 
NATIONAL FLOWER GUILD. T. Red. 
(Mallerin, 1927.) Full, double, fragrant flow- 
ers of unfading scarlet-red. Tall, branching 
plants with healthy, leathery, rich green 
foliage; quite at home in mixed_ shrubbery 
plantings or in back of a white picket fence. 
$1.50 each. 
OPHELIA. Pink. (W. Paul & Son, 1912.) A 
creamy white and pale pink bloom with a glint 
of golden yellow in the folds of its petals; very 
fragrant. Plant of very strong and spare habit; 
blooms liberally. $1.50 each. 
Monthly-Blooming HYBRID TEA ROSES, continued 
PICTURE. Pink. (McGredy, 1932.) Splendidly 
formed, medium-sized flowers of velvety rose- 
pink, the petals pleasingly reflexed. Well 
named, as both form and color are very lovely. 
A fine cutting Rose; unusually free blooming. 
34 petals. $1.25 each. 
PINK DAWN. Pink. (Howard & Smith, 1935.) 
A handsome deep rose-pink flower, opening to 
lively pink with an orange base; sweetly fra- 
grant. Vigorous, upright habit. One of the 
best modern pink Roses. 60 petals. $1.25 each. 
POINSETTIA. Red. (Howard & Smith, 1938.) 
Semi-double flowers of a bright rich scarlet 
produced freely all season on vigorous plants 
of fairly tall growth. Rich Tea fragrance. 28 
petals. $1.25 each. 
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER. T. Bi- 
color. (Coddington, 1930.) Large flowers of 
flaming scarlet and yellow in the bud, opening 
to soft cre amy yellow with scarlet markings. 
Vigorous plants with flowers on 2-foot stems. 
25 petals. $1.15 each. 
PRESIDENT MACIA. Pink. (M. Leenders, 
1933.) Imagine the longest Rose-bud you 
ever saw, of a lovely shade of pink, Sr ae 
with heavy veins of darker pink, and each of 
the perfect buds on a splendid stem for cutting. 
When open, the face of the petals is pale flesh, 
warmed with a yellow flush toward the base, 
the reverse the rich pink of the buds. Fruity 
scent. 25 petals. $1.25 each. 
RADIANCE. Pink. (J. Cook, 1908.) Globular, 
cupped flowers of two-toned pink, light silvery 
tone inside and deeper on outside. Vigorous, 
free blooming. The standard pink Rose. Deli- 
ciously fragrant. 23 petals. $1.15 each. 
RED RADIANCE. Red. (Gude Bros., 1916.) 
A deep red sport of Radiance and exactly like 
its parent in everything but color; fragrant. 
23 petals. $1.15 each. 
SOEUR THERESE. Yellow. (F. Gillot, 1930.) 
Exquisite buds and semi-double, cupped flow- 
ers of golden yellow, with edges of petals 
spotted madder-carmine. Sweetbrier fragrance. 
Strong growth, good foliage. 25 petals. 
$1.25 each. 
SOUTHPORT. Red. (McGredy, 1933.) A 
brilliant, unshaded scarlet Rose, with fine Tea 
scent. Recommended for spectacular effect. 
One of the most popular scarlet-red Roses on 
the Pacific Coast but thrives and blooms 
equally as well here in the East. 18 petals. 
$1.25 each. 
SOUVENIR DE CLAUDIUS PERNET. /Yel- 
low. (Pernet-Ducher, 1920.) Fine buds of 
fadeless yellow, paling somewhat toward the 
edge. Some rosarians like it and insist it Is a 
good yellow; others claim it balls for them. 
Good in certain climates. $1.25 each. 
SOUVENIR DE JEAN SOUPERT. Yellow. 
(Soupert & Notting, 1929.) Long, tapering, 
deep golden yellow buds slowly unfold to broad 
creamy yellow. $1.50 each. Supply ex- 
hausted until fall 1948. 
TALISMAN. Bicolor. (Montgomery Co., 1929.) 
Variable flowers ranging from rich scarlet and 
gold to deep rose and pale yellow; fragrant. 
One of the earlier multi-colored Roses. In 
most localities it yields good flowers for cut- 
ting. 25 petals. $1.15 each. 
THE DOCTOR. Pink. (Howard & Smith, 1936.) 
Immense, long-pointed buds of sparkling pink 
slowly open to great flowers 5 to 6 inches across 
of exquisite, satiny, silvery pink. Fragrance is 
intense. Spreading growth. 23 petals. $1.25 each. 
The “RADIANCE” 
COLLECTION 
GROUP OFFER S-48-4 
6 varieties for $6.25 Mr / 
(Regular value $7.20) a 
For vigor of growth and abundance of 
bloom, the ever-reliable Pink Radiance. sits 
and its descendants are still “‘tops.”’ Here _ 
are five more varieties in all colors: Pink 
Radiance, Red Radiance, Mme. Jules _ 
Bouche (white), MecGredy’s Scarlet, — 
Mrs. Charles Bell (salmon), and Soeur 
Therese (golden yellow). i 
PROVIDE NEW THRILLS FOR NEW ENTHUSIASTS 
OSE hybridists are ever at work 
endeavoring to produce new and 
better Roses. All Rose-lovers owe a 
debt of gratitude to these pioneers who are 
pushing on to new frontiers. 
New varieties should be considered the 
“spice” and “dessert” of 
Standard kinds are the “entree, 
you know exactly what a Radiance or 
Etoile de Hollande or President Herbert 
Hoover will do in your g 
Rose-growing. 
” but when 
yarden, then there 
are greater thrills Ahead when planting a 
Rose not only with a new name but with 
a new plant habit, and better form and 
color. 
CALIFORNIA. HT. (Howard & Smith, 1937.) 
Pat. 449. Bicolor. Large, 
bronzy apricot with an iridescent sheen, re- 
verse coppery pink; delicious fragrance. 
Healthy plants with attractive small foliage. 
All-America Rose Selection for 1941. 30 petals. 
$1.50 each. 
loose flowers of 
See page 10 for Rose Discounts 
CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG. HT. (W. E 
Lammerts, 1940.) Pat. 455. Red. The color 
is warm red in the bud opening to cerise in hot 
weather and spectrum-red in cooler weather. 
Its long and pointed bud opens into a long- 
lasting, fragrant flower 3 to 4 inches in diam- 
eter. Foliage deep green and highly resistant 
to mildew. All-America Rose Selection for 
1943. $1.50 each. 
COUNTESS VANDAL. HT. (M. Leenders, 
1932.) Pat. 38. Bicolor. Long-pointed bud 
and a high-centered fragrant flower of coppery 
bronze, suffused with soft gold, developing 
added beauty during its long life. 30 petals. 
$1.50 each. 
CRIMSON GLORY. HT. (Kordes, 1935.) 
Pat. 105. Red. A beautiful crimson flower 
shaded deep red and mellowed by a velvety 
nap. Wonderful fragrance. Wherever rosarians 
congregate, Crimson Glory is always acclaimed 
the very best dark, velvety crimson-red garden 
Rose for the United States. 30 petals. $1.50 
each, 
DAYLIGHT. HT. (Dr. W. Cross, 1939.) 
Propagation rights reserved. Peach. Very 
large, double fragrant flowers of light peach 
color emerging from lovely buds. Center 
petals are soft satiny pink, the outer ones 
creamy white. $1.50 each. 
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DIAMOND JUBILEE. HT. (E. S. Boerner, 
1947.) Propagation rights reserved. Buff- 
orange. Flowers very large, double and high 
centered; color intensified in cool weather. 
All-America Rose Selection for 1948. $2.00 each. 

© ECLIPSE. $1.50 each 
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