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Hinrich Gaede*—Pointed bud of nasturtium red opens to 
very large double high-centered flower of orange- 
yellow with nasturtium-yellow glow. Fruity, raspberry 
fragrance. Glossy, bronze foliage. $1.25 each 
Holstein*—Floribunda). Immense flower-heads form a con- 
tinuous mass of color all season. Highly desirable in bor- 
ders and accent plantings. Flowers are 3-inches across 
with brilliant red, and a cheerful red eye. Fine dark fol- 
iage. Strong, tall, upright grower. (Pat.) $1.25 each 
Horace McFarland*—All-America Winner. Long pointed 
orange-pink buds open to deep apricot-pink with lighter 
shades of salmon and coral-pink. Broad leathery foliage. 
Plant is tall, upright and vigorous. Moderately fragrant 
blooms keep a long while after cutting. (Pat.) $2.25 each 
. Otto Thilow*—Well shaped, pointed bud. Large, double, 
high-centered flower with rich glowing rose-pink reflexed 
petals. Vigorous. One of the best pink roses. $1.25 each 
Katherine T. Marshall*-—All-America Winner. Deep salmon- 
pink bud opens to large double flower with cupped, 
slightly fragrant petals of deep rose-pink flushed yellow 
on long, strong cutting stems. Foliage leathery. Vigorous, 
upright. (Pat.) $2.00 each 


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Lady Fortevoit*—Large, double, high-centered, thick-petaled 
flower of golden yellow changing to deep apricot. Very 
fragrant. Bronzy, glossy foliage. Vigorous grower. Dwarf 
bushy habit. $1.25 each 
| Lowell Thomas*—All-America Winner. Magnificent glow- 
ing flowers with high cupped center and petals of 
vibrant lemon-chrome rolling outward. Slight tea fra- 
grance. Strong, erect stems. Lustrous green foliage. 
_ Plants are sturdily upright. (Pat.) $2.00 each 
Mark Sullivan*—Large double many petaled flowers of yel- 
low flushed and veined Tyrian-rose with high-center. 
Dark, leathery, glossy foliage. Vigorous, upright open 
growth. Very free blooming. (Pat.) $1.25 each 
McGredy’s Ivory*—One of the best white roses. Long- 
pointed bud. Fragrant high-centered creamy-white merg- 
ing into a yellow base. Very large. Dark, leathery, glossy 
foliage. Vigorous grower. $1.25 each 
McGredy’s Yellow*—Long pointed buds. Slightly fra- 
grant bright buttercup-yellow cupped flowers. Deep, 
reddish-green stems make a very attractive cut flower. 
Large, glossy bronze foliage. Vigorous. $1.25 each 
Mme. Henri Guillot*—No rival in form or color. Long, 
slender buds open to exquisitely formed, fragrant, 
urn-shaped blooms of deep watermelon pink with a 
golden base. Come singly on strong plants with extra- 
large, shiny foliage. (Pat.) $1.50 each 
Mrs. Pierre S. DuPont*-—Long, pointed buds of reddish gold; 
semi-double, very fragrant, golden yellow flowers. Pro- 
duces more blooms than any other yellow. Rich green, 
very dense foliage. Moderate growth. $1.25 each 








Mrs. Sam McGredy* —Long pointed buds of scarlet- 
orange washed with copper and red opens to rich 
apricot shaded with bronze. Very fragrant and double. 
Reddish bronze foliage. Everblooming. Low grower 
of spreading habit. $1.25 each 
Neige Parfum*—Long ovoid bud with slightest tinge of 
cream and delicate lemon opens to a pure white with de- 
lightful lemon verbena fragrance. Considered to be one 
of the most fragrant of roses. Good grower. Healthy, dark 
green disease-resistant foliage. (Pat.) $1.50 each 
Neville Chamberlain* — High-centered, perfectly formed, 
burnt-orange buds open to salmon, overlaid with rich 
bronze and orange tones. A tall, vigorous, hardy plant 
with bronzy-green foliage. (Pat.) $1.25 each 



Numa Fay*—A very large, well formed, fragrant rose with 
satiny petals of orange-salmon at the base, shading to 
pink at the edges. Fine, long, stiff stems and large foliage. 
Vigorous grower. $1.25 each 

Peace*—All-America Winner. One of the truly great 
roses. Numerous lemon buds unfold into a full double 
bloom with crinkled petals. The huge, full open peony- 
like blooms undergo a transformation of coloring from 
cream-yellow with the pink picotee edged petals to a 

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delicate over-all flush pink suffused with softening 
yellow. The coloring changes with the intensity of 
light and heat. The plant is upright growing with lush, 
glossy green leathery foliage. (Pat.) $2.00 each 
Picture*—-Local Rosarians consider this to be the best of 
pink roses, even though it is not as large a bloom as 
others. Color is a warm shade of pink with a faint un- 
dertone of salmon. Blooms are high-centered, perfectly 
formed with sweet tea fragrance. Foliage is glossy, 
dark green. Free blooming. $1.25 each 
Pink Bountiful—(Floribunda). Lovely small, double be- 
gonia-rose buds that open to rosalane-pink with ex- 
quisite nutty fragrance. Strong cutting stems. Large, 
dark, leathery, disease-resistant foliage. Vigorous, 
muchly branched upright habit. (Pat.) $1.50 each 
Pinocchio*—({Floribunda). Great clusters of exquisite 
pointed buds of salmon and gold open to soft clear 
pink flowers. One of the most sought of Sweetheart 
Roses. Bushy, upright grower abundantly clothed with 
disease-resistant foliage. Continuously in bloom. -A 
cutting and buttonniere rose. (Pat.) $1.25 each 
Pres. H. Hoover—Long pointed, large buds of flaming scar- 
let and yellow open to huge blooms of soft creamy pink 
with yellow shadings and orange tones. Spicy fragrance. 
Noted for its long, strong stems, leathery foliage, abun- 
dant bloom and diffuse tall growth. $1.25 each 
Pres. Plumecocq*—Large, double, open blooms of coppery 
buff and deep salmon with broad, firm, slightly reflexed 
petals. Fruity fragrance. Very strong stems. $1.25-each 
Rapture*—A deeper pink sport of Mme. Butterfly, a member 
of the favorite Ophelia family. Equally beautiful in form, 
and very fragrant. $1.25 each 
Red Ripples*—(Floribunda). Intense, scintillating red that 
seems to sparkle on the wavy petaled flowers. Magnifi- 
cent in mass plantings. Daintily modeled, long-lasting 
buds are perfect for buttonieres. A gem, for brilliant all- 
season color. Upright, bushy habit. (Pat.) $1.25 each 
Rosen Elfe*—(Floribunda). Clusters of very double, high- 
centered, lovely La France pink flowers on long stems. 
Plants are everblooming and clothed with large leathery, 
glossy foliage. Delightful in arrangements. $1.25 each 
1947 ALL-AMERICA WINNER 
Rubaiyat*—The 1947 All-America Winner. Brilliant red 
rose with most graceful long, shapely bud. Scintillat- 
ing rose-red to crimson color in the half-open flower is 
accentuated by a reverse several shades lighter. Extra 
large flowers of old rose fragrance are borne on long, 
strong stems in great profusion. Plant is tall and very 
vigorous. Luxuriant dark foliage. (Pat.) $2.00 each 
Saturnia—Beautifully formed flowers of cardinal-red with a 
reverse of salmon yellow and copper. Plant a vigorous 
grower with dark green foliage. (Pat.) $1.50 each 
Shot Silk*—A lovely salmon-pink, suffused with cerise and 
gold. Dependable free blooming variety with disease- 
resistant dark, glossy foliage. Very fragrant. $1.25 each 




















Signora*—Unusually heavy, tall grower with long, strong 
stems which carry long buds of burnt sienna opening to 
a lighter hue toward mandarin. Handsome, leathery, dis- 
ease-resistant foliage. (Pat.) $1.50 each 
Snowbird *—High-centered, very fragrant double white with 
creamy center. Leathery, disease-resistant foliage. Strong 
grower. Compact, bushy habit. $1.25 each 
Sonata*—Long pointed bud of cochineal red open to a full 
double rose of deep pink. An excellent rose for cutting. 
Vigorous, upright grower with large, healthy, leathery 
foliage. ‘(Pat.) $1.50 each 
Talisman*—One of the finest of all garden roses for cutting. 
A combination of orange, yellow, and rose-red with a 
delicious fragrance, foliage rich green. $1.25 each 
Texas Centennial*—A richly fragrant blood-red sport of Pres. 
H. Hoover with all the good qualities of its parent. Tall 
plants are remarkably free blooming with flowers that 
come on erect, firm stems. (Pat.) $1.25 each 
The Doctor*‘—Enormous semi-double cupped flowers of satin 
pink. Very fragrant soft light foliage. Bushy habit. $1.25 each 
CLIMBING ROSES 

Blaze*—-A Paul's Scarlet Climber that, once established, pro- 
duces intermittent bloom after the main burst of blazing 
scarlet in June. Holds its color well in full sun. Grows 
10 to 12 feet tall. Ideal along a fence or over an arch or 
trained on trellises against a white house. (Pat.) $1.50 each 
Cl. Cecile Brunner—See Bush Roses. $1.25 each 
Cl. Etoile de Hollande—-See Bush Roses. $1.50 each 
Cl. Golden Emblem—This favorite climber is a much 
stronger grower and not susceptible to ‘‘die-back’’ as in 
the bush form. Cadmium-yellow in the bud, opening to 
large, double, well formed fragrant canary yellow. Dark, 
glossy, leathery foliage. $1.50 each 
Cl. Mme. Henri Guillot*—See Bush Roses. (Pat.) $2.00 each 
Cl. Mrs. Sam McGreedy---See Bush Roses. (Pat.) $2.00 each 
Cl. Picture*—See Bush Roses: (Pat.) $1.50 each 
Cl. Shot Silk—Described under Bush Roses. $1.50 each 
Cl. Texas Centennial—See Bush Roses. $1.50 each 
Cl. Talisman—More vigorous, stronger grower than the Bush 
Form. No other rose like it—a blend of orange-scarlet, 
gold, deep yellow, soft apricot and pink. Exquisite in the 
bud, it changes hues as it opens to maturity. $1.50 each 
TREE OR STANDARD ROSES 
(See quantity prices, Page 1) 
(Free Delivery within Bounds only) 
Sturdy, double worked roses for formal plantings, along 
driveways, cemetery plots, etc. Curiously, roses in this 
form outbloom the same varieties in the Bush Form. 
The price of No. 1 Tree Roses is $5.00 each dormant or bare 
root, and $5.50 for Pat. varieties. We have to charge extra 
for packing and shipping of Tree Roses. Please give a sec- 
ond choice in ordering because supplies are not overly 
plentiful. 
Multi-Colored: Hinrich Gaede Talisman—Mrs. Sam McGredy. 
Red Shades: Charlotte Armstrong — Etoile De Hollande — 
Christopher Stone. 
Pink Shades: Picture—Mme. Henri Guillot. 
Yellow Shades: Mrs. P. S. Dupont—Peace. 
