Michel's Hardy Garden Roses 
1948 Award Winners 
All-America Rose 
Selections 
Dormant stock up to April 1, each $2.00. 
Pot-grown stock in May and June, each 
$2.25. 
Nocturne. Pat. 713. Has one of the longest, 
most perfect, streamlined buds displayed 
by any Rose in its color. Bright cardinal- 
red with deep, tmtriguinmg shadings of 
chrysanthemum-crimson. The large petals 
have good substance, are richly textured, 
and there are plenty of them, so that the 
flower lasts a long time. In hot weather 
the color becomes somewhat lighter. The 
blooms are pleasantly fragrant, although 
not approaching Mirandy in this respect. 
The stems are long, the foliage large, 
abundant and sem1- -glossy. The plant dis- 
plays plenty of vigor and quickly grows 
mto a big sturdy bush in the garden. 
Reports from the official All-America test 
gardens throughout the country were uni- 
formly good, and other test plantings 
have aroused much enthusiasm. The va- 
riety seems well adapted to all climates. 
Nocturne is the result of a cross between 
the Roses Charlotte Armstrong and Night. 
It was originated in the Research Depart- 
ment of the Armstrong Nurseries by Her- 
bert C. Swim. 
San Fernando. Pat. pending. The in- 
troduction of this grand Rose is an Im- 
portant milestone In the production of 
better red varieties. Competent judges who 
have seen this elegant red Rose in bloom 
rank it high. The bright vermilion buds 
are long and pointed, opening into fully 
double flowers of vermilion-scarlet. In 
addition to the lovely form and brilliant 
color, San Fernando has another out- 
standing quality—intense and _ lasting 
fragrance. 
The vigorous growth, fine foliage, brilliant 
color and pointed form are sufficient 
qualities to recommend any Rose, but 
when you add spicy old Rose fragrance it 
can be truthfully said that San Fernando 
will be among the leading varieties for a 
Large-flowering Polyantha or Floribunda Roses 
those marked * 
Pot-Grown, each $2.25; doz. $24.00. 
*Bright Eyes. A fine new yellow Floribunda. 
As the canary-yellow buds expand, the 
color alters to a silvery yellow near the 
outer margins of the petals. At times the 
silvery tips are tinted with soft pastel 
pink and rose. One of its chief attributes 
is the great strength of the plants. The 
rich clean foliage is always brilliant, 
having the smooth, unwrinkled appear- 
ance of freshly laundered [men. For 
bordermg walks, massing m beds or cut- 
ting, Bright Eyes will qualify as a fme 
Rose in every detail. 
Cecile Brumner. Charming light pink 
flowers, shading into yellow at the base. 
Dainty im size and lovely im color. It is 
the perfect Rose for nosegays and cor- 
sages, also splendid for borders and 
massing. 
Cheerio. Superb m every respect. A Rose of 
outstanding merit whether used for mass 
planting in beds or borders or as an 
accent in the garden, carrying a super- 
abundance of brilliant double flowers, 
gracefully arranged. The petals are clear 
mallow-pink shading to Tyrian-rose at 
the base, with the reverse [uminous rose- 
madder. 
*Crimson Rosette. Clusters of brilliant 
red Roses cover the dark green, heavily 
foliaged bushes in a continuous display 
of velvety red. The medium-sized, fifty- 
petaled buds expand slowly, finally cul- 
minating in open flowers of vivid crimson. 
Every flower in the spray is an exquisitely 
formed red plush rosette. The rugged 
growth accounts for the tremendous 
quantities of flowers produced. 
*Floradora. Pat. pending. For scintillating 
brillrance this new Rose surpasses all 
others. The color ts bright ctnnabar with 
shades of scarlet and gerantum-red. It 
can only be matched by the most brilliant 
azaleas which bloom for two weeks in the 
spring while the vivid, exciting blooms of 
this new Rose are borne continuously for 
frve months in the year. 
Dormant Roses will be shipped up to April 1. Each $1.50; doz. $15.00. 
Pot-grown Roses to be shipped during May and June, each $1.75; doz. $18.00, except 
Varieties marked * dormant, each $2.00; doz. $21.00. 
*Glorious. The extremely vigorous bushes 
are well branched, with strong canes that 
divide into many open sprays bearing 
informal clusters of deep vermulion buds, 
expanding into semi-double flowers of 
‘Tyrian-rose. The flowers cover the plants. 
It would be impossible to surpass the 
new Rose Glorious for the purpose of 
bordering walks or drives, for mass plant- 
Ing or grouping, im fact, for any situation 
where a wealth of glorious color is de- 
sired. 
*Ming Toy. A new Polyantha Rose. The 
fifty or more petals are so precisely placed 
that the high-centered, brilliant rose 
flowers may be fairly compared with the 
finest camellias in form. The rugged 
plants abound with health, which ac- 
counts for the constant production of 
bloom. This energy is manifested m the 
cut sprays as well as the plarts. 
*Pink Rosette. Links the glamour and 
beauty of the present with the style and 
charm of the past. The open sprays 
bearing many pure peach-pink buds with 
fifty or more shell-like petals, are stream- 
lined and unfold to open flowers of per- 
fect proportion and form. Yet for all its 
up-to-the-minute newness there is about 
the Rose an indeftnable quality that 
connects Pmk Rosette with the quaint 
style, primness and beauty of Colonial 
times. 
Rosenelfe. Graceful clusters of dainty 
La-France-pink flowers superbly suited 
for cutting and table ornament. The 
handsomely shaped, small buds or open 
blooms lend themselves perfectly to any 
kind of decoration. In the garden they 
never fail to draw attention. Color holds 
up well in hottest sun. A fine grower, 
with excellent foliage. One of the best 
in this group. 
Springtime. Pat. 268. A Rose that will 
thrill you with its exquisite apple-blossom- 
pink shade with lighter center. Forms 
elegant, impressive flower sprays, com- 
posed of semi-double, cup-shaped blooms. 
Superb for cutting. 
White Finch. Pat. 277. The fine clusters 
long time to come. 
of flowers are pure white. Especially 
Soar. ots Gloria Mundi. The most brillant orange- 
Taffeta. Pat. 716. Outstanding m its ability 
scarlet imaginable. Never fades. Showy, 
to produce long-stemmed, perfectly formed, 
fragrant buds in the rich pink and salmon 
tones which almost everyone likes. At 
various time it is rose-pink, salmon, or 
apricot, but the predominant color is 
usually rich carmine-rose in the bud, 
changing to begonia-rose in the open flow- 
er. The reverse of the petals always dis- 
plays considerable yellow. ‘The slender, 
medium to large buds open to semi-double 
flowers with about 21 frilled, delicately 
veined petals. The blooms have a pro- 
nounced fragrance. 
The vigorous, upright plant is moderately 
bushy, with huge, glossy, dark green leaves, 
mahogany-red in the young stage. 
Nation-wide tests indicate that Taffeta Is a 
success in all sections of the country—Pacifie 
Coast, Middle West, East Coast and 
South. It is the result of a cross between 
the Roses President Hoover and Mrs. Sam 
McGredy. It was originated in the Re- 
search Department of the Armstrong 
Nurseries by W. E. Lammerts. 

ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO MARKET 
CHANGES 

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’ well-formed, double flowers. 

valuable for contrasts such as in com- 
bination with Ming Toy or Floradora. 
Border of Large-flowering Polyantha Roses 

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