CALIFORNIA ROSES 
Crimson Giory: (Pat. 105) 
The beautiful, flaming urn-shaped buds open 
into magnificent vivid flowers of velvety 
crimson with black and maroon markings. 
$1.50 each. 
CHRISTOPHER STONE: 
Glowing, brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers 
with deeper shadings. The buds are not 
always perfect in form, but have long lasting 
substance and delightfully spicy fragrance. 
$1.00 each. 
CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG: (Pat. 455) 
Queen of them all, with long, slender, carmine 
buds and magnificent open flowers of 
brilliant cerise. $1.50 each. 
CounTEss VANDAL: (Pat. 38) 
The countess regally carries her long tapering 
buds of salmon pink, richly shaded with 
copper and gold tones, on long husky stems. 
Exceptionally fine for cutting. $1.50 each. 
DEBONAIRE: (Pat. 677) 
A new yellow that is outstanding because of 
the beauty and perfection of the jaunty, 
tightly curled buds, and the graceful high 
centered open flower. $2.00 each. 
Ecuipse: (Pat. 172) 
This rose is famous for its unique. stream- 
lined buds of pale yellow, often more than 2 
inches long. $1.50 each. 
Nocrurne: (Pat. /13) 
One of the new 1948 Winners, with long red 
buds of spectacular beauty. $2.00 each. 
Prach® s(( Paty 591) 
The buds are golden yellow etched with pink. 
Flowers are unusually large, on heavy stems 
that lift them proudly above the foliage. 
$2.00 each. 
PICTURE: 
No words can do justice to the warm, rich 
salmon-pink tones of the perfectly formed 
buds and flowers. When you have seen these 
bright, cheerful pink buds, you will know 
what we mean. $1.50. 
Pinnre: (Pat. 712) 
This unique little rose is entirely different 
from any other rose now in existence. Itisa 
Polyanthus, a Baby Rose. The dainty little 
pink bud is long, slender and perfect in every 
detail, with a spicy fragrance. Pinkie is a 
rose of many uses, fine for cutting purposes, as 
a border or dwarf hedge. $2.00 each. 
Pinoccuio: (Pat. 484) 
This rose blooms so exuberantly that the 
word “ever blooming” seems inadequate. 
Clusters of winsome rich salmon-buds flushed 
with gold. Unrivaled for buttonnieres. $1.50 
each. 
RUSAIYATs) “Ub. bai.) 
This rosy cheeked Irish beauty was the All- 
American Winner for 1947. The long shapely 
bud is a scintillating Rose-red. Buds and 
flowers are extra large and have a delightful 
damask-rose fragrance. $2.00 each. 
SHow Giri: (Pat. 646) 
Seldom without great, long, lovely, deep pink 
buds and magnificent many-petaled open 
blooms on long, sturdy stems. $1.50 each. 
Snow Birp: 
Beautifully shaped, long, flaring, white buds 
open into snowy, many-petaled high centered 
blooms. Very fragrant and will outbloom 
most white roses 2 to 1. $1.50 each. 
TAFFETA: (Pat. 716) 
New 1948 All-American Winner. You may 
describe it as rose-pink, salmon or apricot, 
but the predominant color is usually a rich 
carmine-rose in the bud, changing to Begonia- 
rose in the open flower. The reverse of the 
petals is tinted yellow. Exceptionally fine for 
cutting. $2.00 each. 
