©Floribundas 
Larger-flowered, everblooming 
Betty Prior. Patent 340. Medium to tall-growing; flowers in large clus- 
ters; definite two-tone—light pink inside petals, carmine outside; noted for its 
profuse and constant all-season bloom; exceptionally pretty. 
Gordon M. Beals, Omaha, writes—In case it happens elsewhere, why don’t 
catalogues describe Betty as twice as tall as Donald? My 6 plants were right up to 
my eyes this fall-nearly six feet-—my Donalds, even with my belt buckle. Do they 
act that way in all soils and climates?” Will sympathetic rosarians help Mr. Beals, 
please, also will some anatomical mathematician figure just how tall HE is. 1.25 
Donald Prior. Patent 377. Another year’s acquaintance with this beauti- 
ful cherry-red floribunda, growing with and without irrigation all over the Lester 
display gardens, adds a lot to our admiration and respect. With us its growth is 
medium, 2-3 feet; its bloom constant, and its rich dark-red semi-double blooms an 
unfailing delight. 125 
Else Poulsen. Grows three to four feet, robust and erect. Heavy and con- 
stant bloomer. Flowers are in clusters of one dozen or more, on long stems—bright 
rose-pink, with eleven petals. Says the National Rose Society, “‘a very beautiful 
bedding variety.” 
Summer, 1948. Else Poulsen probably won more spring-visitor admiration, 
in the “hill display garden” than any other variety. The big, buxom, 5 foot plants 
were a mass of brilliant bloom, continuing now through the summer. We note that 
162 reports from 39 states, give her a national A.R.S. rating of 87%! Some gal, 
is Else. 1.25 
Erna Grootendorst. <A large, semi-double, deep velvety crimson flori- 
bunda, seldom seen in today’s catalogues, but so good we have added it to our care- 
fully selected list. 
Supply limited until 1950. hea 
Floradora. Patented. All-America winner in 1945 and the first time a 
hybrid polyantha has been so honored. Tall-growing, well branched, healthy and 
profuse. Its color is unique. As Armstrongs say—‘‘Call it cinnabar-red, orange- 
scarlet, scarlet-vermilion, whichever sounds the most dazzling to you.” Said color 
will bear watching, however, as it does not blend nicely with the more delicate 
rose shades. Says rose-authorithy McDonough, San Francisco—‘‘Rates a place in any 
garden for novel coloring; has no fault that I can discern,” and to Mrs. Packard, 
Los Angeles, we are again indebted for some characteristic wording—“What an 
eye-putter-outer they make in a corsage.” 1.50 
Gruss An Aachen. ‘Most useful of all the Polyanthas,” says Dr. McFarland 
in 1938, and still rates today among the best low-growing, large-flowering varieties 
of its type. Blooms are flesh-pink, with a touch of salmon, outstanding for delicacy, 
profuseness, and resistance to mildew. 1.25 
Karen Poulsen. Probably the finest creation of the Poulsen family, Denmark, 
the world’s leading experts in this rose class. Grows to 3 feet, blooms in large 
panicles of intense scarlet, single flowers; holds its color well in sun or wet. Awarded 
England’s National Rose Society first position, and was runner-up for the French 
Bagatelle Gold Medal in 1946. This is a leading favorite in our gardens. 1225 
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