Few patented roses are successful commercially, unless they are 
“All-America” winners. ‘To capture this national award, a new 
variety is tested by experts in 17 gardens widely scattered the country 
over; they must show winning qualities in all climates and conditions. 
When the new rose bears the “All America” stamp, you can depend 
upon it—it’s not only good but will be good for you. 
Once again we commend the AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY, and 
the value of its annual “Proof of the Pudding” reports, in which many 
of our leading amateurs judge the latest creations; they provide a 
non-commercial and unbiased guide to the best new roses. Their 
national ratings and comments (ARS) are quoted frequently herein. 
If you are not an ARS member, you are missing a valuable and enter- 
taining association with 10,000 other rose enthusiasts. 
The rose varieties which follow have few faults and are selected 
carefully for their superior beauty and many virtues. We are not 
hybridists and have nothing of our own creation to endorse. Our 
aim is to offer you through these annual pages, the pick of the 
modern roses, wherever originated, without prejudice, grown the 
California way. We will try to describe them fairly. “True some do 
better in cooler climates; some like best the inland sun; but the acid 
test of varied conditions and locations has been applied to them, and 
these we think the most worthy.” 
Angels Mateu. (Angels Mantle.) Patent 174. This is one of the finest 
creations of the famous Spaniard, Pedro Dot. Rated 76% by the American Rose 
Society, and given a “First Class Trial Ground Certificate” by the National Rose 
Society of England. Robust, disease-resistant; abundant bloom. Flower is large, 
double, globular, on long, strong stem—flame shaded gold; ripe blackberry fragrance. 
In this writer’s spring inspection notes, appears the following, ‘Enormous, lush, 
healthy; ... good!” 1.50 
Best Regards. Patent 652. A large, handsome rose of exhibition form, on 
long stems. Color cardinal-red, further enlivened by a coppery-orange at base of 
petals inside; healthy, tall-growing and very profuse. First admired by this writer 
in a stunning bouquet brought to the Pacific Rose Society meeting by Bill Clark, 
that rose-canny and genial Scot who presides at Germaines. 1.50 
Blaze. Patent 10. From its parents, Blaze gets the vivid color and form of 
the popular Paul’s Scarlet, and has added the recurrent blooming habit of Gruss an 
Teplitz. We have yet to see any climber which fully justifies the term “‘ever- 
blooming,” but Blaze is a dependable repeater, especially in fall. Vigorous and hardy, 
with scarlet blooms, galore. 1.50 
Boudoir. <A very striking bi-color, created by Meilland, famous French 
hybridist, in Tyrian rose, reverse white. Large, full, on long strong stems, rather 
tall grower. To lovers of the unusual this rose is for you. 1.50 
Butterscotch. Patent 613. “Zinc-orange blotched jasper-red,” says orig- 
inator Hill, and while this carries us a bit beyond the limitations of our color 
vocabulary, we agree this is a rare, rich shade of yellow—a well formed, double 
bloom, long stemmed—and the plant is robust. Rated among the leading attract- 
ions in our display garden this season. 1.50 
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