1950 
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ROSES MAKE THE PERFECT GIFT 
A Gift That Grows! 
In any season and for every occasion, 
Roses make the perfect gift to any 
garden owner. The rose fancier will 


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CECILE BRUNNER. Dainty pink buds and flowers borne all 
through the season. $1.25. 
CECILE BRUNNER YELLOW. Tiny yellow buds and graceful 
miniature blooms in clusters. $1.25. 
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CHRISTOPHER STONE. (Plant Pat. No. 626.) A strong grow- 
er and abundant bloomer. Vivid scarlet fragrant flowers. $1.50. 
enjoy a gift of modern US selections ETOILE DE HOLLANDE. Flowers as gorgeous as the bush rose 
to add to his prize collection, or to replace obsolete form, and more of them. $1.25. 
varieties. The new home owner will enjoy one or more HIGH NOON. (Plant Pat. 704.) Intense clear yellow “pillar” 
of our carefully chosen collections, every one a good rose of perfect form. Free blooming. All America Selection for 
foundation for a permanent rose garden. Climbing and 1948. $2.00. 
tree roses are just the gift to make an ordinary garden HINRICH GAEDE (Plant Pat. 244.) Rust-red buds and rose- 
sing with color pink blooms with brilliant orange tones. $1.50. 
eae MME. HENRI GUILLOT. (Plant Pat. 788.) Orange red buds 
Our convenient MERCHANDISE ORDERS and a copy 
= : ¢ open to rich raspberry pink blooms. $1.50. 
of this catalog permit easy selection of roses of the re- MRS. E. P. THOM. Perfect buds of rich yellow followed by large 
cipient’s own choice. 

open blooms on long stems. $1.25. 
CLG. HINRICH GAEDE $1.50 HIGH NOON $2.00 
TREE ROSES 
FOR GARDEN CHARACTER PEACE. (P.P.A.F.) Now you can have this ‘best new rose in a 
BUSH ROSES, continued 
SAN FERNANDO. (P.P.A.F.) All 
America selection for 1948. Scarlet 
buds open to many-petaled blooms of 
glowing currant red. Good dark leath- 
ery foliage; vigorous growth. Heavily 
perfumed. $2.00. 
SAN GABRIEL. (P.P.A.F.) Glowing 
salmon buds overlaid tangerine and 
TAFFETA. (Plant Pat. 716.) A rose of 
many colors on vigorous upright plants. 
Color varies with the seasons: rose-pink, 
salmon-pink or apricot, usually car- 
mine-red in bud. Fragrant. All America 
selection for 1948. $1.50. 
TALLYHO. (Plant Pat. 828.) A re- 
freshing new color in roses. Plump, 
ovoid buds open to beautifully formed 
flowers, with spicy fragrance. Inside of 
decade” as a climber. Yellow, white and pink flowers, beautiful 
foliage, strong growth. $2.00. 
PICTURE. (Plant Pat. 524.) Climbing type of the most popular 
true pink rose. $1.50. 
PRESIDENT HOOVER. Rampant climber, apricot and rose-red 
flowers. $1.25. 
PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER. Generous clusters of vivid scarlet 
flowers maintain its everlasting popularity. $1.25. 
TALISMAN. Blend of gold, apricot, pink and carmine; a dazzling 
fiery red. Open petals reveal saffron petals colored a delightful shade of rose / Y ; 
yellow tint at base. $2.00. pink, while outer side of petals is tinted age alt ping | libel t ee ae : : and eye-filling climber. $1.25. 
SAN LUIS REY. (P.P.A.F.) Splendid crimson to cardinal red. Plants unusu- APPLAUSE MRS. P. S. DUPONT TEXAS CENTENNIAL. (Plant Pat. 565.) Brick-red buds open 
new yellow rose. Pointed guinea-gold ally strong and vigorous, making long AUTUMN PEACE deep rose. Vigorous and dependable. $1.50. 
buds open to satiny flowers with rich strong stems for cutting. Good foliage. : 
$2.00. CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG PICTURE 
cadmium yellow base. $2.00. 
SUTTER’S GOLD (P.P.A.F.) All Amer- TEXAS CENTENNIAL. SAN FERNANDO 
(Plant Pat. : _ CHRISTOPHER STONE 
ica Rose selection for 1950. A fine new ey eee pega be es Open ae ETOILE DE HOLLA/NDE SNOWBIRD 
yellow rose. The exquisite long pointed arge eep rose-pin owers wit Y/ fp be ’ . 
buds are bright yellow, richly shaded touches of gold at base of petal. $1.50. Aine NINER SUTTER’S GOLD 
with orange and red. Open flowers are THE DOCTOR. Large buds and flowers 4 MME. HENRI GUILLOT TAFFETA 
beautiful in form and richly fragrant. of perfect form; deep glowing pink. Ss id: on ch j MISSION BELL’ TALISMAN 
$2.50. One of our best pinks. $1.25. j / fU GY! 
/ $5.00 each (slightly higher in containers) 
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PLANTING. Unwrap the roses soon as re- Construct a ridge around the plants forfuture spreading) and a fungicide containing copper. N AG y 
ceived. If the roots are dry, plunge entire irrigation. This combination controls aphis and mildew, ww sa < H 
plant in a bucket of water overnight. If moist, pRUNING. Figures 1 & 2 show a rose cor- the rose’s worst enemies. Begin spraying in aO yD 
dampen packing material and carefully re- rectly pruned at time of planting. Note that early sprig aed repeat cack ‘werk’ es lone aa 2 
wrap. Keep moist and cool until planting time. cuts are made just above an outside bud. Fig- ee mecrssa ty: te iy 
While digging holes to receive the roses, keep ure 3 shows a rose after one season’s growth. FERTILIZING. Use a balanced commercial 4. KS \ J 
them in a bucket of water (Fig. 1). Dig spa- Shaded portions indicate parts of plants to be © fe lizer, about one heaping trowelful applied Seg: --LEVEL a m hi 
cious holes, mounding soil in center. Place the removed. Keep the plants open in the center. 1 rhe Paste ean ete plant: Pook 2 o ee \ a \ SS Spread roolS ; WATER. 
roots over the mound and set the bud union at j then: Apply fertilizer. esaise aa ser tare eet Sh e evenly over y x new plants 
z cee Bets 3 fertilizing in late spring and repeat monthly N\ Ups q TK J / 
ae ground level (Fig. 1), and fill in with top-soil : NY ( XS a mound of SN IN! INDICATE THOSE 
Fig (Fig. 2). Soak with a slow stream of water NN y IX \AL YN UN # carth.& j ( TO BE REMOVED 
Ba and fill in with additional soil as required. SSE. LEE — oaees bese oer 
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