Novelty Garden Roses 
MONTHLY-BLOOMING PATENTED HYBRID TEA ROSES 
Dormant Stock can be shipped up to April 15. Each $2.00; doz. $21.00, except where noted 
Pot-grown Roses available in May and June. Each $2.25; doz. $24.00, except where noted 


SPECIAL OFFER: 4 Varieties Marked* (Please Ask for Collection No. 10) for $7.50 
The above collection, Pot-grown for delivery May-June (Please Ask for Collection 10A) for $8.50 

Anzac. Pat. 636. Exceptionally hardy and 
very easy to grow. The flowers are coral- 
rose with a golden yellow sheen at the 
base of the petale. A profusely blooming 
novelty that will become highly popular. 
- *Butterscotch. Pat. 613. The length and 
grace of the petals are outstanding. The 
- outside is soft, prle orange-yellow; the 
inside lemon-chrome at the base, chang- 
ing to pale yellow-orange, penciled very 
lightly with orange-buff. 
California. Pat. 449. A _ sensational 
novelty. Color is a glorious shade of 
ruddy orange toned with saffron-yellow. 
Growth vigorous, with healthy, glossy 
green foliage. 
California Centennial. Propagation 
Rights Reserved. A new, intensely fra- 
grant, glowing crimson Rose. The flower 
shoots break away well down on the par- 
ent canes, affording stems 18 inches or 
more in length, crowned with long, spiral 
crimson buds of elegant texture. 
Carrie Jacobs Bond. Pat. 158. A mag- 
nificent Rose with large, double blooms 
of an entrancing rich deep rose color 
enhanced by a Iumimous coral sheen. 
Moderately fragrant. 
Charlotte Armstrong. Pat. 455. Long, 
slender, rose-red buds open to extra-large 
blooms of deep, glowing rose, sometimes 
very dark rose-red. Handsome, upright 
plants with Jong, strong flower stems. 
A superior Rose that is always beautiful 
everywhere. 
Commando. Pat. 702. A large flower with 
30 to 35 petals, unfolding from a long- 
pointed bud. The color is orange-buff 
suffused pink. Leathery, glossy foliage 
on an upright, very bushy plant. 


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*Crimson Glory. Pat. 105. Glorious in its 
perfect form, Its size, and its fragrance. 
Deep vivid crimson, shaded oxblood-red 
and finished with a velvety nap. Still 
“tops” among red Roses. Flowers late 
into the fall. 
*Douglas MacArthur. Pat. 581. A strong- 
growing variety with good healthy foliage 
and the rugged qualities lacking in so 
many Hybrid Tea Roses. The color is 
somewhat diffrcult to describe; rose, gold 
_ and salmon are blended into a fine tone. 
Edith Willkie. Pat. 500. The deep jasper- 
red flower bud is high and pomted. As 
the petals unfurl they show an inside 
surface of vivid shrimp-pink with lemon 
yellow base. 
Forty-Ninmer. Pat. 792. All-America 
Award Winner for 1949. This brilliantly 
bicolored Rose has rich chrome-yellow 
on the outside of the petals, sometimes 
overlaid with pink changing to straw 
color in the open bloom. The inside is 
vivid Orient red turning to cherry-red 
with age. The plant is vigorous and up- 
right m growth. Dormant plants, each 
$2.50; pot-grown, each $2.75. 
Fred Edmunds. Pat. 731. Burnt-orange 
buds open to 50-petaled blooms of vivid, 
glowing copper-orange, one of the most 
brilliant and beautiful of Roses. Fruity 
fragrance; very shiny foliage. 
*Good News. Pat. 426. Full, perfectly 
formed, tea-scented flowers of peach-pink 
changing to silvery pmk. Vigorous grower 
and constant bloomer. An extra-good 
Rose. 
Heart’s Desire. Pat. 501. In this new Gold 
Medal variety your heart’s desire for a 
red Rose bordering on perfection will be 
attained. Large and double, with won- 
~ derful fragrance. 
Mirandy. Pat. 632. Large, very double, 
rich maroon-red blooms. Among the 
finest red Roses in the world. The 
plant is strong, free branching, with 
heavy stout stems, and keeps producing 
its glorious flowers freely all season against 
a background of dark green foliage. 
Mme. Chiang Kai-shek. Pat. 664. This 
Rose has been named in honor of the 
First Lady of China. Long spiral buds 
unfurl slowly, culminating im light clear 
yellow flowers of perfect proportions. 
Nocturne. Pat. 713. Cardinal-red 
shaded crimson—a rich, glowing color. 
Large, cupped flower, long poited in 
the bud stage. A very strong, upright 
grower to 3 or 4 feet. Blooms freely all 
summer. 
Peace. Pat. 591. Very large, full-petaled 
flowers of soft yellow suffused and edged 
pink. Distinctive and charming. A much 
sought-for Rose. Very popular. 
Pearl Harbor. Pat. 637. Flowers are borne 
on vigorous canes without thorns. The 
buds are long pointed. The upper surface 
of the petals is delicate shell-pink with 
golden bronze shading at base; the re- 
verse Is vivid Tyrian-rose. 
Santa Anita. Pat. 539. A lovely Rose. 
Perfectly formed, long-pointed buds un- 
fold into beautiful flowers of crystal-clear 
peach-blossom-pink. | 

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San Fernando. Pat. 785. The introduc 
tion of this grand Rose is an important 
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 outstanding 
quality—intense and lasting fragrance. 
Sleigh Belils. Propagation Rights Re- 
served. At last, a white Rose that really 
grows and blooms and blooms and blooms. 
The large, ovoid buds are borne singly 
on Jong stems and are produced so freely 
that you can gather quantities for the 
table. Flowers open gradually into blooms 
of great size, with 40 or more petals of 
heavy substance, and are lovely in all 
stages. 
Taffeta. Pat. 716. Outstanding in its 
ability to produce long-stemmed, per- 
fectly formed, fragrant buds in the rich 
pink and salmon tones which almost 
everyone likes. At various times it Is 
rose-pink, salmon, or apricot, but the 
predominant color is usually rich car- 
mine-rose in the bud, changing to begonia- 
rose in the open flower. The reverse of 
the petals always displays considerable 
yellow. 
Tallyho. Pat. pending. New All-America 
Award Winner for 1949. The robust- 
growing Tallyho has a unique color—a 
delightful shade of pink on the imside of 
the petals, while the outside varies from 
crimson to cardinal-red. The buds are 
ovoid, opening to long-stemmed, full 
flowers with a pungent, spicy fragrance 
to add to their popularity. Dormant 
plants, each $2.50; pot-grown, each $2.75. 

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