PATENTED ROSES 
Protected by patent—only privileged nurseries are licensed 
to grow them commercially 
Charlotte Armstrong. HT. Plant Patent No. 455. The blood-red buds 
are perfectly formed and develop into large, spectrum-red blooms, chang- 
ing to cerise during hot weather. Dainty, sweet fragrance. An excellent 
double Rose that lasts well in the garden. Each $1.50; 3 for $3.75. 
Crimson Glory. HT. Plant Patent No. 105. This is one of the most 
popular Hybrid Tea Roses in the country. The beautifully formed 
blooms are of a deep vivid crimson color, and are held erect on the lux- 
uriant, vigorous bushes. American Rose Society members voted this the 
most fragrant Rose. Each $1.50; 3 for $3.75. 
Nocturne. HT. Plant Patent No. 713. The color is a bright cardinal-red 
with dark mtriguing shadings of chrysanthemum-crimson. The bud is 
gracefully long and perfect. The flowers are borne on strong stems, 
making it splendid for cutting. Each $2.00; 3 for $5.00. 
Peace. HT. Plant Patent No. 591. The ovoid buds are golden yellow, 
slightly edged pink. As they open they change from canary-yellow to 
pale gold to iridescent cream. The unusually large flowers are carried on 
strong, heavy stems. Each $2.00; 3 for $5.00. 
Rubaiyat. HT. Plant Patent No. 758. The unchallenged winner of the 1947 
All-America Rose Trials. As the long graceful buds open, releasing their 
wealth of Old Rose fragrance, a glorious riot of deep crimson is revealed 
throughout the bloom. Each $1.50; 3 for $3.75. 
Taffeta. HT. Plant Patent No. 716. The bud ts a rich carmine-rose chang- 
ing to begonta-rose as the flower opens, with warm yellow always showing 
on the reverse of the petals. The semi-double flowers are very fragrant. 
Each $2.00; 3 for $5.00. 


TALISMAN PRES. HERBERT HOOVER 
Everblooming Roses 
Our Roses are all large, hardy, 2-year-old, field-grown, budded plants, 
full of vigor. They have been blooming profusely this past season. 
All Tea (IT) and Hybrid Tea (HT) Roses are everblooming in the South. 
Hybrid Perpetuals (HP) are more seasonal in their blooming. 
American Beauty. HP. Large, globular buds opening to gorgeous, deep 
vinous crimson flowers; very fragrant. 
Caledonia. HT. Both the long-pointed buds and the huge double flowers 
are pure white, with exquisitely curved and infolded petals. One of the 
finest among the whites. 
Christopher Stone. HT. Bright velvety scarlet-red blooms of good 
form. Their golden stamens appear as the blooms open. Vigorous grower 
and free bloomer. Heat-resistant. 
Condesa de Sastago. HT. The globular blooms are a blend of rich yellow 
and copper-scarlet, makimg a striking combination as the flowers mature. 
Strong grower. 
Duquesa de Penaranda. HT. In the spring the flowers are coppery 
apricot but change as the season advances to cinnamon-peach—a distinct 
and unusual color. 
Edith Nellie Perkins. HT. The outside of the petals is a bright orange- 
cerise, the inside overspread with pale salmon-pink, flushed orange-gold. 
The buds are richly dyed with copper tones before they open. 
Editor McFarland. HT. Perfectly formed, large, deep sparkling pink 
flowers carried on long, strong stems. Good grower and free bloomer. 
E. G. Hill. HT. Beautiful dark red buds opening into immense, full- 
centered, dazzling scarlet blooms of delightful fragrance. A good red 
Rose for the South. 
POSTPAID PRICES. All above: Each 90c.; 3 for $2.60; 
6 for $4.85; 12 for $9.00 
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TAFFETA. Plant Patent No. 716 
PEACE. 
Plant Patent No. 591 


CRIMSON GLORY. Plant Patent No. 105 
