Ft ybrid ‘Gza Roses 
supply of blooms throughout the summer. There is not one individual sort 
which we cannot endorse as possessing superior merit. All are two-year-old 
XX No. 1 grade. The finest Northern Ohio grown stock available. 
Duquesa de Penaranda Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
This glorious Rose produces two distinct types of flowers. 
During the summer the pointed buds are a blend of apricot- 
orange and dark pink, opening to splendid blooms of coppery 
apricot. In the autumn great brownish buds open slowly to 
finely formed flowers of a luscious cinnamon-peach color, 
truly enchanting to visiters to our gardens who delight in the 
new art shades. It is sweetly perfumed and one of the 
loveliest Roses for cutting. 
Eclipse (Plant Patent No. 172) Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Golden yellow. An entirely new type, with ‘’stream-lined”’ 
buds which often exceed 2 inches in length, ornamented witn 
narrow, branching secals which contrast harmoniously with 
the gold of the petals. You can depend on “Eclipse’’ for 
almost continuous bloom on_ strong, upright plants with 
healthy, dark green foliage. The flowers are produced on 
long, erect stems, suitable for cuttina. 
Edel Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
An enormous, bold, stately, well built flower of great quality 
and finish. Color white with faintest ivory shading towards 
the base, passing to a pure white. A fine grower with uniform, 
stout habit. 
Edith Nellie Perkins Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
A Rose of outstanding merit, vigorous growth and free flower- 
ering. tong, pointed bud; flower of good size, long lasting 
and fragrant, double; outside of petals Orient-red shaded 
cerise-orange; inside salmon-pink. 
Edith Willkie Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
(Plant Patent No. 500.) The flower bud is high and pointed, 
colored deep jasper-red. As the petals unfurl they show an 
inside surface of livid shrimp-pink and outside surface of 
Venetian-pink with lemon-yellow base. Throughout these 
charming tints one is aware of a decided old rose and coral- 
red. The petals are beautifully shaped and pointed; the 
fragrance is delightful. This gorgeous Rose was created by 
the famous Hill Greenhouses, Rose growers in Richmond, 
Indiana, and named for the wife of a great American. Today, 
Hills advise us, it is the most popular cut flower Rose in 
America, particularly in demand for weddings. We urge you 
to order your plants promptly. 
Etoile de Hollande Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Brilliant red blooms of magnificent size, perfect in half-open 
state, showing clean, attractive centers when fully open; 
petals enormous; very fragrant. Free flowering. 
Forty-niner. (See page 87.) 


















Heart’s 
Desire 
Golden Dawn Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
The ideal yellow garden Rose. The ovoid, lemon-yellow bud, heavily splashed with 
crimson, develops into a well formed, sweetly scented, large, double, sunflower- 
yellow flower that reminds of the old-fashioned Marechal Niel. Vigorous, free 
flowering. 
Grand Duchess Charlotte (Patented) Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
(Award All-America Rose Selection, 1942.) This Rose aristocrat provides a color 
unknown in any other Rose. The beautiful, long, streamlined buds are glowing 
morocco-red and open to 25 firm-petaled blooms of dusky coral-red which do not 
fade, and gradually merge to a soft coral-pink. When unfolding, the petals recurve 
and make a delightfully informal, artistic flower with a hint of Carnation fragrance. 
Heart’s Desire Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
(Plant Patent No. 501.) First place winner of the All-America Rose Competition 
for 1941. A strong grower, owing to its parentage which is the well known never 
failing Radiance. Buds are ovoid, sometimes long and pointed, are deep red with 
dark crimson shading. Foliage is rich green and growing habit is luxuriant. Flowers 
freely produced throughout the entire season are delightfully fragrant. One of 
the best red Roses. 
Hill Top. (See page 86.) 
Joanna Hill Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Invaluable for the garden. The buds are large, long, pointed, and open to large, 
full, semi-double, attractive, long-lasting, moderately fragrant flowers of a clear 
yellow with orange-yellow heart. They are borne singly on long, strong stems; 
growth vigorous, upright; a profuse bloomer. 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Soft pearly white, tinted with just enough lemon in the center to relieve the white; 
remarkably fragrant, beautifully formed flowers or long, graceful stems; a strong, 
free, healthy grower. 
Each $2.00, Doz. $20.00 
(Patent No. 595.) (Award All-America Rose 
Selection, 1944.) The vibrant chrome-yellow 
blooms open from beautifully shaped buds. 
They have high-cupped centers with outward 
rolling petals, making magnificent glowing 
flowers over 4 inches across when fully open. 
The color is penetrating, clear and deep, hav- 
ing a vibrant quality not seen in other Roses 
of this color. It is a strong grower with good 
foliage and stiff stems. The finest to date of 
the deep yellow Roses. 
Lowell Thomas 
Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
(Plant Patent No. 447.) Vivid, vibrant, 
glowing scarlet. Petals glisten inside 
with a velvety sheen. Appealing, wavy 
petal formation. Excellent for cutting. 
Hardy. Vigorous and sturdy bushes. 
Major Shelly 
~ McGredy’s Ivory 
4 Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Lovely large flowers of beautiful double 
form and moderately fragrant. The 
color is soft delicate creamy white 
merging into yellow at the base. Vig- 
orous, disease resistant, and a prolific 
bloomer 
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