Armstrong 
Better Roses Through 
Research 
The Armstrong creations described on the next three pages are 
the products of the Armstrong Research Department, where 
for more than 15 years, roses have been hybridized by skilled 
geneticists, using the most modern techniques of plant breeding. 
We're proud of the fact that, now, more Armstrong roses have 
been named All-America Winners than those of any other 
hybridizer in the world. 
Charlotte Armstrong 
“Queen of Them All” 
(@ Since its introduction in 1941, when it won the sole 
All-America Award, Charlotte Armstrong has become 
AASRS the favorite rose in thousands of rose gardens 
= throughout the country. In our opinion, it remains 
the top All-America Winner out of all the fine varieties given 
this honor. Certainly it is the finest rose that we grow here 
at the Armstrong Nurseries. If you are planting it for the 
first time, you will marvel (as we still do) at the beauty of the 
lovely, long, carmine-red buds, with their perfect streamlined 
form, and at the magnificent open blooms of rich cerise. The 
open flower is usually 3 or 4 inches in diameter, with about 
30 petals, high-centered, remaining a beautiful rich color until 
the last petal drops. No printer’s inks can illustrate the richness 
of its color—you have to see it to appreciate it. 
A plant of Charlotte Armstrong will become one of the largest 
in the rose garden for it is extremely vigorous, semi-spreading 
to upright, usually producing its slightly fragrant flowers singly 
and always on long stems. The foliage is leathery, semi-glossy, 
deep green, and highly resistant to mildew. The plant keeps 
producing its amazing succession of long-stemmed beauties 
throughout the entire season. 
Charlotte Armstrong is an all-climate rose, and we get the 
same enthusiastic reports of its behavior from growers in the 
North, South, East, and West. Originated in the Armstrong Re- 
search Dept. by W. E. Lammerts. Plant Pat. No. 455. 
$1.50 each; 3 or more, $1.25 each. 
Nocturne 
(GQ One glimpse of the perfect, long, streamlined buds 
of this new rose should arouse enthusiasm in every- 
AA\RS one. The color is bright cardinal-red with dark 
shadings of Chrysanthemum-red—the over-all color 
becoming somewhat lighter and brighter in warm weather. 
The large petals have good substance, are richly textured, and 
there are plenty of them so that the flower lasts a long time. 
The bush is big and sturdy with the stems long and stout, and 
the foliage large and luxuriant. We believe that Nocturne is one 
of the best three or four red roses in the country today. Orig- 
inated in the Armstrong Research Dept. by H. C. Swim. 
Plant Pat. No. 713. $1.50 each; 3 or more, $1.25 each. 


Charlotte Armstrong Juno 
Juno 
In no other rose are large size, winning color, and perfection 
of form combined to such a degree as in this lovely new pink 
rose. In our opinion, it possesses one of the most beautiful rose 
blooms in existence. It will give you magnificent individual 
flowers for cutting—real exhibition roses—big, yet perfect in 
every detail. 
The color is clear, bright pink without other shadings. While 
our engraver has done his best, the illustration at right fails 
to capture the warmth and luminous quality of its lovely color. 


As the flower ages, it fades gracefully but never loses its soft 
rich coloring. 
We can’t have everything in a rose, so don’t expect lots of 
flowers and don’t expect a big tall growing bush. It is a sturdy 
plant, with stout heavy stems and abundant large leathery 
foliage, which does not produce big quantities of bloom, but 
every one is delightful and lacks only pronounced fragrance 
to be sheer perfection in a rose. Certificate Winner at Bagatelle, 
ne a er : 
Paris (1 rance). Originated in the Armstrong Research Dept. 
by H. C. Swim. Plant Pat. No. 895. 
$1.75 each; 3 or more, $1.50 each. 
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