


Forty-NINER ALL-AMERICA WINNER 
Mission Bells. P.A.F. (Germaine.) All-America Award winner. Says 
Germaine—"Any new variety developed by us must have something entirely different 
tn color, habit or outstanding characteristic to make it especially attractive to the 
rose public.” And that means the canny Scot, Bill Clark, squints at it critically from 
the time it pops out the first bloom as a seedling, goes through the national trial 
tests and comes up for final rating by the old master. At long last, maybe we now have 
a rose as brilliant in color, “clear shrimp” as the catalog illustration. Mission Bells 
is chiefly distinctive for its unique, unfading color, and the very long, almost thornless 
stems on which flowers are borne singly. In vigor, health and blooming quality, its 
All-America rating assures top performance. By now you are ready for the price. 2.50 
Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek. Pat. 664. An All-America winner by Carl 
Duehrsen, the creator of many beautiful roses, who conceals much deep roselore 
behind that modest demeanor. This tall, stately rose, like the great Chinese lady for 
whom it is named, can be temperamental at times, and needs the right conditions to 
produce its finest lemon-yellow blooms. Not for the novice, in our opinion, but to 
the experienced gardener, a royal treat! 1.50 
It has been well said that the test of a garden visitor is how long 
he can converse with the owner without using the personal pro- 
nouns I, my, or mine. If he refrains for five minutes he is above 
average!—‘RoOsES FOR EVERY GARDEN,” Dr. R. C. ALLEN, 1948 
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