Mme. Henri Guillot. Patent 337. Reports from 44 states, totalling 354 
ARS Members gave this handsome rose an 89% rating!—and we add the Bagatelle 
Gold Medal for good measure. It’s very large, rather flat open blooms are an inde- 
scribable tone of dark coral-pink, warmed a little by a touch of orange, a color 
unlike any other rose we know. _ Foliage is very large, glossy, ivy-green. Vigorous 
and profuse in bush form and an exceptionally fine climber. If we were not saving 
some adjectives for other varieties, would toss them all in here. 
Bush and climbing—please specify. 1.50 
Mrs. Miniver. Pat. 725. Yessir, and madame, we DO have some this year 
... Not too many, unfortunately, hence “only one to a customer.” Hunting for adjec- 
tives to express our liking for this beauty, we select “blazing and dazzling red” .. . 
the petals “wave like the roof of a Chinese Pagoda” (thanks Dr. Gage). The whole 
effect is full of grace and brilliance, unexcelled in our humble opinion, by any other 
red rose. Now don’t let anyone convince you Mrs. Miniver is hard to grow. She 
isn't. 1.50 
Narzisse. A handsome, maize-yellow rose, of great substance, on extremely 
long stems, at its best in the warmer districts, where the large, double, beautifully 
formed blooms open to greatest perfection. We withdraw our statement of last 
year that “this is for the experienced gardener only,” having seen it growing this 
summer under varied conditions—far from “expert.” And if we had Rose Shows 
to conquer, believe Narzisse would be our entry. Certainly an exhibition rose! 1.50 
Neige Parfum. Says George McDonough, San Francisco—“The white of 
whites! Consistent producer of perfectly shaped blooms with pleasing fragrance; 
gets better as it ages,” and Roy Shepherd, Medina, Ohio, who knows his roses, old 
and new, adds “This rose has become my favorite white.” 
Dr. Gage, not to be out-shouted by these master critics, comes forth with this— 
“Neige Parfum is a honey—a thrifty, shapely plant (the Doctor has an eye for “form” ) 
with plenty of healthy green foliage; it is seldom without blooms which sparkle even 
in the hottest sun.’ Not a rampant grower but responds to petting. (Don’t we all). 
1.50 
Nellie E. Hillock. Patent 185. Somehow the honest, wholesome name 
which this rose bears, seems to keynote its description, for Nellie is a lusty lass, 
short waisted and broad in the beam, with a glow of health in plant and flower which 
warms our hearts. The big, 60 petalled, peony-like blooms are silvery pink, reverse 
old-rose. Be kind to our Nell—we like her! 
Summer, 1948. Comes the following comment from Griffith J. Buck, Ames, 
Iowa—"I thought you might be interested in the performance of the six Hillock 
plants you sent me this past spring. They have taken off and outbloomed every- 
thing in the college rose gardens including all of the new ARS test roses and most of 
the recent winners ... through an error they were scored along with the test plants 
and made 95 points out of a possible 100!" 
Thanks to Mr. Buck, we are able to offer Nellie E. Hillock in Climbing Form, for 
the first time. Mr. Buck discovered and developed a climbing sport which we now 
propagate, and enthusiastically present herein. 
Bush and climbing—please specify. 1.50 
Nigger Boy. H.T. (1933.) A velvety dark-red Australian beauty which 
caught the special fancy of Roy Hennessey some years ago and has been widely 
distributed by him to a host of enthusiastic admirers. It is a hybrid tea of Crimson 
Glory form and color with polyantha blooming qualities. You have picked a winner, 
Roy, and if you say it takes six of ‘em to do Nigger Boy justice, you should know. 
So friends—“Please do not order less than six and save extra correspondence.” (Also 
keep Roy’s friend Will Tillotson out of the “dog-house’’). Six for 9.00 
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