
HYBRID TEA 
ROSES 
Roses are truly the “Queen of the Garden Flowers” 
flower is held in such esteem. 
vide a complete range of colors. 
grown by experts and sure to please. 
Roses thrive best in well-drained clay loam enriched with well- 
should be planted in an open, airy location 
Planted in a good, 
rich soil, judiciously pruned and sprayed or dusted at intervals, 
rotted manure. They 
unshaded by trees or buildings for best results. 
they will give satisfaction for years. 
for Color Plates 
Ami Quinard. A very dark red Rose almost black that is 
very effective in beds or as a cut flower. A color seldom 
found in Roses. 
Betty. [ong tapering, coppery-pink buds of exquisite form 
and large, pale, buck pink flowers. 
Briarcliff. Fine, handsome flowers of an even shade of silver, 
rose pink, 
Caledonia. Exquisite, long buds of ivory-white, changing to 
purest white as the flowers open into double blooms of soft 
velvety texture. The best white. 
Columbia. Very full, handsome blooms of bright pink. Last 
a long time when cut. Very fragrant. 
Condesa de Sastago. Two-toned coppery pink inside, golden 
tint outside. 
Dame Edith Helen. A most perfumed of all pink Roses. 
Very double and extremely large. 
Edith Nellie Perkins. A beautiful double flower of soft 
salmon pink inside and deep coppery rose on the outside. 
Editor McFarland. Clear, brilliant pink of perfect form. 
Long-lasting when cut. 
E. G. Hill. Massive blooms of deep maroon, velvety on the 
inside. Very fragrant. 
Etoile de France. A brilliant red Rose that has long been a 
garden favorite. 
Etoile de Hollande. Well-formed, double flowers of glowing 
scarlet, very fragrant. 
Frau Karl Druschki (Snow Queen). Its vigorous growth 
and faithful persistence under any circumstances made it 
one of the world’s best Roses. 
Golden Ophelia. Beautifully formed flowers of light golden 
yellow. Excellent for cutting and very fragrant. Plants of 
medium growth. 
See Pages 26 and 27 
for no other 
In beds, borders and as cut flowers 
they are unsurpassed for beauty, fragrance and long lasting bloom. 
We have carefully selected those varieties that give a wealth of 
bloom, are healthy and easy to care for and at the same time pro- 
All are hardy, field-grown plants 
PONTIAC NURSERIES, ROMEO, MICHIGAN 
Grenoble. Large, scarlet-red, tall, hardy plants with luxuri- 
ant foliage. 
Gruss an Teplitz. Large, bushy plant with medium blackish- 
maroon blooms in clusters. 
Heinrich Gaede. Long-pointed Nasturtium red buds, open- 
ing toa very large, double orange-yellow flower. Very vigor- 
ous and free blooming. 
Joanna Hill. Very double bloom with Indian yellow centers 
surrounded by buff petals. 
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. Creamy buds that develop into 
snow white blooms tinted with lemon yellow at the center. 
A fine bedding Rose. 
Killarney White. 
Killarney Rose. Very fragrant. 
Lady Hillingdon. Deep apricot yellow. 
buds. Very free flowering. Very fragrant. 
Los Angeles. Well-formed flowers, attractive in bud and 
bloom; shades of salmon, pink, apricot and orange. A very 
popular Rose. 
Luxembourg. Long-pointed buds on graceful stems. 
Flowers deep orange, much darker than Sunburst. Beautiful 
foliage. Strong, thrifty grower. 
Margaret McGredy. Brilliant red petals in tinges of deep 
gold. Plant upright. Seldom out of bloom. 
McGredy’s Yellow. Large, bright buttercup yellow flowers 
of perfect form and highly perfumed. A strong grower, free 
from disease. 
Miss Rowena Thom. Blooms of brilliant satiny pink with 
orange flame centers. 
Mme. Jules Bouche. One of the best white everblooming 
Roses ever introduced. Large, double fragrant flowers are 
of fine form. 
A pure white form of this famous old 
Long pointed 


Mme. Jos. Perraud. Bicolor. Long, slender buds of Nas- 
turtium-orange, opening to sweetly fragrant flowers of 
Nasturtium-buff, with just a touch of pale pink at the 
petal edges. 
Mrs. Charles Bell. One of the Radiance family, with shell- 
pink buds and soft, salmon-tinted open flowers that are 
sweetly scented. An exceptionally good variety for general 
garden use. 
Mrs. P. S. Dupont. Bright yellow Rose, spicy fragrance, 
foliage glossy green and disease resistant. Always in bloom. 
Pink Dawn. Well-formed, deep rose opening to lovely pink, 
tinted with orange at base; fragrant. Vigorous. 
Poinsettia. The most brilliant red Rose ever produced. 
Long pointed, perfect buds; glowing fire-red. Fine as a 
cut flower. 
President Herbert Hoover. [Large flowers of plain solid yel- 
low, opening to soft creamy yellow with scarlet markings. 
Unusually vigorous. 
Radiance, Pink. Rich pink, very fragrant, large full bloom. 
Red Radiance. A bright rosy red form of above. 
Rouge Mallerin. Clear red pointed buds open to glorious 
flowers of flaming scarlet of velvety sheen. Fragrant and a 
constant favorite. 31!9-in. blooms. 
Sister Therese. Chrome-yellow buds open to flowers of rich 
Daffodil-yellow; delightfully fragrant. A worthwhile 
specimen, 
Souvenir de Claudius Pernet. An old but still very popular 
Rose. Bright, unfading yellow. 
Talisman. Fragrant blooms of glowing golden yellow stained 
with copper red and orange rose on the inside of the petals. 
