Mme. Chiang Kai-shek Each $2.00, Doz. $20.00 
(Plant Patent No. 664.) (Award All-America Rose Selection, 1943.) 
This Rose we have named “‘Mme. Chiang Kai-shek,’’ in honor of the 
First Lady of China. Perfectly chiseled petals clasped in long, spiral 
buds unfurl slowly, culminating in limpid, light clear canary-yellow 
flowers of perfect proportions. The rich Rose perfume of this premier 
yellow Rose is a fragrance retrieved from the past, recalling the fra- ‘ 
grance that hung over China Tea Roses in old and forgotten gardens #4 
of long, long ago. The perfect form, delightful perfume, sheer ele- 
ance and vigorous growth, combined with those indefinable qualities 
that breeding alone can convey, truly depict the patrician in ‘Mme. 
Chiang Kai-shek,’’ the loveliest of all light yellow Roses. We offer 
fine 2-year-old plants. 
Mme. Cochet-Cochet Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
(Plant Patent No. 129.) Long, pointed buds of coppery pink, flushed 
orange, open to 414-inch flowers of splendid form of the same color 
as the bud, except that the orange softens to gold. When open they 
disclose a mass of golden stamens. As the flower ages the color 
changes to a soft satiny pink, with an attractive tinge, but does not 
lose any of its loveliness and is usually clear and fresh at all times. 
Mme. Jules Bouche Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
While not a pure white, it is to all intents white and without question 
the best white everblooming bedding Rose yet introduced. The flowers 
are large, quite double and of splendid form. It is fragrant, a vigorous 
grower and very free flowering. 
Mrs. Erskine Pembroke Thom Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Slender yellow buds and large, well-shaped blooms of bright canary- 
yellow, deepest in center. Blooms very freely. 
Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Medium sized long, pointed bud of a reddish gold opening to a semi- 
double, cupped, very lasting fragrant flower of a deep golden yellow. 
The plant is of strong, vigorous, compact growth. A profuse and con- 
tinuous bloomer. 
New Yorker (Patent Applied For) Each $2.00, Doz. $20.00 
The perfectly formed, high-centered blooms are scarlet with rose-red 
undertones and each petal is overlaid with a rich sheen of velvet. Plants 
bloom heavily in June on luxurious, vigorous, 3-ft. plants with a breath- ety 
taking succession of flowers from then until cold weather. (See page 
Nocturne (U.S. Plant Patent No. 713) Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
All-America Selection for 1946. This new red Rose has one of the long- 
est, most perfect, streamlined buds displayed by any Rose in its color. 
The color is bright cardinal-red with dark, deep intriguing shadings of 
Chrysanthemum-crimson. The large petals have good substance, are 
richly textured, and there are plenty of them so that the flower lasts a 
long time. In hot weather the color becomes somewhat lighter. The 
blooms of NOCTURNE are pleasantly fragrant, although not approaching 
Mirandy in this respect. The stems are long, the foliage large, abundant, 
and semi-glossy. The plant displays plenty of vigor and quickly grows 
into a big sturdy bush in the garden. Reports from the official All- 
America test gardens throughout the country were uniformly good, and 
other test plantings have aroused much enthusiasm. 
STERLING 
Winner of Hub- 
bard Medal, be- 
2 ing: 
a The best American 
se a Rose of the past 
five years. 
(See page 95) 
Santa Anita 
First of all Roses 
to bloom. The color 
is ‘‘sunfast,”” no 
matter how hot or 
brilliant the sun. 
(See page 95) 
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