Heart’s Desire Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
= s . (Plant Patent No. 501.) First place winner of the All-America Rose 
Competition for 1941. A strong grower, Owing to its parentage which 
is the well known never failing Radiance. Buds are ovoid, sometimes 
long and pointed, are deep red with dark crimson shadings. Foliage is 
y rich green and growing habit is luxuriant. Flowers freely produced 
! throughout the entire season are delightfully fragrant. One of the best 
a 7 red Roses. 
Hill Top Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
2 (Plant Patent No. 525.) Hill Top is one of the latest introductions of 
5 pare) 4 ’ Hill’s, one of their best. The handsomely moulded flowers have loosely 
/ : eee outward rolled petals quite pointed, creating the effect so sought in 
Roses. The color at opening is a deep capucine-buff and remains that 
shade in the center of the flower while the outer edges of the flower 
* j petals turn a pale pinkish buff. Hill Top is a very free blooming variety 
<5 a g and a clean, strong grower. As you know, it is one of the favorite cut 
& flower Roses and soon will be a garden favorite because of its color as 
well as clean, strong habit. 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Soft pearly white, tinted with just enough lemon in the center to relieve 
the white; remarkably fragrant, beautifully formed flowers on long, 
graceful stems; a strong, free, healthy grower. 
Mission Bells Katherine T. Marshall (Plant Patent No. 607) 
(See page 114) Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
This is a Rose of rare beauty and delicacy of form. It grows vigorously 
with large, open, upright blooms of friendly warm glowing pink. Highly 
praised in all sections of the country. Bred to hardiness and perfect 
form. The growth and foliage are equal to the Radiance family and 
outstrip the old favorite President Hoover. Fruity fragrance. Long, 
fine stems, ideal for cutting. Buds are long-pointed, deep coral-pink 
with suffusion of yellow. Full, cupped, 5-inch blooms. Heavy petals 
resist summer heat. Hardy, very vigorous, tall, 2 to 4 feet. 
Lowell Thomas Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
(Patent No. 595.) (Award All-America Rose Selections, 1944.) The 
vibrant chrome-yellow blooms open from beautifully shaped buds. They 
have high-cupped centers with outward rolling petals, making mag- 
nificent glowing flowers over 4 inches across when fully open. The 
color is penetrating, clear and deep, having a vibrant quality not seen 
in other Roses of this color. It is a strong grower with good foliage 
and stiff stems. The finest to date of the deep yellow Roses. 
McGredy’s Ivory Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Lovely large tlowers of beautiful double form and moderately fragrant. 
The color is soft delicate creamy white merging into yellow at the base. 
Vigorous, disease resistant, and a prolific bloomer. 
Mirandy (Plant Patent No. 632) Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
(Award All-America Selections, 1945.) The first place winner of the 
All-America Rose Competition for 1945. A gorgeous, fragrant, red Rose 
that takes its place witn the finest red Roses of the world. The big, 
ovoid buds, often long-pointed, are deep, rich dark red with black shad- 
ings, opening to a gorgeous chrysanthemum-red. The flower displays 
new beauties of form as the petals unfold and eventually becomes a 
large full bloom, with excellent lasting qualities. Mirandy has a wonder- 
ful, penetrating, damask fragrance which many will say is the finest 
Rose fragrance they have ever inhaled. The plant is strong, free branch- 
ing, with heavy stout stems, and keeps producing its glorious flowers 
ee all season against a background of dark green, heavy textured 
oliage. 
Miss Rowena Thom Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Enormous buds and blooms of fiery rose and mauve, shaded with old 
; gold at the center, borne on long, strong stems. A profuse, continuous 
a bloomer and a very vigorous plant. 
Heart’s Desire 
Mme. Chiang Kai-shek Each $2.00, Doz. $20.00 
(Plant Patent No. 664.) (Award All-America Rose Selections, 
1943.) This Rose we have named ‘’Mme. Chiang Kai-shek,” in 
honor of the Frist 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 fra- 
grance retrieved from the past, recalling the fragrance that 
hung over China Tea Roses in old and forgotten gardens of 
long, long ago. The perfect form, delightful perfume, sheer 
elegance and vigorous growth, combined with those indefinable 
qualities that breeding alone can convey, truly depict the 
patrician in ‘“Mme. Kai-shek,” the loveliest of alt light yellow 
Roses. We offer fine 2-year-old plants. 
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 intro- 
duced. 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. 
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 
bleom heavily in June on luxurious, vigorous, 
3-foot plants with a breath-taking succession of 
flowers from then until cold weather. 
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