GOOD NEWS 
HORACE McFARLAND. (Pat. 730) 
Each $1.75, 3 for $4.65, doz. $18.60 
@ tae buff-salmon beauty won the distinction of being 
ANR g selected from thousands of roses being tested to be 
x” named in honor of Dr. J. Horace McFarland, known 
to hundreds of thousands of rose-loving folks throughout the 
country who for years have been interested in his keenly 
written, instructive articles in national garden magazines. 
From early June to hard frost the compact, upright-growing, 
healthy plants with large, leathery foliage keep up an almost 
continuous supply of large, deep apricot, ovoid buds. These 
open to beautifully formed, buffsalmon blooms of 40 to 45 
petals, held erect on firm stems until they age to a pleasing 
coral-pink. Spicily scented; an excellent variety for cutting. 
A ‘““front-row’’ rose, unsurpassed for beautiful exhibition 
form, glorious color and long-lasting blooms. 
JOANNASHILIE Bache! 253 for, $3.15, doz. $12.50 
The buds are large, long-pointed and open to large, long- 
lasting, moderately fragrant flowers of a clear yellow with 
orange-yellow heart. They have long, strong stems. Growth 
is vigorous. A profuse bloomer. 
KAISERIN AUGUSTE VIKTORIA. 
Laci eon O0n ps1 o,00z; £12.50 
A strong, healthy grower. Soft pearly white, with enough 
lemon in the center to relieve the white. Fragrant, beautifully 
formed flowers on graceful stems. See illustration on page 17. 
KATHERINE T. MARSHALL. (Pat. 607) 
Each $1.75, 3 for $4.65, doz. $18.60 
A rose of rare beauty and delicacy of form. It is a 
(DP clean, sparkling, warm pink, growing vigorously, with 
ARRS large, open, friendly blooms. The All-America win- 
ning pink rose of 1944. Firm, long-pointed, slow-opening 
buds of deep coral-pink have a suffusion of warm yellow and 
open into generously full, sun-resistant blooms. The plants 
are very hardy, unusually vigorous and particularly tall. 
See illustration on page 6. 
ARP’S HYBRID TEA ROSES ARE TOPS 
K@NIGIN LUISES Fach $1253 for $3.15, doz p12/50 
A fine white rose. Fully double, globular flowers of milk- 
white. Splendid healthy plants. 
LADY HILLINGDON. 
Fach li35"o fOrth 3-40 doz pl 3:50 
A beautiful, always-popular, apricot-yellow rose. A famous 
old garden variety with lovely buds and exquisite flowers. 
LOWELL THOMAS. (Pat 595) 
Each $2.00-3 for $5.25,:doz. $21.00 
(All-America Rose Selections Award, 1944.) Vibrant 
AYR S chrome-yellow blooms open from beautifully shaped 
buds. The color is penetrating, clear and deep, having 
a quality not seen in other roses of this color. It is a strong 
grower with good foliage and stiff stems. The large flowers 
retain their color unusually well and have an elusive, delicate 
fragrance. See illustration on page 7. 
LUXEMBOURG. Each $1.25, 3 for $3.15, doz. $12.50 
A large, high-centered rose of coppery yellow with a 
deeper colored center and yellow stains at base of the 
petals. Considered a fine yellow rose in the South because 
of its rich yellow buds and its habit of growth. An old rose 
still in demand. 
MARGARET McGREDY. : 
Each $1735, 3 for $3.40, doz7$/3:50 
A very free bloomer all season. Fragrant; orange-scarlet, 
aging to carmine-rose. Double, cupped form. Very vigorous. 
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P HORACE 
McFARLAND 
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