ROSES 
disease resistant, the plant approached per- 
fection throughout its trials. The stems are 
long and straight, well covered with rich dark 
green foliage. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00. 
Eclipse. Pat. 172. International sensation; 
awarded prizes in Rome, Paris, ete. Long 
streamlined buds are rich gold without shad- 
ing. Strong upright plant with healthy dark 
green foliage. Gold Medal winner. $1.50 
each; 3 for $4.00. 
Edith Nellie Perkins. Long-pointed, rich 
orange-pink buds, opening salmon-pink with 
golden underglow; very fragrant, $1.25 each; 
3 for $3.35. 
Ernie Pyle. Pat. 673. Warm rose-pink flowers 
of good size. Vigorous, extra-hardy plant. 
$1.50 each; 3 for $4.00. 
Etoile de Hollande. Brilliant scarlet, fragrant 
flowers of large size, a constant joy as it is 
a continuous bloomer. One of the best reds. 
$1.25 each; 3 for $3.35. 
Forty-Niner. Patent No. 792. Brilliantly 
hued bi-color that justly secured an A.A.R.S. 
Award for 1949. Its contrasting colors are 
startling in their brilliance, and yet they 
blend together beautifully. Inside of petals 
is a vivid Orient-Red, while the outside is 
a Chrome-Yellow, changing to Straw-Yel- 
low. Colors are lasting and bright. The 
long bud opens to a well shaped bloom of 
25 to 40 petals, mildly fragrant. $2.00 each; 
3 for $5.00. 
Golden Anniversary. Pat. 806. A sport of 
Good News, with flowers as handsomely 
formed but a fine old-gold color, flushed 
apricot at times. Best of all, it is a golden 
Rose on a truly vigorous, well-branched 
plant with dense foliage right down to the 
ground! For the plant retains its sturdi- 
ness, shapeliness and leaf mass of its par- 
ent, all the more remarkable in a yellow 
Rose. The plants under test have bloomed 
heavily and continuously; no other H.T. in 
the entire “test plot. has been able to keep 
up with them. $1.50 each; 3 for $4.00. 
Golden Dawn. Sunflower-yellow with bud 
tinged carmine; deliciously fragrant. Ro- 
bust grower with superabundance of foliage; 
a prolific bloomer. Bush and habit perfect. 
$1.25 each; 3 for $3.35. 
Golden Rapture. Long lasting, beautifully 
formed buds, fully double blooms of rich 
yellow on long, strong stems. A vigorous 
grower. $1.25 each; 3 for $3.35. 
Grande Duchesse Charlotte. Plant Pat. 774. 
The lovely burnt-carmine color of this new 
Rose is unmatched by any other. The en- 
chanting, streamlined buds come freely on 
long wiry stems, making them excellent for 
cutting. Carnation fragrance. $1.50 each; 
3 for $4.00. 
Horace McFarland. Plant Pat. 730. Buff-sal- 
mon color. A sturdy and upright grower 
with large leathery foliage. Large, high- 
centered buds develop into immense, full 
flowers on erect stems. Spicily scented. A 
splendid new Rose of distinctive color. Named 
in honor of the eminent rosarian from Har- 
risburg, Penna. $1.50 each; 3 for $4.00. 
Kaiserine Auguste Viktoria. Creamy white, 
large blooms on long stems; fragrant; con- 
at majestic bloomer. $1.25 each; 3 for 
3.35. 
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Margaret McGredy. Brilliant red petals on 
hinges of deep gold; buds upright; constant 
bloomer. Resistant to black-spot and mildew. 
Gold Medal winner, $1.25 each; 3 for $3.35. 
Mary Margaret McBride. Plant Pat. 587. 
Shining rose-pink. The long, firm buds open 
slowly to large, 45-petaled blooms, the out- 
er petals gracefully recurved around the 
high, closed center. $1.50 each; 3 for $4.00. 
McGredy’s lvory. Pure white, perfectly form- 
ed, long-pointed buds and _ lhigh-centered 
double flowers with sweet tragrance. $1.25 
each; 3 for $3.35. 
McGredy’s Scarlet. Rich, velvety, scarlet with 
orange base. Fragrant, full, double flowers 
of good size. Free blooming. $1.25 each; 3 
for $3.35. 
McGredy’s Sunset. Plant Pat. 317. Yellow. 
Full-petaled flowers of clear yellow pencil- 
ed with carmine. Free in bloom. $1.50 
each; 3 for $4.00. 
McGredy’s Yellow. Bright buttercup-yellow 
flowers, perfectly formed; undamaged by 
rains. Glossy, dark bronze foliage. $1.25 
each; 3 for $3.35. 
Mirandy. Pat. 632. A glorious new Rose from 
California. Received the highest in the tests 
for the year i945 in the All-American Rose 
Selection. Big, ovid buds, deep, rich, dark 
red with black shadings; beautifully formed 
blossoms with a delightful fragrance. $1.75 
each; 3 for $4.50. 
Mission Bells. Pat. 923. Salmon-pink. All- 
America Award winner for 1950. Its color 
is a glowing, clear salmon or shrimp-pink 
that is always treasured in Roses. The buds~ 
are well-pointed, opening to high-centered 
flowers often 5 inches across, with about 
40 petals. Mission Bells produces. large 
quantities of blooms continuously all sea- 
son. Tea fragrance. Bushy, densely fol- 
laged plants, resistant to blackspot. It is 
good. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00. 
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