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FORBES HYBRID TEA ROSES IN POTS 
All are strongly rooted, 2-year-old, No.1 grade, field-grown plants established in 7 by 9-inch pots 
In our selection of Everblooming Hybrid Tea Roses you will find the best of the recent introductions as well 
as those older favorites which, through sheer merit, are still among the fmest available. Whether planted in 
beds by themselves or in small groups in perennial or shrub borders, they will flaunt their beauty from June 
until frost. In choosing potted Rose plants you are assured of live plants well established in ample soil and equal 
in every way to a dormant Rose which had been planted last fall. They are easily set in your garden without loss. 
Applause. $2.25 ea.; 3 for $6.45; $24.50 doz. 
Of vigorous, upright, bushy growth with abundant leath- 
ery, dark green, mildew-resistant foliage. The long 
pointed buds open to large, high-centered, very double 
blooms of spicy fragrance, borne freely and continuously. 
The flowers rose-madder in color, have petals which roll 
outward. 45 petals. 8.1 
Capistrano. $2.45 ea.; 3 for $7; $27 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1950. The very large, ovoid 
buds open to extra-large, double blooms borne singly and 
in abundance on very vigorous, upright plants often at- 
taining a height of 4 to 5 feet. The foliage is ae and 
leathery, of normal green one disease resistant. The de- 
lightful fragrance vies with the beauty of the eee 
flowers, often 6 inches across, of a rich shade of deep glow- 
ing rose-pink. 36 petals. 7.2 
Charlotte Armstrong. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1941. The long, pointed, 
blood-red bud opens into a large, high-centered, full flower, 
cerise in hot weather and spectrum-red in cool weather, 
and 3 to 4inches across. The plants are vigorous and very 
free flowering. The foliage is large, leathery, semi-glossy, 
deep green and highly resistant to mildew. 30 petals. 9.0 
$1.65 ea.; 3 for $4.65; $17.50 doz. 
A large, semi-double, vivid scarlet flower overlaid with 
velvety crimson, of delightful Damask fragrance. In fall 
the crimson deepens with black shadings. The plants are 
of vigorous, upright growth with bright green foliage, free 
flowering and apparently not affected by heat, as they 
bloom almost continuously. 35 petals. 8.8 
Crimson Glory. $1.80 ea.; 3 for $5.10; $19.25 doz. 
The large, long-pointed buds open to beautifully formed, 
semi-double, cupped flowers of an intense deep vivid crim- 
son shaded oxblood-red and mellowed by a soft velvety 
nap. The wonderfully fragrant blooms are recurrently 
borne on very vigorous, compact bushes with healthy, 
profuse, leathery foliage. 30 petals. 9.5 
Eclipse. $1.80 ea.; 3 for $5.10; $19.25 doz. 
With streamlined, tapering buds, ” often 2 inches long, the 
semi-double, golden yellow flowers are very freely pro- 
duced. The ‘plants are vigorous and upright in growth with 
long, erect stems fine for cutting. They bloom consist- 
ently through the season. 25 petals. 8.5 
Etoile de Hollande. $1.65 ea.; 3 for $4.65; $17.50 doz. 
Still one of the best reds. The large-petaled, huge, double, 
cupped flowers are bright red, do not fade and have an 
exquisite old- Rose fragrance. They are particularly 
superb when in the half-open stage. The 214-foot, open, 
branching plants have upright stems, large, soft green 
foliage and bear intermittently all season. 45 petals. 8.9 
Forty-niner. $2.25 ea.; 3 for $6.45; $24.50 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1949. This bicolor has long- 
pointed buds of chrome-yellow flushed pink. The flower 
opens to straw-yellow, which contrasts with the inside 
oriental-red. The double flowers are large, with a mild, 
fragrance. The plants are vigorous, 3 to 4 feet high and 
upright, with long, straight stems and leathery, glossy 
light green foliage. 35 petals. 7.3 
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Christopher Stone. 
Golden Dawn. $1.65 ea.; 3 for $4.65; $17.50 doz. 
Noted for its free blooming, this ts an ideal garden Rose. 
The ovoid [emon-yellow buds, heavily splashed with 
crimson, develop into well-formed, sweetly scented, large, 
double, sunflower-yellow flowers which turn to lemon- 
yellow. The foliage is glossy and disease resistant. The 
flowers are freely produced on a low, branching, vigorous 
bush. 45 petals. 8.1 
Good News. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
The deep coppery pink buds slowly open to very large, 
double, globular strong-stemmed flowers of silvery shell- 
pink with glowing apricot centers and rich tea fragrance. 
The vigorous bushy plants are healthy and almost con- 
tinuously in bloom. This ts an exceptionally fine dooryard 
rose, 60 petals. 8.4 
Heart’s Desire. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, Gold Medal, 1942. A strong 
grower with rich green, luxuriant foliage and long-stemmed, 
ovoid buds, sometimes long and pointed. The deep red 
flowers with dark crimson shading are exceptionally fra- 
grant and are freely produced throughout the entire season. 
‘The dark color holds well under heat. 25 petals. 7.5 
Katherine T. Marshall. $1.80 ea.; 3 for $5.10; $19.25 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1944. This clean, sparkling 
warm pink Rose comes on fine, erect-growing, very hardy 
plants with profuse, dark green, resistant foliage. The 
firm, slow-opening, long, pointed buds develop into large, 
cupped flowers with heavy, sun-resisting petals of coral- 
pink with a golden glow at the base. The rare beauty, 
delicacy of form and delightful fragrance combine to make 
this an exceptionally destrable Rose. 22 petals. 7.6 
Lowell Thomas. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1944. The vibrant chrome- 
yellow, slightly tea fragrant double blooms open from 
beautiful long, pointed buds. They all have high-cupped 
centers with outward rolling petals making magnificent 
glowing flowers often over 4 inches across when fully open. 
It is of compact, bushy, upright growth with leathery 
foliage and strong stems. 35 petals. 7.3 
McGredy’s Ivory. $1.60 ea.; 3 for $4.50; $16.75 doz. 
This is an unusually beautiful white variety with lovely, 
very large, high-centered double flowers of soft, delicate 
creamy white merging into soft yellow at the base. They 
are delightfully fragrant. The buds are long and pointed, 
and very freely produced on vigorous plants with large, 
glossy, dark green leathery foliage which is quite disease 
resistant. 32 petals. 7.8 
Mirandy. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, Gold Medal, 1945. The large, 
long-pointed, ovoid buds are deep rich dark red with 
black shadings and open to large, full blooms of a gorgeous 
chrysanthemum-red and a delightfully penetrating Dam- 
ask fragrance. The plants are strong, free branching with 
heavy, stout stems and dark green foliage. They bloom 
from early June until hard frost. 50 petals. 7.5 
The American Rose Society gives every Rose a 
rating based on thousands of experience reports 
