Armitiong Fone Creations 
Look to America's Leader for the Best in Roses 
The Armstrong creations described on the next six pages 
are the products of the Armstrong Research Department, 
where for more than 17 years geneticists, using the most 
modern techniques of plant breeding, have been develop- 
“ ing some of the world’s best new roses. Now the Arm- 
* strong hybridists enjoy the enviable record of having cre- 
ated more All-America Rose Winners than anyone else in 
the world. We aren’t satisfied just to produce a new rose 
— it has to be a better rose. The performance of the varie- 
ties on this and the following pages proves that we are pro- 
ducing better rose varieties for American gardens. 
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The Rose of Roses 
Introduced in 1941, when it won the 
(EB only All-America Award, Charlotte 
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§ Armstrong has steadily climbed the lad- 
der of fame, until now it stands unchal- 
lenged at the very top among the world’s finest 
roses. If you are planting it for the first time, 
you will marvel (as we still do) at the beauty of 
the lovely, long, carmine-red buds, with their 
perfect streamlined form, and at the magnificent 
open blooms of rich cerise. The open flower is 
usually 3 or 4 inches in diameter, with about 30 
petals, high-centered, remaining a beautiful rich 
color until the last petal drops. No printer's inks 
can illustrate the richness of its color. 
A plant of Charlotte Armstrong will become one 
of the largest in the rose garden for it is extremely 
vigorous, semi-spreading to upright, usually pro- 
ducing its slightly fragrant flowers singly and al- 
ways on long stems. The foliage is leathery, semi- 
glossy, deep green, and highly resistant to mildew. 
The plant keeps producing long-stemmed beauties 
all season. 
Charlotte Armstrong is an all-climate rose, and we 
get the same enthusiastic reports of its behavior 
from growers in the North, South, East, and West. 
Originated in the Armstrong Research Dept. by 
W. E. Lammerts. Plant Pat. No. 455. 
$2.00 each; 3 or more, $1.75 each. 
Chief Seattle 
Pastel Perfection 
Chief Seattle 
It is a beautiful and unusual new rose. In the 
Pacific Northwest or during the cooler fall days 
anywhere the flowers are a rich shade of buff- 
apricot with the face of the petals a lighter old 
gold tone. In warmer areas, the spring flowers will 
usually be considerably lighter in color than shown 
in the illustration and often with a flush of pink 
at the center of the bloom, but in all weathers, 
spring, summer, or fall, the flower is perfectly 
shaped and its big heavy-textured petals open very 
slowly. The blooms last for a long time, both on 
the bush and when cut. In the bud, the many petals 
are ruffled, giving the flower a delightfully grace- 
ful and dainty appearance. 
| Chief Seattle is one of those roses which is good- 
| J +» looking both in the bud and the open flower, and 
é it always has a rich tea fragrance to go with its 
good looks. The plant is extremely vigorous, with 
.. great quantities of luxuriant olive green foliage 
: _—and the stems are remarkably long and straight. 
a " Usually there is only one big bud or flower to a 
stem. The rose was named “Chief Seattle” to com- 
memorate the 100th anniversary of the city of 
Seattle, and in honor of the Indian chief who 
founded the city in 1852. Originated by Herbert C. 
Swim at the Armstrong Nurseries. Plant Pat. No. 
1030. $2.50 each; 3 or more, $2.20 each. 
— _ Prices shown are for bare root roses and do not 
apply on blooming plants in containers. 
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