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NOW to set out in 
your garden, Spring 
1953. To hold them 
we require a 50% 
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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 
We offer the best of the recent introductions and those older favorites which, through sheer merit, are still 
among the finest. Whether in beds by themselves or in border groups, they will flaunt their beauty from June 
until frost. In choosing Forbes Pot Grown Roses you are assured of live plants well established in soil and equal 
to a dormant Rose which had been planted the previous fall. Easily set in your garden without loss. 
Rubaiyat. $2.20 ea.; 3 for $6.30; $24 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1947. The long crimson-pink 
buds slowly open to large double, high-centered, rich 
crimson to red-rose flowers of superb old-Rose fragrance. 
Freely produced with long stems on very vigorous upright 
plants, 314 to 4 feet high, having clean dark, leathery, 
resistant foliage. 25 petals. 7.8 
Show Girl. $2.20 ea.; 3 for $6.30; $24 doz. 
This has the longest, most perfectly formed, deep pink 
buds of all Roses. In cool weather they are almost carmine- 
pink but always opening to large, cupped, deep pink, 
double, delightfully fragrant flowers on long stems. The 
upright, bushy plants have leathery foliage. 25 petals. 8.2 
Sutter’s Gold. $2.60 ea.; 3 for $7.50; $28.80 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1950. The exquisite long- 
pointed, orange-yellow buds, shaded vermilion, become 
large double, high-centered, intensely fragrant flowers 
of golden orange and shades of yellow. The vigorous 
upright plants have dark leathery foliage. 30 petals. 8.1 
Suzon Lotthe. $2.75 ea.; 3 for $7.95; $30.60 doz. 
The ovoid buds are borne singly on strong stems. They 
slowly open to large, fully double, strongly fragrant flowers 
of pearl pink, shaded deeper pink toward the petal edges. 
he very vigorous plants have strong dark green foliage 
and bloom profusely. 60 petals. 7.2 
Symphonie. $2.75 ea.; 3 for $7.95; $30.60 doz. 
The vigorous, upright, bushy plants, with abundant 
leathery foliage, intermittently bear large, pointed, ovoid 
buds singly on nice stems for cutting. These open to very 
large, strongly fragrant, double, high-centered flowers of 
silver-pink with the petals broadly margined with carmine. 
The plants bloom freely. 25 petals. 7.7 
Taffeta. $2.20 ea.; 3 for $6.30; $24 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1948. Rich pink with salmon 
tones changing to salmon-apricot. The medium-sized, 
urn-shaped buds have fluted edges. Big fragrant, flowers 
are freely produced on vigorous, upright plants with large, 
leathery, glossy, dark green foliage. 21 petals. 7.0 
Tallyho. $2.25 ea.; 3 for $6.45; $24.60 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1949. The outside varies from 
crimson to cardinal-red, the inside through several rose 
shades. The ovoid buds open to large, double flowers with 
a spicy fragrance. The green, leathery foliage is mildew- 
resistant, on vigorous, upright plants. 28 petals. 8.3 
The Doctor. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
The immense, long-pointed buds of sparkling pink slowly 
open to enormous, cupped flowers, often over 5 inches 
across, of exquisite satiny silver-pink and delightfully, 
intense fragrance. The vigorous, bushy, 2-foot plants have 
soft light green foliage. 25 petals. 7.9 
FORBES FLORIBUNDA ROSES IN POTS 
These are bush Roses producing clusters of blooms without interruption from early summer until late frosts. 
They are easy to grow and very hardy. Ideal in shrub borders for color after shrub bloom is over, for mass plant- 
ings, among perennials, even for colorful hedges. Plant 18 inches apart; prune lightly to desired height. 
Betty Prior. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
Sturdy, 314-foot plants are bountiful with clusters of 
single blooms. The buds are lovely and the flowers re- 
semble a pink dogwood in shape and color. The inside of 
the petals is a delicate pink and the outside a dark carmine, 
Fragrant flowers, ideal for cutting. 5 petals. 8.8 
Chatter. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
Bright crimson, 24-inch double flowers, in generous clus- 
ters. The dainty buds open slowly until each cluster bursts 
with handsome crimson as the delicately fragrant flowers 
develop. The compact, 2-foot plants are hardy and disease- 
resistant. 24 petals. 7.3 
Donald Prior. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
Immense clusters of semi-double, fragrant flowers of bright 
scarlet flushed with crimson in profusion on strong stems 
above leathery, dark green foliage on vigorous, bushy, 
3 to 4-foot plants. 12 petals. 8.6 
Fashion. $2.35 ea.; 3 for $6.75; $25.80 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1950. The oriental-red buds 
open into lovely coral-pink flowers overlaid with gold, 
turning clear coral. The open, double, 3-inch flowers, in 
clusters profusely throughout the season have a wild-Rose 
fragrance. The 214-foot plants are bushy, with dark glossy 
green foliage. 25 petals. 8.6 
10 
Frensham. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
Very vigorous, broad, bushy, 2% to 3-foot plants with 
dark leathery foliage and very abundantly bearing great 
clusters of large, semi-double, slightly fragrant, deep 
crimson flowers. 28 petals. 8.3 
Goldilocks. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
Sunny, globular, double flowers of deep yellow produced 
continuously in fine clusters of delightful fragrance from 
June throughout the season. The vigorous, bushy, 3 %4-foot 
plants have glossy, leathery foliage. 45 petals. 7.9 
Irene of Denmark. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
Here is a splendid white. The medium-sized buds are 
pointed. The large, cupped, double, white blooms, borne 
in fine clusters in abundance continuously, have a China 
Rose fragrance and the exquisite true “sweetheart form, 
daintily perfect. The dark green-leaved, 20-inch, hardy 
plants are vigorous and bushy. Fills a long need for a 
better white Floribunda. 30 to 40 petals. 8.0 
Ma Perkins. $2.60 ea.; 3 for $7.50; $28.80 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1953. A brand-new, sparkling 
coral-shell-pink Floribunda. The buds are coral with 
shades of red; as they open to 3-inch flowers the coral color 
softens and the red gives way to more prominent yellow 
tones. Sweet honey fragrance. Hybrid Tea form. Dark 
glossy green foliage. Excellent for borders, beds and hedges. 
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