Triomphe de |’Exposition. H. P. (1855.) (Tree-ohmph duh Lex-po- 
zees-shown.) A big, lusty hybrid perpetual, with that clean, parsley-green fo-— 
liage. The great double blooms are well rounded, cherry-red, very free flowering. 
Roy Shepherd deposes and says, ‘‘This is one of my favorites.’’ Quite a title to live 
up to, we say. 
1950—I apologize for last year’s dubious comment. From inspections this 
spring you are really “‘triumphant!”’ 
1951—We now include the ‘‘nasal pronunciation”’ and the ‘‘puckered lips”’ 
in the price. 1.50 
Ulrich Brunner. H. Perpetual. (1882.) Stout fellow, is Ulrich and 
shrugs his big shoulders at pests and diseases. Somewhere back in his uncertain 
ancestry hovers the shadow of Paul Neyron, obviously a gay dog in his heyday. 
Blooms are very large, of magnificent petal, characteristically cupped, with 
those fiery deep carmine tones peculiar to the type. The fragrance might awaken 
a flutter even in Elizabeth Arden and or ‘‘Charles of the Ritz.”’ 1.50 
Vanguard. H. Rugosa. (1932.) This shrub rose is sensational! The vig- 
orous, dark-green, varnished rugose foliage,—the tremendous crop of orange- 
salmon double blooms, which literally cover the plant in the spring,—make it 
stand out from anything else in the growing fields. Whether you want a hand- 
some hedge, or a single “‘garden accent,”’ certainly it will prove a ‘conversation 
piece!’’ Unbeatable among the tall-growing shrub roses. 
3 for 4.00 each 1.50 
Variegata di Bologna. Centifolia. (1909.) Garden Notes—‘‘Let all the 
novelty enthusiasts gather ‘round this one! Thought we had seen everything 
from Fiesta to the Green Rose, but Bologna is different! Fat buds come in clusters 
of 3-5, and open very full—white striped magenta—some petals nearly all dark. 
Can guarantee this will stop in their tracks, all visiting rosarians, some of whom 
will love it, others detest it. As for this writer, he is going to have one in his 
personal garden, come what may! Fragrance—RAVISHING!”’ 
“My entry of 2 blooms in our rose show created more stir than Peace and Mirandy.’’— 
Hortense Wild, Cary, Illinois. (At this point it is high time we thanked Mrs. 
Wild for her many excellent contributions to the catalog until she is better paid 
in roses. ) 
‘“Variegata di Bologna I pegged down, and it was loaded with roses, the like of which 
I have never seen before. Tell the boys, as a boutonnier on a white dinner coat, it is unsur- 
passed,—I tried it..’—Walter T. Bauer, Bremen, Indiana. (Roses to you also, 
friend Bauer!) 3 for 4.00 each 1.50 
Veilchenblau. Rambler. (1909.) This is a many-caned, strong growing 
climber, with clean, glossy, but not evergreen foliage. Produces great masses of 
spring bloom, in clusters of 114 inch semi-double cupped flowers starting brilliant 
crimson, then passing quickly to magenta and darker shades. This writer's Pillar 
of Veilchenblau in Redlands some years ago was a “‘picture in violet tones’’ of 
superb beauty. 
“Veilchenblau and Violette! What a pair of thunder-weather purples and plums, and 
how richly they grow and bloom.’’ Thank you, Mrs. John Gibbs, Greenwich, Conn. 
1.50 
Victor Verdier. H. Perpetual. (1852.) Howard J. Tenner, Glastonbury, 
Connecticut, writing in the ARS Annual, 1951, has this to say in characteristic- 
ally terse description,—'‘Medium vigorous, erect, nearly thornless. Large, globular 
blooms, full, 50 petals. Blooms are satiny bright-pink with carmine-pink center. Fragrant, 
but not exceedingly so. Medium pruning.’’ Doesn't sound very exciting, does it? 
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