Will Rogers. Patent 256. This is a ‘‘controversial"’ rose. Its critics say it 
burns badly in the hot sun. We agree. Its admirers call it the best of the black- 
red roses and recommend light shade for best performance. Certainly one of the 
most distinctive of all moderns—fully double, with a beautifully ruffled petal 
arrangement; almost always in profuse bloom; heavy attar of rose perfume. We 
say Will Rogers 1s a great rose and so will you, if you give it a spot it likes, pro- 
tected from a too brilliant sun. 
“Will Rogers is VERY winter-hardy. It has to be just so warm but no warmer... 50 
much moisture and no more, but believe me when they're right, they're worth waiting for. 
On a table under electric lights those thick velvety petals shimmer and glow like a fine garnet 
. . not an all-round rose but I'll keep my six.’’-—Gordon Beals, Omaha. Thanks, 
Gordon, those are my sentiments exactly. 3 for 3.90 each 1150 
Yellow Cecile Brunner Climber. (Cli. Perle d’Or.) This is a lively 
and lusty climbing sport of the popular polyantha, Perle d’Or, described herein. 
The color leans to the apricot shades—hence the term “‘yellow”’ is misleading,— 
at least to those who visualize farm-churned butter or the canary’s wing. Rec- 
ommended where it has room to grow bigger and more abundant with every 
season. Don’t worry,—you'll like those golden-apricot shades. 
3 for 3.90 each 1.50 
Yours Truly. Patent 697. ARS'76%. Rated by many the best of the hot- 
weather pinks; blooms profusely in high temperatures and holds its beautiful 
rose-pink tones to the end. A fine, upstanding rose, with long, smooth stems. . . 
richly sweet-scented. Deserves more verbosity but the C-W is exhausted! 
3 for 3.90 each 1.50 
AND SO, gentle reader, the catalog-writer comes to the end of still another rose 
catalog, perhaps the last until 1954. Again he ‘‘wipes his fevered brow,”’ asks 
your forgiveness for his enthusiasms, mistakes, repetitions, and all the quips and 
quirks which missed fire . . . drapes his empty ‘sack of adjectives’’ around his 
tired shoulders and goes off to bed. Good-night! 
od 
To answer a frequent request we recommend for your reading 
r. If you live in Southern California,— ‘How to Grow Better Roses,’’ by one who cer- 
tainly knows. Send $1.29 to James A. Gallagher, 1625 New York Drive, Altadena, Cali- 
fornia. 
2. If you like your rose information complete, concise, national and ‘'academic,’’ send 
$3.50 to the American Rose Society, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for Dr. Ray Allen's excel- 
lent ‘Roses for Every Garden.”’ 
3. If you have passed the Hoover-Radiance-Talisman stage and are curious about the pri- 
vate life of the rose, send $3.50 (‘no coin, stamps or bad checks,” please) to Roy Hennes- 
sey, Scappoose, Oregon, for his ‘Hennessey on Roses,’’ and be sure to get the unexpurgated 
edition, including the author's picture. You have areal treat in store for you. 
4. If you like your rose information most entertainingly written with a European back- 
ground and flavor, go to your public library and read ‘'The Rose Manual” by Dr. J. H. 
Nicolas,—18 years old but still tops in rose lore. 
5. If you enjoy beautifying your home with roses, you will get some excellent advice in 
Emilia Burke's book, just out,—''Let’s Arrange. Roses,’ nicely written by a charming 
lady. The book includes 40 illustrations,—endorsed by an eminent authority, Dr. R. C. 
Allen. Send $3.75 (which will include postage) to American Rose Society, Harrisburg, 
Pa., and don't dilly-dally for this is a limited edition. 
6. If you want to start an argument—read all five, then write your views to Roy Hen- 
nessey. 
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