California Centennial 
Butterscotch 
Babe Ruth 
Everblooming 
Here we list only the very choicest and most popular varieties of 
Tea Roses, with the majority of which every lover of the Rose is | 
familiar. Duplicates as well as inferior varieties have been discon- 
tinued. All are good growers and free flowering and will provide you 
with an ample supply of blooms throughout the summer. There is not 
one individual sort which we cannot endorse as possessing superior 
merit. All are two-year-old No. 1 grade. 
Apricot Queen (Patented) Each $1.50, Three $3.75, Doz. $15.00 
(Award All-America Rose Selections, 1940.) A lovely combination 
of colors is to be noted in this glorious new Rose. Orange and 
apricot at the base of the petals, merging to salmony rose and 
: phlox-pink in the fully developed bloom is descriptive. The bud is 
i long-pointed. The fully developed flower shows a regular, well- | 
; placed petal arrangement. A good strong grower, with handsome, | 
leathery foliage which serves as a splendid foil to the perfectly 
formed buds and open bloom. 
“Babe Ruth” (Plant Patent Applied For) 
Each $2.00, Three $5.00, Doz. $20.00 
It’s a big hit. This fine new Rose performs like the American sports 
hero for whom it was named. Through the entire Rose season, this 
Rose never lets you down; it can bel depended upon for a top 
performance. The plants are strong and vigorous. The leathery foli- 
age is green, clean and flawless. The buds tell you beforehand that 
when the flowers open something is going to happen, and it does. 
The heavy petaled, copper-salmon buds develop into large, ovoid 
flowers, the color changing to rose-pink as the petals fold back 
and the flower reaches its zenith. The stems are long, unbending 
and support the flowers in perfect balance. Score your bushes for 
flowers. You will find at the end of the season that the new vari- 
ety ‘Babe Ruth” is always well up among the top flight producers 
in the league of Roses. 
Note: Five cents per plant of all moneys received from the distribution 
of this Rose by the originator will be donated to the Babe Ruth Foundation, 
devoted to the ’’Kids of America,’’ and for the fight against cancer among 
children, which the foundation is promoting. 
Blanche Mallerin (Plant Patent No. 594) 
Each $1.50, Three $3.75, Doz. $15.00 
This is that rare beauty, a pure white, fragrant Hybrid Tea Rose. The 
petals of the beautifully modeled blooms are as white as alabaster, with 
a live, satiny sheen. 
Butterscotch (Patented) Each $1.50, Three $3.75, Doz. $15.00 
Nothing like the color of Butterscotch has so far been seen in Roses and 
very few Roses have as beautifully shaped flowers. The length and 
grace of the flower petals of this new variety are outstanding. The out- 
side of the handsome petals is a soft, pale orange-yellow; the inside 
lemon-chrome at the base, changing to pale yellow-orange, penciled very 
lightly with orange-buff. The general color effect is a soft pastel 
capucine-buff. Visitors last year picked Butterscotch as one of the finest 
and most outstanding Roses in our fields. This variety is an origination 
of the Hill Greenhouses of Richmond, Indiana. We are sure you will 
find Butterscotch one of the choicest Roses you ever grew. 
California (Patented) Each $1.50, Three $3.75, Doz. $15.00 
(Award All-America Rose Selections, 1940.) We regard this sensational 
novelty as outstanding among the numerous varieties we have contri- 
buted to the Rose world through our efforts in plant breeding. The 
color is a glorious ruddy orange toned with saffron-yellow, with the ex- 
terior of the broad petals overlaid with saturn-rose—a dual tone effect 
of indescribable richness and beauty. Buds long and pointed; flowers of 
enormous size, reaching a diameter of five to six inches. Growth vig- 
orous, with healthy, glossy green foliage. 
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