36 DWARF FRUIT TREES ARE IDEAL FOR THE SMALL GARDEN 
CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG (Page 35) 
FRED HOWARD. An All America winner with 
all the golden color and robust vigor of the 
west, where it was originated. The large, full 
double buff yellow blooms, often lightly flushed 
pink at the edges, are far above the average 
in size and are lovely when half open to full 
bloom. The stems are straight and strong with 
one flower to a stem; the fragrance is slight, 
the plant is tall and bushy. 4 ft. $2.50 each. 
HELEN TRAUBEL—A rare new star in the rose 
kingdom, best described as sparkling lively 
pink to luminous apricot. Buds are large, long 
and tapered, the ideal form for cutting, and 
when half to fully opened they give a lavish 
display of color. A vigorous large bush rose, 
and a striking beauty. 3 ft. $2.75 each. 
MARK SULLIVAN—For a brilliant display of 
color Mark Sullivan is outstanding. A strong 
growing plant with abundant ovoid buds of 
golden-yellow, heavily veined rose-pink and 
cerise; a brilliant color display when it is in 
open flower. Holds its color well in warm 
climates. 3Y2 ft. $1.75 each. 
MME. HENRI GUILLOT—One of the best roses 
in cultivation today. The buds are long and 
pointed, clear orange and coral-red with gold 
at the base of the petals. The opening buds are 
urn-shaped, the open flower camellia-like and 
the petals of heavy velvety texture. It blooms 
abundantly with heavy dark green foliage. A 
truly fine rose. 2-3 ft. $1.75 each. 
MRS. PIERRE S. DUPONT—A favorite yellow 
rose. The medium sized, well formed buds are 
clear canary yellow and are borne in pro- 
fusion on strong, well balanced, glossy fo- 
liaged plants. When fully open the double, 
clear yellow flowers are mildly fragrant. lt is 
a good and dependable rose in any climate. 
Siti. $1.75 each. 
MRS. SAM McGREDY—Has a wonderful com- 
bination of colors including scarlet and orange 
which is heavily flushed with red on outside 
of petals. Buds are large and long pointed, 
flowers double, fragrant and long lasting. It 
is a very prolific bloomer. 24% ft. $1.75 each. 
MRS. MINIVER. Striking cardinal-red with bril- 
liance and sparkle in its velvety textured pet- 
als. The exquisite color, combined with its per- 
fect form, size, and delightful fragrance, make 
it a highly desirable rose. 2¥2 ft. $2.50 each. 
NEW YORKER—Rich and sparkling dark red 
flowers of tremendous size and exquisite 
beauty. Buds and flowers are beautifully 
formed and have a brilliant velvety sheen. 
Abundant blooms with delightful raspberry 
fragrance. 3 ft. $2.00 each. 
NIEGE PARFUM—White in bud, changing to 
cream then to light lemon yellow when fully 
open. It is delightfully fragrant in the garden. 
Keeps well when cut and is highly prized for 
in lasting perfume. 2 ft. $1.75 each. 
OPHELIA—This is another all-climate rose and 
it does particularly well in San Francisco 
where it adorns many gardens and where it 
is a long-time favorite. The medium size blooms 
are salmon-flesh, with a rich shading of rose. 
The buds are ovoid. In full flower it has a dis- 
tinctive ophelia form. $1.75 each. 
PEACE—Proved to be all that was claimed 
for it and is a truly sensational rose. Yellow 
in bud, it opens to a full double flower of lovely 
cream edged delicate pink and is mildly fra- 
grant. We have found that plants in the test 
garden have improved with age and that the 
flowers are more deeply colored the second 
and third years. 342 it. $2.50 each. 
TALISMAN 
PICTURE—This is one of our finest roses and 
the demand for it never ceases. It is a spar- 
kling pink with a salmon undertone, a cheer- 
ful and fascinating color. The plant blooms 
continuously throughout the season, every bud 
is perfect in form with good substance in the 
petals for long keeping. 3 ft. $1.75 each. 
PRESIDENT HOOVER—A charming combina- 
tion of cerise-pink, flame, scarlet and yellow. 
The buds are pointed and the flowers large, 
composed of broad heavy petals with an ex- 
quisite fragrance. 3 ft. $1.75 each. 
ROSE D’OR—Deep golden yellow, lightly 
veined red, the deepest yellow rose we know. 
The buds are long, pointed and very beaut!ful 
from the time they begin to open until fully 
blown and they are mildly fragrant. The fo- 
liage is dark, glossy and very vigorous, the 
plants bushy with abundant bloom. A remark- 
able rose. 2% ft. $2.50 each. 
SATURNIA—Perfectly formed, long buds of 
cardinal red, opening to semi-double flowers 
of brilliant scarlet and cardinal red with a re- 
verse of salmon, red and copper—a very strik- 
ing color combination. It has a fruit-like fra- 
grance, vigorous growth and dark green fo- 
liage. Saturnia is one of our finest roses. 3 ft. 
$1.75 each. 
SATURNIA 
SONATA—This is a grand rose and one of 
our best for cutting. The long pointed buds of 
cochineal-red open to full double blooms of a 
most attractive rose-pink. The plant is vigorous 
and blooms abundantly. 3 ft. $1.75 each. 
SUTTER’S GOLD—Winner of two honors, the 
Paris Bagatelle Gardens Gold Medal, and the 
All America Award for 1950. Features exqui- 
site long pointed bright yellow buds, richly 
shaded with coppery orange and vermilion. 
Fragrant. Height 242 ft. $2.25 each. 
SNOWBIRD—A snow-white fragrant rose with 
medium sized, long, flaring buds opening into 
pure white double flowers. In our test garden 
it blooms almost continuously on sturdy, well 
branched plants with fine foliage. A very good 
white rose, under most conditions. 2 ft. 
$1.75 each. 
SLEIGH BELLS—Great numbers of very large, 
pure white, ovoid buds on long stems for cut- 
ting. It blooms abundantly and the large, full, 
double flowers remain very attractive until 
the petals fall. 2Ya2 ft. $2.00 each. 
TALISMAN—A vividly colored rose, being a 
mixture of orange and yellow in irregular pro- 
portions varying so much that no two flowers 
are alike. 3 ft. $1.50 each. 
TEXAS CENTENNIAL — Glowing carmine red, 
often referred to as the Red President Hoover, 
because it has the vigor, the heavy, strong 
stems, the large, full buds and flowers so simi- 
lar to that variety. Given plenty of room in the 
garden it will produce many fine, long stemmed 
buds for cutting. 3-4 ft. $2.00 each. 
THE DOCTOR—Enormous flowers of rich sil- 
very-pink opening to 6 inches across and buds 
of perfect form in proportion. The plant is mod- 
erate in growth but given a little extra atten- 
tion, will reward you with richly colored, 
sweetly perfumed blooms. 2¥2 ft. $1.75 each. 
MOSS ROSES 
RED MOSS—Large, reddish, buds and flowers 
heavily mossed. $2.00 each. 
PINK MOSS—Named crested moss, deep pink 
buds surrounded with a mossy fringe and crest. 
Fragrant. $2.00 each. 
YELLOW MOSS—Named Golden Moss; yellow, 
well mossed, clusters of 3 to 5 flowers. Fra- 
grant. $2.00 each. 
