FLORIBUNDA ROSES 
Famous Nor-Cal Quality Plants 
PLANT FLORIBUNDAS for more garden color. They are hardy, vigor- 
ous and disease resistant. Used as borders, backgrounds, hedges or 
foundation plantings they will give your garden a mass of solid 
clusters of riotous color throughout the blooming season. 
MA PERKINS 
(Gr (P.A.F.) The brand new All-America award winner for 1953, Ma 
“" Perkins is illustrated on page 3. Like other recent winners, it 
has a vigorous, disease resistant plant as well as beautiful flowers. 
The buds are coral flushed red, while ithe open flowers are coral 
suffused yellow until maturity when the entire flower becomes shell 
pink. Fragrant. $2.25 each; 3 for $6.00 
PINOCCHIO 
(Pat. 484) Extremely hardy, hundreds of salmon and pink flowers on 
every bush, stealing the show in any garden. Vigorous and easy to 
grow. $1.50 each; 3 for $3.90 
RED PINOCCHIO 
(Pat. 812) Clusters of long-lasting, unfading rich scarlet flowers, com- 
bining best qualities of Pinocchio and Donald Prior. Vigorous and 
hardy. $1.50 each; 3 for $3.90 
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PINK ROSETTE 
PINK ROSETTE 
(Pat. 902) Large, open clusters of distinctive style flowers are borne 
in very great profusion all season long. The buds and open blooms 
are of a delightful pink color, but the form of the flower with its tight 
rosette of 50 or more petals and its formal yet delicate appearance 
will be the characteristic that wins and holds your admiration. 
$1.75 each; 3 for $4.65 
CRIMSON ROSETTE 
(Pat. 901) The companion flower to Pink Rosette, described above, this 
one has identical form and free blooming characteristics but with a 
brilliant crimson color. A hedge planting of these two roses, alternat- 
ing every other plant is a sight to behold. $1.75 each; 3 for $4.65 
CARROUSEL (Please turn to page 6 for description). 
NEW FLORIBUNDA COLLECTION 
Collection No. 12 
Here are the newest achievements in floribundas. 
MA PERKINS CARROUSEL VOGUE 
One each of these 
threesavalie: $6.50. cairn ett) ea ee ee $5.75 
DESCANSO PLANT FOOD 
This remarkable fertilizer, particularly effective for roses, is not only rich in food value, 
but it is extremely easy to apply. Rapidly and fully soluble in water, you simply dissolve 
the required amount and apply with cn ordinary sprinkling can. One pound makes 75 
gallons of nutrient solution! Can be sprayed through proportioners. Your roses deserve 
the best; give them Descanso Plant Food. 
RED PINOCCHIO 1 lb. $1.15 postpaid 5 lbs. $3.95 postpaid 25 Ibs. $12.50 postpaid 
12 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS THE SOURCE OF THE WORLD'S FINEST ROSE BUSHES 
