1953 SPRING CATALOG 23 
PICTURE—Glowing pink: very large and full; 
intensely fragrant; a continuous bloomer all 
season. 
POINSETTIA—Heavy blooming red rose. Med- 
ium height. Very hardy. 
PRESIDENT HOOVER—A lovely blending of or- 
ange-yellow, flame, vivid rose-pink and scarlet. 
PINK RADIANCE—Bright rose-pink, shining flow- 
ers of wonderful shape and fragrance. Strong- 
est grower of all hybrid teas. 
RED RADIANCE—A bright, cheerful and even 
shade of pure red. Vigorous grower. 
TALISMAN—A combination of shadings of gold, 
apricot yellow, and deep pink. 
THE DOCTOR—An international favorite. The 
buds are long and pointed, expand to a simply 
enormous bloom in their fully developed state. 
The color is an equisite silvery pink. 
PATENTED HYBRID TEA ROSES 
CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG (Patent No. 455)— 
Brilliant blood-red buds on long slender stems 
opening to magnificent spectrum-red in cool 
weather, cerise in hot weather. A.A.R.S. award 
for 1941. 
Price 
CRIMSON GLORY (Patent No. 105)—Color deep 
crimson. Glorious in its perfect form, large size 
and fragrance. 
Price 
CHRYSLER IMPERIAL (Plant Patent Pending)— 
Vivid crimson-red, an outstanding red rose. The 
buds are long and tapering. It is an excellent 
grower and free blooming. Winner of the All- 
America Award for 1953. Each 
Price 
DIAMOND JUBILEE (Patent No. 824)—Double, 
with a touch of orange-yellow at base of 
petals, high-centered flowers of glowing buff- 
orange. A.A.R.S. award for 1948. 
Price 
FRED HOWARD (Patent No. 1006)—Long, rich 
yellow buds are tipped with delicate pencilling 
of light pink. Strong, hardy, fully branched; 
dark shiny foliage; grows high; long stems, 
excellent for cutting. A.A.R.S. award for 1952. 
Price 
GOLDEN SCEPTER (Patent No. 910)—Rare, new, 
unfading, golden-yellow. Has long, slender 
buds, large and high-centered. Won the highest 
Rose award in Holland. Each 
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HELEN TRAUBEL (Patent applied for)—The 
color varies with the weather, sometimes a 
light sparkling pink, more often a luminous 
apricot. Its unusually large and long buds are 
magnificent. Very vigorous grower. A.A.R.S. 
award for 1952. 
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KATHERINE T. MARSHALL Patent No. 607)—A 
rose of rare beauty and delicacy of form, 
growing vigorously with large, open upright 
blooms of warm, glowing pink. Perfect form 
and long stems. 
Price 
LOWELL THOMAS (Patent No. 595)—Long point- 
ed, large bud. Flower very double, high cen- 
tered, clear canary-yellow, on strong stem. 
Vigorous, upright grower. A.A.R.S. award for 
195 Ie 
NEW YORKER (Patent No. 823)—The perfectly 
formed, high centered blooms are scarlet with 
rose-red undertones and each petal is over- 
laid with a rich sheen of velvet. Strong with a 
breath-taking succession of flowers from June 
until frost. Each 
Price 
PEACE (Patent No. 591)—Adjudged by experts 
to be one of the greatest new roses of all 
time. Magnificent large, very double blooms 
ranging in color from a deep yellow in bud, to 
creamy yellow with cerise-pink edging as the 
petals unfold, and finally an alabaster shade 
on fully open blooms. Very strong grower. 
Price 
REX ANDERSON (Patent No. 335)—An outstand- 
ing exhibition rose of delicate lovely ivory- 
white. Perfectly formed, slow opening, one 
of the few successful whites. 
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ROSE- OF FREEDOM (Patent No. 791)—Currant- 
red blooms with 60 to 70 petals borne on al- 
most thornless 28- to 32-inch stems. Winner 
City of Portland Award for 1947. Highest scor- 
ing red rose in 1946-47 nation-wide shows. 
Price 
SLEIGH BELLS (Patent No. 1004)—The white 
flowers open gradually into blooms of great 
size. A trace of primrose at the base of the 
petals adds to the flower. Unusualfor white 
roses, the stems are clothed with thick, leath- 
ery, glossy foliage that is exceptionally disease 
resistant. Each 
Price 
SUTTER’S GOLD (Patent No. 885)—Its most out- 
standing feature is its beautiful, long pointed, 
yellow bud, richly shaded with coppery-red. 
When fully open it is a superb yellow Rose 
with coppery veins through its flower petals. 
Won the Foreign Gold Medal in Paris in 1948 
and All-Amirca winner in 1950. Each 
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FLORIBUNDA ROSES 
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ELSE POULSEN—Blooms in large pink clusters 
continuously throughout the season. One of 
the best pink floribundas. 
EUTIN—Large clusters of very double, deep red 
flowers on a vigorous mildew-resistant bush. 
FLORADORA—Scarlet and geranium-red flori- 
bunda producing double 25-petaled flowers. 
Height 2% feet. A.A.R.S. 1945 award. 
