HYBRID TEA ROSES 
THE NEWER VARIETIES, continued 
PRESIDENT EISENHOWER. (Hill, 1953.) Rich 
medium red in color. The 4 to 5-inch flowers with 35 to 
40 petals have sweet old-Rose fragrance. A bushy 
plant with heavy canes and good dark green foliage. 
Pat. app. for. $2.50 each; 3 for $6.75 
ROSE OF FREEDOM. (Swim, 1947.) An ovoid, car- 
dinal-red bud, opening to a very double, high-centered 
flower of medium size. The satiny petals roll outward 
as the bloom opens; spicy fragrance. Large, leathery 
foliage. Upright and vigorous in growth, blooming 
freely and continuously. Pat. No. 791. 
$2.00 each; 3 for $5.35 
RUBAIYAT. (McGredy, 1947.) Brilliant red. Long, 
1917 graceful buds open to rich-hued crimson blooms of 
lovely form. Rugged bush with luxuriant growth. 
AARSProfuse bloomer; old-Rose fragrance. Pat. No. 758. 
$1.75 each; 3 for $4.75 
SERENADE. (Boerner, 1947.) Burnt-orange buds open- 
ing to brilliant coral-orange. Large bloom with high 
center, opening flat. Open plants 31% feet tall, blooming 
freely. Pat. No. 852. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.35 
SUTTER’S GOLD. (Swim, 1949.) Orange buds, open- 
1950 ing to double, high-centered flowers of golden orange 
Gg ythroueh shades of yellow. Strong tea fragrance. 
AARSVigorous and upright; 3 to 4 feet tall. Pat. No. 885. 
$2.25 each; 3 for $6.25 
SUZON LOTTHE. (Meilland, 1949.) Peach-pink, with 
slowly unfurling petals tinted pearl-pink. Extremely 
dainty and appealing. Well formed; delicious perfume. 
Fine plant. Pat. No. 934. $2.50 each; 3 for $6.75 
SYMPHONIE. (Meilland, 1949.) Luscious pink with 
silvery tint and deeper veins. Unusually large size, 
with broad, wavy petals. Strong growing and free 
blooming. Pat. No. 958. $2.50 each; 3 for $6.75 
TAFFETA. (Lammerts, 1948.) Long-stemmed, per- 
1948 fectly formed, fragrant buds of rich pink and salmon 
tones in changeable combinations. Rich carmine- 
AARSrose predominates; reverse side shows yellow. Fine 
for cutting. Upright, bushy, with huge, glossy, dark 
foliage. Pat. No. 716. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.35 
TALLYHO. (Swim, 1949.) Outside of petals fluctuates 
1949 from crimson to cardinal-red; the inside is rose-red 
(shading pink. Large, double bloom of graceful form. 
AARSRobust, upright. Abundant, continuous bloomer; 
rich spicy fragrance. Pat. No. &28. 
$2.00 each; 3 for $5.35 
TEXAS CENTENNIAL. (Dixie Rose Nurs., 1935.) 
Brilliant vermilion-red. Long, perfect buds; large, 
richly fragrant blooms on long stems. Color and sub- 
stance marvelous in the fall. Ideal for cutting. Un- 
usually vigorous, with an abundance of healthy foliage. 
Pat. No. 162. $1.50 each; 3 for $3.95 
TOM BRENEMAN. (Fred H. Howard, 1950.) Very 
large and globular, rose-pink blooms with heavy fra- 
erance. Leathery, dark foliage on a healthy plant. 
Pat. No. 986. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.35 
WHITE SWAN. (Verschuren, 1952.) A fine new pure 
white Rose of graceful, high-centered form, carried on 
a very long stem. Ample, healthy, dark green foliage 
on a 3-foot plant. Blooms all summer. Pat. No. 1115. 
$2.25 each; 3 for $6.25 
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