WHOLESALE ROSE LIST 1953 - 54 
Somerset Kose Yursery, INC. 
P.O. Box 608 New Brunswick, N. J. 
TERMS OF SALE: For those with established credit, 60 days net, 2° for payment within 10 days except for pat- 
ented roses which are net. 2°%/, may also be deducted on standard varieties when cash accompanies the order. 
METHOD OF SHIPMENT: All roses are offered F.O.B. New Brunswick or Trenton, N. J. at our option. Shipment will 
be made by express unless otherwise arranged. Boxing and packing extra at cost. 
CONFIRMATION: Orders will be confirmed as quickly as possible. We will make every effort to fill your order as 
confirmed but if it should be necessary to pro-rate because of factors we cannot control, we reserve the right to 
do so. Advise if substitutions will be accepted. 
CLAIMS: Claims for damage, shortage or variance in grade must reach us within 10 days after shipment has been 
received. Because of the perishable nature of rose bushes we cannot entertain complaints after this period. 
Refer to our order blank for Wholesale Prices and list of available varieties 
PATENTED HYBRID TEAS OR BUSH ROSES 
We offer the following Roses under license from patentee, and it is understood and agreed that they are FOR 
SALE AT RETAIL ONLY, at or above prices specified. PRICES ARE NET. No reduction should be made in the 
retail price on the No. 1!/, grade. Prices for patented roses are determined individually for each variety, accord- 
ing to the quantity purchased of each variety. 
Rex Anderson. Pat. No. 335. Delicate, lovely ivory- 
white, perfectly formed, slow-opening, one of the 
most successful of white roses. Vigorous grower 
with disease resistant foliage. Retail each $1.75 
Applause. Pat. No. 829. Large, fragrant buds are 
sparkling light red in color, opening slowly to 
perfectly formed fifty petaled, open blooms heavy 
with fragrance. Winner of the much prized Baga- 
telle Gold Medal. Retail each $2.00 
Buccaneer. Pat. No. 1119. Clearest, brightest and 
“lastingest’’ yellow you have ever seen in a rose. 
Buds are long, slender and tapering, showing no 
other color than clear yellow. Retail each $2.75 
Capistrano. Pat. No. 992. Rich shade of deep glow- 
ing rose pink, in bud as well as in the open flower. 
Large buds with extra heavy long stems. Fragrant. 
A.A.R.S. Winner 1950. Retail each $2.25 
Charles Mallerin. Pat. No. 933. Gorgeous new rose 
with buds and blooms of midnight crimson velvet, 
the “blackest” big red rose to date. It does not 
blue. Fragrant, good disease resistant foliage. 
Retail each $2.50 
Chrysler Imperial. Pat. No. 1167. Rich, unfading, un- 
bluing crimson-red color. Its big blooms open well 
in all kinds of weather, are long lasting and of 
superior form. A.A.R.S. Winner 1953. 
Retail each $2.75 
Charlotte Armstrong. Pat. No. 455. Brilliant blood-red 
buds on long, slender stems opening to spectrum 
red in cool weather, cerise in hot weather. 
A.A.R.S. Winner 1941. Retail each $2.25 
Diamond Jubilee. Pat. No. 824. Double high-centered 
flowers of glowing buff-orange, with a touch of 
orange-yellow at base of petal. A.A.R.S. Winner 
1948. Retail each $2.00 
Eclipse. Pat. No. 172. Vigorous, erect habit, buds of 
exceptional attractiveness, slender and often two 
inches long, of clear yellow. Retail each $1.75 
Forty-Niner. Pat. No. 792. Brilliantly hued bi-color 
that justly secured an A.A.R.S. award. Contrasting 
colors startling in brilliance and yet blending to- 
gether beautifully. Inside of petal is vivid red and 
outside of petal is a chrome-yellow. Colors are 
lasting and bright. Buds are long and open into 
well shaped blooms. A.A.R.S. Winner 1949. 
Retail each $2.50 
Fred Howard. Pat. No. 1006. Long, rich yellow buds 
are tipped with delicate penciling of light pink. 
Strong and hardy with dark shiny foliage. Long 
stems excellent for cutting. A.A.R.S. Winner 1952. 
Retail each $2.50 
Golden Scepter. Pat. No. 910. Unfading golden- 
yellow, long slender buds, large, high-centered. 
Retail each $2.00 
Good News. Pat. No. 426. Deep coppery pink buds 
open slowly to great 60 petaled blooms with a 
glowing, coppery center, toning to shell-pink on 
the outer petals. Fragrant, vigorous and free 
blooming. Retail each $2.00 
Grand Duchess Charlotte. Pat. No. 774. Different, 
beautiful shade of red. Buds are burnt carmine, 
opening to firm petaled blooms of a lovely be- 
gonia-rose. The plant is tall, graceful and disease 
resisting. Excellent for cutting. Retail each $2.00 
Happiness. Pat. No. 911. A brilliant red. Its petals 
are firm and heavy, with unusual brilliance, will 
not blue. It is a popular florist's rose; garden 
blooms, from mature plants, seem to be even 
better. Retail each $2.50 
