SOMERSET’S 
ROSES 
PATENTED ROSES 
(All patented varieties are being grown under license from 
patent owners). Prices are those listed by patent holders. 
Wholesale prices are determined by the individual retail prices. 
PRICES—-PATENTED ROSE VARIETIES 
FOR SEASON 1952-53 
Retail (Per Variety) Wholesale (Per Variety) 
Each 3 or more 25 or more 1-9 10-19 20-99 100-249 
(each) (each) 
$1.50 $1.30 $1.20 $1.00 $ .90 $ .75 § .70 
75 1.55 1.40 TELS 1.00 8742 #80 
2.00 1.75 1.60 1.25 1.10 1.00 95 
2.29 2.00 1.80 1.40 eas} 112% 1.05 
2.50 2.20 1.60 1.40 1.25 1.20 
2.75 2.40 ie7AS) 1.50 1.3742 1.30 
3.00 2.65 2.00 1.80 1.50 1.40 
25 rate applies to floribundas only. 
No. 14% grade — 20% less than above prices. 
VARIETIES MARKED * A.A.R.S. WINNERS 
Buccaneer. Pat. app. for. 
Vigorous and long stemmed with an intense brilliant yellow 
flower of large size. You can recommend this for a real yellow. 
Retail each $2.75 
“Capistrano. Pat. No. 922. 
Another vigorous growing variety with large buds and flowers 
on long strong stems. A brilliant deep glowing rose pink in 
bud and flower. The blooms are rich and lastingly fragrant. 
Retail each $2.25 
*Charlotte Armstrong. Pat. No. 455. 
Blood red and cerise pink combination. A prolific bloomer ex- 
cellent for cutting. A strong grower with fine healthy foliage. 
Retail each $2.00 
“Chrysler Imperial. Pat. app. for. All America Winner 1953 
Sold out Season 1952-53 
Vivid rich crimson overlaid with ox blood red. The long taper- 
ing buds open to large full double blooms. We expect the de- 
mand to far exceed the supply. Retail each $3.00 
Crimson Glory. Pat No. 105. 
Deep velvety crimson. Large fragrant and beautifully formed. 
Long a favorite dark red. Only No. 14% grade available. 
Retail each $1.75 
*Fashion. Pat. No. 789. (Floribunda type). 
Oriental red buds opening slowly into miniature H. T. formed 
flowers of luminous coral pink overlaid with gold. As the 
flowers age they deepen into reddish tones. Only No. 1¥2 grade 
available. Retail each $2.00 
Fred Howard. Pat. No. 1006. 
Produces very full 50 petaled blooms of rich buff, yellow lightly 
touched with orange and pink. Vigorous and free flowering. 
Retail each $2.50 
*Forty-Niner. Pat. No. 792. 
A striking combination of vivid oriental red on the inside of 
the petals while the outside is chrome yellow. Only No. 1% 
available. Retail each $2.25 
Goldilocks. Pat. No. 672. (Floribunda type). 
Rich golden yellow blooms like small Tea Roses. Long lasting 
and free blooming. Retail each $1.50 
“Helen Traubel. Pat. app. for. 
Very vigorous free flowering variety of outstanding merit. Bears 
unusually large buds and flowers on strong erect stems. Color 
is a sparkling pink shading to apricot. All grades sold out. 
Retail each $2.75 
*Katherine T. Marshall. Pat. No. 607. 
Warm glowing clear pink. Large buds and flowers of perfect 
form on long stems. Fruity fragrance. Only No. 1¥% grade 
available. Retail each $1.75 
*Lowell Thomas. Pat. No. 595. 
Deep rich golden yellow. Long tight buds open into large full 
flowers of a lighter shade of yellow. Retail each $2.00 
*Ma Perkins. Pat. app. for. (Floribunda type). all America Win- 
ner 1953. 
Sparkling soft coral pink with sweet fragrance. Open flowers 
are cup shaped and appear singly and in clusters throughout 
the season. Plant grows 2¥2 to 3 feet tall. Supplies limited. 
Retail each $2.25 
*Mirandy. Pat. No. 632. 
Large buds of deep rich dark red with black shadings, open- 
ing into huge richly fragrant flowers. Vigorous free blooming 
habit. Only No. 1¥2 grade available. Retail each $2.00 
*Mission Bells. Pat. No. 923. 
Beautiful deep salmon pink opening to clear shrimp pink. Long 
pointed buds opening to very large blooms with a tea fra- 
grance. Only No. 1¥% grade available. Retail each $2.25 
New Yorker. Pat. No. 823. 
Brilliant, unfading scarlet with rose red undertones. Flowers 
are extra large with a velvety sheen. Vigorous disease resist 
ant plants that bloom throughout the season. Only No. 12 
grade available. Retail each $2.00 
*Nocturne. Pat. No. 713 
Long perfectly formed buds of bright cardinal red produced on 
long strong stems. The flowers are pleasantly fragrant. 
Retail each $2.00 
*Peace. Pat. No. 591. 
One of the most popular roses that we have. The plant is ex- 
ceptionally vigorous with glossy dark green foliage. Buds are 
a golden yellow and as the flower slowly opens each petal is 
edged or flushed with pink. Only No. 1¥ grade available. 
Retail each $2.50 
Pinocchio. Pat. No. 484. (Floribunda type). 
Salmon buds flushed with gold open to clear soft pink fragrant 
blooms. Very free flowering and very popular. 
Retail each.$1.50 
*Rubaiyat. Pat. No. 758. 
Heavenly fragrance is the feature of this rose. The large loosely 
petaled flowers are rose red or crimson and are produced on 
long stems. Retail each $1.75 
*San Fernando. Pat. No. 785. 
A magnificent rose of glowing currant red. Beautifully formed 
buds open into flowers of unusually heavy texture. Richly 
fragrant. Retail each $1.75 
*Sutter’s Gold. Pat. No. 885. 
Produces long pointed bright yellow buds, richly shaded orange 
and red. Every bud is perfect and usually singly on a long 
stem. Delightful fragrance, free flowering and vigorous healthy 
growth add up to an outstanding variety. Only No. 1% grade 
available. Retail each $2.25 
*Tallyho. Pat. No. 828. 
A bicolor with inside of petals unique shade of pink; outside 
a rich crimson. Deep cardinal red buds are produced on long 
stems and open into large blooms with a spicy fragrance. Only 
No. 1% grade available. Retail each $2.00 
“Vogue. Pat. No. 926. (Floribunda type). 
Brilliant begonia rose flushed salmon. Individual flowers 3 
to 4" across, perfectly formed. Plant grows 2'2-3 feet. Sold out 
all grades. Retails each $2.25 
* K.A.R.S. Winners. 
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