YELLOW FAVORITES 
NEW! NEW! 
BUCCANEER. While we still like Lowell Thom- 
as for yellow, we will have to admit that it 
wouldn’t take much encouragement to change 
our minds in favor of Buccaneer. Buccaneer is 
just about as bright and clear a yellow as you 
would want. It has two qualities not found in 
Lowell Thomas, strong stems and tall grower. 
We have watched it for two years and this sea- 
son it is well over 5 ft. tall so advise you to 
plant it in the background. Very good foliage 
that covers the plant from top to bottom which 
is unusual for a tall grower. Very moderate 
fragrance and does not fade. Pat. 1119. Illus- 
trated inside front cover. $2.75 each. 
CHIEF SEATTLE. Buff apricot in color, the petals 
are fluted or ruffled. The bed of this variety in Manito 
Park didn’t have to take a back seat to any other rose. 
A much better rose than Fred Howard which won the 
1952 AARS award, we couldn’t understand how the All- 
America Rose Selections could choose Fred Howard over 
Chief Seattle. Chief Seattle is borne on long straight 
stems with perfect olive green foliage. Does very well 
in both hot and cool weather. 3-4 ft. Pat. 1030. $2.50 
each. 
ECLIPSE. This rose, in our estimation, has the nicest 
buds of any rose. Long-pointed, deep yellow with a fairly 
large semi-double flower. 3 ft. Pat. 172. $1.75 each. 
FRED HOWARD. Golden yellow and very double. 
One of the three All-American winners of 1952. Very 
slight fragrance but a huge grower, sometimes to 5 ft. 
3-5 ft. Pat. No. 1006. $2.75 each. 
GOLDEN SCEPTER. Last year our supply of this 
rose was limited and we were sold out early. One of 
our good yellow roses that seems to stand up real well 
without fading. We hadn’t noticed this rose in bloom 
till this past summer and was somewhat impressed by 
the dozens of golden yellow buds and blooms to each 
plant. Not too tall a grower, about 3 ft. Pat. 910. $2.00 
each. 
LOWELL THOMAS. We still keep this rose as our 
favorite pure yellow that does not fade too much. It 
seems to do well in all parts of the country. The only 
complaint that we had is the weak plant but this can 
easily be remedied by a little Sunny Spokane Plant Food. 
Good stems that have excellent foliage. 2% ft. Pat. 
595. $2.00 each. 
PEACE. If you were to have one rose in your garden, 
we would say that this was it. A consistent prize-winner. 
Perhaps the chief beauty of this rose is the great range 
of colors through which it passes. The large ovoid shape 
bud emerges to a fully 5 inch bloom with shades of 
canary yellow, pale gold, cream, pearly white and apple 
blossom pink. The color also varies with the season. It 
seems that no two plants produce the same color of 
blooms—each one a little different. The very best of 
foliage on a very strong plant. Pat. 591. 3-4 ft. $2.50 
each. Illustrated inside back cover. 
SUTTER’S GOLD. This rose has won about every 
award, both on the Continent and U. S. Long pointed 
yellow buds which are richly shaded with orange and 
red. The open flower is golden yellow with a very rich 
fragrance. Foliage is excellent. Sometimes mistaken in 
the fading flower for Peace. We like this rose very much 
and recommend it. 3 ft. Pat. 885. $2.25 each: 
TWO-TONE FAVORITES 
FORTY-NINER. One of the most brilliant of all bi- 
color roses and certainly one of the most attractive. 
Vivid red with straw yellow on the reverse. Vigorous 
plants with very nice foliage. Pat. 792. $2.00 each. 
FRED EDMUNDS. Beautifully shaped orange colored 
buds open to apricot orange flowers. Green glossy fol- 
lage. 2% ft. $1.75. 
MISSION BELLS. An All-American winner for 1950. 
To get top honors in the rose world today, a rose must 
have vigor and Mission Bells qualifies in every respect 
with a strong heavily branched plant, attractively fol- 
iaged, nearly always in bloom. Its pointed well-shaped 
buds are a deep glowing salmon-pink, opening to full 
high-centered flowers of clear shrimp pink. Richly fra- 
Srantl On ita bats 2029 emsor> peach: 
MME. HENRI GUILLOT. Don’t let the name trip 
you up; just call it “Madam Henry” like we do. Foliage 
very leathery like Peace. Blooms of watermelon to rasp- 
berry pink with a gold base. Pat. 337. $1.75 each. 
OPERA. Another new French rose that we are listing 
for the first time. Slender buds of gold at the base and 
scarlet on the top open to a large flower of 6 inches 
across of light scarlet red with a buff yellow on the 
reverse. Very good foliage that is seemingly mildew- 
resistant. Pat. 1017. $2.00 each. 
SATURNIA. Back again after being out of our catalog 
for several years. Many people have asked for it and 
we will have it for them again this year. Scarlet and 
gold and good form in both flower and bush. This writer 
will long remember a rose show on the Coast several 
years back when he bet a good steak dinner on this par- 
ticular variety and won. Pat. No. 349. $1.75 each. 
TAFFETA. Like most two-toned roses, this one some- 
what variable according to the season, the soil and the 
climate. The predominate colors are orange, begonia 
and carmine with some yellow and gold at the base. 
Foliage is a very dark green that turns to mahogany 
red at maturity. 214 ft. Pat. 716. $1.75 each. 
If you want the best, we think these five 
are the outstanding roses of the past 10 
years—''the cream of the crop." 
Charlotte Armstrong—Rose Red 
Chrysler Imperial—Rose Red 
Peace—Yeliow and Pink 
Helen Traubel—Pink and Gold 
Suitter’s Gold—Yellow 
ae GREAT roses $11.25 
(Regular Value $12.50) 
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