Famous Armstrong 
Here are roses from the famous Armstrong Re- 
seatch Department where some of the world’s 
finest new roses have been produced. We ate par- 
ticularly proud of the fact that more All-America 
Rose Winners have been produced here than any- 
where or by anyone else in the world. 
New for 1955 
Roundelay New Grandiflora of bril- 
liant red. See page 2. 
La Jolla 4, Armstrong Hybrid Tea in- 
troduction for 1955. See left. 
Redcap The newest in brilliant red 
Floribundas. See page 8. 
Lovely 
La Jolla, 
new for 
1955 
Sutter’s Gold— 
La Jolla national and 
(Pronounced La Hoya) international 
Named for the town of La Jolla, that jewel-like community nestled against the award winner 
blue Pacific just north of San Diego, this new Armstrong Hybrid Tea displays a 
winning blend of pastel tones. Also delightful form in the camellia-like imbrica- 
tion of its petals and a habit of blooming very freely. At the outer edges, the 
fluted petals are delicately flushed with soft pink showing darker pink in the vein- 
ing. Each petal, as it opens, recurves gracefully from the cream and gold colored 
heart of the flower. 
La Jolla is another offspring of Charlotte Armstrong and has inherited many of 
its parent’s fine qualities. Not the least of these is the perfect form of the long 
tapering buds. Perhaps the best of La Jolla’s inheritance is its ability to perform 
well under widely varying conditions of soil and climate. To be a good rose by 
today’s standards, the plant has to be a vigorous one and La Jolla can hold its 
own with the best of them in this respect. The long canes with their big, glossy, 
attractive foliage will produce some of the first flowers of the season on 
exceedingly fine strong stems. Originated in the Armstrong Nurseries 
Research Department by H. C. Swim. Plant Pat. No. 1103. 
$3.00 each; 3 or more, $2.65 each. 
Sutter’s Gold 
This is the first American rose to have won grand slam 
honors, both nationally and internationally. After having 
AASRS been named All-America Award Winner for 1950, Sutter’s 
Gold went on to capture a Gold Medal at the famous Baga- 
telle Trials in Paris, France, and then was awarded the Gold Medal at 
the Geneva Rose Trials in Switzerland. Long-pointed exquisitely 
shaped buds of bright yellow richly shaded with orange and red, open 
to big, high-centered, golden yellow flowers with a tea fragrance richer 
than that of any other yellow rose. True, the flowers open a bit 
quickly in warm weather, but the plant is so free with its bloom 
that there are always plenty more buds to cut. Few roses can boast a 
plant so strong and vigorous. It is tall and upright, producing its 
treasure of golden flowers on long strong stems. Plant Pat. No. 885. 
$2.25 each; 3 or more, $2.00 each. 
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