Rose Creations 
Nocturne 
The long slender buds are beautifully shaped and so are the big, many- 
petaled, mildly fragrant flowers. Both of them have plenty of long-lasting 
AA\RS substance and they generally appear singly on long strong stems which 
make Nocturne an ideal cutting rose. The color is deep velvety crimson 
with intriguing deeper pools of maroon. The bush is big and sturdy with long 
stems and luxuriant foliage. Unlike some red varieties, Nocturne is a rose which 
seems to do well everywhere. National rose polls continually rate it near the top. 
Originated in the Armstrong Research Department by H. C. Swim. Plant Pat. 
$2.00 each; 3 or more, $1.75 each, 
No. 713. 
Show Girl 
If you want to enjoy the most beautiful, the most perfect, and the 
longest deep pink rose buds you can imagine, be sure to plant this 
Armstrong rose. We think it is one of the finest pink roses of all for 
cutting because of the magnificence of the buds and the lasting quality 
of the flower, with its big heavy-textured petals. No matter where you 
grow roses, Show Girl will flourish—coast or inland, cool or warm, 
foggy or sunny. Tall, rather slender, with big heavy canes and plenty 
of lovely flowers borne on long sturdy stems. Just enough fragrance to 
give it character. Plant Pat. No. 646. $2.00 each; 3 or more, $1.75 each. 
Nocturne—a fine 
red for all areas 
Show Girl 
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Forty-niner 
Forty-niner 
The colors are so bright and so startling in their contrast 
that it is hard to believe they could be present in the same 
AA\RS flower. Inside, the petals are a vivid Orient red, while out- 
side, they are chrome to straw yellow, both colors becoming 
paler in some weathers. The plant is easy to grow, vigorous and tall 
and it produces many delightfully formed buds and _ spectacular 
flowers on long, sturdy stems. All-America Winner for 1949, it’s an 
H. C. Swim origination. Plant Pat. No. 792. 
$2.50 each; 3 or more, $2.20 each. 
First Love 
Someone said First Love had the most beautiful 
buds in rosedom, and we agree. Exquisitely 
graceful and distinctive, the long tapering buds 
in a delightful shade of pale dawn pink make 
this the “First Love’ in a great many gardens. 
With weather changes, the delicate colors are 
tinted with pastel shades of salmon, orchid, 
and rose, but always the form is perfect. The 
flowers have a mild pleasant fragrance and the 
crisp gracefully pointed petals (about 25) 
open very slowly. They last exceptionally well. 
The plant is a vigorous one, upright, well 
covered with large light green foliage. Free 
branching and free blooming, it is a delight 
to grow but it is even a bigger delight to cut 
the perfect buds and flowers nearly always on 
long strong stems. Originated at the Armstrong 
Nurseries by H. C. Swim. Plant: Pat. No. 921. 
$2.25 each; 3 or more, $2.00 each. 
First Love—always 
plenty of long-lasting 
buds and flowers like 
these for cutting 
