LILLIAN GIBSON 
LILLIAN GIBSON. Newest, most charming of 
all shrub roses. Huge double blossoms of a 
pure bright pink on 5 or 6 ft. plants. Pillar type. 
2 yr. field-grown plants, each $1.45, 3 for $3.75, 
prepaid. 
HARDY SHRUB ROSES 
These shrub Roses are particularly valuable for 
their ability to thrive under the most adverse condi- 
tions of soil and climate, withstanding Minnesota 
winters without covering. The plants may be used 
any place—as a boundary hedge between prop- 
erties, in shrub borders or mass planting. 
F. J. GROOTENDORST. Produces full clusters of 
small, semi-double roses of a bright crimson. Re- 
sembles the Crimson Baby Rambler. Always in 
bloom. 2-yr. field-grown plants, each $1.45, 3 for 
$3.75, prepaid. 
HANSA. Large, double, fragrant flowers of a rich 
wine-red color. 
Sturdy and free flowering. 2-yr. field-grown plants, 
each $1.45, 3 for $3.75, prepaid. 
AMELIA GRAVEREAUX. Flowers most double of 
the Rugosa Hybrids. Color is a deep pink shaded 
soft carmine. Grows 2-3 ft. tall. 2-yr. field-grown 
plants, each $1.45, 3 for $3.75, prepaid. 
Handsome dark green foliage. 
HARRISON’S YELLOW. Most useful for founda- 
tion or border planting and perfectly hardy. A 
mass of bright yellow double roses, 2 inches 
across, in June. Grows 5 to 6 ft. tall. 2-yr. field- 
grown plants, each $1.45, 3 for $3.75, prepaid. 
CHOICE PATENTED TEA ROSES 
Require Winter Protection 
in the North 
2 yr. No. 1 field grown plants 
CRIMSON GLORY. (Non-Pat.) First choice of 
thousands as the finest dark red rose of today. 
Very large double blooms like crimson velvet. 
Vigorous grower. Each $1.35, 3 for $3.65, ppd. 
NOCTURNE. (Pat. 713) Large fragrant bright 
cardinal-crimson blooms. Richly textured petals 
of long lasting quality. A sturdy plant adapted 
to all climates. Each $2.00, 3 for $5.25 ppd. 
SHOW GIRL. (Pat. 646.) If you want the most 
beautiful, most perfect, longest, deep pink rose 
buds you can imagine, plant Show Girl. Tall, 
robust and fragrant — successful everywhere. 
Each $2.00, 3 for $5.25, prepaid. 
PEACE. (Pat. 591.) One of the best roses of all 
time! Huge golden yellow buds, etched pink, 
open cream yellow with petals deepening to 
apple-blossom pink. Vigorous grower. Each 
$2.50, 3 for $6.60, prepaid. 
GOLDEN SCEPTER. (Pat. 910.) Rare, new, un- 
fading, golden yellow; long, slender buds open 
into. large high-centered blooms. One of the 
best yellow roses. Grows well in cooler sec- 
tions of the U. S. Each $2.00, 3 for $5.25, ppd. 
Rex Anderson 
REX ANDERSON. (Pat. 335.) Outstanding ex- 
hibition rose of delicate, lovely ivory-white. 
Perfectly formed blooms, fully double and of 
enormous size. Most successful white. Each 
$1.75, 3 for $4.65, prepaid. 
CLIMBING AND FLOWERING VINES 
BOSTON IVY 
(Parthenocissus Tricuspidata) 
A rapid growing vine that once established will 
cling to bricks, stone, cement or wood without sup- 
port. Leaves are three-lobed, light green turning 
reddish in fall. Hardy from Twin Cities south, 2-yr. 
select plants, each $1.25, 2 for $2.35 prepaid. 
ENGELMAN’S IVY 
(Ampelopsis Engelmanni) 
To Cover Brick or Stone Walls and Fences 
Clings with support to brick, stone or plaster. 
Hardy and a rapid grower. Dense green foliage, 
turning to crimson in fall. 2-yr. heavy plants, 95c 
each, 2 for $1.75 prepaid. 
BITTERSWEET 
(Celastrus Scandens) 
A Twining Vine to Cover Pergolas and Tree 
Stumps 
A native climber grown for its brilliant orange 
berries so popular for winter bouquets. Plant 2 or 
more in a group to insure bearing fruit. 2-yr. heavy 
plants, 95c each, 2 for $1.75 prepaid. 
FA.R.M.ERe SEEDSAND NURSERY COZ, 
PURPLE CLEMATIS 
(See Page 36) 
To Grow on Trellis or Lattice 
Widely known for its large, velvety, violet-purple 
flowers. Succeeds best when planted in rich soil 
and partial shade. Heavy pot plants, $1.75 each, 
2 for $3.25 prepaid. 
HONEYSUCKLES 
Scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle 
For Arbors, Pergolas and Trellises 
A vigorous twining vine with showy, trumpet- 
shaped flowers of bright scarlet. 2-yr. heavy plants, 
95c each, 2 for $1.75 prepaid. 
NEW GOLDFLAME HONEYSUCKLE 
Can Be Grown as a Vine or Sheared to Form a 
Shrub 
Bears immense clusters of fragrant, trumpet- 
shaped flowers—outside petals brilliant flame-pink, 
inside creamy golden yellow. Foliage, dark and 
glossy. 2-yr. heavy plants, $1.35 each, 2 for $2.45 
prepaid. 
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Faribault, 
SUB-ZERO ROSES 
2 yr. No. 1 plants. Each $1.75, 
3 for $5.00, prepaid. 
DICK WILCOX. (Pat. 845.) Blooms are a rich 
deep dark red and fully double. Has excep- 
tional vigor for northern gardens. Blooms all 
summer. 
CURLY PINK. Each stem produces a cluster of 
big pure salmon-pink curly petaled blossoms. 
Exceptionally vigorous plant and free bloom- 
ing. One of the very best Sub-zero roses. 
LADY LOU. One of the newest Sub-zero roses 
with long pointed buds and large, high-cen- 
tered blooms of fragrant, porcelain-white; 
edges flecked red. Vigorous plant but 
dwarfish. 
FLORIBUNDA ROSES 
For a profusion of color, plant the floribunda 
roses. Ideal for beds, borders, small bouquets 
and corsages. Require winter protection in 
the North. 
2 yr. No. 1 field grown plants 
WORLD'S FAIR. (Pat. 362) Clusters of large, 
long lasting, velvety scarlet flowers. A show 
plant all season. Each $1.50, 3 for $3.90 ppd. 
MA PERKINS. (Pat. 1143.) All-America for 
1953. Each bud deep salmon-pink with dash 
of gold opening to soft coral pink. Vigorous, 
prolific bloomer. Each $2.25, 3 for $6.00, ppd. 
VALENTINE. (Pat. 1029.) Huge clusters with 
2¥2 in. blooms of traffic signal red. Prolific, 
bushy 2 ft. plants ideal for borders. Long- 
lasting flowers. Each $2.00, 3 for $5.25, ppd. 
IRENE of DENMARK. (Pat. 889.) Large, cup- 
ped double white blooms borne in clusters. 
Fragrant. Dark green, vigorous, upright 
bushy growth. Abundant, continuous bloom. 
Each $2.00, 3 for $5.25, prepaid. : 
CLIMBING ROSES 
2 yr. No. 1 field grown plants 
HIGH NOON. (Pat. 704.) A really everbloom- 
ing vigorous climber with spicy fragrant, 
lemon-yellow blooms — buds tinted red. Very 
lovely climber. Each $2.50, 2 for $4.50, ppd. 
CLIMBING CRIMSON GLORY. (Pat. 736.) 
Climbing form of the outstanding everbloom- 
ing hybrid-tea, producing an abundance of 
large, perfectly formed deep crimson blooms. 
Plants are strong growers. Each $2.50, 2 for 
$4.50, prepaid. : 
NEW DAWN. Continuous flowering soft shell- 
pink. Pointed buds, long stems, vigorous most 
hardy climber. Each $1.45, 2 for $2.75 prepaid. 
PAUL’S SCARLET CLIMBER. Most brilliant of all 
roses. Color, a vivid scarlet; flowers semi-double, 
produced in clusters on much-branched canes. 
Each $1.35, 2 for $2.45 
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repaid. 
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