YAi| > 
C4 Floriculturctst 
MILLDALE, CONNECTICUT 
THE HOME WHERE PREFERRED AND NEW ROSES ARE ORIGINATED 
ESTABLISHED 1915 
WE OFFER THESE VARIETIES FOR YOU TO GROW 
FINEST EVER-BLOOMING ROSES! FOR GARDENS OR CUT FLOWERS 
U.S. Plant Patented and Patent Rights Reserved 
Registered with the American Rose Society 
§ Telephone Southington 8-2927 
OUR 1955 NEW ROSES THAT WILL BRING 
YOU MUCH PLEASURE 
RED SPLENDOR 
Patent Rights Reserved 
GRANDEUR 
Patent Rights Reserved 
A large bud of bright red color. A large pointed bud of cerise 
Moderate fragrance and excellent 
Flower opens 
approximately six inches across with 
lasting quality. 
over fifty-five petals. 
red color. Moderate fragrance and 
to good lasting quality. Flower opens 
full into cabbage rose form to ap- 
proximately four inches across with 
about seventy large petals. 
Sport of Joyance x Regina Elena. 
MAGIC 
Patent Rights Reserved 
A beautiful silver pink color. Mod- 
Sport of Joyance x Regina Elena. 
BLONDINE 
Patent Rights Reserved 
A delicate blush pink color. Mod- 
erate fragrance and good lasting erate fragrance and very good last- 
quality. Flower opens to approxi- ing quality. Flower opens to about 
mately five and one-half inches four inches across with approximately 
across with about seventy-five petals. 
Sport of Thornless Beauty x Bet- 
ter Times. 
RUBY PRINCESS 
Plant Patent No. 1043 
Dark velvet red which is retained 
when open. Moderate fragrance 
with very good lasting quality. 
Flower opens to approximately five 
inches across with about fifty petals. 
Sport of Jewel x Better Times. 
JUDY 
Patent Rights Reserved 
Deep cerise red. Moderate fra- 
grance with good lasting quality. 
Flower opens to about four inches 
across with about fifty-five petals. 
Sport of Jewel x Better Times. 
sixty petals 
Sport of Catalina x Joanna Hill. 
JEWEL 
Plant Patent No. 367 
Brilliant velvet red which it retains. 
Moderate fragrance and very good shape 
lasting quality. Flower opens to 
about five inches across with about 
fifty petals of heavy texture. Win- 
ner of many awards. 
Sport of Better Times. 
TOKEN SUPREME 
Patent Rights Reserved 
Beautiful deep orange 
throughout. Moderate fragrance and 
good lasting quality. Flower opens 
to five inches across with about 
thirty-five petals. 
Sport of Token. 
Sport 
Butterfly. 
Plant Patent No. 778 
Brilliant velvet red wiih camellia 
when open. 
grance with excellent lasting quality. 
Flower opens to about four and one- 
half inches across with approximately 
sixty-five petals. 
Sport of Regina Elena x Briarcliff. 
MERICAN PRIDE 
Plant Patent No. 49 
shade Beautiful white when mature; has 
a slight tint of pink in bud stage 
adding to its beauty. Moderate fra- 
grance and excellent lasting quality. 
Flower opens to about four and one- 
inches across with thirty-five 
large petals. 
of Grillodale x Madame 
half 
THE SCOVERY 
~ 
. 
“ 
7) 
World's First Recorded Hybrid Tea Rose 
Without a Thorn! 
For centuries it has been every Floriculturist's dream to grow 
a hybrid tea rose without a thorn. Now this dream has come true 
and every flower lover can grow this wonderful Rose in their 
garden. It was in 1937 when Nicholas Grillo, Floriculturist, Mill- 
dale, discovered this off-spring (so called a Sport by Floricul- 
turists) of the ‘Better Times" rose. In 1938 while only about a 
dozen plants were under experiment in Grillo's greenhouse at 
Milldale, a newspaper reporter from the Southington News vis- 
ited the greenhouses and noticed this new rose along with other 
new roses under experiment. Mr. Grillo did not wish to make 
any public release at that time until he had a larger quantity of 
bushes growing, but it was such sensational news for this reporter 
that without Mr. Grillo's releasing the news it came to the atten- 
tion of the Associated Press, International news service and the 
Radio Broadcasting services. The release of this news by the re- 
porter to these services surprised Mr. Grillo with front page pub- 
licity and coast to coast radio broadcasts of this amazing de- 
velopment in the world of Floriculture. Right after this many 
newspaper and magazine representatives with their photographers 
and writers crowded Mr. Grillo for details concerning the discov- 
ery of the rose without a thorn, and from these releases the 
“THORNLESS BEAUTY” appeared in all the newspapers and maga- 
zines throughout the world. Unfortunately when this rose reached 
the stage of large production where it could be disseminated 
throughout the world, World War || broke out. Then due to the 
shortage of skilled labor and material to produce enough stock 
for all flower lovers, no large quantities were disseminated. Since 
the end of the war, production of large quantities has been done 
and this year Mr. Grillo can offer this Beautiful Rose without a 
thorn. The "THORNLESS BEAUTY" rose offers exceptional beauty, 
luxurious petalage, a fine rich red color, also as its name indi- 
cates, the unique fact of no thorns that all flower lovers dreamed 
of in a rose. This rose has proven an excellent garden variety 
and it should have a place in the heart of every rose bed, 
GOLDENDALE 
Patent Rights Reserved 
A beautiful golden yellow long pointed bud. Sweet fragrance, long last- 
ing quality. Flower opens to approximately five inches across with about 
fifty petals. 
Sport of Annabella x Joanna Hill 
ALPINE 
Patent Rights Reserved 
A long pointed bud of clear yellow. Sweet, moderate fragrance and 
good lasting quality. Flower opens to five and one-half inches across with 
about thirty petals. 
Sport of Sunnymount x Joanna Hill 
JOYANCE ROSALIND RUSSELL 
Plant Patent No. 1049 
Uniform, clear silver pink is be- 
tween a dark and light pink. Mod- 
erate fragrance and excellent last- 
ing quality. Long bud. Flower opens 
about five inches across with about 
fifty petals. 
Moderate  fra- 
Sport of Regina Elena x Briarcliff. 
GRILLODALE 
Patent Rights Reserved 
Very light pink with slightly deeper 
pink color on inside petals. Fragrant 
and good lasting quality. Flower 
opens to four and one-half inches 
across with about fifty petals. 
Sport of Madame Butterfly. 
.. 
OF A LIFETIME--A DREAM THAT CAME TRUE 
' 
THORNLESS BEAUTY 
U.S. Plant Patent No. 382 
Originated by N. Grillo, Milldale, Conn. 
Described in American Rose Annual, 1949. Sport of Better Times. 
Bud long-pointed, dark crimson-red. Flower double, high centered, un- 
usual lasting light crimson-red on long strong stems, foliage abundant, 
leathery wood, Thornless, vigorous, upright, profuse, continuous bloomer. 
OUR 1955 NEW THORNLESS ROSES 
Patent Rights Reserved 
THORNLESS PREMIER 
Patent Rights Reserved 
A rich pink color, globular-pointed bud, large and full when 
approximately four and one-half inches across. 
excellent lasting quality, with about 75 petals. 
Sport of Victory Stripe x Jewel 
THORNLESS VICTORY STRIPE 
Patent Rights Reserved 
Similar to Victory Stripe, pleasing novelty. Has long pointed bud, dark 
red and blush pink. Striped flower approximately five inches across with 
about 50 petals. Excellent keeping quality. 
Sport of Victory Stripe x Jewel 
THORNLESS MIRAGE 
Novelty red profused with little variegated striped blush pink and 
black fringed. Long medium bud with flower appoximately five inches 
across. Moderate fragrance, semi-single, about 25 petals. 
Sport of Jewel 
THORNLESS FRINGEDALE 
Fringed light pink, a very pleasing color and attraction. 
Medium long bud, flower approximately four inches across. Moderate 
fragrance, semi-single, about 25 petals. 
Sport of Thornless Beauty 
CATALINA 
Plant Patent No. 1013 
SUNNYMOUNT 
Plant Patent No. 334 
Varying apricot shade which gives 
off fire-like reflections. Moderate retained sweet fragrance 
fragrance with good lasting quality. and quality. 
Flower opens to about four and one- opens four inches across 
half inches across with about thirty- with peta 
five petals. roa WW 
Sport of Joanna Hil 
yf f *€ 
CHIFFON 
ANNABELLA 
Patent Rights Reserved Patent Rights Reserved 
Light buff gold shade, moderate Blush pink with lavender overtint 
fragrance and good lasting quality. in color. Moderate fragrance and 
wer opens to full five inches very good lasting quality. Flower 
scross with fifty-five petals. opens to five and one-half inches 
across with about thirty petals 
Sport of Joanna Hill. 
velvety texture. 
Sport of Regina Elena x Bria 
Moderate fragrance, 
A clear buttercup yellow which is 
color. Moderate fragrance and good 
lasting quality. Flower opens to five 
inches across with about fifty petal ity. 
THORNLESS BLUSH 
Patent Rights Reserved 
One of the newest additions to the growing thornless family. A 
beautiful blush pink color. A vigorous and profuse bloomer of excellent 
lasting quality and moderate fragrance. Flower opens to four and one- 
half inches across with approximately seventy petals. 
Sport of Rosalind Russell x Briarcliff 
OUTDOOR ROSE CULTURE 
10 IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS 
Choose drained location with southern exposure.. 
Three parts rich top soil and one part cow manure, mixed. 
Dip the roots in water before planting. 
Plant deep to cover graft joint, one inch below the surface. 
After planting, water well so the water will reach all the roots. 
Keep the soil well cultivatd all the time. 
When in 5 
While 
In fall 
In the spring, uncover, prune ultivate bc 
start to appear, spray with insecticide. 
are rowing, feed } y nom 
OCDDNTHPWN 
(Photo by A. Eriss of Three Lions) 
MR. N. GRILLO IN HIS "THORNLESS BEAUTY" SECTION 
MORE OF OUR PREFERRED (HYBRID TEA) EVERBLOOMING ROSES NOW AVAILABLE 
REGINA ELENA 
Plant Patent No. 417 
VICTORY STRIPE 
Patent Rights Reserved 
A deep and lasting dark pink Pleasing novelty rose of variegated 
red with blush pink stripes. Moder- 
ate fragrance, excellent lasting qual- 
Flower opens to about five 
with about fifty petals. 
Better Times. 
DINAH SHORE EMBERGLOW 
Plant Patent No. 762 Patent Rights Reserved 
Cerise red, semi-thorniess — the A rich salmon pink color. Mod- 
h i 5lor erate fragrance, ve lasting 
fragr cellent quality. Flov 
wit 
lasting quality 
about five inches across with seventy P 
petals. 
ALL DIFFERENT COLORS -- FRAGRANT, HARDY, PROLIFIC -- GUARANTEED -- QUALITY ABOVE PRICE -- SEE OUR PRICE LIST 
