Introducing Jackson & Perkins Five Great 
Pageant A Personal Word from C¢. H. Perkins 
Dear Friend: 
a Here is your 1954 Spring Catalog of Jackson & Perkins’ Prized Roses and 
Perennials. We think it is the best catalog we have issued in our more than 82) 
years of service to garden lovers. 
As you go through this book page by page, you will enjoy some of the thrills 
we get as we go through our fields and greenhouses, watching the development 
and growth of the Roses that have made the Jackson & Perkins name and repu- 
Inspired by Walt Disney’s Technicolor 
Movie “THE SWORD AND THE ROSE” 
(Leff) A stmart, outstanding bicolor that starts 
with a golden yellow bud and when half open displays a brilliant 
contrast of vermilion-red with the gold reverse. The red gradually 
turns to a deep, clear coral-rose-pink, an intriguing combination 
from start to finish. The petals of this beautiful Rose will drop off before 
they discolor. The exquisite 414 to 5-in. blooms are borne on long stems. 
Lovely to look at, highly decorative in your garden, Pageant has a fra- 
grance to go along with its beauty andcolor. . .a delicious raspberry scent. 
Hardy, vigorous and disease-resistant, growing luxuriantly even under 
difficult conditions. (Pl. Pat. Applied For.) 
$2.50 each; 3 for $6.60; 12 for $26.40 
Floribunda 
Siren 
(Left) The bril- their form and color, setting your garden 
liant fiery scarlet, ruffled ablaze all season and providing you with 
flowers of Siren are a distinct addition scores upon scores of cut flowers for 
to the Floribunda family. Our very floral arrangements, boutonnieres, and 
newest Floribunda, Siren is the brightest, brightening up every room in your house. 
reddest Rose you ever saw! Graceful The foliage, too, is attractive, being a 
clusters of 4 or 5 blooms on sturdy stems decorative bronze in the early stages. 
create a clear and distinct color note. Siren will blend well with its garden 
These 3 to 314-in. blooms evolve from neighbors, creating a new center of in- 
very dark red buds. Even in extreme terest. Reaches 2% to 3 ft. You'll love 
heat, these blazing red flowers keep it. (Pl. Pat. #1197.) 
$2.25 each; 3 for $6.00; 12 for $24.00; 25 for $45.00 
(Below) A long bud of the regal Tudor style. The high- 
centered flowers that follow open very slowly and 
are gracefully charming as they unfold. A bold red 
Hybrid Tea with a particularly good bud that proudly displays its 
perfection of form, standing erect on a strong stem. The equally 
fine blooms are a breath-taking strawberry-red which progresses to 
a dusty scarlet-red-flame as the flowers open. The high-centered, 
stately blooms are bold in their color and erect manner, opening to 
5 in. across. A hardy, vigorous grower with blooms that you can 
depend on for outstanding performance in your garden this season 
and for many seasons to come. (PI. Pat. #1223.) 
$2.50 each; 3 for $6.60; 12 for $26.40 
Tudor | 
COPYRIGHT 1954 
JACKSON & PERKINS CO. 
