CHOICE ROSES 
Mojave, Patent No. 1176. (Retails $3.00 each; 3 or more 
$2.65 each.) NEW A.A.R.S. Award Winner. A Char- 
lotte Armstrong cross retaining many of the fine 
plant characteristics of its parents along with the 
slender bud of that variety. The color is a blend of 
salmon, apricot and orange, and occasionally in cool 
weather the salmon changes to red blended with 
the other two colors. 
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 
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, 
Tallyho, Patent No. 828 (Retails $2.00 ea: 3 or more 
$1.75 ea.) A bright color but the contrast is not 
great. The color on the inside of the petals is a 
varying but always a delightful and unique shade of 
pink. The, outside of the petals is a rich crimson. 
The buds, before they unfold, are deep cardinal-red. 
Lowell Thomas, Pat No. 595 (Retails $2.00 ea; 3 or 
more $1.75 ea.) Bud large, long-pointed; flower 
Lovely Horibuudas 
These super-polyantha roses are rapidly becoming pop- 
ular’ and deservedly so. Hardier than hybrid teas and 
more resistant to disease, they are more free and per- 
sistent bloomers, many of the varieties are never without 
bloom throughout the season. Flowers come usually in 
clusters of large individual roses. Ideal for garden dis- 
play and excellent for cuttine 
Ma Perkins, Patent No. 1143. (Retails $2.25 each’ 
3 or more $2.00 each.) NEW 1953 A.A.R.5. 
WINNER. This very free blooming Flori- 
bunda rose, with its sweetly pungent fra- 
grance, shows a translucent light fashion color 
with shades of red in outer petals. <A _ suf- 
fusion of yellow is present in all the early 
stages of bloom. With aging comes a soft 
coral shell pink. 
Embers $2.25 each; 3 or more, $2.00 each; 
Like Frolic, Embers is we predict an honored 
place among the Floribunaas This one is a variety 
which grows fairly tall and its flowers are such a 
glowing, burning red that they outshine anything 
in the garden. Plant Pat. No. 1178. 
Aimbing Roses. 
Peace, 
large, very double (35 to 40 petals), high centered, Excelsa, intense scarlet. large clusters of small flowers#1.00 
lasting, clear canary-yellow, on strong stem. 
Rose of Freedom, Pat 
3 or more $1.75 each.) 
LAND AWARD for 1947. A Hybrid Tea with beau-~ 
tiful 60 to 70 petaled, long-stemmed, currant-red 
blooms with delightful true Rose fragrance. 
791. (Retails $2.00 each: 
Anchorage, Alaska 
Gentlemen: 
Some of my neighbors in this town 
have Roses blooming in their gar- 
dens which have lived outdoors sev- 
eral winters, and which they bought 
from your nurseries. I would like 
them myself — please send catalog. 
Signed J.A.B. 
Letter 
New Ulm,Minn. Oct 17,1953 
The Strawberry plants I bought from 
you this spring are just wonderful 
and we had a taste of them- extra 
fine xxxx 0O.S. 
Wells, Minn. Rt.1l May 20, 1953 
I ordered Strawberry plants from you 
and they arrived in fine shape xxx 
and all are growing 
F. 
Winner CITY OF PORT. New Dawn, 
Paai’s Scarlet, intense scarlet flowers of excellent shape 
and good gize, borne in clusters. $1.00 
EVERBLOOMING CLIMBING ROSE. Anovle 
blossom pink flowers with old-rose fragrance. $1.45 
*: 
RUGOSA 
HYBRIDS 
2-y" No. 1 plants, $1.25 each 
HARDY MINNESOTA ROSES 
Grow into landscape shrubs 
Austrian Copper, Single brilliant 
orange-red flowers insidd and yellow 
outside. 
@-} AMELIA GRAVENEAUX Rugosa—Carmine 
red borne on long stems. One of best for 
the north. 
BELLE POITEVINE—Really a pink Hansa. 
es GROOTENDORST—Small bright red 
double flowers all summer | 
high. Most beautiful. ong. Grows 8 ft. 
FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI 
ual) Large snow white rose Selon ie ae 
June until frost. 
HARRISON YELLOW—Semi-double, moder- 
ately fragrant bright golden yellow flowers 
in June; grows 4-6 ft. high 
HANSA—Grows 5-6 ft. high. Double violet- 
red flowers in June periodically during the 
summer and again in autumn. Makes fine 
landscape shrub. 
z-3 tt. shrubs, each 
oy ¢ ¥ i a 
J. Grootendorst 
