variations of rose performance, according to geographical 
location, weather, soil, culture, and the skill of the rosarian 
reporting. But the average point rating has become a deciding 
factor in determining the varieties most nurserymen can 
afford to grow. 
These national ratings we include herein, when available, 
_ (ARS), also the average reported height for general planting 
guidance. 
Once here in Brown Valley we attended a birthday party 
for a fine old gentleman of eighty-two. In due course, a plain, 
rather dull-looking birthday cake was brought in—the resullt- 
ing silence among the guests seemed to require some com- 
ment. “Is this Mr. S’s favorite cake?” says the catalog-writer, 
brightly. “Well,” says Mrs. S, after sixty years of married 
life, “it’s the kind I make!” 
Our rose varieties which follow are neither "plain nor dull” 
but they are the kind we grow, whether you see them in other 
catalogs or not. Many never enjoyed the fanfare of an ex- 
pensive introduction, or even a patent tag... they are in 
this catalog because we like them best, out of the hundreds 
of varieties available to us. 
Let all the Multiflora, Odorata, Manetti understocks look 
to their laurels. California's Dr. Huey is the best of the lot, 
for you and everybody, everywhere! Our unconditional 
guarantee backs this brave statement! 
ANGELS MATEU. (Ahn-helz Mah-tay-oo.) Patent 174. ARS 77%. 
Medium. Large, many-petalled globular blooms, “flame brushed gold.” 
Creation of the great Basque, Pedro Dot, famous for his vibrant color. 
Won the Bagatelle Gold Medal, 1934. Fragrance of ripe blackberries. 
“Exquisite double bloom like a crinkled peony, holding its color to the end 
and worthy its celestial title. My best blooming hybrid tea.”—Mrs. George W. 
Childers, Covington, Ky. (ee 
APPLAUSE. Patent 829. ARS 78%. 3 feet. 
This Herb Swim cross of Contrast with Charlotte Armstrong won the Baga- 
telle Gold Medal in 1947, the highest award in the rose-world. Grows 
above medium height, vigorous and well-furnished . . . its large leathery 
leaves laugh at mildew. Flower is large, many petalled, powertully 
fragrant ... color starts dazzling light red of a unique shade, and fades 
pleasantly in later stages. 3 for 5.25 each 2.00 
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