CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG 
$2.25 each; 3 or more, $2.00 each 
AUGUST 1st DEADLINE 
Rose communications regarding plant 
performance must reach us by August first 
following a fall or spring planting. 
BLANCHE MALLERIN 
$2.00 each; 3 or more, $1.80 each 
BUCCANEER 
$2.75 each; 3 or more, $2.50 each 
Yee ae ROSES 
Here we offer what we consider to be the very best of the newer introductions. Those 
marked with the symbol (Q deserve a special word, for they have been winners in the 
Ke: 
All-America competition. This method of testing new Roses before they are offered to the 
public has been of great value to all concerned. Not only color but hardiness, disease re- 
sistance and many other important qualities are given full consideration. 
BLANCHE MALLERIN. (Mallerin, 1941.) 
Pat. 594. White. Good new pure white 
Roses are very scarce. A lovely alabaster-white 
with a satiny sheen. The long buds are very 
stylish and open to full, well-formed blooms. 
Very fragrant. $2.00 each; 3 or more, $1.80 ea. 
BUCCANEER. T. (H.C. Swim, 1952.) Pat. 
1119. Grandiflora. The answer for a clear, 
bright, non-fading yellow. The buds are 
particularly lovely and tapering. Both bud 
and open blooms show pure yellow im all 
stages of development. The extreme vigor 
and hardiness of the plant gives us a height of 
about 4 feet, so it should be planted in the 
back of average-growing Hybrid Teas. $2.75 
each; 3 or more, $2.50 each. 
CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG. (W. E. Lam- 
merts, 1940.) Pat. 455. Red. The color is 
warm red in the bud, opening to cerise in 
hot weather and spectrum-red in cooler 
weather. Its long and pointed bud opens into 
a long-lasting, fragrant flower 3 to 4 inches in 
diameter. Foliage deep green and highly re- 
sistant to mildew. $2.25 each; 3 or more, 
$2.00 each. 
CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. (W. E. Lammerts, 
1950.) Pat. 1167. Red. This new dark 
Qa red All-America Rose is one of the grandest 
red Roses of all time. We feel one of its 
greatest attributes ts the pleasing and satisfying 
fragrance at all times. The bud and open 
bloom are full and solid, with 40 to 50 wide 
petals carefully arranged. $2.50 each; 3 or 
more, $2.20 each. 
DIAMOND JUBILEE. (E. S. Boerner, 1947.) 
Pat. 824. Buff-orange. Flowers very 
Me) large, double and high centered; color 
intensified in cool weather. $2.00 each; 
3 or more, $1.80 each. 
FORTY-NINER. (H. C. Swim, 1949.) Pat. 
e 792. Bicolor. Its contrasting colors are 
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startling in their brilliance. The inside of 
the petals is a vivid Oriental red, while 
the outside its chrome-yellow, changing to 
straw-yellow. 25 to 40 petals; mildly fragrant. 
$2.50 each; 3 or more, $2.20 each. 
All Rose Prices in this 
catalogue are for 2-year, 
No. 1, Field-grown 
Dormant Roses 
Group Offer §-55-3 
Blanche Mallerin. Plant Pat. 594. White. 
Buccaneer. Plant Pat. 1119. Deep yellow. 
Charlotte Armstrong. Plant Pat. 455. Red. 
Forty-niner. Plant Pat. 792. Bicolor. 
Good News. Plant Pat. 426. Apricot-pink. 
All five for $9.85 net 
(Regular value $11.50) 
FRED HOWARD. (Howard & Smith, 1951.) 
@®) Pat. 1006. Yellow. A new rich yellow 
Oe Rose, with the long buds penciled soft 
pink at the tips. Well-formed, broad 
flowers with 50 to 60 petals; golden orange 
when fully open. Long cutting stems. Very 
strong and hardy growth; tall. $2.50 each; 
3 or more, $2.20 each. 
GOOD NEWS. (Meilland, 1940.) Pat. 426. 
Peach-pink. Full, perfectly formed, tea- 
scented flowers of peach-pink changing to 
silvery pink. Vigorous grower and constant 
bloomer. An extra-good Rose. $2.00 each; 
3 or more, $1.80 each. 
HEART’S DESIRE. (Howard & Smith, 1940.) 
Pat. 501. Crimson. Intensely fragrant, 
re large, double flowers of rich crimson-red 
on long stems. Dark green, leathery 
foliage. 25 petals. $1.75 each; 3 or more, 
$1.55 each. 
HELEN TRAUBEL. (H. C. Swim, 1951.) 
@) Pat. 1028. Pink. Unusually large, tapered 
oe) buds open to fine cutting Roses on long 
stems. The color varies somewhat with 
the weather; sometimes the lively pink takes 
on an orange tone. Sturdy plants, blooming 
freely. Leathery, dull green foliage. $2.50 
each; 3 or more, $2.20 each. 
KATHERINE T. MARSHALL. (E. S. Boer- 
ner, 1943.) Pat. 607. Coral-pink. Long- 
KQ) pointed, coral-pink buds suffused yellow, 
opening to large, beautifully cupped blooms 
with a fruity fragrance. Tall, vigorous plants 
with good dark foliage. 22 petals. $1.75 each; 
3 or more, $1.55 each. 
LILY PONS. (The Brownells, 1938.) Pat. 420. 
Long-pointed buds open to large, very double, 
fragrant flowers; the center is deep yellow 
shading out to palest yellow and _ white. 
Handsome foliage and profuse flowers. 50 
petals. $2.00 each; 3 or more, $1.80 each. 
LOWELL THOMAS. (Mallerin, 1943.) Pat. 
595. Chrome-yellow. Large, well-formed 
KB blooms of chrome-yellow, that are long- 
lasting even in the sun. Strong plants 
reaching a height of 3 feet. 35 petals. $2.00 
each; 3 or more, $1.80 each. 
GOOD NEWS 
$2.00 each; 
3 or more, 
$1.80 each 
