Your Guide for Buying 
Buy Roses With a High National Rating 
Want the most glorious possible display of color in your garden? Just 
leok at our selection of roses. These varieties are aot simply good. They 
are of Every rose variety we offer Is high-rated by that ultimate 
author 
on roses for American gardens—the American Rose Society. 
Check our varieties against the rigid A. R. S. ratings and you will agree. 
Something else! Our 2 yr. select No. 1 grade Northern-grown roses have 
the kind of ewe vigor that produces bonus bloom the ey first 
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season (exce 
ing climbers). You can pay more but you can't 
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better advon a8 You can also pay a lot less, but not If you want the 
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most and best 
om for your garden dollar. 
lf you are on old hand with roses you know they are remarkably a to 
w. And you know that mo garden plast gives such a wealth of bloom 
rom late spring until the sharp freezes of late autumn. 
Last August { read an article by a garden authority on the subject of 
flowers to fill in through the ‘‘summer slump'' of H. T. roses. Those at 
my house were in the middie of what was supposed to be ‘this summer 
slump.' 
You should have seen them, They were blooming ilke mad. 
Quality plants and a few simple principles assure maximum bloom week 
HYBRID TEA ROSES 
Hybrid Teas have long stems, especiall 
graceful individual flowers and fragrance 
in most cases. They are particularly effective in formal beds or informal group- 
ings where their brilliant colors and perfect form will be a source of continual 
enjoyment, As cut flowers they make a magnificent display for the house. In this 
group the garden rose has reached its highest perfection. 
Red Shades 
CRIMSON GLORY (9.5)—Highest rated 
rose in America, Fascinating ayrence 
alone makes It an instant favorite. eau 
tiful blooms of deep, vivid crimson: and 
velvet texture. Belongs in every rose gar- 
den in America. 
ETOILE DE HOLLANIDE (8.9)—Exeel- 
fent rating. Dark velyety rei blooms. 
Fragrant and very dependable. Often re- 
ferred to as the ‘‘Black Rose.’’ 
CHRISTOPHER STONE (8.8) — Vivid 
scarlet blooms; withstands hot weather. 
Deliciously scented blossoms contribute to 
top rating. 
POINSETTA (8.7) Wonderful cutting rose 
with Jong, pointed perfect buds. Double 
blooms of unfading scarlet. 
Yellow Shades 
ECLIPSE (8.5) Highest rated yellow rose. 
Blossom a rich golden pelle: Stim taper- 
ing buds are offen 2’ in length. A vigor- 
ous plant producing abundant bloom. 
GOLDEN DAWN (8.1) High rated yel- 
low rose. The double bloom is a_ rich 
sunflower-yeilow. Vigorous, excellent form, 
MRS. P. S. DUPONT (7.8) Perennial 
favorite, well-known rose; deep golden yel- 
low, hy lishter with age. Bud is red- 
dish gold. 
Pink Shades 
PICTURE (8.4) Large blossom, very 
double, Vetvety-clear rose-pink with under- 
tones of salmon. A very high rating for a 
pink rose, 
RADIANCE (8.2) Always popular, very 
hardy; Gy ee blooms intensely frag~- 
rant. Blooms heavily all season. 
THE DOCTOR (7.9) Large blossoms, 5-6 
inch blooms; the large beautiful buds open 
to an enormous somi-double, cupped bloom 
of satiny-pink. Vigorous husky plants. 
Blends 
MRS. SAM McGREDY (8,3) pace pointed 
bud; flower large, double, and in flower 
a scarlet-copper-orange. Prolific bloomer 
and extremely hardy. 
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER (8.2) 
Beautifully colored buds amd blooms of 
yellow with pink and flame tints. Ex- 
tremely popular two-toned rose. Fragrant. 
TALISMAN (8.3) Favorite among all the 
two-toned roses. Gicwing golden-yellow 
stained copper red. Grows anywhere well; 
fragrant. 
White H. T.s 
McGREDY’S IVORY (7.8) Large blos- 
som, well-shaped; creamy white. Fragrant, 
producing great quantities of pure white 
flowers throughout the season. 
K. A. VICTORIA (7.2) Most popular of 
all the whites; snowy, double btossoms. 
Prolific bloomer, and extremely hardy. 
FLORIBUNDA ROSES 
Floribundas have leaped in Foeuiedtr 
growth and riotous display o 
in recent years because of their low 
lower clusters that bloom steadily through the 
summer. Their prolific blooming habit permits Floribundas to be particularly ef- 
fective for color massing, border edgings and foundation. plantings—especially 
under picture windows and around doorways. They also create a unique and 
beautiful hedge which will bear flowers from spring until frost. 
Red Shades 
FLORADORA (8.2) Scarlet and geranium 
red floribunda producing double petaled 
flowers, Grows to about 30’ In height. 
Excellent for borders. 
RED RIPPLES (7.8) Flowers are semi- 
double, oxblood-red to carmine. Grows 
about two feet in height. Wonderful heda- 
ing plant around your patio, 
Pink Shades 
ROSE ELFE (8.9) Very large, double 
strong pink blooms, Clusters of roses on 
fong, strong stems, 
ELSE POULSEN (8.7) Bright, rose-pink, 
semi-double. Prolific bloomer throughout 
the summer. 
Yellow Shades 
GOLDEN SALMON Bright orange-salmon. 
Fine for mass planting, blooms continually. 
White Shades 
DAGMAR SPATH (8.2) Alabaster white 
edged with pink; beautiful effect. Prolific 
bloomer. 
CLIMBING ROSES 
Climbers have long been a favorite with gardeners. everywhere. There is no 
more beautiful sight than the blazing color of a climber trained on a fence, 
wall or utility building. They are effective also when trained over posts and 
arbors to give height and variety to the garden. We have avoided the tender 
sorts that require winter protection. 
PAUL SCARLET (9.2) Most popular of 
all climbers, and highest rated. Intense 
rlet flowers of excellent shape and good 
size, borne in heavy clusters, 
NEW DAWN (8.8) An everblooming 
climber; apple blossom pink flowers with 
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old-rose fragrance. The trim buds are most 
artistic in their appeal. 
BLAZE (7,8) Hardy. vigorous climbing 
rose similar to Paul Searlet. Scarlet, crim- 
son flowers with recurring bloom during 
the summer, 
Eclipse 
President Herbert Hoover 
after delightful week. Your rose bed must be in the open, in relatively 
full sun. Good soll drainage is vital. That's why | like te build my bed 
up several inches above the general ground level. Roses are gross feeders 
—adequate fertilization is the key to Jumbo blossoms and plenty of ‘em. 
See our planting instructions for details. 
A. R. S. RATINGS 
Just how good Is any rose? Maybe you are confused by adjectives and 
superlatives if you have looked. at a lot of catalogues but there Is-one 
little two-digit number that tells more about how good a rose variety Is 
than all the words that can be written, It is the American Rose Society 
rating, indicated in parenthesis beside every rose we offer that has been 
rated. You will rarely find this rating in catalogues; so use our listing as 
a quide. 
A 10 rating fs a fect rose. There isn't any such gst Only one 
variety hes rece the pinnacle of 9.5, Any variety 8.0 or above fs 
excellent. Varieties 7 to 7.9 are good: from a 6 to 6.9 ore fair; from 
5 to 5.9 are of questionable value; below 5 poor. 
Get In the habit of checking the A. R. S. rating when buying roses. 
PATENTED HYBRID TEA ROSES 
PEACE (9.4). Highest rated Patented blooms display the cyt a more favish 
Rose, truly a wonderful plant for your way. AARS award 
sheen garden. Golden yellow buds etched 2.50 ea.; 3 or more 2.20 ea. 
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are commonplace, AARS award 1946, 
2.50 ea.; 3 or more 2.20 oa, 
color with long slender blood-red buds ‘fragrance. AARS award 1949. 
Copel to magnificent brilliantly colored 2.00 6a.; 3 or more 1.75, 6a, 
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open wers. A double rose that opens 
slowly and lasts well in the varden. GOLDEN SCEPTER (7.4) Rare, 
pebabe rile peek very hardy. AA out a doubt ihe most wanted ellow Rose 
Pate n gardens today. Long-poin uds do 
2.25 ea.: 3 or more 2.00 oa. not fade, and the sunshine-sparkling 
blooms measure five to six inches across. 
Mer uti c useibar eeemtimedinn orem Has received national acclaim from rose 
pink, or more often a magnificent apri- fanciers. ¢ 
cet.’ Unusually targe and long buds are 2.00 ea.; 3 or more 1.75 ea. 
perfect for cutting, and the half-open TIFFANY (See cover) 
PATENTED FLORIBUNDAS 
JIMINY CRICKET (See cover) 
FASHION (9.0) Onty rose ever to win 
six international awards. Perhaps the fin- 
est Fioribunda ever created. The breath- 
and the hundreds of oriental-red buds °F accent plant in the garden. 
make it the favorite that it Is teday. Hardy 1.50 Ea.; 3 or more 1.30 Ea. 
and vigorous. 
2.00 Ea.; 3 or more 1.75 Ea, 
GOLDILOCKS (7.9) Clusters of sunshine 
REDE PINOCCHIO (3-7) Mest sential ot yellow fong-lasting rich golden-yellow buds 
are excellent for cutting. Plants have a 
rich scaratine-Gwhichy deepens sande takes xen dense well-balanced habit of growth, reach- 
all cod Floribundas. Color is a dashing 
a velvety cast as it fully opens. Wild rose 
fragrance, vigorous and a prolific bloomer. ing about thirty inches in height. 
1,50 Ea.; 3 or more 1.30 Ea. 1.50 Ea.; 3 or more 1,30 Ea. 
PATENTED GRANDIFLORA ROSES 
Grandifloras are a new class of roses announced by the American Rose Society 
when this body named the I955 selections. This class might be termed a cross 
between the Hybrid Teas and the Floribundas. Flowers are borne in clusters, 
but have much longer stems than true Floribundas. The blossoms have the 
characteristics of the Hybrid Tea. 
QUEEN ELIZABETH (See cover) 
could class this rose as a Hybrid Tea, persisting throughout the season. 
ry 
but the blooms appear in clusters. very strong growing plant with beautiful 
free blooming. Glowing deep red flowers foliage. Winner of many European 
appear in masses on the plant through- awards. A wonderful representative of the 
out the summer, Upright tall growing, Grandiflora class, e 
and mildew resistant. 
2.00 ea.; 3 of more 1.75 oa. 2.75 ea.; 3 or more 2.40 ea. 
Other Than Patent Varieties 
—In Any Combination You Choose— 
Each per 3 Each per 10 Each per 20 
Each or more or more or more 
1.35 1.20 1.15 1.10 
A grand array of potted roses available at the 
nursery. Bare-root roses are best for early plant- 
ing; potted plants are the thing for the late 
planter. Potted prices somewhat more than bare- 
root plants. 
Floradora 
, 
K. A. Victoria 
Etoila de Hollande 
nk, As they open they change from TALLYHO (8,3) Long stemmed blooms 
yellow to oream. Large six-inch blooms open slowly and last extremely well. In- 
side petals are soft shade of pink, out- 
side petals are crimson. Buds before they 
% unfold are a deep cardinal-red. Large 
CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG (9.0) Unique blossoms of perfect form and, with spicy 
unfading blooms of golden-yellow. With- 
SUMMER SNOW (8.4) Finest of all 
white Floribundas. Great drifts of white 
blossoms take on the appearance of mounds 
of snow. Heavy flower clusters cover the 
taking color of tuminous coral-pink blooms plant all summer. Wonderful as a ‘hedge 
BUCCANEER (7.6) Perfectly brilliant 
CARROUSEL (9.2) Large double blossoms flowers of non-fading deep ysilow blooms 
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Peace 
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Charlotte Armstrong 
Tallyho 
Fashion 
Paul Scarlet 
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