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Floribunda, Baahion 
DWARF ROSES IN POTS 
Small-flowered Floribundas spaced 15 inches apart 
for low hedges, massed beds, along low fences, rock 
gardens. They bear clusters from June to fall. 
Margo Koster. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
Clusters of globular, salmon-orange flowers flushed Hoe 
pink, borne freely on hardy 12-inch plants. 35 petals. 
Mother’s Day. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 ae 
Delightful clusters of small bright ted flowers on dwarf 
15 to 18-inch compact plants. 30 petals. 8.0 
Pinkie. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
Dainty Neyron Rose buds opening to 2-inch flowers of 
spicy fragrance on bushy, 18-inch plants with light green, 
glossy foliage. 25 petals. 7.9 
Sutter's Gold 
late April 
or in May 
last fall. 
FORBES HYBRID TEA ROSES IN POTS 
All are strongly rooted, 2-year-old, No. 1 grade, field-grown plants established in 7 by 9-inch pots 
We offer the best of the recent introductions and those older favorites which, through sheer merit, are still 
among the finest. Whether in beds by themselves or in border groups, they will flaunt their beauty from June 
until frost. In choosing Forbes Pot Grown Roses you are assured of live plants well established in soil and equal 
to a dormant Rose which had been planted the previous fall. 
®Show Girl. $2.35 ea.; 3 for $6.75; $25.80 doz. 
This has the longest, most perfectly formed, deep pink 
buds of all Roses. In cool weather they are almost carmine- 
pink but always opening to large, cupped, deep pink, 
double, delightfully fragrant flowers on long stems. The 
upright, bushy plants have leathery foliage. 25 petals. 8.2 
*Sutter’s Gold. $2.60 ea.; 3 for $7.50; $28.80 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1950. The exquisite long- 
pointed, orange-yellow buds, shaded vermilion, become 
large double, high- centered, intensely fragrant flowers 
of golden orange and shades of yellow. The vigorous 
upright plants have dark leathery foliage. 30 petals. 8.3 
Tiffany. $3.25 ea.; 3 for $9.45; $36.60 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1955. The plants are vigorous 
and upright with dark green, disease-resistant foliage. 
The long pointed buds of deep pink show a golden yellow 
shading at the base. They open to double high-centered 
blooms of warm clear pink which have exceptional lasting 
qualities. Each flower is produced singly on a strong stem. 
32 petals. New 
Easily set in your garden without loss. 
®Talisman. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
The buds are exquisitely tormed and open to large double 
flowers of a delightful blend of cerise-pink, flame, scarlet 
and golden yellow. The plants are vigorous with large 
rich green, leathery foliage. 30 petals. 8.3 
®Tallyho. $2.35 ea.; 3 for $6.75; $25.80 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1949. The outside varies from 
crimson to cardinal-red, the inside through rose shades, 
with a spicy fragrance. The green, leathery foliage is 
mildew-resistant, on upright plants. 28 petals. 8.3 
©The Doctor $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
The long-pointed buds of sparkling pink open to enormous 
flowers, often 5 inches across, of satiny silver-pink and 
intense "fragrance. The vigorous, bushy, 2-foot plants have 
soft light green foliage. 25 petals. 7.9 
White Swan. $2.60 ea.; 3 for $7.50; $28.80 doz. 
The long pointed, white buds open to large, stark white 
blooms, often 4 inches across, of delightful fragrance, 
borne freely on 3 to 4-foot, vigorous plants with dark 
green, resistant foliage. 30 petals. 7.4 
FORBES FLORIBUNDA ROSES IN POTS 
These are bush Roses producing clusters of blooms without interruption from early summer until late frosts. 
They are easy to grow and very hardy. Ideal in shrub borders for color after shrub bloom is over, for mass plant- 
ings, among perennials, even for colorful hedges. Plant 18 inches apart; prune lightly to desired height. 
$1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
Sturdy, plants with clusters of fragrant, single blooms, 
resembling a pink dogwood 1 in shape and color. The in- 
side of the petals is a delicate pink and the outside a 
dark carmine. Ht. 42 in. 5 petals. 8.8 
Carrousel. $2.35 ea.; 3 for $6.75; $25.80 doz. 
These remarkably fine blooms are just like Hybrid Teas 
but grow in clusters with good stems. They are of a glow- 
ing deep red color and come in masses on upright, rather 
tall growing, disease-resistant, and glossy-foliaged plants. 
These bloom freely over a long season even in extreme heat. 
Ht. 33 in. 32 petals. 9.2 
®Fashion. $2.35 ea.; 3 for $6.75; $25.80 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1950. The oriental-red buds 
open into lovely coral-pink flowers overlaid with gold, 
turning clear coral. The open, double, 3-inch flowers, in 
clusters profusely throughout the season have a wild- Rose 
The plants are bushy, with dark glossy green 
Betty Prior. 
fragrance. 
foliage. Ht. 30 im. 25 petals. 9.0 
Frensham. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
Very vigorous, broad, bushy plants with dark leathery 
foliage and very abundantly bearing great clusters of 
large, semi-double, slightly fragrant, deep crimson flowers. 
Ht. 30 in. 20 petals. 8.9 
®Garnette. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz. 
This popular Florists’ rose does well in the garden specially 
in half sun. The small 2-inch flowers in clusters are deep 
blackish red when cool, paler in the heat. At any time 
they last longer when cut than any other rose. The stocky 
plants have masses of crinkled holly-like foliage. Ht. 20 in. 
35 petals. 7.8 
®Goldilocks. $1.95 ea.; 3 for $5.55; $21 doz 
Sunny, globular, double flowers of deep yellow produced 
continuously in fine clusters of delightful fragrance from 
June throughout the season. The vigorous, bushy plants 
have glossy, leathery foliage. Ht. 42 in. 45 petals. 7.9 
Irene of Denmark. $2.20 ea.; 3 for $6.30; $24 doz. 
The large, cupped, double, white blooms, borne in fine 
clusters in abundance continuously, have a China Rose 
fragrance and the exquisite true “‘sweetheart”’ form, dain- 
tily perfect. The dark green-leaved, hardy plants are 
vigorous and bushy. Ht. 20 in. 30 to 40 petals. 7.0 
Jiminy Cricket, $2.85 ea.; 3 for $8.25; $31.80 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1955. The vigorous upright 
plants have bronze leaves which turn to a lush glossy 
green. The clusters of urn-shaped, tangerine buds open 
into 3!%4-inch coral-orange blooms which change to rich 
coral- pink and have a pleasing old-rose fragrance. The 
flowers hold unusually well on the plant and also when cut. 
Ht. 30 in. 36 petals. New 
*Lilibet. $2.35 ea.; 3 for $6.75; $25.80 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1954. Named in honor of 
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, the dainty abundant 
clusters come in exquisite tones of pink, from light rose 
to soft dawn pink, with fragrant flowers from 21% to 3 
inches across. The exceptionally hardy plants have heavy 
foliage. Ht. 24 in. 28 petals. New 
®Ma Perkins. $2.35 ea.; 3 for $6.75; $25.80 doz. 
All-America Rose Selection, 1953. The buds, coral with 
shades of red, open to 3- inch sparkling coral-shell- pink 
flowers. Tones of sweet honey fragrance. The plants have 
dark glossy green foliage. Ht. 24 in. 40 petals. 8.4 
® Indicates the most fragrant varieties 
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