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THE HOME WHERE PREFERRED AND NEW ROSES ARE ORIGINATED 
ESTABLISHED 1915 
WE OFFER THESE VARIETIES FOR YOU TO GROW 
FINEST EVER-BLOOMING ROSES! 
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Plant Patented and Patent 
FOR GARDENS OR CUT FLOWERS 
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OUR 1955 NEW ROSES THAT WILL BRING 
YOU MUCH PLEASURE 
RED SPLENDOR 
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bud of bright red 
Moderate fragrance and ex 
lity Flower 
mately six inches acros 
fifty-five petals. 
GRANDEUR 
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bud of cerise 
asting qualit 
age 
proximately four in with 
about seventy large peta 
Sport Joyance x Regina Elena 
MAGIC BLONDINE 
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A beautiful silver pink color. Mod A delicate blush pink colo 
erate fragrance and goo asting erate fragrance and very 
quality opens to approxi ing quality. Flower op 
mate and one-half Folie inche 
across with about seventy-five ixty petal 
Sport of Thornless Beauty x Bet- Sport of Catalina Joanna H : 
RUBY PRINCESS 
Plant Patent No. 1043 
Dark velvet red which is reta 
when open Moderat fragrance 
with ery od 5 quality 
Flower ope y fi 
inches acr itt ut fifty petal 
JEWEL 
Plant Patent No, 367 
Brilliant velvet red whict 
Moderate fragrance 
shape 
lasting quality. Fl 1 
about tive inches acro Ol 
fifty als of heavy texture. Win 
ner of many award sixty-five 
Sport of Better Times. Sort 
A long point 
ood lasting quality. 
Plant Patent No, 778 
Brilliant 
of Regina Elena 
Pe. 
THE DISCOVERY OF A 
World's First Recorded Hybrid Tea Rose 
Without a Thorn! 
For centuries it has been every Floriculturist's dream to grow 
a hybrid tea rose without a thorn. Now this dream has come true 
Rose in their 
1937 when Nicholas Grillo, Floriculturist, Mill 
this off-spring 
of the ‘Better Times" 
and every flower lover can grow this wonderful 
garden. It was in 
dale, 
turists) 
dozen 
Milldale, a newspaper reporter from 
discovered (so called a Sport by Floricul- 
In 1938 while only about a 
Grillo's greenhouse at 
the Southington 
ited the greenhouses and noticed this new rose along with other 
new roses under experiment. Mr. Grillo did not wish 
any public 
plants were under experiment in 
News vis 
to make 
release at that time until he had a larger quantity of 
bushes growing, but it was such sensational news for this reporter 
that without Mr. Grillo's releasing the news it came to the atten- 
tion of the Associated Press, International news service and the 
Radio Broadcasting services. The release of this news by the re- 
porter to 
surprised Mr. Grillo with front page pub 
licity and coast to 5 
st radio broadcasts of this amazing de 
world of Right after this 
newspaper and magazine representatives with their photographers 
and writers crowded Mr. Grillo for details concerning the discov 
ery of the rose thorn, and from these releases the 
“THORNLESS BEAUTY" appeared in all the newspapers and maga- 
zines throughout the world. 
velopment in the Floriculture. many 
without a 
Unfortunately when this rose reached 
the stage of large production where it could be disseminated 
throughout the world, World War || broke out. Then due to the 
hortage of produce enough stock 
ed labor and material to 
for all flower lovers, no large quantities were disseminated. Since 
the end of the war, production of large quantities has been done 
and this year Mr. Grillo can offer this Beautiful Rose without a 
thorn. The 'THORNLESS BEAUTY" rose offers exceptional beauty, 
luxurious petalage, a fine rich red color, also as its name indi 
cates, the unique fact of no thorns that all flower lovers dreamed 
This rose has proven an excellent garden variety 
and it should have a place in the heart of every rose bed. 
GOLDENDALE 
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A beautiful golden yellow long pointed bud. Sweet fragrance, long last 
quality. Flower opens to approximately five inches across with about 
petals 
Sport of Annabella x Joanna Hill 
ALPINE 
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ed bud of clear yellow. Sweet, moderate fragrance and 
Flower opens to five and one-half inches across with 
thirty 
petals 
Sport of Sunnymount Joanna Hill 
JOYANCE ROSALIND RUSSELL 
Plant Patent No. 1049 
velvet red 
clear silver pink js =be 
Modere 
en open dark and light pink. Mod 
ant lasting quality. fragrance and excellent | 
about four and o ng quality. Long bud. Flower of 
cross with approximately about five inches across with ab 
fifty petals. 
Briarcliff. Sport of Regina Elena x Briarcliff. 
THORNLESS BEAUTY 
U.S. Plant Patent No. 382 
Originated by N. Grillo, Milldale, Conn. 
Described in American 
Bud long-pointed, dark crimson-red. 
1949. 
Flower double, high centered, un- 
Rose Annual, Sport of Better Times. 
usual lasting light crimson-red on long strong stems, foliage abundant, 
leathery wood. Thornless, vigorous, upright, profuse, continuous bloomer. 
OUR 1955 NEW THORNLESS ROSES 
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THORNLESS PREMIER 
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A rich pink color, globular-pointed bud, large and full when open, 
Moderate 
approximately four and one-half inches across. fragrance, 
excellent lasting quality, with about 75 petals. 
Sport of Victory Stripe x Jewe 
THORNLESS VICTORY STRIPE 
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Similar to Victory Stripe, pleasing novelty. 
red and blush pink. 
about 50 petals. 
Has long pointed bud, dark 
Striped flower approximately five inches across with 
Excellent keeping quality. 
Sport of Victory Stripe x Jewel 
THORNLESS MIRAGE 
Novelty red profused with little variegated striped blush pink and 
black fringed. Long medium bud with flower appoximately five inches 
across. Moderate fragrance, semi-single, about 25 petals. 
Sport of Jewel 
THORNLESS FRINGEDALE 
Fringed light pink, a very pleasing color and attraction. 
Medium long bud, flower approximately four inches across. Moderate 
fragrance, semi-single, about 25 petals. 
Sport of Thornless Beauty 
CATALINA 
Plant Patent No. 1013 
SUNNYMOUNT 
Plant Patent No. 334 
Varying apricot shade which gives A clear buttercup yellow which is 
off fire-like reflections. Moderate retained, Strong, sweet fragrance 
fragrance with good lasting quality. and good lasting quality. Flower 
Flower opens to about four and one opens to about four inches across 
half in 
s across with about thirty- with about fifty petals. 
Sport of Joanna Hill. 
Sport of Joanna Hill. 
JUDY 
ALL DIFFE 
TOKEN SUPREME AMERICAN PRIDE GRILLODALE 
Parenti Rights "Recary Plant Patent No. 49 Parenti Rights | Reseted 
yeery hade Beautiful white when mature; has - 
Ae eae ‘Riis of Seika. < bail ae Very light pink with slightly deeper 
lal F k dd it auty, Moderate fra pink color on inside petals, Fragr 
f ee i! jrance and lant lasting quality. lasing quality. FI 
f E Canes Sache tauemanatane four and one-half in 
f across with thirty-five aero wiih about fifty petal 
1OKe e 
are Sport of Madame Butterfly 
S f Grillodale x Madame 
ANNABELLA 
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Light buff gold shade, moderate 
CHIFFON 
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Blush pink with lavender overtint 
fragrance and good lasting quality. in color. Moderate fragrance and 
Flower opens to full five inches very good lasting quality. Flower 
across with fifty-five petals. opens to five and one-half inches 
across with about 
thirty petals of 
velvety texture. 
Sport of Joanna Hill. 
Sport of Regina Elena x Briarcliff. 
LIFETIME--A DREAM THAT CAME TRUE 
THORNLESS BLUSH 
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One of the newest additions to the growing thornless family. A 
beautiful blush pink color. A vigorous and profuse bloomer of excellent 
lasting quality and moderate fragrance. Flower opens to four and one- 
half inches across with approximately seventy petals. 
Sport of Rosalind Russell x Briarcliff 
OUTDOOR ROSE CULTURE 
10 IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS 
|. Choose drained location with southern exposure.. 
2. Three parts rich top soil and one part cow manure, mixed. 
3. Dip the roots in water before planting. 
4. Plant deep to cover graft joint, one inch below the surface. 
5. After planting, water well so the water will reach all the roots. 
6. Keep the soil well cultivatd all the time. 
7. When insects start to appear, spray with insecticide. 
8. While plants are growing, feed lightly on moist soil monthly.. 
9. In fall pile soil or leaves on plants about ten inches high. 
10. In the spring, uncover, prune, cultivate as above. 
(Photo by A. Eriss of Three Lions) 
MR. N. GRILLO IN HIS "THORNLESS BEAUTY" SECTION 
(HYBRID TEA) EVERBLOOMING ROSES NOW AVAILABLE 
REGINA ELENA 
Plant Patent No. 417 
A deep and lasting dark pink 
color. Moderate fragrance and good 
lasting quality. Flower opens to five 
inches across with about fifty petals. 
Sport of Briarcliff. 
VICTORY STRIPE 
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Pleasing novelty rose of variegated 
red with blush pink stripes. Moder- 
ate fragrance, excellent lasting qual- 
ity. Flower opens to about five 
inches across with about fifty petals. 
Sport of Jewel x Better Times. 
DINAH SHORE 
Plant Patent No. 762 
EMBERGLOW. 
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Cerise red, semi-thornless — the 
rose with the American beauty color. 
Very strong fragrance and excellent 
lasting quality. Flower opens to 
about five inches across with seventy- 
five petals. 
A rich salmon pink color. Mod- 
erate fragrance, very good lasting 
quality. Flower opens to five inches 
across with about fifty petals. 
Sport of Souvenir. 
Sport of Jewel x Better Times. 
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