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The Rose is rightfully called the Queen of All Flowers. None other can equal its fra- 
grance, its colorful beauty, its grace, its freedom of bloom from spring to frost. Can 
you think of another hobby that will provide more pleasure, more beauty than 
growing roses? Each year many thousands buy from this fascinating selection of 
glorious, hardy, everblooming Hybrid Tea roses. They will commence blooming 7 to 
8 weeks after planting. PLANT ROSES EARLY, the time when people are putting 
in early gardens. Plant 20 to 24 inches apart. With each order we send Planting 
Instructions telling you how to plant and care for your roses. 
We wish that you could have seen last summer our large field of roses. There are none 
finer and few their equal. They matured perfectly and are now in our new exclusive 
rose refrigerated storage, with ideal temperature and moisture control. We believe it 
is the finest rose storage built, and will keep the rose plants in perfect, dormant plant- 
ing condition into early summer. BUT WE ADVISE THAT YOU ORDER EARLY 
AND PLANT EARLY. The sooner you plant, the sooner you get flowers. 
Those who prefer extra large bushes, will select the Large Specimen Plants. These are 
big and husky, well-branched and heavily rooted, the cream of the crop. However, we 
assure you that our Select 2-Year No. 1 Plants will satisfy critical buyers. They have 
made Inter-State Roses famous all over America. The Standard 2-Year Medium 
(No. 14% grade) Plants are smaller than the 2-Year No. 1. They will bloom this sum- 
mer and are a good value. 
Prices on all roses on pages 50 and 51 (except Allure). 
Your choice of varieties, alike or assorted, postpaid 
Each 5 for 10 for 
Large Specimen Plants.......... $1.40 $6.50 $12.50 
Select 2-Year No.1 Plants....... 1.25 5.75 11.00 
Standard 2-Year Medium Plants 1.00 4.50 8.50 
C12 Allure (P. P. 886)—A new rose we (C20 Caledonia — Long buds open into 
introduced spring of 1950. We think that 
it is the finest rose of its color. In the first 
place the plant is so healthy, vigorous and 
free-blooming, with glossy leathery foliage. 
It won a First Certificate at the Famous 
Bagatelle Gardens. The buds are large, 
pointed, perfect form and gradually unfurl 
to a very large, high-centered flower with a 
pleasing fragrance. It lasts a long time. 
The color is a rich shining Neyron rose suf- 
fused with gold and tinted salmon. When 
fully open the flowers are 5 to 6 inches 
across. They come singly on long stems, 
very fine for cutting. Has very few thorns. 
It is far more beautiful than pictured on 
Page 42. 
Specimen Plants, Each$2.00;3 for$5.25 
2-YearNo.1Plants, Each 1.75;3for 4.65 
double, high-centered flowers of ivory chang- 
ing to pure white. Come singly on long 
stems. Fragrant. 
C 22 Christopher Stone—A most exciting 
new rose—a brilliant, sparkling scarlet-crim- 
son without a trace of blue. Shapely long 
pointed buds open into large attractive flow- 
ers with the true old damask rose fragrance. 
A healthy, vigorous grower and exceedingly 
free-bloomer. Stands lots of heat. One of the 
best bright red roses. Pictured on page 42. 
C 21 Condesa de Sastago—Large, fragrant 
flowers with inside of petals red and outside 
yellow, creating a striking two-tone effect. 
An unusually healthy and vigorous grower 
and very free-blooming. Thrives and blooms 
under difficult conditions. 
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C 42 Countess Vandal —The long, pointed, 
orange-copper buds will delight you. Without 
doubt, one of the finest roses in bud form. Opens 
into large, double, high-centered flowers of 
brilliant pink shaded salmon with yellow at the 
base of the petals. Makes a healthy, free-bloom- 
ing plant. Fragrant. Unbeatable as a cut flower. 
Even more beautiful than pictured on Page 42. 
€11 Crimson Glory— Pictured on page 43. 
America’s favorite red rose. Perfect buds open 
into large, magnificent blooms of velvety deep 
crimson. So fragrant that only a few flowers, will 
perfume a room. A healthy grower, it produces 
its beautiful flowers from late spring to frost. 
C25 Duquesa de Penaranda—A most in- 
triguing color of orange-apricot, with deeper 
coppery tones, large pointed buds, sweetly per- 
fumed and long lasting. A tall, strong grower 
with beautiful light green shiny foliage. One of 
the first varieties to bloom in the spring. Pic- 
tured on page 43. 
C 26 Eclipse—We rate this one of the best of all 
yellow roses. The golden-yellow, streamlined 
buds are often more than 2 inches long crna- 
mented with narrow, branching sepals. Very 
fine for cutting with their strong, erect stems. The 
vigorous, upright plants arein bloom almostcontin- 
uously from June until Frost. Pictured on page 43. 
C 27 Editor McFarland—All through the sea- 
son the lovely fragrant, glowing pink flowers are 
produced. on long, strong stems, fine for cutting. 
The buds are perfect. One of the finest pink roses 
ever introduced. 
C 30 Etoile de Hollande—One of the grandest 
red roses of all time. The buds are simply perfect 
and they open into large, glorious flowers of vel- 
vety crimson. Very fragrant, fine stems for cut- 
ting. The bush is a strong, healthy grower and 
free-blooming. 
PEACE SPECIAL 
America’s 2 Favorite Roses = 
CC6A All 4 for $7.75 Postpaid 
Large Specimen Plants _ 
All 4 for $6.75 Postpaid 
Select 2-Year No. 1 Plants — 
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INTER-STATE NURSERIES, Hamburg, lowa. 
