THE 10 BEST 
PATENTED 
GIANT 
Acclaimed “Best for Home Gardens” 
by Stern’s Board of Selection 
Here’s your chance to have the year’s outstanding Rose Collection— 
the showplace of the neighborhood! These Giant Exhibition type Roses 
are truly colossal in size and beauty. They take no more time and 
care than “ordinary” Roses—yet STERN'S specially selected 10 Best 
Patented Giant Roses of the Year assure you magnificent heavy bushes 
and breath-taking flowers that will thrill you with their extraordinary 
beauty and fragrance, year after year. ORDER NOW for truly sensa- 
tional blooms this June (or earlier) ‘til November. 
10 “PRIZE WINNING” 
VARIETIES 
GUARANTEED TO BLOOM IN 60 DAYS 
NEW YORKER. ‘‘Best Red Rose of All Time.’ Tremendous 
flowers often measuring 6% in. across. The blooms are a 
true scarlet with rose-red undertones. Each petal has a rich 
red velvety sheen. The color is clear and sparkling—strong 
and lasting. Heavenly fragrance. A source of wonder and 
delight! Pl. Pat. No. 823. Postpaid: Each $2.00; 3 for $5.75. 
7755 A. 
7615 A. FORTY-NINER. Full, many-petaled flowers. Outside—daz- 
zling chrome-yellow. Inside—vivid Oriental red changing to 
cherry-red. Brilliant, striking color against velvety green fo- 
liage. Pat. No. 792. Postpaid: Each $2.50; 3 for $7.25. 
7580 A. ENCHANTMENT. Huge, peach-pink flowers. Extremely large 
—up to 35 petals. Strong-stemmed, a vigorous grower. 
A Rose of rare and wonderful beauty, an everlasting joy! 
Pat. No. 737. Postpaid: Each $2.00; 3 for $5.75. 
7535 A. CHIEF SEATTLE. Large, many-petaled, full flowers of a rich 
golden apricot color. Big, high-centered bush. Lush, shim- 
mering foliage. A garden standout! Pat. No. 1030. Postpaid: 
Each $2.50; 3 for $7.25. 
Nocturne 
The Beat Rode of the 
Last Half Century 
7785 A PEACE The La 
A prize-winner every year! Magnificent spectacle for flower 
show, garden or home. Almost unbelievable in beauty, size and 
lasting qualities it blooms—blooms—blooms all summer long. 
The buds are golden yellow enlivened by a flush of vivid pink 
at the petal edges. The opening buds change color—from bright 
sunshine-yellow to a pale golden ivory blending on each petal 
to a lightly ruffled edge of apple-blossom-pink—always beautiful, 
always in harmony. Though the huge fully double bloom is 5 to 6 
inches, it is constantly fresh looking—even more beautiful when 
fully opened than in bud. 
The spectacular blooms are produced on long, straight, magnifi- 
cently strong stems. Foliage is a handsome, shining dark green. 
Pat. No. 591. Postpaid: Each $2.50; 3 for $7.25. 
7530 A. CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG. Lovely pointed blood-red 
buds open to flowers of brilliant rose-pink. The buds _ 
are extra long—opening to lovely 6-inch flowers. Each 
petal edged with a silver line. Rich foliage. Very pro- 
lific. Favorite in finest gardens. Pat. No. 445. Postpaid: 
Each $2.25; 3 for $6.50. 
7620 A. FRED HOWARD. Long, rich yellow buds... tipped with 
pink. Full, double, perfectly shaped flowers ... up to 5 
inches. Full, shapely bush .. . rich green foliage. Pat. 
No. 1006. Postpaid: Each $2.50; 3 for $7.25. 
7760 A. NOCTURNE. Large, bright cardinal-red flowers up to 5 
inches, accented by dark shadings of crimson. Heavy 
bushes up io 3 feet high. Stiff, holly-green leaves. Favor- 
ite of connoisseurs. Pat. No. 713. Postpaid: Each $2.00; 
3 for $5.75. 
7735 A. MOJAVE. A top Rose in any year. Rich glowing orange 
shot with flame-like tones of scarlet and vermilion. Abun- 
dant producer of long-stemmed beautifully tapering buds. 
Opens to delightfully fragrant richly colored large flowers 
that will really stand out in your garden. Pl. Pt. No. 1176. 
Postpaid: Each $2.75; 3 for $8.00. 
STERN’S BIGGER PLANTS 
PRODUCE MORE ROSES 
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ORDINARY UNGRADED ROSE 
PLANTS. This plant will produce 
only a few Roses this year. If 
one main stem is broken or win- 
ter-killed, there is little or noth- 
ing left of the plant. 
STERN’S SELECTED NUMBER 
ONE PLANTS. At least three 
main stems on a single plant. 
Produces many more Roses— 
grows bigger and better. A mag- 
nificent bush! 
Stern's selected NUMBER ONE grade plants—not ‘‘ordinary” in any 
way. Each plant is carefully selected by expert nurserymen for 
heavy growth of branches and root. Each plant is ‘’BLOOM- 
TESTED'’—having been checked for flowering beauty in our nursery 
last year. Bigger plants with bigger roots and more branches 
naturally produce more flowers! These extraordinary plants are 
guaranteed more vigorous, healthier, extremely hardy and disease- 
resistant. 
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