(4 ft.) with every bloom on a long, strong stem. The foli- 
age is handsome. (Colle Oppio Gold Medal 1935.) 
PLANT PAT. 201 
SLEIGHBELLS (Howard ’45) $2.00 
Large, ovoid buds open to a 40 petalled white flower 
with a slightly creamy center. A profuse bloomer with 
excellent foliage. It is considered one of the best whites 
in the Bay area. 
SNOWBIRD $1.50 
Here is one of the best white roses under most conditions. 
The medium sized buds are especially attractive and pos- 
sess fine fragrance. The high centered blooms open to 
large, very double, flat flowers that appear to be some- 
what tufted. The foliage is excellent and the plant free- 
blooming. 
SONATA $1.75 
An excellent cut rose and fine for exhibition. The long 
pointed buds are of cochineal red which changes to a 
lively deep pink as the flower ages. Blooms are borne on 
long sturdy stems with foliage that has a good leathery 
texture. May fade at times. 
PLANT PAT. 1004 
PLANT PAT. 732 
SUTTER’S GOLD (Swim 50) $2.25 
An exquisite rose with its long, pointed buds of orangish- 
yellow shaded orange and red. The half-opened flower 
is lovely with its spiralled center and fine fragrance. 
Blooms are borne singly on long stems and the plant is 
excellent for repeat bloom. Foliage is dark green and very 
resistant to disease. pLaNt PAT. 885 
SWEET SIXTEEN (W. E. Lammerts) $1.75 
Here is a superb rose, particularly adapted to coastal 
areas. The long slender buds open to beautifully formed 
flowers of light pink with shades of rose and gold. These 
sweetly scented blooms are borne on strong stems and are 
excellent cut flowers. 
TALISMAN $1.25 
The color is a mixture of red, yellow and copper in vary- 
ing proportions. The bud is long pointed and opens to a 
medium size flower of the same colors. Extremely fra- 
grant. An excellent cut flower. Growth is vigorous and 
upright. Mildews slightly. 
TALLYHO (H. C. Swim) $2.00 
Tallyho is an attractive large bi-color pink rose with a 
spicy fragrance. The large ovoid buds of Chinese red pale 
to Chinese rose as the bloom opens. The color and form 
of the flower are both distinctive. Plants are strong grow- 
ing and sturdy. Best adapted to warmer regions. 
PLANT PAT. 828 
TEXAS CENTENNIAL $1.50 
Texas Centennial is a sport of the popular rose President 
Hoover. Type of growth is the same although it appears 
to have more and better foliage. Quite prolific in bloom. 
Flowers are brick red, having a faint tinge of gold, with 
a lighter center. This rose has shown up very well. A 
splendid exhibition rose. 
THE DOCTOR $1.50 
The Doctor is a fine addition to our small group of fine 
true pink roses. The buds are very long and pointed and 
open to very large double flowers of light pink. The plant 
is a medium grower, intensely fragrant. 
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PLANT PAT. 631 
PLANT PAT. 162 
TIFFANY Ga: (Lindquist ’54) See back cover $2.75 
GRANDIFLORA ROSES 
BUCCANEER (Swim ’52) $2.50 
Clear, bright yellow flowers on long stems that hold their 
color until the end in nearly all kinds of weather make 
Buccaneer a most desirable rose. Plants are extremely 
ALL-AMERICA ROSE SELECTION 
vigorous and may get to be five or six feet by their second 
year in the garden. Foliage is a rich green and clothes the 
upright but well-branched plant to the ground. Excellent 
repeat bloom. PLANT PAT. 1119 
CARROUSEL (Duehrsen) $2.00 
A vivid dark red grandiflora that is shorter than the 
other two roses in this class. The flowers hold their color 
very well and are practically unfaded at petal fall. Does 
not blue. Fully opened flowers are three to four inches 
across. Foliage is excellent and disease resistant. Excellent 
keeping qualities as a cut flower. pLant PAT. 1066 
MONTEZUMA (Swim ’55) $2.75 
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See back cover 
POLYANTHA AND 
FLORIBUNDA ROSES 
Polyantha are the small roses usually produced in clusters 
and commonly called “Baby Roses”. Floribunda is a new 
classification of the larger flowering varieties of the poly- 
anthas which are becoming more popular. They are most 
effectively used in mass plantings along driveways, walls 
or for border planting, etc. Floribundas come in a wide 
range of colors and produce a mass of color over a long 
period of time. All of those listed below are quite free of 
disease. 
BABY BLAZE (Boerner 54) $2.00 
Similar in color to the popular climber, Blaze. The bright, 
cherry red flowers have a white eye and are borne in 
great profusion throughout the season. The bushy plants 
produce flowers in large clusters which drop their petals 
neatly at the end. The disease resistant foliage is a soft, 
clean green. 
BETTY PRIOR $1.50 
For a mass of color and continuous bloom Betty Prior is 
one of the best. The single blooms, produced in large 
clusters, are shrimp pink on the inside of the petal and 
carmine pink on the outside. The plant is a very strong 
grower (5 to 6 ft.) with healthy, leathery foliage. 
PLANT PAT. 340 
PLANT PAT. 1362 
CECILE BRUNNER $1.50 
The sweetheart rose. Buds small, beautifully formed. 
Flowers light pink with yellow at the base of the petals. 
A continuous bloomer and fragrant. 
CHINA DOLL (Lammerts ’46) $2.00 
An extremely profuse blooming plant whose cheerful 
rosy-pink flowers come in large heads and cover the en- 
tire compact plant. It is excellent for low borders and 
mass display. Flowers are more double and bushes are 
a little shorter and more compact than Pinkie. 
PLANT PAT. 678 
CIRCUS (Swim ’55) See page two $2.50 
COCORICO (Meilland ’51) $2.00 
A gay and sassy orange-red flower that darkens as it 
ages and in cooler weather. Flowers are large and semi- 
double (about ten petals) and borne in large clusters on 
a vigorous, upright, free-blooming plant. Good for cut- 
ting. Continuous Bloom. — prant pat. 1193 
FASHION (Boerner) $2.00 
An exquisite newer floribunda in a luminous coral pink 
color. The clusters of oriental red buds open to soft clear 
coral blossoms of slightly ruffled petals and golden yellow 
stamens. Plants are bushy and the foliage is finely cut 
