ORANGE TRIUMPH. Polyantha. 3- 4 feet bushy. 
Another polyantha, no longer young (and expensive), whose fine glossy 
foliage, with all its attending vigor and pest resistance, has kept it near 
the top in the salmon-red (not orange) class. Won the N.R.S. Gold Medal, 
England, in 1937 and is still rated by them among the best three polys 
today. The rosette blooms in clusters are on almost black stems. 
3 for 3.75 each 1.40 
PERLE D’'OR. Polyantha. 1%-2 feet. 
Low-growing, spreading, “bright-eyed and bushy tailed.” (It must be right— 
I heard it in Texas.) Not butter-yellow as most of us think of “gold,” ... 
the perfectly formed miniature buds are better described, golden apricot 
or peach, if preferred, with gold predominating in right weather and not 
too bright sun. Sister to the beloved Cecile Brunner. 3 for 3.85 each 1.50 
PINK BOUNTIFUL. Floribunda. Patent 601. ARS 79%. 3 - 4 feet. 
Most of these patented Floribundas have their fanfare and heyday then 
like stage favorites, retire to make room for the younger, if not more 
beautiful generation. Not so, with this one. ‘Bountiful’ surely is the 
name for it—the dainty, 3 inch, 50-petalled blossoms are of fine Hybrid 
Tea form—come on good cutting stems, and plant habit is par excellence. 
Wilma Darcy's favorite floribunda. 
Summer 1954. Growing in our field for ready comparison, along-side 
the latest Floribundas, certainly holds its own in bloom profusion and 
plant virtue. 3 for 3.85 each 1:50 
PINKIE. Floribunda. Patent 484. ARS 79%. 15 - 18 inches. 
An All-America award winner and certainly among the best of all the 
low-growing, clear-pink Floribundas. The 2 inch, semi-double, cupped 
flowers come in unbelievable profusion and never stop. Excellent for low- 
growing borders, or beds... won't ‘fight’’ with any of your other pinks, 
reds or yellows. 
A sweet, friendly rose. 3 for 4.65 each 1.75 
RED CAP.  Floribunda. (1954) "P.A.F. 2-3 teet, 
The latest of Herb Swim’s Floribundas to make its bid for national popu- 
larity and as always, appropriately named. Has the rare distinction of 
improving its color after opening, the light red flowers deepening to 
velvety, attractive tones. Abundant all-season bloom and luxuriant foliage. 
Yes, some Armstrong creations are better than others, but be assured 
there are no duds among them. 2.50 
“The true pleasure everywhere in every garden is the charm of individual interest 
—whether among the rough stones of the rockery, or in the sunny bit under an old 
wall, or in some other perhaps unfrequented corner of the garden, where grows 
some tender plant whose flowering is watched and waited for. It is the living, 
human love between us and our flowers; the love which impels us to return again 
and again to the same spot and never weary, whatever may be our favorite’s name— 
it is this intense feeling for his plants and this alone, that makes the place dear to 
the soul of the garden-lover.”—SyLvaNa’s LETTERS TO AN UNKNOWN FRIEND 
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