FIESTA—Color portrait needed here. 
FIESTA. Patent 389. (2 - 3 teet: 
Werise to defend an old favorite against such epithets as ‘vulgar, barber- 
pole, circus rose,’’ etc. We challenge any of said critics to pass Fiesta in 
anybody's garden without notice—for its gay vermilion petals, striped 
yellow, always shout a happy greeting. To those who complain about 
too little growth—stop reaching for long stems when cutting bouquets— 
this is no Charlotte Armstrong or Texas Centennial; let it grow! Still the 
cheeriest, brightest and best named large flowering H. Tea in Rosedom, 
and a mighty good plant, when gently treated. 
In my inner monologue, I always think of Fiesta as ‘Festa’—the Italian rather 
than Spanish, for it reminds me forcibly of the brave striped uniforms Michelangelo 
designed for the papal guards, and again of the parti-colored pennants and costumes 
of the medieval jousting they still have in Siena.” 
Wish we could accompany Mr. Austin Faricy’s word picture with a 
portrait in color. 3 for 5.75 each 2:29 
FANDANGO. Patent 894. ARS 78%. 3 feet. 
Some “un-named seedling” crossed with that great parent rose, Charlotte — 
Armstrong, surely injected some gorgeous and enlivening color into the 
family tree. Among the most vivid cf all the scarletreds—the color 
changing to darker overlays as the four inch flower opens. Just right for 
the coastal districts where its spring and fall coloring is superb! 
3 for 5.25 each Zia 
“There is no woman who can place 
A bowl of roses on a shelf 
Without an inward, upward surge, 
To be more beautiful herself.” 
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