GREY PEARL—"For your lady’s black-draped shoulder” 
GREY PEARL. Patent 680. ARS 38%. Medium. 
Credit us please with courage and persistance, for only a stubborn enthu- 
siast would grow Grey Pearl in face of the lowest rating given any variety, 
by the members of the A.R.S. But if you will walk with the catalog-writer 
through the reds, yellows and pinks at the growing field, and suddenly 
come upon the pale, lavender-grey, and beautifully formed Grey Pearl, you 
will not pass it by without notice, for this rose cannot be ignored! Unquestion- 
ably the most distinctive coloring to be found in any rose, old or modern. 
We guarantee our plants to be as vigorous and prolific as the average 
of your hybrid teas—do not recommend it for very wet climates—do not - 
guarantee you will like it, but I quote two who do! 
“If Grey Pearl was rated nothing minus, Id still love it. I have one in a special set- 
ting of its own where its gentle radiance is never dimmed by strong colors. In my 
language, its a jewel and I intend to have a ‘string of them” ” Marie Barnes, 
Tacoma, Washington. 
“The Grey Pearl received from you has caused more comment than anything in 
my garden, in spite of your warning that I was brave to try it. At one time, I 
counted 26 buds colored from fog-grey to lavender, and no diseases whatever.” 
—Mrs. W. W. Clark, Hayward, California. 
Sir! I am still recommending Grey Pearl for your lady’s black-draped 
shoulder. 3 for 6.75 eachiZisg 
“I am strongly of opinion that the possession of a quantity of plants however 
good the plants may be and however ample the number, does not make a garden; 
it only makes a collection.” —GERTRUDE JEKYLL, LONDON. 
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