PINK PRINCESS. Patent 459. ARS 81%. Very tall. 
Not the latest of the Brownell creations, but perhaps still the finest and the 
hardiest, considering she has survived 25° below zero, and came up 
smiling. Flowers are very large, many-petalled, intensely fragrant, borne 
both singly and in clusters, so heavy at times without cutting, we fear for 
the welfare of the plant. A great companion to our favorite Brownell, 
“Curly Pink.” 
“These plants really came into their own in late summer; they seem to improve in 
form, size and even color with each successive blooming”, Hortense Wild. 1.75 
PRESIDENT EISENHOWER. P.P.P. Medium 
Last year, to his astonishment, the catalog-writer was thoroughly dressed- 
down by a few critics for “including politics in a rose catalog’’—some silly 
comment now forgotten, which only shows how dangerous “quips and 
quirks’ can be. So I have approached the description of President Eisen- 
hower (the rose) with caution, even though my admiration for the President 
(of the U.S.) is very great. 
I have stated already in this catalogue that our extreme enthusiasms 
for any new rose are reserved for the second year. I might state also (non- 
politically) that the same reservation might be made in regard to the Presi- 
dent (of the U.S.). 
I will admit the rose is red, fragrant, forty-petalled and is in nationally 
light supply for 1954. Beyond this I now refuse to go. 
Summer 1954. Forgive the above repetition. The C.W. is not yet ready 
to declare himself completely and finally about Pres. Eisenhower, the Rose 
(or the President of the U.S.) 2.50 
QUEEN ELIZABETH. "“Grandiflora.” (1954.) P.A.F. Tall. 
All-America Award Winner 1954! The ARS will not object if I steal their 
description from the June Magazine, following our general policy to with- 
hold our own observations until the second year. 
“Queen Elizabeth is a superb orchid-pink color, and its blooms are set off 
dramatically by glossy, deep green foliage. The flowers of this first representative 
of the Grandiflora class are exquisitely formed and high-centered like a Hybrid 
Tea. Flowers are borne on long, almost thornless stems, which are ideal for cutting. 
Blooms are carried both singly and in clusters after the manner of the Floribundas, 
and hold exceptionally well when cut. Queen Elizabeth is a cross between Charlotte 
Armstrong, the famous Hybrid Tea, and Floradora, a Floribunda. Both of the 
parents were All-America Award winners. (Supply limited) 3.00 
RENAE. Climbing Floribunda. Patent 893. 15-20 feet. 
Back in the more leisurely days when I could enjoy frequent visits to the 
Armstrong test gardens in Southern California, I never failed to inspect 
with special interest a large, cluster-blooming climber with super-fine 
glossy foliage and a general air of good living. No matter at what season 
my visit, I never saw this plant except when literally blanketed with pink, 
many-petalled blooms. Maybe it was the "old-rose” flavor which got me. 
Like to know its parentage? Etoile Luisante and Sierra Snow Storm — 
nice huh? 3 for 7.25 ‘each 2¥s 
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