Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. = rein: <= he 4 ‘ ak. ae SMI ige tinier nt we ‘ 1 ? eT ’ , , ' —_— 3 i, ’ , PY ‘ j ‘ ‘ I ‘ A i ‘ os f “ ; wih 4, * = ‘ othe 5 ‘ xe / / i . j é ° ' f ‘ Ss ‘ 4 . \ =a! ‘ - : N ‘ x , i e \ : \ H ra a oa ee i « 4 + ' ) ~ ~ 4 i i Fo t i i \ ‘ » J ; f ; ‘ ' x” a Y Pas i ; ~ Cc PLANT PATENT NO. 1148 far*« OSES THE BEST PLANTS OF THE WORLD'S BEST ROSES Star Rose plants have always been noted for quality. They get smart, experienced, devoted care in all their growing and handling. You get extra value at the regular price when you buy Star Rose plants. We believe it is constant attention to QUALITY that has made Star Roses the biggest all-retail Rose nursery in America. We know you will get best re- sults in your garden if you plant these top-quality plants, shipped direct from the nursery. It is a better-than-ever time now to plant Star Roses! This year, due to an extra-good growing season, they are even better than usual. FRONT ROSE Plant Pat. 1148. THE new Star Rose for the exquisite opening blooms showing much de- lectable, soft pink, melting into yellow. Full blooms average 4 to 414 inches, with 25 to 30 petals. The good, medium-height plants are notable for their quantity of bloom. This beautiful new Rose is a seedling of Peace and shows a delicate resem- blance. $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 155, and our newest Rose from Francis Meilland, he originator of Peace. It is the daintiest flower meginable and already one of the most popular f Roses, in France. The coloring is all in tints of nk and gold, as lovely as the dawn. The long, A New Kind of Rose “GRANDIFLORA TYPE” * QUEEN ELIZABETH. (Lammerts.) Plant Pat. 1259. New glory for your garden! Here is a Rose with AA beautiful, rich, showy pink HT-type blooms produced with the lavish, exuberant abundance of a Floribunda. Some blooms come singly, more are produced in candela- bras (not clusters), each with its own 6 to 12-inch stem, long enough to make them good for individual cut flowers. The plants are tall (3 to 4 feet), upright, vigorous, lit up like a Christmas tree, all season, with a constantly ex- travagant display of bloom. This is the 1955 All-America winner and the first Rose introduced of this new “‘Grandiflora” type. May we have many more, as sensationally successful! Plant Queen Elizabeth this spring, and be the first to enjoy its cheerful, irrepressible wealth of beauty. $3 ea.; 3 or more, $2.65 ea. % Queen Elizabeth * STAR is the registered trade-mark of The Conard-Pyle Co.j Registered in the U. S. Patent Office 2 Copyright 1955 The Conard-Pyle Company A (Mme. A. Meilland) Plant Pat. 591 Originated by Francis Meilland Introduced in America by Star Roses THE QUEEN OF ROSES Peace is the greatest winner of top awards that the Rose world has ever known. Countless “Queen of the Show” and other awards have been showered upon it. Three gold medals of special importance are pictured here: from the American Rose Society, the Men’s Garden Clubs of America, and one from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, given this year to Francis Meilland for originating Peace and other great Roses. The latest rating of Roses by the American Rose Society shows Peace to be the most popular, most planted and highest rated of all Roses (5 percentage points above the next best). Peace is “The miracle golden Rose with a sunset in its heart,’ as one ARS member wrote of it. Peace blooms are the most long lasting of all Hybrid Tea Roses. The buds are golden, with a flash of pink along the petal edges. They open very slowly to joyously big blooms of yellow, pale gold, cream and ivory with a varying flush of pink on the edges of the lightly ruffled petals. Peace Roses vary in color from day to day and from flower to flower but are always beautiful, always with that other-world look of delicacy and dewy freshness. 3 Newest All-Americas $7.70 % Mojave (page 5) *® Queen Elizabeth (pace 2) * Tiffany (back cover page) ASK FOR OFFER 3 Peace is a gardener’s Rose. Only those who can watch its glory change and grow from day to day can fully enjoy its full enchantment. They can appreciate best the way those magnificently long, strong stems lift the proud blooms above its wealth of shining, hand- some foliage. The sparkling freshness and ever-chang- ing beauty of the flowers bring a lift to the spirits of almost all who see it. Peace 1s the one Rose no gar- dener, anywhere, should be without, and the Rose to plant in quantity if space permits. It will reward you. $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea. 4 Leading AARS Winners % Chrysler Imperial (page 5) = $970 % Queen Elizabeth (page 2) * Tiffany (back cover page) % Peace ASK FOR OFFER 3A Newer ROSES Lucky we are, nowadays, that prac- tically anyone can have beautiful Roses from spring to frost, if he wants them. Improved varieties, understocks and growing methods have given us more and more gorgeous Roses all the time, and ever better aids to their culture. Now, if you have a little sunny land any where, you can grow Roses. In almost every place where it had formerly been said, ‘‘You can’t grow Roses here,”’ someone has started growing Roses, and growing them well. Moreover, the very finest Rose plants now cost less than ever in money value. They are one of the few things that have not soared in price. Yet they give so much for so little of your money, time and effort! To live with the beauty and fragrance of the loveliest of flowers is no longer a luxury for a few, but is available to almost all who desire it. In this catalog you will find the worid’s finest modern Roses. Choose the colors and types that YOU like best, and they SS —— will bring you joy, as they have to so : many. Join now, in the widespread and *Sun King happy hobby of growing Star Roses. *SUN KING. H.T. (Meilland.) Plant Patent 1342. The first all-yellow seedling of Peace to be introduced. Its large, long-pointed opening buds show a deep heart of rich chrome- yellow surrounded by a halo of luminous, bone yellow petal edges that curl back around the high, furled center. The I: arge blooms have 40 to 50 broad petals, with high centers of a glowing, vivid Iemon- yellow. This ts a bReke light, clean-looking flower, the vivid yellow making the Itght edges look De rticul: tly crisp and bright. Sun King plants are tall, 3 feet or more in height, upright, with dark green, leathery leaves that show good disease resistance. $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea. *MIAIAME. H.T. (Meilland.) Plant Pat. 977. This unusual Rose has the most glorious and striking colors of any variety. Its gold, orange and flamingo tones are brdliant and exciting, and entirely different from any other Rose. Its form, in both bud and bloom, ts an added thrill. The buds are very long, of coppery ae coral-red. Opening blooms are 4!4 to 5 inches across, * Miami with 25 to 35 very heavy petals and a lavish splash of colors. The long, sharply cone-shaped center 1s flamingo, or coppery coral-red. Around it, the outer petals roll back, like heavy gold brocade, marked with exotic tints of orange-buff and salmon-orange. Sometimes there are even brown tones—shades found in iris but new for Roses. Its fragrance Is spicy-sweet. Miami has extraordinary beauty and it 1s most unusual and striking. It is not, however, a kind we recommend for everyone. It needs protection against mildew in many parts of the country, and there are other varieties that will bloom more with less care. But for Rose enthusiasts, and for those for whom something rare is worth while, Miami is superb. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. | 3 LUSCIOUS COLORS That combine well together: %* Miami. See above. *% Mojave. Sce page 5. + Pennsylvanian. See page 7. All 3 for 55.90 ASK FOR OFFER 4 “loa Our Customers: “Only God can make a tree”. . . or a Rose. Then, it is the gardeners of this earth who help to preserve and spread His handiwork. It is they who appreciate. Because of them, others have more opportunities to learn about the beauties of nature; perhaps to become garden-minded, in their turn. So, from generation to generation, there have been gardeners and conservationists, to balance those who would only destroy. All of us alive today, and all who will follow, owe gratitude and veneration, a salute to all gardeners everywhere who cultivate and preserve our heritage of natural beauty. It is for you, our customers, who treasure garden beauty, that this catalog is prepared. For you, we wish always to do our part, our very best. The men before me at the head of this 58-year-old company had a slogan: “‘The Best Roses for America.” We still hitch our Star firmly to that ideal in all our thinking and all our efforts. We are proud of the quality of the plants we hereby offer you. We are equally proud of the efforts of all here who help, in all the work of production and handling, to maintain our high tradition of quality. Obviously, it is your appreciation of this constant effort toward highest quality that has made Star Roses the largest all-retail Rose nursery in the United States. We are strengthened in our belief that real, superior quality IS one’s best adver- tisement. You, our customers, have evidently been doing a superb job of letting others know about Star Roses. We therefore wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your wonderful cooperation, even as we continue to pledge you ours. Sincerely, THE CONARD-PYLE CO. LIER uh President x bids te Getter Koses x To Help You Get More Blooms From Every Rose Plant We want our Star Rose plants to give maximum satis- faction. To that end, we offer our own brand of supplies. Only well-tested ingredients are used, in proportions we know you can trust. Newer substances are included as soon as their worth is proved. We do not think our cus- tomers should be asked to do the experimenting, yet we do keep pace, in our formulas, with newer developments, as soon as we are sure they are both good and safe. The choice between dust and spray depends on which method you prefer. Both are effective. (See below for analysis of each method.) PLEASE NOTE: * STAR ROSE DUST This dust was developed to give the widest practical protection per each application at the lowest possible cost. A very thin coating is best, so it is economical to use. Safe for use on plants all season. We use it in our own fields and we know it works. Contains Aramite, Fermate, Lindane and sulphur in proportions to protect your plants against most insects and diseases. Lb. $1.20; 4 lbs. $3.75; 25-lb. can, $16, ppd. OFFER 41: 1 Hudson Admiral Duster (see next page) and 4 lbs. Star Rose | Dust, ppd ayo ey ea $5.60 OFFER 41A: 1 Roto-Power Duster G&G next page) and 25 lbs. Star Rose Dust, for larger gardens, ppd.......... $36.50 Our prices for supplies include shipping costs to your door; there is nothing more to pay. * STAR ROSE SPRAY For those who prefer spraying to dusting, this spray mixture is made to give the widest possible protection at each application. It spreads evenly and stays on the plant, is safe for plants all season and is effective as a thin coating. All this gives real economy with efficient protection for your Roses. 1 Ib. makes 16 gals. of spray. Contains Aramite, Fermate, Lindane and sulphur. Effective against insects and diseases. Lb. $2.85; 4 lbs. $8.75, ppd. OFFER 41B: 1 Critic Sprayer (see next page) and 1 lb. Star Rose Spray, d OFFER 41C: 1 Booster Sprayer (see next page) and 4 lbs. Star Rose Spray, for large gardens; ppd cei ua een $16.90 TO DUST OR SPRAY Star Rose Dust and Spray are both effective and de- pendable. Choice between them depends largely on per- sonal preference. Either will work as perfectly as your timing and thoroughness. Therein is the biggest ad- vantage of dusting; it is quick and easy and can be done soon after a rain, even before the foliage is fully dry. This is important, since blackspot develops in the pres- ence of moisture and infection can start in about 6 or 8 hours, even though the spots don’t show until days later. Many people who spray regularly keep a duster handy, too, for quick work when occasion demands. * STAR ROSE FERTILIZER This is an extra high quality, balanced fertilizer; not cheap but well worth its cost. We were aiming for the best in developing this formula. Now, years of use have proved that it is even better than we hoped. It contains organic as well as inorganic material, available nitrogen, phosphorus and_ potash in 7-7-7 analysis and also im- portant minor minerals. Use it in making a Rose bed and for regular feeding after the first year of planting. It is better than any of the older all-chemical fer- tilizers for Roses, Mums and other flowers, for lawns, vegetable gar- dens and wherever a_ balanced fertilizer is needed. 5 lbs. $1.25; 10 Ibs. $2.25; 25 lbs. $3.95, ppd. You don’t have to clean a duster; you can keep it filled, all ready for the next time. Spraying is more economical of material; none blows away; you can put it just where you want it, thinly and evenly, and see that each leaf is properly covered. Wind doesn’t interfere with spraying. If you want regular light exercise, spraying is excellent for health and the figure. "To summarize, ‘Dusting is easier and good. Spraying is harder and perhaps better.” It is the regular, timely use of either that is the important point. *x STAR ROSE GROW This fully soluble fertilizer is instantly available for plants and so is quicker acting than other types. Valuable for quick feeding of plants in need of nour- ishment and as a starter solu- tion for transplanting. This is also the fertilizer to use for leaf feeding of Roses, a new method from which some remark- able results have been reported, especially for old, starved plants. Nitrogen 15%, available phos- phoric acid 30%, potash 15%, with essential minerals and che- lated iron added. 2 to 4 tea- spoonfuls make 1 gal. of solution. To speed-feed your Roses and other plants, this is the best. Lb. $1.25, ppd. x lids to Easier Gardening HUDSON ADMIRAL DUSTER aaa ( af momson:= Gis An inexpensive duster that is impressively well built, easy to work and efficient, with some valuable improvements made in its design this year. In the dust chamber, the air now passes through all of the dust, to give a much more even flow of particles from the nozzle. The extra-large, self-lubricating plunger gives powerful pressure with little effort. Swivel head, long extension tube and extra-large fill hole. $2.60, ppd. HUDSON ROTO-POWER DUSTER In this duster, no expense was spared to make it the best, and it is by far the best that we have ever found. It gives you positive control over the volume of discharge, permitting complete, uniform coverage without any waste of dust. Easy filling; easy turning; permanently lubricated. They last forever, so it is a lifetime investment in speed, efficiency and ease in caring for all the Roses you would like to have. Well worth its cost for the serious gardener. $23, ppd. BOOSTER - COMPRESSION TANK SPRAYER A superior tank sprayer with an efficient pump that builds pressure from the very first stroke. 3-gal- 4 lon, seam-welded, galvanized tank with built-in funnel top. This sprayer has a new, patented safety lock that is the safest and most reliable ever developed, we believe. Brass pump and spray tube; solid brass nozzle with 3 disks for any spray from fog to solid stream. A very good buy, and if you have more than a few Roses, such good equipment is invaluable. Useful for spraying other plants, too, and easier to use than any small, hand sprayer. $9.75, ppd. CRITIC HUDSON SPRA YER A small spray gun with a superior type nozzle of durable brass. Brass screw cap and syphon tube, with glass jar, impervious to corrosion. Powerful pump; continuous action spray. Easy to fill and clean. Factory tested and guaranteed. $2.60, ppd. TRI-OGEN. All-Purpose Spray A proved control for mildew and blackspot on Roses and all kinds of plants. Also destroys aphids or plant- lice (green fly) and leaf-eating insects. Contains Fermate; no DDT. A. Small Kit (Protects 12 to 20 Rose plants a year) $2.25, ppd. ! B. Medium (For 50-80 plants) $6.50, ppd. C. Large (For 100-160 plants) $9.65, ppd. RED ARROW SPRAY To control aphids Quick, sure death for aphids or plant-lice on any plant. A famous Rotenone spray, safe, non-poisonous to humans, all warm-blooded animals, and plants. 2 ozs. (makes 4 gals. spray) 65c; 4 ozs. $1, ppd. DDT. 50% WETTABLE POWDER Makes a spray for control of many insect pests, including rose midge and Japanese beetle. Not effective against red spider and aphids. Lb. $1.25, ppd. WIRE LABEL STAKES Name tags should be removed §& from Rose bushes as soon as they are planted, to prevent the wires from injuring the canes. Insure against loss or misplace- ment of your Star name tags by attaching them to stakes along- side your plants. Sturdy, 18- inch, galvanized wire stakes. Long lasting and ready to use. They help make a Rose bed neat and attractive. 35c per doz.; 10 doz. $3, ppd. (NOTE: Name tags do not come with these label stakes. The Star Rose tags are provided with your Star Rose plants.) i . CHRYSANTHEMUM g SECA’ (Cont) INDEX. Ambassadors... 3450 230 Amber Crown..........31 Handy flower cutter - holder Avalanche. oa) \0 'e:\e 10) ‘ahele| o's .29 that makes cutting and light Betty 25 pruning easy. $3.25, ppd. Burgundy Jee eee en ” Carnation Queen.......29 ae eZ Charles Nye. e252) eae Dauntless: isos seco Defiance... Set een PlGi Ch ive aye tear eee FLOWER CUTTER HOLDER 18 inches of smooth, very light metal extends your reach far into a Rose bed | Fisie, . 2.7.77. 75 575" '34 or high on a climber and keeps your hands away from thorns. Cuts easily and i holds the flower firmly. A fine gift. $3.25, ppd. Fortune. ......+.......25 Gladys. Side serena Goblini) 5. sc/4 see eee PROFESSIONAL PRUNER No. 124 Gold Lode! °... 032 nag Rugged, clean-cutting pruning shears for proper Rose plant care. Made of Gold Mine”. =a finest drop-forged steel; hone-edged blades; adjustable nut for perfect alignment. Gold Star..............27 $3.50, ppd. Halloween Moon.......28 Hilda Bergen..........30 EEZY WEAR GARDEN GLOVES Huntsman. .... . sepa Soft, durable pliable leather, to protect your hands from Indiana; .°........ ee stains and scratches. Sizes for women (small, medium, large) Indianola... .. 3... beeen and men (medium, large), $1.65 per pair; 3 pairs $4.45, ppd. Ivory White. °. .2 2) tease State size wanted. Jack-o-Lantern.........29 Jean Treadway.........31 TWISTEMS Lavender Lad 25 The quick, easy way to fasten plants to stakes and supports. Life. Mf s a puke as Just loop around and give a twist to hold firmly. Lilac Star... .. .. ea 4 inches long, box of 200, 35c, ppd. Lola.. BE A): 5 32455 8 inches long, box of 100, 35c, ppd. Major Edward Bowes. ..30 OFFER 42: 3 boxes $1, ppd. (State sizes desired.) Mandalay” 25.7)... - eeo0 Maroon: Star... 2.5 /aocew Meditation® 3.3.54. eot FLORALIFE Moonlight Star... ......27 Mrs. H. E. Kidder... . ..30 Makes cut-flowers last longer. Supplies cut blooms with needed food and | Mrs. P.S. du Pont Ill. 31 keeps the water fresh by stopping bacteria. Floralife comes boxed in handy packet form; each packet makes 2 quarts of solution. It is attractively packaged and | Nusget................29 makes a clever gift or party prize. 15 packets in a box, $1.25, ppd. Nuggets. ..............30 Estat : : a Olive Longland.........31 Orchid Jewel... 2522) 430 JOIN THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY a. : or give a membership for a gift. This lively society is the largest single-flower Pink Delight...........31 society in America and gives its members many benefits, including a monthly ee pEeen. spsisade le ee magazine and a 250-page, illustrated Annual. Send us $4.50 for a year’s mem- See aes eas bership and we will see that you are enrolled. Queen Elizabeth........29 Se ee es Be ere Queen Victoria... ...:..29 Roberta. saevee csc ok WHAT THIS SIGN MEANS Ruby Pompont... 422.200 | Any This mark indicates an ‘All-America Rose Selections’? winner: Bi euiare oF EB OBIS 38 ate the most valued award a Rose can receive in America. Roses entered Star Fecet tye eae alae $ in the All-America contest are grown in test plots located in all | Star Glory... 2.221111 1127 different climatic regions and judged for two years before introduc- | Success................25 tion. Standards for awards are terrifically high, and you can trust these winners | Summer Sunset........29 to do especially well in all respects and in all areas. Pai Shaitee co Os Tibshelf White. ........31 CATALOG NOTES Time ss) e25 Please note that all “‘3-for’ and group offer prices apply ONLY when plants | Violet SUEY ok od coun boat are shipped together to one address. In the group offers, we reserve the right to | White Spoon...........30 substitute when necessary with kinds of equal or greater value. Substitutions are | White Wonder.........30 made only with other good, catalog varieties, so you run no risk and are sure to | Will-o-the-Wisp........28 get more than your money’s worth every time. Orders received before varieties | Witches Gold..........28 are sold out will, of course, get the kinds listed in the offer. We cannot make | yellow Avalanche.... ..23 changes in special offers on request. Please do not ask it. Wellow Spoons 30" Roses in this catalog are classed as of medium height in American Rose Society | Zenith _... oe eat lists, unless otherwise mentioned. Blooming dates for Chrysanthemums and other data in this catalog are based on experience at West Grove, in southern Pennsylvania. Mums bloom earlier NOTE: See page 38 in the north, since length of daylight is their controlling factor; Roses and most for Rose Index. other plants start blooming earlier in the south. (XN LOW CREAM OF THE NEWER ROSES : 594. We have yet to find a white Rose to equal Blanche Mallerin in artistic beauty. First of all, it is pure white, in both bud and bloom: a gleaming, live, frosty white. Next, is its great superiority in form, with long, long buds and beau- tifully modeled blooms. Its crowning grace Is its fragrance, since perfume is a rare attribute of white Roses. Buds come singly and erect on upright plants of medium height. 30 to 35 petals. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. | * BLANCHE MALLERIN. H.T. (\allerin.) Plant Pat. 4 * Chrysler Imperial * CHRYSLER IMPERIAL. H.T. (Lammerts.) Plant Pat. 1167: This deep crimson AIll- Ae America award winner Is another of today’s Roses to make us glad to be alive and gardening now, rather than in by-gone years. In fragrance alone, it is something special. So is it in form; and again, in tts rich, unfading, unbluing crimson color. With all these virtues combined, plus a good vigorous, disease-resistant plant, we count this one of the best All-America Roses to date. The big, 40 to 50-petaled blooms open well in all kinds of weather, are long lasting and of su- perior exhibition form. The plant is even in growth, well branched, upright, well foliaged and of medium height, perfect for front-row planting. Blooms come singly and in constant succession. This 1s a truly great Rose. It is also popular, so order early. $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea. + Mojave >* Blanche Mallerin %* MOJAVE. H.T. (Swim.) Plant Pat. 1176. Dark orange-red, & pointed buds become beautifully urn-shaped opening blooms % ies of glowing copper-orange. Starting with the outer petals, the color on the upper surface slowly takes on more of a flame or deep coppery rose shade, while the outsides of the petals hold their orange color. All these various shades are satisfyingly harmonious at all stages. 20 to 25 petals; in sweet fragrance. The blooms : come singly on long, strong stems. The plants are of handsome upright habit, of medium height, with very heavy, leathery foliage. It is a recent All-America winner, so you know it has been found to be Ao dependably good. in ‘ all parts of the coun- try, as well as beau- tiful. $2.75 ea.;3 or more, $2.40 ea. ROSE INDEX See page 38 5 a, + Confidence Plant ‘Par. * CONFIDENCE. H.T. (Meilland.) 1192. This is the loveliest of pastel Roses. It is a peach-toned Rose, a delicious blend of bright, light tints, rather like fresh peach ice cream, with its yellow, white and peach-pink colors melting one into the other. Its form is also notable, with long stream- lined buds opening to great trumpets of bloom, the outer petals rolling back in a wide ruff about its Iong, closed center. 28 to 38 petals; opening buds 2 to 3 *CHARLES MALLERIN. H.T. (Meilland.) Plant Pat. 933. This is a gorgeous Rose, with buds and blooms of midnight crimson velvet, the “‘black- est” big red Rose to date. It does not blue. Its form, as well as its coloring, is exciting, with 30 or 40 petals, broad and heavy, and a high, cone-shaped, . handsome center. It is richly, gloriously fragrant. The plant is vigorous and tends to throw some | extra-tall blooming canes without much regard for symmetry, at times. Good, disease-resistant _ foliage. Those who have been testing it report that it Is unusually resistant to black-spot and mildew. A truly y thrilling new Rose. $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea. Roses planted this spring will, bloom THIS JUNE, and right along with older plants, ali summer and fall. There is nothing quicker than Roses for re- sults. Even annuals from seed take longer to come into bloom. Also, Rose plants grow fast, giving full effect the first year; thereisno long wait with Roses. (This applies to all Roses except Climbers and some mis- cellaneous types on page 24.) 6 For flowers of great magnificence, these four are leaders of the Hybrid Teas. Their great, many-petaled blooms are always handsome, even in midsummer heat. * Confidence. See at left. * Mirandy. See page 14. % Peace. See page 3. * Symphonie. See page 9. inches Iong and full blooms up to 6 inches across. Richly fragrant. Confidence has a good, sound plant; upright, but stoutly broad and well branched, 3 to 4 feet tall. New growth comes fast with many shoots, producing a lot of rebloom quickly. It won both Bagatelle and “Most Beautiful Rose of France’ award in 1951, the second Rose ever to take both honors. $2 ea.;3 or more, $1.75 ea. + Charles Mallerin Spring 1955 kk DE ! N CREAM OF THE NEWER ROSES % PENNSYLVANIAN. H.T. (Ohlhus.) Plant Pat. 936. A Rose of delicate apricot- orange tints. Pointed buds and 4 to 5-inch blooms with 25 to 30 petals and more petaloids clear to the center. Form in both bud and bloom as pleasing as its dainty, pastel coloring. Fragrant. Upright plants that simply cover themselves with bloom in spring and fall; midsummer bloom, more moderate. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. *DR. DEBAT. H.T. (Meilland.) Plant Pat. 961. A handsome, 35 Revie new, big pink Rose that Is a “Queen of the Show” type! Large, long, ¥ beautifully formed buds of smooth, rich pink with a salmon glow. The high-centered opening blooms are a true, fresh pink, becoming big (5 to 6-inch), ruffled blooms, wonderfully firm textured, with about 30 huge, broad, very heavy petals. It ts a seedling of the famous Radiance, with clearer color and better form, combined with the good, free-blooming, Radiance type of plant. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. %* Dr. Debat y | * Pennsylvanian 3 ARISTOCRATS $ %* Blanche Mallerin %* Charles Mallerin é % Helen Traubel All 3 are notable for elegance of form. %* HELEN TRAUBEL. H.T. (Swim.) Plant Pat. 1028. Here is a AA dainty, Dresden-china beauty of a Rose in its delicate and lovely coloring, with a size and form Helen that are sheer elegance. Its one fault Traubel is that the blooms are sometimes larger than the stem can hold upright. This is easily forgiven, however, when one sees the length of the lovely buds and the magnificence of the plants. Buds and blooms are clear tints of apricot and porcelain-pink. Buds are very long and slender; blooms have about 27 heavy two-toned petals, the inside pink, the outside flushed | apricot. Plants are superbly tall and vigorous with big, sturdy, long canes that pro- duce a lot of bloom all season. $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea. Note: Unless otherwise mentioned, Rose plants are of medium height. If * Happiness * HAPPINESS. H.T. (Meilland.) Plant Pat. 911. A splendid Rose of brilliant, brilliant red. Its petals are unbelievably firm and heavy, like highly polished dark red leather. There is a coppery sheen to the flaming red and it may be this that gives the blooms their unusual brilliance. The flowers age to crimson-carmine or royal rose-red but do not blue. Very firm, distinctive form, with the outer petals curling to points in layer after layer about the solid, pointed center. 35 to 40 petals. This is already a popular florist’s Rose; garden plants, when mature, produce even better, bigger blooms that are superb for cutting. Not as prolific as some other crimson Roses, but the Happiness color has more sheen and life to it, and the blooms last longer than others. It Is also valuable for the way it performs duiing midsummer heat. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. +e Eden Rose AN * Buccaneer * BUCCANEER. H.T. (Swim.) Plant Pat. 1119. Buttercup-yellow buds and blooms on fast-growing, upright, extra-tall plants. They grow to 5 feet or more In height here, wonderful as back-row and accent plants, and for cutting. The buds are long, sleek and dapper, the blooms cupped, with about 30 petals and light, very sweet fragrance. Reddish stems and healthy, dark green foliage show off the bright gold of the flowers. $2.75 ea.; 3 or more, $2.40 ea. * EDEN ROSE. H.T. (Meilland.) Plant Pat. 1149. Named for the Garden of Eden, this triumphantly rich pink Rose looks like the ideal “Mother of Roses.” It is fittingly big and beautiful, with 50 to 60 petals and a form that matches fond memories of old-time Rose blooms. Like them, it reaches its fullest glory when fully open. Its fragrance, too, is as rich and sweet as the Roses of memory’s garden! The plants are stocky, with sturdy stems, growing 2 to 3 feet high. Eden Rose has recetved gold and silver medals and certificates of merit in Europe. Here, it Is proving very popular; everybody seems to like it. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. 4 BEAUTIES $7.00 * Dr. Debat. See page 7. * Eden Rose. See this page. * Happiness. See this page. * Lowell Thomas. See page 10. DSS. CREAM OF THE NEWER ROSES *FORTY-NINER. H.T. (Swim.) Plant Pat. 792. One of the most brilliant of all bi- G color Roses and certainly one of the most attractive. The color combination is rich and pleasing, vivid orient-red with chrome- yellow reverse, the yellow most evident in the bud and seen as flashes of a “golden lining”’ in the open blooms. 25 to 40 firm-textured petals. Grand, vigorous, 3 to 4-foot plants with a satisfying amount of bloom. A showy variety. $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea. *SYMPHONIE. H.T. (Meilland.) Plant Pat. 958. This lovely big fragrant pink Rose has won the Gold Medal of the National Rose Society of Engl: and, and other awards, here and abroad. It is “pink, but unlike any other pink Rose. It is well called a symphony tn pink, with its countless different tints and shades. Blooms are huge, with 25 to 35 broad, wavy petals. Intensely, deliciously fragrant. Excellent plants, sturdy and free in bloom. Its first American Rose Society “‘Proof of the Pudding” report said, in part, “It is one of the best new Roses; has very large blooms with silken petals, gor- geous bud form, an intense fragrance, sturdy, dark green foliage, a stately, majestic bush like Peace and excellent vigor. . . It is a different pink . . . even lovelier than the catalog de- %SUZON LOTTHE. H.T. (Meilland.) Plant Pat. 934. scription.” $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. A Rose of great beauty, with the same sort of charm as a pink camellia. The peach-colored buds hold their high, peach-colored centers while row after row of outer petals roll slowly open to show their tints of pearl-pink flushed with deeper pink on the outer edges of the petals, becoming pearly white where another petal overlaps. Form of bud + Symphonie and bloom Is superior, with the sheen and smooth texture as well as the coloring of real pearls. Blooms are admirably long lasting, almost as much so as Peace, with a heavenly fragrance that is especially remarkable in a pastel Rose. Plants are vigorous, with heavy canes and strong stems, splendid for cutting. Large, heavy, disease-resistant foliage. It Is a pearl of a Rose and very popular. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. % Suzon Lotthe A Entrancing Roses $7.90 * Forty-niner. See this page. * Grand’mere Jenny. See front cover and page 2. - < f %* Suzon Lotthe. % . See above. . +* Symphonie. See at left. ile * Paramount iaene e © yx New Yorker 3 proud roses 9 *5.25 Beautifully formed blooms that have good rich color and hang on to it. %* Lowell Thomas * Mission Bells * New Yorker *LOWELL THOMAS. H.T. (Mallerin.) Plant D bios 595. Lemon-chrome. The 25-petaled A\R g blooms open from beautiful buds to high- cupped, giowing flowers over 4 inches across. Upright plants with strong, erect stems and large, lustrous green foliage. It 1s notable for the way it holds its clear yellow color. Excellent form. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. *NEW YORKER. H.T. (Boerner.) Plant Pat. 823. Fiery red blooms on long, stiff stems, a bril- lant red that does not fade or blue. Well-formed bud and bloom, very fragrant, on a sturdy, tall, disease-resistant plant. Blooms consistently good and often enormous. $2 ea.;3 or more, $1.75 ea. * PARAMOUNT. H.T. (Swim.) Plant Pat. 984. Another new Rose with a fine, husky plant under it. Buds and blooms are a rich salmon- pink blended with tints of rose and peach. Long buds and high-centered blooms of about 30 petals on strong, tall, bushy plants. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. 3 winners $5.50 Winners of blue ribbons, All- America awards and high Rose So- ciety ratings. You can’t lose with these three, especially at this price. * Nocturne * Sutter’s Gold * Tallyho A 10 1955 KES CREAM OF THE NEWER ROSES * MISSION BELLS. H.T. (Germain.) Plant Pat. 923. Salmon-pink. Its color ts a glow- A s ing, clear salmon or shrimp-pink. The buds are well pointed, opening to high-centered flowers often 5 inches across, with : about 40 petals. Quantities of bloom all season. Tea fragrance. Bushy, fairly tall, densely foliaged plants, resistant to black-spot. It is good. $2 ea.; 3 or more, . $1.75 ea. t a: *% Sutter’s Gold *SUTTER’S GOLD. H.T. (Swim.) @D Plant Pat. 885. Brilliant golden buds AA shaded coppery orange and_ ver- milion; intensely fragrant. Long, sleek buds, on straight stems with few thorns; perfect for cutting. Vigorous, tall, bushy plants, disease resistant and free in bloom. The high-centered open blooms, with 25 to 30 petals, vary from rich orange- gold in spring and fall to pale yellow tinted pink in midsummer. Bright, glossy foliage. The winner of three important interna- tional awards. It blooms and blooms, con- tinuously. $2.25 ea.; 3 or more, $2 ea. *TALLYHO. H.T. (Swim.) Plant Pat. Pp °28- Handsome blooms of [luscious NA raspberry-rose, the outside a darker shade of the same rich color. It holds its color remarkably, from bud to fullest bloom. And what a plant! Great, long, reddish canes are topped with glor- ious bursts of bloom in quantity at one time. Rich spicy fragrance. A_ highly superior, long-lasting Rose of fine form and a choice new color in Roses. 34 petals. Plants are tall and upright, with excellent resistance to disease. $2 ea.; 3 or more, *NOCTURNE. H.T. (Swim.) Plant Pat. 713. Long- $1.75 ea. Qrricne buds of perfect form open slowly to blooms of * Nocturne bright cardinal-red with dark shadings. Coppery red during very hot weather. Blooms of show shape, with w unique form and 25 wavy petals. Fragrant. Vigorous plants, g oe resistant to black-spot. This is a good, popular, highly rated é Rose—one of the best of the newer deep reds. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. , N %Tallyho | y Spring — EVERBLOOMING Pasecs Matsa 2 * ANGELS MATEU.,. H.T. Luscious, smooth, orange- rose color distinct from all other Roses. Large, full, with RS or more petals, and delicious fragrance. Good sturdy plants. $1.75 ea.; 3 or more, $1. 55 ea. * BETTY UPRICHARD. H.T. Distinctly bicolored, the outside of the petals a carmine, inside silvery salmon. 20 petals. Excellent plants. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. * CALIFORNIA, H.T. Plant Pat. 449. A glorious shade of ruddy orange, toned with saffron-y ellow. Buds are wes long and Ce flowers reach a diameter of 5 to 6 inches. 30 petals. Vigorous; healthy, glossy green foliage. $1.50. ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. * CAPISTRANO. H.T. Plant Pat. 922. Deep, glowing RS» vose-pink that lasts well. Vigorous and sturdy, with Se: an abundance of large flowers with 36 heavy petals. 52 ea.; 3 or more, $1. 75 ea. * CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG. H.1T. Plant Pat. 455. Rose-red, with about 35 petals. One of the most ee popular of all Roses, with good reason. Long, slender, rose-red buds open to extra-large blooms of deep, glowing rose, sometimes very dark rose- -red. Tall, vigorous, healthy plants that bloom continuously. $2.25 ea.; 3 or more, $2 ea. * CHRISTOPHER STONE. H.T. Scarlet-crimson. Damask fragrance and almost continuous bloom. 30 petals. One of the long-popular, dependable, deep red Roses. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. A * Crimson Glory * Charlotte Armstrong +* CONDESA DE SASTAGO. H.T. Bicolor. De- lightfully fragrant blooms of yellow and raspberry- red come freely on vigorous, healthy plants. De- M™ pendable and colorful. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, B $1.30 ea. me *« CRIMSON GLORY. H.T. Deep crimson. A # clorious Rose in Its perfect form, color and fragrance. 30 petals. A splendid plant, bushy, exceptionally free blooming and resistant to disease. Plants are usually rather short and spreading: a front-row variety. $1.75 ea.; 3 or more, $1.55 ea. * DAINTY BESS. Single 5 petals). H.T. Blush- pink. Dainty mdeed_m form, color and delicate wild-Rose fragrance. Long, wine-red stamens. The best single. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. = \A — N L955 x BDO STAR ROSES * DUQUESA DE PENARANDA. [H.T. Copper- apricot. A luscious color, lovely at all times. Noted for almost continuous bloom, on splendid, upright plants. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. a” eRclipse * ECLIPSE. H.T. Golden yellow. Beautiful taper- ing, ““super-streamlined”” buds come in quantities on vigorous plants. Open blooms are large, semi-double and a good, uniform, rich yellow. $1.75 ea.; 3 or more, $1.55 ea. * EDITOR McFARLAND. H.T. Deep pink. Vig- orous, healthy, upright plants are free with beau- tifully modeled buds and fragrant blooms of deep, bright pink on strong, wiry stems. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. * ETOILE DE HOLLANDE. H.T. Crimson. Ever popular, with its delightful crimson color, fine form, long cutting stems, vigorous plants of medium height and true Rose perfume. 35 to 45 petals. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. *FRED HOWARD. H.T. Plant Pat. 1006. The very full, 50-petaled blooms are rich buff-yellow, @ lightly brushed with golden orange AA and pink. The plants are especially fine, sturdy and bushy. $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea. *GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY. H.T. Pat. 806. A sport of Good News, with flowers as handsome and abundant but of a color that ranges from soft buff to warm old-gold, sometimes flushed with tints of apricot or pink. Usually it shows only the buff to old-gold tones. Vigorous, well- branched plant with a lot of bloom and dense foliage right down to the ground. 50 to 60 petals. $1.75 ea.; 3 or more, $1.55 ea. Ke * GOLDEN DAWN. H.T. Pale yellow with 40 to 50 pet- als. Fragrant. Beautiful foll- age on low, bushy plants. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. —— vs 13 %* Good News * GOOD NEWS. H.T. Plant Pat. 426. Buds of deep coppery pink open slowly to great 60-petaled blooms with a glowing, coppery center, toning to shell-pink on the outer petals. Rich Tea fragrance. A vigorous, healthy plant almost continuously in bloom. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. * GRANDE DUCHESSE CHARLOTTE. H.T. Gaye Pat. 774. A delightfully different shade ae of red: long buds of burnt carmine, and firm- petaled blooms of a lovely coppery red. Plants are tall, graceful in growth, and the foliage shows good resistance to disease. Blooms come singly on long stems, are superb for cutting, especially in the bud stage, opening more slowly than when left on the bush. This ts one of the Roses we like best and we find that it Is a prime favorite with others who have it in their gardens. In color, form and natural Braces it 1s like no other Rose. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. %* Grande Duchesse Charlotte eh q Horace McFarland % HORACE McFARLAND. H.T. Plant Pat. 730. Deep apricot buds open rich salmon and coral-pink blended er with apricot. Very long lasting, with fine form. Blooms in constant succession on rather low, upright plants. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. *KAISERIN AUGUSTE VIKTORIA. H.T. Cream- white. Long, shapely buds open to delightfully scented cream-white flowers with a slight lemon tint in the center. Very double. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. + KATHERINE T. MARSHALL. H.T. Plant Pat. 607. A warm pink Rose on erect, tall, hardy plants. 22 Se. petals. $1.75 ea.; 3 or more, $1.55 ea. *MME. COCHET-COCHET. H.T. Long-pointed buds of coppery pink, flushed orange, open to fragrant, cupped flowers of soft salmon-pink with a satiny sheen. The petals vary from 20 to 40. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. *MME. HENRI GUILLOT. H.T. Plant Pat. 337. Fragrant, urn-shaped buds of raspberry- pink lit with flame, change to a brilliant, satiny watermelon-pink blend as they open. Handsome, very shiny foliage. Don’t miss this Rose. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. *MIRANDY. H.T. Plant Pat. 632. A great BD Rose of superb form and glamorous coloring. ae The huge, 50-petaled, deep crimson flowers open slowly from handsome buds, filled with rich Damask fragrance. $2.25 ea.; 3 or more, $2 ea. + Mirandy Spring EVERBLOOMING *MRS. E. P. THOM. H.T. Yellow. Long- pointed buds open to well-formed blooms of clear, deep canary-yellow. The unfading, fragrant flowers are large and fully double, with long stems. Among the best of the clear yellow everblooming varieties, both for garden and for cut flowers. 40 petals. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. A FAMOUS ROSES $7.50 | These are four of the great Roses of all time. Very free blooming, on strong, healthy, de- pendable plants, with flowers that have never been surpassed in their colors. % Charlotte Armstrong. See page 12. + Goed News. See page 13. * Grande Duchesse Charlotte. See page 13. + Mirandy. See this page. * Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont WY %MRS. PIERRE S. DU PONT. H.T. Golden yellow. A Rose that blooms more than any other golden yellow variety. Nicely formed buds and fragrant, double flowers. Bushy plants. An old favorite that is hard to beat. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. *POINSETTIA. H.T. Scarlet. Through hot weather or cool, this Rose can be depended upon to produce its brilliant flowers of clear scarlet-red. The large, brilliant blooms are well formed and freely produced. 28 petals. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. +*PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER. le ble Multicolored. Large, delightfully fragrant blooms of scarlet, yellow, cerise and flame, on erect, firm stems. Its tall plant blooms freely. 25 petals. One of the most popular Roses for many years. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. STAR ROSES % Radiance * RADIANCE. H.T. Rose-pink. The two-toned pink, cupped flowers have true Rose fragrance. In continuous de- mand for its vigorous, healthy growth and remarkable freedom of bloom. One of the world’s most dependable Roses. 23 petals. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. * RED RADIANCE. H.T. Smooth cerise or raspberry-red. Otherwise, it is the same as Radiance: long lived, free blooming and does well everywhere. 23 petals. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. *RUBAIYAT. H.T. Plant Pat. 758. Brilliant rose-pink to cerise-red, with graceful, long, shapely bud and a Aes wealth of old-Rose fragrance. The large, 25-petaled flowers come freely on long, strong stems. Tall, vigorous, hardy and disease resistant. $1.75 ea.; 3 or more, $1.55 ea. *SHOW GIRL. H.T. Plant Pat. 646. Rich phlox-pink. Remarkable for the length of its lovely, very long-pomted buds and the strength and vigor of the tall plants. Deep, vivid pink blooms of good substance and exhibition form are produced on long, strong stems. 15 to 20 petals. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea. * Show Girl 5 % Soeur Therese *SOEUR THERESE. H.T. Buttercup- yellow. This astonishing variety blooms in candelabras (not clusters) of from 5 to 15 flowers, forming on top of sturdy canes that hold the blooms erect. Each flower is fine for cutting, as it comes on a wiry stem from 6 to 8 inches in length. Long-pointed buds richly marked with carmine; open blooms clear yellow. 25 petals. Vigorous, bushy plants. One of the best and most popular of the older yellow varieties. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. * TALISMAN. H.T. Multicolored. A glorious combination of orange, yellow ,and rose-red, when at its best. 25 petals. The fragrant blooms are most highly colored in the fall. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. * TEXAS CENTENNIAL. H.T. Brilliant red sport of the famous Pres. Hoover Rose. Its red buds turn glowing salmon-red or deep coppery pink in the fully opened flowers. They come almost continuously on strong, erect stems. Fragrant. 25 petals. Splendid, tall plants and a very handsome, dependable Rose. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. * THE DOCTOR. H.T. Satiny pink. The buds are long and pointed, expanding to enormous flowers when fully open. One of the most fragrant of pink Roses. Of fine form, the color is a uniform silvery pink in both bud and open flower. 23 petals. Not so prolific as some other varieties, but the blooms are beautiful. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea. TRIED-AND-TRUE $ OLD FAVORITES 6.75 All five are Roses that have been grown and loved for years, and are as popular today as they ever were. They are reliable, beautiful, and do well everywhere. This is a special value offer. Don’t miss it, if you do not already have these varieties. %* Condesa de Sastago * Crimson Glory. * Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria. * Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont. >% Radiance ASK FOR OFFER 15 OUR SELECTION All Hybrid Teas: big-flowered Roses that bloom all season. All 2-year-old, field-grown, No. 1, STAR quality plants NO TWO ALIKE IN THE SAME SET All named varieties. Postage prepaid to April 10, 1955 This is always one of the most popular offers in our catalog, and certainly it is one of the world’s best values in Roses. For the plants are all our regular catalog varieties, the same fine size and grade as plants sold separately. Since there is not a variety in our catalog that is not well worth having, you run no risk in this ‘‘OUR SELECTION” Rose collections, but get more Roses for every dollar. These Hybrid Tea Roses bloom from spring to frost and the OUR SELECTION number of fine, fragrant flowers the dozen plants will give, will amaze and delight you. Yet they can be grown in a bed only 3 x 10 ft., or 12 ROSES FOR 41,.x7 ft. No flower is lovelier. Their wealth of beauty, and the joy they bring, increase with succeeding years. $4 4 8 5 Each Rose in these sets is labeled with a Star Rose name tag—a 7 durable, weatherproof, celluloid, star-shaped label bearing the name Value at least $18 of the Rose. There is sure to be a wide range of colors among the Roses, and all plants are guaranteed to bloom. We also guarantee the value of the collection to be at least $18. “lee Uew Ploribuuda ptll- -émerica ptward Wiuuer 7 * Jiminy Cricket *JIMINY CRICKET. Plant Pat. Pending. We rate © this newest All-America award winner as one of the best. Its urn-shaped, tangerine-red buds are espe- cially beautiful. As they open, the color becomes a blend of orange and vermilion tones, softening later to a good coral-pink. Blooms have about 20 petals of good size and substance, which drop off cleanly as they fade. Its plant is upright and _ shapely, = superbly free in bloom and growing =) 3 to 4 feet tall. It would make a striking hedge; even a single plant Is showy. A kind that will never permit itself to be overlooked. This is the f only Floribunda All-America winner for this year, and it ts altogether a honey. Also, quite fragrant for a Floribunda, with a pleasing, true Rose scent. $2.50 ea.; 3 or more, $2.20 ea.; 25 or more, $2 ea. NEWER FLORIBUNDAS oy 5 + Cocorico * Irene of Denmark *Jiminy Cricket %* Red Wonder *Irene of Denmark * IRENE OF DENMARK. Plant Pat. 889. We consider this to be the best white Floribunda. Its true “‘sweetheart” form of bud and opening bloom is far lovelier than any other. Full blooms are large, graceful, double, and a frosty white that is usually pure white though it occasionally has a pearl-pink tinge in cool weather. Graceful plants with small, neat foliage. 21% feet tall. $1.75 ea.; 3 or more, $1.55 ea.; 25 or more, $1.40 ea. — yy %* Cocorico % Red Wonder Sparkling New Star FLORIBUNDA ROSES _/ * RED WONDER. Plant Pat. Pending. x . This newest Star Rose Floribunda is a rich f : red with a flashing brilliance. The buds are dark red. Opening blooms glow like rubies, with a crimson-carmine coloring that is deep and bright at the same time, and gloriously unfading. It is free in bloom, / coming in large, handsome clusters. In- ; dividual blooms are 3 to 3% inches across, / with 25 to 30 petals. They are very long lasting and the petals drop off cleanly, so that the bushes are always full of only fresh-looking blooms. Vigorous, bushy, healthy plants, 24% to 3 feet high. This Is a gem. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea.; 250r more, $1.60 ea. *COCORICO. Plant Pat. 1193. A gay and showy Floribunda of flashing scarlet, the color of the wild poppies of Europe. The 2% to 3-inch flowers are semi-double, with 5 to 9 broad, very velvety petals. Blooms come continuously in open, well-formed clusters. Bushy, upright plants of medium height with good, disease-resistant foliage. Like Flora- dora, Cocorico blooms fade less than other orange-red varieties and resist burning remarkably well. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea.; 25 or more, | $1.60 ea. 17 fea CO For anyone who likes quantities of bloom from spring to frost, Floribunda Roses are a gardener’s dream come true. They bloom in clusters, a whole bouquet on every stem, and are amazingly long lasting and weather- proof. Much hybridizing has now produceda glorious array of colors and types of bloom for you to choose from. Useful almost any- where, they are showy from a distance and charming at close range. & + Goldilocks Showy Hardy Happy Floribundas For Masses of Bloom From Spring to Frost % Fashion * ALAIN. Bright red blooms come in clusters all over the plants; a good clear, lasting color. Semi-double, with large, bright golden centers. Thick foliage and husky plants. 2% feet tall. Good. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea.; 25 or more, $1.20 ea. *BETTY PRIOR. Plant Pat. 340. Large clusters of single blooms resembling red dogwood in shape, size and color. The plants are continually in bloom. Growth 3% feet or more. One of the very best. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea.; 25 or more, $1.20 ea. x*% CARROUSEL. Plant Pat. 1066. A Grandiflora type of Rose, be- tween a Floribunda and a Hybrid Tea in character. Buds and blooms have H.T. form, frequently come singly on long stems, and are large for a Floribunda. It ts a fine, attractive, unfading dark red on a vigorous, upright, 3-foot plant. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea.; 25 or more, $1.60 ea. *DONALD PRIOR. Plant Pat. 377. A famous old variety of sparkling red, with 12 petals to each flower. Noted for reliably vigor- ous plants and continuous bloom. 314 feet tall. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea.; 25 or more, $1.20 ea. *% FASHION. Plant Pat. 789. Bright coral-peach, entrancingly beautiful. Semi-double open blooms, 3 inches across or larger. ie Fragrant. Good plants, 21% to 3 feet tall. An enchanting Rose that no one should be without. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea.; 25 or more, $1.60 ea. *FLORADORA. Brilliant cinnabar or geranium-red, Floradora is the eye-catcher! Good-sized, very double blooms (50 to 55 AA petals) on good plants, 214 to 3 feet high. Very popular and highly rated. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea.; 25 or more, $1.20 ea. *FRENSHAM. An outstanding semi-double crimson-red. Bushy plants 3 feet high and about as wide. Beautifully formed, unfading buds come continuously. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea.; 25 or more, $1.20 ea. *GOLDILOCKS. Plant Pat. 672. Rich golden yellow. Lovely buds open to very double blooms up to 3 inches across on bushy plants 2% feet high. The best yellow Flori- bunda. $1.75 ea.; 3 or ; more, $1.55 ea.; 25 or more, $1.40 ea. % Floradora yx Red Favorite | *LILIBET. Plant Pat. 1209. Dainty pink flowers of lilting form on bushy plants about 21% feet high, AA with wiry stems and neat foliage. Its delicate fra- grance suits its winsome dawn-pink coloring and charming form. Disease-free and vigorous, with a lot of bloom. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea.; 25 or more, $1.60 ea. %*MA PERKINS. Plant Pat. 1143. Buds are rich pink flushed yellow at the base. They open exquisitely, AA with 25 petals of shell-pink and delicate coral tones. The plants are excellent, about 3 feet high, with disease-resistant foliage. Free in bloom and fragrant. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea.; 25 or more, $1.60 ea. *MASQUERADE. Plant Pat. 975. Buds are yellow touched with vermilion, opening light yellow and then darkening to rose-pink and light red, with a spray of blooms showing all colors at once. 3- foot plants. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea.; 25 or more, $1.60 ea. *PINOCCHIO. Plant Pat. 484. Sprays of winsome buds, rich salmon flushed with gold, open slowly to double, attractively formed blooms 1 inches across of soft clear pink. Free branching; continuous blooming. 2 feet. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea.; 25 or more, $1.20 ea. * Lilibet Hedges: use, 5 PRIZE 998.10 FLORIBUNDAS + Fashion +* Goldilocks % Pinocchio y% Red Favorite ae + Vogue Floridbundas for %* Pinocchio *POULSEN’S BEDDER. Big, ruffled blooms of clear, clean pink. Hardy, healthy, 3-foot plants are spendthrifts ot bloom. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea.; 25 or more, $1.20 ea. *RED FAVORITE. Plant Pat. 1189. New. The best low-growing, deep red Floribunda. The rich color has life and brilliance, and is remarkably unchanging. 2-foot plants. Everything about it Is superb. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea.; 25 or more, $1.60 ea. *RED PINOCCHIO. Plant Pat. 812. Velvety, deep red. Popular in all climates; some call 1t even better than Pinocchio. 2 to 2% feet. $1.75 ea.; 3 or more, $1.55 ea.; 25 or more, $1.40 ea. *RED RIPPLES. A clear, true, joyous red tin bud and bloom. The wavy-petaled flowers keep coming contin- uously. Vigorous and healthy, it is the tallest red Flori- bunda (3 to 4% feet or more) and one of the best. $1.50 ea.; 3 or more, $1.30 ea.; 25 or more, $1.20 ea. *VOGUE. Plant Pat. 926. Rich coral-rose. It is a Ka sister plant of Fashion, but Vogue’s color is deeper AXR and bolder, with more red in it. Blooms are also A Ss : more double, beautifully formed, fragrant, and on a splendid plant. $2 ea.; 3 or more, $1.75 ea.; 25 or more, $1.60 ea. ~ * Cinderella O MINIATURE One each of all t Have the whole collectio © c.-P. co. Miniature Hoses, Fair %* PIXIE. Plant Pat. 4 double, white Rose, w arranged into perfectly across. The buds som which Is carried over in season and may last un At other times it will bloom. Dainty foliage Roses, it is as hardy as blooming earlier than keeps on blooming untt ea.; 25 or more, 80c | *RED IMP. Plant P: Rose is a deep, rich er brightness. It Is an u light markings. Fully 60 petals packed tight very flat. The beautifu fectly formed as the be 3 or more, 90c ea.; | more, 70c ea. *ROULETTI. Appe: bright pink color, 1% to be lost to cultivatio as a pot plant on the wi Vigorous, hardy and lo 90c ea.; 25 or more, &§ of interest in % s of the Rose World [he world’s tiniest, fully ) or more petals neatly ed flowers only 34 inch s have a pinkish tinge, > flowers during the cool ey have fully expanded. ire white. Very free in .......... 00 Purple Heart........ .50 Salmon Beauty...... -50 Sir John Falstaff..... 45 Starlight... os. seo aSO World Peace......... .75 Platycodon (Balloon-Flower) Blue eee OU Pink ose. Pie ee OU Whiter eon meiiecin a OU Shasta Daisy Edgebrook Giant..... 65 Esther Read......... 65 : Fringed Beauty...... -65 Horace Read......... 1.50 1 Ee 8 OR eee -65 Mareconis: sof oiccchr -65 Tritoma Pfitzeri....... .50 Veronica Crater Lake Blue.... .50 Col. Total € LLL LL LLL LLL, SPECIAL PERENNIAL OFFERS 6 5) Da rece Boe e sie $2.55 Soe see Bods Seis: 1.75 SOC eRe ATP A See 5.65 35H aba By AE 1.95 36 FBG siscee tues 3.75 BEincce eee BY Cerne 3.35 STAT A tse Sbhicte isl apace 2.75 37B Sc Mea saines 1.35 37C seavd Noam eteis 3.75 SUPPLIES Lb. Star Rose Dust..... $1.20 Tri-Ogen B Kit........ $6.50 4 lbs. Star Rose Dust... 3.75 Tri-Ogen C Kit........ 9.65 25 Ibs. Star Rose Dust. .16.00 2 ozs. Red Arrow....... -65 Offer 410 ee 5.60 4 ozs. Red Arrow....... 1.00 Offer 41A..............36.50 Cutter-Holder......... 3.25 Lb. Star Rose Spray.... 2.85 Pruner No. 124......... 3.50 4. lbs. Star Rose Spray.. 8.75 Lb. DDT Spray........ 1.25 Offer 41B...:.......... 445 Gloves, Offer 41C..............16.90 Men’s Size........... 1.65 5 Ibs. Star Fertilizer..;. 1.25 — Women’s Size........ 1.65 10 lbs. Star Fertilizer... 2.25 3 pr. Gloves............ 4.45 25 Ibs. Star Fertilizer... 3.95 Men tao 535 Sta. ane Lb. Star Rose Grow.... 1.25 Women’s 552200 sbe Admiral Duster........ 2.60 Box Twistems (4inch).. .35 Roto-Power Duster. . . .23.00 Box Twistems (8 inch).. .35 Compression Tank Offer 42500 3b 6s oie tie 1.00 Sprayer: 4.0 esses 9.75 : Sizes 2. a Ss te ee Critic Hand Sprayer.... 2.60 Bloralife: oon oso 1.25 Tri-Ogen A Kit........ 2.25 Doz. Wire Label Stakes. .35 Col. Total $ 10 doz. Label Stakes... 3.00 BOOKS HOW TO GROW ROSES. By Robert Pyle and J. Horace McFarland, L.H.D. See page 38 in catalog. $2.95, ppd.; or with $10 order, only $1.95, ppd. ROSES FOR EVERY GARDEN. By R. C. Allen, Ph.D. 218 | pages, 32 color illustrations and many drawings. Full of usable, sound Rose information and delightful reading. $3.95, ppd. WHAT EVERY ROSE GROWER SHOULD KNOW. Pub- lished by the American Rose Society, R. C. Allen, Editor. 78 pages, illustrated with color, halftones and drawings. A handbook in- tended for beginners, packed with information in brief. $1.75, ppd. ANYONE CAN GROW ROSES. By Cynthia Westcott, Ph.D., ‘The Plant Doctor.’ 159 pages, with charts and drawings. You can easily and happily become a Rose expert with this book to guide you. New edition with all the latest information on Rose culture. $2.75, ppd. BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS GARDEN BOOK. Edited by Fleeta Brownell Woodroffe, Garden Editor, Better Homes and Gardens. A handsome, big, well-planned book on gardening in general. Informative and inspiring. 480 pages, and all kinds of pictures, charts, etc. $3.95, ppd. ROSE MAGAZINE SUCCESS WITH ROSES. See page 38 in the catalog. Col. Total $ Cols. 1 and 2 $ Total from other side $ Add 25c handling charge if order is less than $5. .$0.25 if your order includes plants; there is no handling charge for books and supplies alene. Add 1% sales tax for Pennsyivania deliveries $ Amount enclosed for Rose Order $ Total enclosed § HARDY GARDEN CARNATIONS Deliciously Fragrant ' te: A ”* Double flowers ' with deliciously spicy fragrance, 4 from June to Sept., on 12 to 15-inch stems above fine, Lucia bluish, evergreen foliage. Note the fine variety of colors. Cheerful. Large; white with ma- roon centers. Very hardy and % eood. 60c ea.; 3 for $1.50. Her Majesty. Graceful, snow- ‘ol white, 1'%-inch blooms. Exceptionally fragrant. 60c ea.; 3 for $1.50. June Carmine. Bright, showy carmine-pink. One of the very best. 75¢e ea.; 3 for $1.95. Lucia. A superb carmine-pink that should be in every garden. 60c ea.; 3 for $1.50. Purple Unique. Violct-purple with daintily fringed petals. 60c ea.; 3 for $1.50. Sweet Memory. White, spotted crimson in the center. Compact, bushy plant, green the year round. Large, hardy and sweet scented. 60c ea.; 3 for $1.50. Napoleon Ill 3rilliant, vivid ruby- red. A thrilling redis- covery of an old favorite. Stocky, spreading plants make 12 to 15-inch clumps by the second year. Very fragrant blooms on sturdy, up- noht, w2. tos ./5-inch stems. Fine for cutting. 75c ea.; 3 for $1.95. OFFER 37: One each of all 7 Carnations $3.35 3 Best LILIES REGAL LILY. Lucky it is that the world’s showicst, handsomest Lily 1s such an easy one to grow! Plant Regals this spring, for great, fragrant : blooms in June; white trumpets with golden Her Majesty throats, the outside stained wine color. Hardy, healthy, long-lived; they truly do bring regal DEFER 274 splendor to any garden. Large bulbs, will aes blsom this summer: 3 for $1; 6 for $1.95; : 5 Carnations: 12 for $3.65; 25 for $7.25; 50 for $13.95, ppd. ea June Carmine, Lucia, Napoleon III, Purple LILY, SPECIOSUM RUBRUM. Lovely, soft carmine-pink with gracefully re- Unique, Sweet Mem- curved petals. Will bloom this Aug., Sept. Fragrant. 4 ft. 65c ea.;3 for $1.75. ory. sk Sy ee “/ $2.75 LILY, UMBELLATUM. Candlestick Lily. Large, brilliant blooms of vivid orange- red. 2 ft. June, July. Very casy to grow and a wonderful splash of showy color. 65c ea.; 3 for $1.75. = OFFER 37B: 3 Lilies, 1 of each $1.35 Regal Lilies. One of the loveliest of Lilies ER 37 9 Lilies, 3 of each $3.75 Lily, Umbellatum i 2A Rie? Lily, Speciosum rubrum GENERAL INDEX Page Books. css... : Shea os See insert and page se Carnations............. Chrysanthemums... .24— 31 For index, see insert in front of page 5 Delphiniums........ 32,35 Lilies. , a ME, Mallow, Anne J. ‘Hem- NS: coop wane cae oe 39 Perennial Garden....... 34 Phlox se fnew an ct eee es ours 35 Roses CIMDES.. utsacsuseeyes Floribundas....... 16-19 Hybrid Teas... .1-16,40 Mintatures........ 20,21 Other Roses. ........24 Shz ista Daisies. Ss seub es “iaewepO! Shrub: Hy pericum, Hid- COVE: 2h cage Se Wes 39 Supplies fos odes Sh Snaciety exiaunsys See insert in front of page 5 ROSE INDEX ,, ue rc tie cthteteek oe Angels M: AteU....ceee es 12 Baby Gold Star .s25 o2..20 Betty: PrOrs:s..u< 6 + ees 18 Betty Uprichard........12 Blanche Mallerin....... 5 ae a ood ah oem ee ee BOs PCED i6 gk pose 6 4 ew 20 Buccaneer............. 8 Caltiormias .dc. ks ace Oo58 23 Cl. Fansimanis.s: vse nae a3 23 Cocorico..........200.- 17 Condesa de Sastago.....12 Confidence............. 6 Crimson Glory......... 12 Damty Bess... o206¢e<6.402 Donald Prior...........18 Doubloons.............22 Dr, Debat.vw 04 chou» 7 pr. J. H. Nicolas. ...... 23 Dream Gurl............ 23 Duquesa de Penaranda. .13 | tol bo ee ee 13 Eden Rose............. 8 Editor McFarland...... 13 Etoile de Hollande 13 PAS ION 6 ice savsats tani Ge ale 18 PlOrad OR aes iced Ses een 18 Forty-niner............ 9 Frau Karl Druschki..... 24 Fred Howard o.cé<52n%% 13 Prevsnant: © . $ack54ed hes 18 Golden Anniversary..... 13 Golden Dawn.......... 13 Goldilocks. ............ 18 Good News. scacecieces 13 Let this CATALOG be your STAR SUID fo “HOW TO GROW ROSES” | 1948 Revised Edition —eoeaee eee By Robert Pyleand —— | J. Horace McFarland, L.H.D. a 192 pages; cloth bound. _ &§ 32 pages in natural | color — THE ~, CONARD-~PYLE CO, tar Rose Growers ~, WEST GROVE , coe An up-to-the- minute reference book on Rose- growing for those who wish to have something to turn to at once for sound, practical advice when Rose problems arise. STAR ROSE TRADE-MARK This is a durable, star-shaped Tag bearing the name of the Rose on the back. 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You get the 250-page illustrated Annual, the monthly American ROSE Magazine, use of library, and many other benefits available. ROSE INDEX, continued Page Page | Page Grande Duchesse Char- Mirandy sic «sss: s.2.<14 | Red Radiance: 45... «: i lotte aly Gye enatele ee a gan be 13 | Mission Bells..........11 Red Ripples...........19 Grand’ mere Jenny ....:.1,2 | Mojaved......¢ soecs os ods 5 | Red Wonder........... 17 ; Mrs; ' Eh. Pe“Vhom. + a 34 (45) Rowlett. fash cage 20 i ge ? ease z Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont. .14 | Rubatyat.............. 15 elen Traubel......... Hénry Nevard.........24 | New Dawn............ 2S: | “SHOWA oe ono as aks 15 High Noon............ 23 New Yorker........... 10 | Soeur Therese..........15 Horace McFarland.....14 | Nocturne.............. 11 | Spanish Beaty s..sens.22 Irene of Denmark 17 | P ae ee dt sa eho. : Ce 7 SFATOUMNIE ets Geen ed ale 10°) Sutter's Golds. 40.2.5 211 te ays ; Paul’s Searlet Climber....22 | Suzon Lotthe.......... 9 Jimmy Cricket... 4. 2% 16 | POAC. B23. k gee See 3) Sweep Paice 4: 25.2 cae 21 ee a ee ere - east anions 2c. eer Pe | Symphonie. i:.2654 25.4. 9 = ders 3P Tl LIMOCCHION. eine. tee 9 Katherine T. Marshall. ee Pixie.........----00-.. D0) | a sia as eaters ate ates 15 King, Midas. 20's, snntvle Pace ee 4, | ee, oe i fies 19 Poulsen’s Bedder. eo ob, heeds te ote 22 19 ‘| €xas Centennial....... 15 Pomel. 10 President Eisenhower. . .40 ee DOCLOr ions wine: 5s {> Owe pmas......... Pederd ene Perbert Wel res Rai ite sania acc 24 Mme. Cochet-Cochet.. . .14 Hoover... 0.2... ese. 14 ees ear ee AO Iinine Henri Guillot..... I4 Queen Elizabeth..7. 22 24) “Winker Belly ..25. ccs; ox! Ma Perkins: <30 (255... 19 Tan ht | 91 A aia Sato ene 19. |. Radianeé