. Hybrid-Tea Rose Mrs. William C. Eg\n Mrs. Erskine Pembroke Thom. Considered by many as the best yellow garden variety yet introduced. In the writer's garden during the past season a bed of a dozen plants showed a clean healthy vigorous growth almost equal in strength to that best of all bedding Roses, Radiance, with ample dark bronzy green disease-resisting foliage. The medium sized buds are long and shapely and develop into fair-sized flowers that are full double of nice form, of a rich lemon-yellow and sweetly scented. Very free-flowering. $ each. Mrs. William C. Egan. Introduced in 19
. Hybrid-Tea Rose Mrs. William C. Eg\n Mrs. Erskine Pembroke Thom. Considered by many as the best yellow garden variety yet introduced. In the writer's garden during the past season a bed of a dozen plants showed a clean healthy vigorous growth almost equal in strength to that best of all bedding Roses, Radiance, with ample dark bronzy green disease-resisting foliage. The medium sized buds are long and shapely and develop into fair-sized flowers that are full double of nice form, of a rich lemon-yellow and sweetly scented. Very free-flowering. $ each. Mrs. William C. Egan. Introduced in 192? and named in honor after the life partner of the veteran and one of the best posted amateur horticulturists in the country, Mr. William C. Egan; it has gained great popularity; it has for several years, been included in the Dreer Dozen of Twelve Best Hybrid-Tea Roses. In color it is a beautiful two-tone pink. For full description, see page 12. $ each. Mrs. Lovell Swisher. First offered in 1926; in general habit and form similar to Mrs. William C. Egan, but distinct in color being a deep coppery salmon at base merging to salmon pink at the tips and of still greater vigor in growth. For full description and colored illus- tration, see page 4. $ each. Miss Theresa Morley. Now offered for the first time. A very strong, vigorous, tall upright grower with large rich dark green, disease-proof foliage and large buds developing into good full flowers of a brilliant carmine cerise. A splendid Rose for the garden, particularly good in late sum- mer and autumn. $ each. We will furnish one strong two-year-old plant each of the 5 Califomians for $
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