HOW TO GROW ROSES 



hedge-rows, along the country roads and lanes. Gardens 

 were full of flowers, and each person seemed to be striving 

 in friendly rivalry with his neighbor. Why was this extra- 

 ordinary enthusiasm for the rose? Because it is without a 

 peer among all the flowering plants. It presents nearly every 

 floral shade, in combinations far more attractive than 

 exotic orchids, and, above all, its delicious fragrance gives 

 us the enjoyment of another sense — the crowning feature, 

 in which no other flower can compete with it. 



Since history was first written the rose has been asso- 

 ciated with the most important events in the life of man. 

 For centuries it has been fully recognized as the Queen 

 of Flowers, honored alike by poet and king. Yet such vari- 

 eties as Ophelia, Sunburst, and Frau Karl Druschki, the 

 ancients never knew! Why, then, should not you and 

 yours share in the pleasures of the twentieth-century roses, 

 to your own enjoyment and to the advantage of those around 

 you? Just a little garden of these modern well-bred roses; 

 just a little daily, loving care; just a little cost; and the 

 result to you and your neighbors will be the glory of the 

 Queen of Flowers. 



The Glory of the Queen of Flowers 



