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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



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Born :- 



A Rose Plant! 



On May 25th last year, at 9 o'clock in the morning, the 

 propagator's knife cut a spray of rosewood into several short 

 pieces like the one shown above. It meant the birth of a rose 

 plant! All that remained to be done was to put roots on the 

 "cutting." Less than an hour later the process of rooting it in 

 sand began. Witness the transformation by June 15th, of the 

 ttle "cutting" into the well-rooted, rose plant shown alongside, ready 

 for potting. 



For the next five weeks, the plant just grew and grew and incidentally developed 

 (vo small buds. And then, one morning, on July 2Gth, to be exact, it presented two 

 s shown below. It simply had to bloom, couldn't help it! 



More than Five Million Guaranieed-to-Bloom Roses 



Raised in G. & R. 



Multiply above happening many million times and you'll get a 



fair idea of what's going on in our nurseries all summer. We see the 



wonder repeated millions of times. Millions of roses — still babies — 



bloom unaer our very eyes. Growing them in such vast quantities, 



we can't afford to "fuss" over them. 'Ihey are handled 



just like so many healthy weeds, something they really 



resemble, with their vigorous constitution. 'Ihe "secret of 



success" behind all G. & R. Roses lies in the fact that they are 



Summer Grown, Winter Rested 



G. & R. Own-Root Roses are propagated at that time 



of the year when the rose plants make their natural growth 



v — spring and summer. This puts the growing 



^Mmk impulse into the G. & R. Roses which they 



t display under all conditions. G. & R. Roses 



^ are not "forced" to make a big growth by 



excessive watering or by the use of artificial 



fertilizer. They get good soil, an abundance 



of air and sunshine, and, when Fall comes, 



are set to rest in a semi-dormant condition, 



in which they remain all winter. This conserves the bent- 



up energy in each plant. When G. & R. Roses reach you 



the following Spring, they are fairly "bubbling over" with 



stored vitality. 



Write for Free Catalogue NOW 



Learn all about our immense stocks 

 produced in over 100 acres outdoors and more 

 than 100 large greenhouses. Besides Roses, 

 we grow acres of Gladioli, Dahlias, Peonies, 

 etc. We aim to deserve the title of "Plants- 

 men to the American People." Why not write 

 us to-day and 



Select Your Rose Garden Here :- 



The following collections typify G. & R. Service 

 in providing Guaranteed-to-BIoom Roses at prices within the reach of all. 

 Order by numbers. If these offers do not appeal to you, remember 

 there are scores of others in our catalogue. 



of Roses etc. 



[urseries Every Year 



All on Their OWN Roots 



Own -Root Roses stand for permanency. Unlike 

 " budded " stock, they come true to variety year after year, 

 even if most of the branches winter-kill. We grow nearly 

 500 different varieties, in all classes, but before we add 

 a new sort to our most extensive collection, it must have 

 proven that it is of really distinct merit. 



All G. & R. Roses are grown in large enough quantities 

 to enable us to sell them at moderate prices. This policy 

 of ours is dictated by our ambition to see G. & R. Roses 

 bloom in every home garden. More than five million did 

 this last year, and we had to turn down orders for almost 

 another million, because the demand exceeded our ability 

 to supply. 



All the NEW Roses, too, 

 in All Classes 



Each year we test, in comparative trials, every new rose 

 that comes to our knowledge. When you select from our 

 catalogue those that appeal to you among "The Cream of 

 New Roses," you can feel reasonably sure that you get the 

 most worth-while productions of the year at the most 

 reasonable prices. 



THE GOOD & REESE COMPANY 



Largest Rose Growers in the World 



SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 



The Way G. & R. Ready-lo-Bloom Roses Reach You 



No. 1. "Superb" Collection of six Choice 

 Everblooming Roses including New Red 

 Radian -e for $1.00 postpaid. Two-year 

 old plants $2.15. 



No. 2. " Set 1 " of six Everblooming Roses 

 in six distinct colors, 50c. postpaid. 



No. 3. "Set 2" of four Hardy Hybrid 

 Perpetual Roses in four distinct colors, 

 50c. postpaid. 



No. 4. "Famous" Rose Collection of twelve 



best garden roses, all guaranteed 



to bloom, for $1.00. Two-year 



old plants for $3.00. 

 No. 5. "Giant " Collection of four 



two-year old Everblooming Tea Roses for 



extra quick results, all different colors for 



$1.00 postpaid. 

 No. 6. "Garden" set of six superb Gladioli 



30c. 

 No. 7. " Bouquet " set *of seven superb 



Dahlias $1.25. 



GOOD & REESE COMPANY, 

 Springfield, Ohio. 



Please mail me 



Amount enclosed $. 



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Our Catalogue abounds with hundreds of flower bargains including 

 Gladioli, Dahlias, Mums, Peonies as well as scores of different houseplants. 

 Write or order to-day and 



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