THE CONARD & JONES CO., WEST GROVE, PA. 



ROBERT PYLE, President 



ANTOINE WINTZER. VICE-PRESIDENT 



Why Roses Are Scarce 



INSIDE 

 FACTS 



Do you know that in past years the Roses Imported into this country amounted to a 

 very large proportion of all that were sold? By the National Plant Embargo, since June 

 I, 1919, that supply has been cut off. Furthermore, Rose-production in this country is 

 less than usual, due to various causes: In CaHfornia, because of the rains; in the South 



because the high price of cotton has enabled 

 cotton-growers to bid more for labor than Rose- 

 growers could pay. The shortage for this fall 

 and next spring, from many quarters, promises 

 to be serious, but in spite of this, by reason of 

 our long experience, our own growing, and by 

 keeping in touch with growers in all parts of the 

 country, we do not expect to disappoint anyone. 



The largest item in the cost of growing Roses is 

 labor. The cost of labor and the cost of the necessities 

 of life for the laboring man have all advanced from 

 50 to 100 per cent. Coal, building and packing ma- 

 terials have shared in the general rise, so that every 

 one of us is facing the blunt, bald fact that the pur- 

 chasing power of the dollar has shrunk. 



But when you come to buy flowers, there is a Rosy 

 side to the story. The big factor in success in Rose- 

 growing is not the price you pay for the original stock 

 — which Is small compared with what you get, no 

 matter how you look at it. The big factor Is yourself 

 and your own contribution of loving care and atten- 

 tion. That Is why It pays to get good stock, and it 

 pays to pay enough to Insure getting good stock, be- 

 cause the difference saved by buying the poorest is in- 

 significant compared with the disappointment realized 

 after you have given your time and care to the growth 

 of that poor stock. 



A fine Rose is worth many times its money-cost, for 

 happily, each Rose plant should produce for you many 

 Roses in a single season and should repeat the per- 

 formance each season for many years. The first cost, 

 If small, may be very expensive in the end; the first 

 cost. If reasonable and sufficient, may prove a guarantee of the 

 fruits of your worthy efforts. 



The Illustrations on This Page Indicate Different Groups of Roses 

 No. I4S95 WE TRY TO MAKE OUR CUSTOMERS OUR FRIENDS 6-10-19 



I have no catalog for this year, so don't know the price, but I know I can trust 

 to your house to send what is right, as I have deah with you considerably in past 

 years, and every order was always very satisfactorily filled. The roses I purchased 

 from you some years ago are beautiful. — Mrs. M. W., Gresham, Ore. 



MRS. T. L. M. (and many others) THINK C. & J. "THE ONLY PLACE" 



No. 14713 6-16-19 



I have been getting all my Roses 



from you and have always been 



delighted with them. It seems 



to be the only place for me. — Mrs. 



T. L. M., Center 



HaU, 



For an Archway. See pages 8 and 9 



For Stumps, pages 8 and 9 



Rugosas, etc., page 6 



