"HOW TO GROW ROSES" 



By ROBERT PYLE 



President 

 American Rose Society 



New 14th edition. A cloth-bound book, 192 pages — 16 full-page color plates and other exquisite illustrations 



DEPARTMENT OF FLORI- 

 CULTURE 



I wish to take this opportu- 

 nity to thank you for the copy of 

 "How To Grow Roses." I have 

 analyzed the book carefully and 

 I w.is amazed at the way you 

 put all your information on this 

 wonderful flower into such a 

 small volume. It is certainly a 

 creditable piece of work and by 

 far the most practical treatise 

 on the subject that has come 

 to my notice. 



Sincerely yours. 

 Prof. Arxo H. Xehrling, 

 Muss. Agricultural College. 



"THE MOST VALUABLE 

 WORK ON ROSES" 



I have read "How To Grow 

 Roses" twice and consider it the 

 most valuable work on Roses for 

 America ever sent out. Its con- 

 struction is admirable and shows 

 thought and wisdom. The cal- 

 endar gives valuable instruc- 

 tions in a nutshell and your 

 cuts on drainage, prrning, etc., 

 are just right. The whole work 

 U admirable and you should be 

 proud of it. 



Sincerely yours, 



W. C. Egan, 

 "Egandale," Highland Park, III. 



A scene from "The Most Beautiful Rose Garden." See "How To Grow Roses" 



When we say that everyone loves Roses, we do not feel that 

 the statement is too strong, for we have yet to find or hear of 

 anyone who is not fond of "The Queen of Flowers." 



In any ordinary group of people you will find few who 

 are afraid to try growing vegetables, yet in the same group 

 you will probably find a number who are afraid to try 

 growing Roses. 



When you read "How To Grow Roses" you will find that 

 all the mystery and difficulty has been taken away from this 

 subject, for the book has been written by a practical rosarian, 

 who has traveled all through America and Europe in collect- 

 ing Rose-growing information, which is now presented in 

 such simple form and with such instructive illustrations that 

 anyone who has patience and perseverance enough to grow a 

 cabbage can successfully grow Roses. 



The book tells not only "how" to grow Roses, but where to 

 grow them and the right kinds to get to insure success in any 

 part of the United States. 



If you simply wanted something to read, without any idea 

 of getting instruction about growing Roses, you might turn 

 to this book and be delightfully entertained. In this way it 

 is an unusual Rose book, for in it you will find how the 

 famous "attar of Roses" is made, how to make Rose-beads, 

 something about "the Red Rose Church" at Manheim, and 

 also about the most beautiful Rose-garden in the world. 



To a lover of Roses there is more than this, for a beginner 



is told how to begin, how to establish ideals, and get started 

 right; also there is the valuable "Calendar of Operations," 

 telling when and how to prune, spray, fertilize, and otherwise 

 care for Roses the year round. There is a chapter on "Where 

 to Plant Roses," and others on drainage, soil, and fertilizers. 

 You are told how to handle the plants when you receive them 

 and the best way to mulch and protect them during the 

 winter so they will be in best possible condition to give 

 bounteous bloom the next season. Further on is a most 

 valuable list, of Roses, with instructions for pruning each 

 one. The book ends with a list of "Roses Arranged in 

 Classes," valuable to any lover of "The Queen of Flowers." 

 The book described above has this year been enlarged to 192 

 pages, improved as to arrangement and content, and com- 

 pletely revised to date (1923), with regard to varieties and 

 the latest recommendations for Roses in each locality. 



Note the testimonials of the former edition. The 14th edition 

 is a great improvement over the former issue, giving depend- 

 able information about the most recent Roses and the 

 newest methods of culture and care for your plants. Every 

 lover of Roses should have a copy of this up-to-date book. 



"HOW TO GROW ROSES" 



14th Edition. Makes a Lovely Gift to a Flower-Loving Friend 



16 pages showing Roses in Natural Colors and other unusual 

 and instructive illustrations. Price, $1.50, postpaid. 



A LECTURE ON ROSES WONDERFULLY ILLUSTRATED 



For Garden Clubs and 



Twenty-five years devoted to a study of the Rose and to 

 the needs of the American people who plant Roses, has sent 

 Mr. Pyle, our President, traveling, not only across and about 

 this country, but upon two trips of Rose investigations in 

 Europe, where, before the war had spoiled them, he secured 

 wonderful color photographic views of some of the most 

 beautiful Rose-gardens to be found anywhere. 



Contact with the world's leading Rose-men, active partici- 

 pation in the upbuilding of the American Rose Society, days 

 and nights devoted to the task of developing a constantly 

 increasing Rose business, has formed the basis and background 

 for this presentation. 



West Grove, Penna. 



Horticultural Societies 



Following are some of the engagements that have been 

 filled: Horticultural societies of Massachusetts, New York, 

 and Pennsylvania. Garden clubs, Women's clubs, florists' 

 clubs, and civic associations of Boston, Massachusetts; New- 

 port, R. I. ; Hartford, Conn. ; Albany, New York City, Philadel- 

 phia, Baltimore, Washington, D. C; Pittsburgh, Cleveland, 

 Detroit, Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, Lake Forest, Lake Geneva. 



If your people wish a graphic presentation of the best in 

 Roses — present-day Rose activities as well as Rose-culture — 

 a few open dates yet remain in February, March, September, 

 and October. For terms address ROBERT PYLE 



President American Rose Society, West Grove, Pa. 



Rose Specialists 



