WE GUARANTEE SUCCESS WITH STAR ROSES 
STAR ROSES ARE GOOD ROSES . 
On every Star Rose is our trade-mark, the C.-P. Co. durable Star name Iabel. 
With every Star Rose you thus receive a Star label “insurance policy” which 
guarantees that your Rose will bloom or you can get back the price you paid. 
Of course, we trust you to treat the Roses right (easy directions come with 
every order). Then we trust the Roses to do the rest. It is not the guarantee 
which makes the Roses bloom, it is because Star Roses are Good Roses that we 
dare to make such a guarantee. 
It is an unusual offer. We began it many years ago. Some nurserymen said 
it would make people careless. Well, it might work that way with some, but not 
with Rose-lovers. We've had long experience and have found that Rose-lovers 
are generally reliable. 
Any Rose that cannot be depended upon, we do not want to sell. That is one 
reason why, years ago, we stopped offering for sale the little pot-grown plants. 
We insist upon selling none but selected, field-grown plants. No other kind can 
hope to wear the Star label. That Star Jabel is more than a trade-mark—it is 
more than the sign of a good Rose—it seals our bargain with you to replace the 
Rose or to refund the cost of any Rose that fails to bloom. 
To grow a Rose for almost three years, and then dig and store, and later pack 
and ship it, costs a lot of money, more than most people think. After that you 
buy and plant and tend and wait for that Rose to bloom. Suppose, after all, 
that it should not thrive enough to bloom—then all that outlay of time and 
thought would be wasted. But we wish not to waste a cent of our money or of 
yours (it does not pay anyone), that is why we insist that it is not merely Roses 
we are selling you—it is “Success with Roses.” 
We use modern methods in digging our Star Roses. The broad U blade behind the tractor 
cuts under the roots; the lifter loosens the plants gently, so that every feeder root is left intact. 
No cut, torn, or bruised roots in this operation. The tractor is mounted on wheels made specially 
high to lift the machinery over the tops of the Roses, so they will not be bruised or torn. From 
the time they are dug until shipped to you we guard against harmful exposure of the roots. From 
planting to packing for shipment, Star Roses receive “Star” treatment, and all for the benefit of 
our good friends and customers so they can depend upon growing prize-winning ‘‘Star” blooms. 
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