"HOW TO GROW ROSES" 



By 

 ROBERT PYLE. 



New 16th Edition. 16 Full-Page Color Plates 



You will want to know how and when 

 to plant Roses so they'll surely grow; 

 what mulch is; how and when to mulch 

 Roses; how to fertilize; how to fight in- 

 sects; how to protect 

 Roses from summer 

 drought and from winter 

 frost; what location gives 

 your Rose bushes the 

 greatest advantages; which 

 exposure promotes the 

 most luxuriant bloom; 

 what a Rose-trench is, etc. 



When you read this 

 splendid book, "How to 

 Grow Roses," you don't 

 have to trust to guess- 

 work for results. 



Keep a copy where you 

 can refer to it easily and 

 often. Use it in planning, 

 in ordering, and in plant- 

 ing. A leading authority 

 on Roses is Robert Pyle, 



THE ONE ROSE BOOK 

 FOR AMATEURS 



I have received and read the 

 new edition, "How to Grow 

 Roses." Like wine, it grows 

 better with age. If I could put 

 only one rose book in the hands 

 of a rose amateur, it would be 

 "How to Grow Roses." It is 

 practical and at the same time 

 poetical. I have a large rose 

 library, but it is the best il- 

 lustration of multum in parvo 

 that I have. (Signed) 



Rev. Edmund M. Mills 

 Pres. American Rose Society 



who for ten years has been one of the 

 active leaders in the American Rose 

 Society. He has devoted most of his 

 life to the study of Roses and Rose- 

 culture in this country 

 and abroad. 



It pays for itself when 

 it saves two Rose bushes 

 — sometimes even one! — 

 from incorrect planting, 

 improper care, frost, or 

 neglect. And yet, it costs 

 only two dollars ($2) ! 



-m It is Both I 

 Useful and Popular* 



"More copies of 'How 

 to Grow Roses' are bought 

 annually in America than 

 all other rose books com- 

 bined." — Dr. J. Horace 

 McFarland, Editor oj the 

 American Rose Annual. 



Latest Edition — Just Published — Price $2, postpaid 



Join the American Rose Society 



Anyone Interested in Roses 

 is Welcome 



To get the hest out of yotu- Roses and 

 Rose relations, you need to be joined with 

 others in this organization, which con- 

 ducts each year voting referendums on 

 the best Roses. Membership costs but S3 

 annually, and members receive the 

 Annual and other publications, getting 

 access to Rose help and to Rose friends. 

 The Members' Handbook makes known 

 one's Rose neighbors, by state and town. 



All who join will also receive a member- 

 ship i-ard which secures admission to all 

 Rose shows in which the Society parti- 

 cipates. 



Send $3 for annual membership 

 addressed to 



THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY 

 WEST GROVE. PA. 



Rev. E. M. Mills, President 



Robert Pyle, Secretary 



J. Horace McFarland, Editor of Publications 



Rose Garden Requisites 



ALL-IN-ONE FUNGICIDE AND IN- 

 SECTICIDE. An efTicicnt remedy for 

 mildew, black-spot, and sucking and 

 eating insects on roses and other 

 flowering plants. A fungicide and in- 

 secticide combined. Get your supply 

 now and bare it on band to use when 

 needed. Price, 50 cts. per lb., postpaid. 



HAND DUST-GUN. Handy to use where 

 a large number of plants require 

 treatment. Made in the form of a 

 hand sprayer. Si. 35, postpaid. 



BLACK-LEAF 40. A concentrated 



solution of nicotine sulphate for de- 

 stroying green fly and sucking and 

 eating insects on Roses and other 

 plants. Kills lice in chicken-houses, 

 dog-houses, etc. 1 oz. 35 cts., postpaid. 



STIM-U-PLANT TABLETS. For in- 

 tensive gardening these tablets are the 

 last word in economy and efficiency. 

 Simply apply a tablet of this modern 

 plant food to the roots of each plant 

 that needs nourishment. Thoroughly 

 tested and endorsed by nurscrvmen. 

 Small size 25 cts.; 100 tablets 75 cts.; 

 1,000 tablets S3.50. postpaid. 



• STAR ROSE GROWERS 



West Grobe, Ta. 



A VITAL PAGE TO ROSE-LOVERS 



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