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September 1, 1949 
70 Our “Prteads: 
When you buy Star Roses you will buy direct 
from our Nursery where most of our Roses are 
grown. If you call here in Spring, Summer or Fall, 
you will see growing and blooming just such plants 
as you are to get. When you order here for fall 
planting, you will get them soon after they are lifted 
from the ground, or if for spring planting, our huge 
storage cellars will keep them fresh and plump until 
time to send them directly to you. Southern cus- 
tomers should order from this catalog for mid- 
winter planting. 
When you buy Star Roses you will buy from a 
firm of Rose-growing specialists entering upon their 
second half-century. For 52 years we have been 
learning how to grow still better Rose plants. Last 
year we did the largest volume of business in our 
history. Although we have added recently two 
farms for Rose growing and though each year we 
have purchased the cream of the crop from a few 
other carefully chosen growers, the demand for 
Star Roses steadily exceeds the supply, so we urge 
that you ‘‘order early.’ 
“THE BEST ROSES FOR AMERICA.” We 
travel annually over two continents to get the best 
of new Roses and to learn which kinds do best and 
please most. With any kind we offer, we believe 
you will be pleased. 
Our Star Rose guarantee was the first of its kind 
to be offered, 42 years ago (see page 26). Our Star 
Label is perhaps America’s best known Rose trade- 
mark. This Star Label is the mark of our guarantee. 
We strive to render helpful service to purchasers. 
We publish a book and a magazine, both of which 
every Rose Grower will enjoy—‘‘How to Grow 
Roses” and ‘‘Success with Roses.” 
Yours for better Roses, i.e. Star Roses 
The Conard-Pyle Co. 
STAR ROSE GROWERS 
West Grove, Pa. 





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(Mme. A. Meilland) 
Plant Pat. 591 * = 
American Rose Soc. Gold Medal Awarded to Peace 
4 Peace is a sunset caught in a Rose. Peace is a 
joy to the eye and a lift to the heart. Peace ts 
the one Rose you should have, if you can grow but 
one; and one Rose you should have a Jot of, if your 
space permits. Its colors change from day to day and 
vary from flower to flower but are always beautiful, 
like the different, shimmering colors In a rainbow. Be- 
cause of this change and constant variety, you can 
enjoy this Rose best when you grow it In your own 
garden, where you can watch its buds as they slowly, 
slowly unfold, and see with your own eyes Its glorious 
color phases. Its tints of yellow, pale gold, cream and 
ivory show a varying blush of pmk on the lightly 
ruffled petal edges. 
Though the very double bloom is huge, it Is con- 
stantly fresh looking and gives the effect of delicate 
loveliness even in the fully open flower, which ts as 
beautiful as the opening bud and even more exciting. 
Its lasting qualities are a new high in Roses. 
The final miracle of Peace is that the plant Is as 
remarkable as the blooms, with long, straight, mag- 
nificently strong stems and handsome, shining, dark 
green foliage. 
Rated 9.5 on the basis of 10 by the American Rose 
Society, we quote a very few typical remarks from the 
414 pages on Peace in the 1949 Rese Annual: “‘Best pro- 
ducer of perfect blooms ever seen.’ ““The world’s best 
Rose.” ‘‘Everyone’s favorite.” ““The best Rose I’ve ever 
grown or seen grown here.” “One can’t exaggerate the 
beauty of the bloom from open bud to full-blown 
bloom.” ‘For vigor, health, foliage, prolificness and 
disease resistance no other Rose can compare with it.” 
$2 ea.; 3 for $5. 





