JOIN THE “MIDGETARIANS”  -—-—— 
“Flower in the crannied wall, 
I pluck you out of the crannies, 
I hold you here, root and all, in 
my hand, 
Little fiower—but IF I could 
understand 
What you are, roct and all, and 
all in all, 
I should know what God and 
man 1s.”’ 
Who knows but that Alfred Tennyson was contem- 
plating a Miniature Rose when he, the Poet Laureate of 
England, penned these lines nearly 100 years age. For 
they were known then and had been since the 1800’s, the 
days of Mary Lawrance, who painted miniature plants 
and blooms of her day. 
Rouletti, too, ts an old-timer—the long-lost Rose that 
was refound, blooming on a window sill in a Swiss cottage 
some seventy years ago. 
Today, thanks to the fine work of the hybridizers, we 
are enjoying a Revival of Interest 1 in the Miniature Roses, 
so marvelously have they been improved by De Vink of 
Holland and Dot of Spain, whose American introducers 
we are. Pixie and Midget, with 30 to 50 petals, are as 
perfectly formed as the great Hybrid Tea Rose, Mirandy. 
The new Sweet Fairy brings us the added treasure of 
rich fragrance. 
Ten Good Reasons follow for joining the *‘Cult of the Midgetarians,” 
those who know the delights of making a collection of these Fairy Roses: 
Miniature Roses are tough and quite hardy. 
They are everblooming. 
They are quite resistant to plant troubles. 
They take small space in the garden and can be grown in window or porch boxes. 
They look w ell im beds, as border plants or in the roc k-garden. 
For bouquets in miniature containers they hold fascinating charm and interest. 
For personal adornment in the hair or as boutonniere, necklace or bracelet they 
are attractive and in the best of taste. 
For growing indoors, they will bloom for weeks under an inverted jar or glass 
globe before time to plant them in the garden. 
. With these, you can design and create a complete Rose garden with tiny path- 
ways, arc hes, seats and tiny dwarf boxwood to border it, and all no larger than the 
back seat of your car. 
10. Youngsters may thrill to the delight of a complete Rose garden of their own. 
Oldsters, and all between, will find here, without the work of caring for a large 
area, a source of sustained satisfaction. 
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Photos across the bottom of these two pages illustrate 
, ome of above points:5 Miniature Roses Edging a Path. 
6. An Arrangement of Tom Thumb. 
ros 7a. Boutonniere of Miniature Roses. 8 a 
WZ 7b. For Hair Ornament, Ear-rings and R. 
b, de Jee Necklace. 
\ 8. A Complete Miniature Garden. 
6 Miniature Rose Plants $3.75 
3 PIXIE 3 TOM THUMB 
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