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July 2, 1946 



This is being written while riding at 250 miles an hour, high above 

 the Atlantic on the homeward journey from one of the most important of 

 the many trips I have made to Europe in search of '*The Best Roses 

 for America." 



The simple fact that I was the first American to come to Europe to 

 participate in their post-war Rose events appeared to have significance. 

 Special reference was made to this fact by the French Minister of Interior 

 who presided at the dinner given by the city of Paris to official delegates 

 to the Concourse of Bagatelle, the great international Rose Show to which 

 I had been invited to act as a judge, as I had several times in pre-war 

 years. 



The gratitude of the French for American assistance in their liberation 

 is deep and profound. These Rose men appeared to delight in an oppor- 

 tunity to pour into the ears of an American Rose man their joy, for having 

 been restored to the normal pursuit of working with, and praising the 

 Rose. All this was eloquently expressed at a dinner kindly given in my 

 honor on the night of my arrival in Paris. 



In Europe, my first aim was to find what new Roses have been pro- 

 duced during the tragic war years. You who are purchasers will have the 

 thrill a little later, of enjoying the best of them. 



America likewise, in these war years, has made real progress in 

 breeding new and finer Roses. Many already have appeared in our 

 pages. Others will follow. 



Not only good varieties, but good plants also are important. Upon 

 that we have insisted. To glean more comprehensive information, our 

 vice-president, Sidney B. Hutton, starts tomorrow to cover other most 

 important Rose-growing areas in America 

 — so when better ways are found for grow- 

 ing better Roses here at West Grove, we 

 shall adopt them. 



Be assured of our constant, earnest 

 effort to deliver a good product with good 

 service — Star Roses, "The Best Roses 

 for America." 



THE CONARD-PYLE CO. 



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ROSE INDEX 



Page 



American Pillar 19 



Ami Quinard 8 



Angels Mateu 8 



Better Times 8 



Betty Prior 16 



Betty Uprichard 8 



Blanche Mallerin 4,24 



Blaze 18 



Boudoir 4 



Bouquet 16 



California 8 



Cathrine Kordes 8 



Charlotte Armstrong 4 



Christopher Stone 8 



City of York 19 



Climbing American Beauty 19 



Condesa de Sastago 9 



Countess Vandal 9 



Crimson Glory 9 



Crimson King 4,24 



Dainty Bess 9 



Dicksons Red 9 



Donald Prior 16 



Dorothy James 9 



Doubloons 19 



Dr. J. H. Nicolas 18 



Dr. W. Van Fleet 19 



Duquesa de Penaranda 9 



Eclipse 9 



Editor McFarland 10 



Eternal Youth 10 



Etoile de HoIIande 10 



Faience 10 



Fantasia 4 



Fantastique 5 



Flash 19 



Floradora 15 



Frau Karl Druschki 22 



Fred Edmunds 5 



Girona 10,13 



Gloaming 10 



Golden Climber 19 



Golden Dawn 10 



Golden Harvest 5 



Golden Sastago 10 



Good News 10 



Grande Duchesse Charlotte 5 



Gruss an Aachen 16 



ALL PERENNIALS ARE 

 ON PAGES 20 AND 21 



Page 



Heart's Desire 5 



Henry Nevard 22 



Highland Park 5 



Home Sweet Home 11 



Horace McFarland 6 



Hugonis 22 



Imperial Potentate 11 



Jacotte 19 



Joanna Hill 11 



Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria 11 



Katherine T. Marshall 6 



King Midas 19 



Koralle. 17 



Kronprinsesse Ingrid 17 



Lady Ashtown 11 



Little Miss Muffett 17 



Lowell Thomas 6 



Luna 11 



Mme. Butterfly 11 



Mme. Chiang Kai-shek 6 



Mme. Cochet-Cochet 11 



Mme. Gregoire Staechelin 19 



Mme. Henri Guillot 11 



Mme. Joseph Perraud 11 



Mme. Jules Bouche 11 



Mme. Marie Curie 6 



Margaret McGredy 11 



Mark Sullivan 7 



Martha Lambert 22 



Mary Margaret McBride 7 



Mary Wallace 19 



Max Graf 22 



McGredy's Scarlet H 



McGredy's Sunset 11 



Mermaid 18 



Midget 22 



Mirandy 7 



Miss Rowena Thorn, 11 



Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James 19 



Mrs. E. P. Thom 11 



Mrs. Paul R. Bosley 7 



Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont 12 



Mrs. P. S. du Pont Climber 18 



Mrs. Sam McGredy 12 



Narzisse 7 



New Dawn 18 



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STAR ROSE TRADE-MARK 



This is a durable, celluloid, 

 star-shaped tag bearing the 

 name of the Rose on back. 

 You have the satisfaction of 

 always knowing a Star Rose 

 by name when it blooms. 



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^tar Close 

 Guarantee 



We guarantee every 

 Star Rose to bloom the 

 first blooming period 

 after purchase ; failing 

 which we will replace 

 the plant or refund its 

 cost. 



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Page 



Paul's Scarlet ClimLer 19 



Peace 1,2,3 



Peachblow 7 



.Permanent Wave 17 



Pinocchio. . . .- 14 



Pixie 22 



Poinsettia 12 



Poulsen's Yellow 17 



President Herbert Hoover 12 



President Macia 12 



Prosperity 18 



Radiance 12 



Ramon Bach 12 



Red Radiance 13 



Red Ripples 15 



Rome Glory 13 



Rouletti 22 



Rubaiyat 7 



Signora 13 



Silver Moon 19 



Snow Bird 13 



Soeur Therese 13 



Spanish Beauty 19 



Summer Snow 17 



Sweet Fairy 22 



Talisman !?> 



Talisman, Climbing 18 



Texas Centennial 13 



The Doctor 13 



The Fairy 22 



Tom Thumb 22 



Topaz 17 



White Briarcliff 13 



World's Fair 17 



PRICES in this catalog apply 

 to shipments made prior to 

 December 1 5, 1 946. We pre- 

 pay shipping charges. We do 

 not ship C, O. D. 



