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Never were Star Roses more popular nor were more of them sold than in the year 

 jost past. We believe the increasing demand is due in large measure to the high stand- 

 ard of quality and the reliable service that we are known to provide from our head- 

 quarters here at West Grove. There are many, many people who are like the caretaker 

 at the Rose Garden of Dumbarton Oaks, where, ahead of the San Francisco Conference, 

 was carved out the pattern for the United Nations. A recent visitor there reported to 

 us that on a tour of Wstoric Washington, when admiring the Rose Garden at Dumbarton 

 Oaks, he asked, "Where do you get your plants?" The answer was "There is just one 

 place in the 0. S. A. to get Roses and that is Star Roses at West Grove, Pennsylvania." 



Preparation of this catalog and the growing and caring for the Star Rose plants to 

 be sent to you who order from us, has kept some of us solidly on the job. The business 

 of growing good Roses is as demanding as keeping a big ^airy. Roses, too, demand 

 constant, steady and devoted attention on the part of those charged with producing 

 the plants of Star Rose quality. 



When the chance comes, we visit other growers and testing stations, compare their 

 techniques with our own, and adopt improvements when found. This year, for example, 

 scientists on our Rose testing groimds experimented with a new technique for feecUng 

 plants through the foliage by the application of plant foods in solution sprayed on the 

 leaves, for absorption through their stomata. All this, to be sure, like other advanced 

 ideas in the science of plant growth, is still in the experimental stage. 



Another front-line pioneer practice of ours which we steadily maintain is to know 

 the new Roses long before they come on the market. This means travel over two con- 

 tinents. From my twelve-thousand-mile trip through nine nations of Europe last 

 suromer for new varieties, I can assure you I did not come home empty-handed. PEACE 

 is not the last but rather the first of the newer, finer types of Roses. I traveled to find 

 and bring home for testing more of the better sorts. 



How fruitful are these annual trips to Eiuope may be judged by the 195 1 introductions 

 in this catalog. (See outside cover pages and page 2.) Here you will see good, new com- 

 panions for PEACE. You will be able to win blue ribbons with them; they have what it 

 takes and after a trial, we are sure you will share with us our enthusiasm for them. 



In another way 1950 has been a record year — ^that is, in the number of visitors to 

 Star Rose Gardens. First in mid- July came our Rose-producing friends, many from the 

 Pacific Coast, to visit us before and after the Nurserymen's Convention in Washing- 

 ton, D. C. Even California growers were amazed at tiie large size of our plantsl 



Then on October 4 we enjoyed entertaining a post-convention tour of 200 members 

 of the American Rose Society from all over the nation. Between the two events came 

 Red Rose Rent Day (September 9) with 700 of our guests including the Garden Club 

 Federation of Pennsylvania, as co-hosts and guests. All witnessed the payment of the 

 Rent of the Red Rose HAPPINESS to a tenth-generation descendant of William Penn. 



These and many others, in the days and weeks between, stopped at Red Rose Inn 

 as headquarters for a meal or more and reveled in the acres and acres of Star Roses, 

 showing their colors for all the world like a mammoth waving flag, because our undu- 

 lating land takes well to contour planting, revealing wave on wave of glorious color. 



So you see we have the advantage of growing Star Roses right here at West Grove. 

 Not all nurserymen are so fortunate. We show our colors to all who come. Thus you 

 may see the varieties you will get when you are ready to order from our catalogs. Most 

 of our Roses are dug here in Sie West Grove area, though the demand has increased 

 to compel supplementing this supply with a few carefully chosen from growers whose 

 crops we personally inspect. 



We invite you to come whenever you can, but meanwhile, do order your Roses early. 

 Later comers are almost bound to be disappointed, as Roses will be in short supply. 



THE CONARD-PyLE CO. 



Sfar Rose Growers -^r 

 WEST GROVE. PA. 



You can get more and better blooms from your Roses by keeping the plants free of 

 destructive insects and diseases. This can be accomplished by a reasonably simple pro- 

 gram of regular care. The aim is to prevent attack, rather than to cure. The easiest way to 

 do this is by timely, regular use of a multi-purpose dust or spray ; each application protects 

 the plants from all the common insects and diseases likely to attack Roses. 



The idea is to keep the leaves covered, top and underside, with a thin coating of protec- 

 tive material. Start spraying or dusting as soon as the leaves appear in spring and renew 

 it promptly after rain. If there are long dry spells, new growth will need additional treat- 

 ment, but the worst enemy of Roses, blackspot, attacks only in the presence of moisture. 

 The new fungicides, applied promptly after rain, give excellent protection against this 

 disease. Since healthy Rose plants bloom continuously from spring to fall, they well repay 

 this care. The materials listed below, applied with the efficient tools listed on the next page, 

 make this routine care a relatively simple matter, especially after you become accustomed 

 to doing it. 



• STAR ROSE DUST 



We have felt that our customers should have a better dust and spray, 

 which would give better control of most insects and diseases at less cost 

 than heretofore. So we have been developing our own Star Rose brands, 

 with formulas based on the latest information and research on Rose care. 

 We now have a new Star Rose Dust that contains DDT, rotenone, Fermate 

 and sulphur in proper proportions to protect your plants well against most 

 insects and diseases. 



Star Rose Dust has been developed to give the widest possible protection 

 per single application, to be economical to use (the thinnest possible coating 

 is the best with this dust), to be safe for use on plants all season, and to do 

 all this at the lowest possible cost. Lb. 95c; 4 lbs. $3.35, postpaid; 25-lb. 

 can $13, express collect. 



OFFER 41: 1 Hudson Admiral Duster (see next page) and 4 lbs. 



Star Rose Dust, ppd $4.95 



OFFER 41A: 1 Roto-Power Duster (see next page) and 25 lbs. Star 



Rose Dust, for larger gardens $31.50 



Express not ppd. 



• STAR ROSE SPRAY 



This spray was developed for our customers who prefer spraying to dusting. (See next page 

 for analysis of the advantages of each method.) It is made to give the widest possible protection 

 at each application, to spread evenly and stay on the plant, to be safe for the plants all season, 

 to be effective as a thin coating and to do all this at the lowest possible cost. 



Spraying with Star Rose Spray can be sure and economical protection for your Roses. Mix 

 only as much as needed for each application, because it does not keep long after being mixed with 

 water. Spray evenly and thoroughly but not too heavily. (Any that drips off is of no help.) Use 

 the best sprayer you can afford and clean it thoroughly after eacii use. Then you can care for 

 any number of Roses at low cost per plant per year with Star Rose Spray. 1 lb. makes 16 gals. 

 of spray. Lb. $2.15; 4 lbs. $7.75, ppd. 



OFFER 41B: 1 Critic Sprayer (see next page) and lib. Star Rose Spray, ppd $3.85 



OFFER 41C: 1 Booster Sprayer (see next page) and 4 lbs. Star Rose Spray, for large 



gardens $14.50 



Express not ppd. 



• STAR ROSE FERTILIZER 



A new aid to better Roses. A balanced fertiliaer made from organic as 

 well as inorganic material for best results. Contains available nitrogen, 

 phosphorus and potash in 7-8-5 analysis, and also minor minerals which we 

 believe to be important for best growth and bloom. Better for Roses than 

 the older all-chemical fertilizers. 



A 5-lb. bag will ordinarily supply enough fertilizer for two applications 

 over 100 sq. ft. of Rose bed. Three applications at monthly intervals are 

 usually enough for established Roses. (For the first year, no fertilizer is 

 needed in a well-prepared bed.) 



Star Rose Fertilizer is also good for chrysanthemums and other flowers, 

 the lawn and the vegetable garden. 5 lbs. $1.25; 10 lbs. $2.25, ppd.; 

 25 lbs. $2.95, not ppd. 



