Rose Specialists for Thirty-Five Years 



TO MAKE SURE of getting the best, we used to buy Roses 

 by the carload from various parts of the country^ including the 

 far-away Pacific Coast. Now ^^■e are growing right here on our 

 own excellent southeastern Pennsylvania soil better Roses than 

 we ever bought. They are grown under our personal supervision 

 within a 3-miIe radius of our Shipping Department. We have 

 never before grown as fme Roses as those harvested last fall, and 

 it is just such excellent quality that will build success into a Rose- 

 bed or a Rose-garden for you. There are many things about grow- 

 ing good Roses that we have learned within the past few years, 

 that have helped us to grow sturdier Roses. Actually, the tops 

 of our last crop were so high that we had to shorten them to 

 make room for all in our ample storage cellars. 



Research Department. Back of this success in growing Roses is a 

 well-organized and generously equipped Research Department with 

 its Test-Garden in which are close to 2000 varieties, and in which also 

 we are testing out unintroduced varieties from foreign firms with 

 whom we have extensive contracts. 



Novelties. Never before in our history have we offered so many 

 excellent Novelties, representing not only those of our own origination 

 but also the leading Novelties for 1932 from leading hybridizers of 

 Europe. Many of these Novelties are not obtainable elsewhere. Our 

 experience tells us that the purchasers of these Star Rose Novelties will be 

 prominent among the prize-winners at this year's American rose shows. 



Complete Rose-Gardens our Specialty. As a preparation to serve 

 others, no experience can compare with having actually lived with and 

 worked among Roses. During the past thirty years we have many 

 times visited the famous Rose-gardens throughout 

 Europe, and in Florida, in San Diego and from Port- 

 land, Ore., to Portland, Maine. We have made com- 

 plete Rose-gardens a specialty. We find the greatest 

 pleasure in sharing our experience with our customers 

 if called upon before our busy spring season. We as- 

 sist landscape architects in the 

 selection of Roses most suit- 

 able to carry out best designs. 

 Far beyond the ordinary is 

 our most extensive assort- 

 ment of Roses available for 

 artistic Rose arrangements 

 in the most varied fashion. 

 It is our life-time of experi- 

 ence that establishes confi- 

 dence in our ability to assist 

 satisfactorily. 



"How to Grow Roses." 



17th edition. Contains the 

 most complete information 

 for Rose-growers. We are told 



A pathway in our private Rose 

 Test-Garden 



ing, telling just the sort of thing that you may want 



most to know. Star Rose patrons will find Cultural 



Directions come with each order. 



Lectures on the Rose. We believe we are in touch 



with every prominent Rose lecturer in America, and 



shall be glad to assist our 

 clients in making engagements 

 from among them. From our 

 own staff" is available excellent 

 talent. For terms and details, 

 address Robert Pyle, Pres. 

 The Conard-Pyle Co., West 

 Grove, Pa. 



Visit Our Star Rose-Gar- 

 dens located on Atlantic 

 Coast Highway, U. S. Route 

 No. 1. South of Philadelphia 

 32 miles, north of Baltimore 

 60 miles, and only 10 miles 



Red Rose Inn at our Rose fields south of the Lincoln Highway 



and almost on the snort-cut 



by Dr. J. Horace McFarland, who with Mr. G. A. 

 Stevens joined us in editing the last edition, that it 

 is the largest selling Rose book in the United States 

 (offered on page 22). 



"Rose News," published occasionally, and sent to 

 those requesting it, is informing, suggestive, interest- 



from the west to Atlantic City and other seaside re- 

 sorts by the way of Wilmington, Del. The famous 

 duPont Gardens at "Longwood" are only 9 rniles 

 from here. You can easily identify our various 

 properties when traveling. Watch for the sign of 

 the Star. You will wish to visit (1) our display 

 garden containing every variety of Rose in 

 the Catalog; (2) our species garden, which 

 contains, perhaps, the largest collection 

 of species in America; and (3) if accom- 

 panied with a guide from the office, our 

 test-garden of unintroduced Roses. Most 

 important are our acres upon acres of Roses 

 such as are pictured on page 3. While here 

 you will enjoy, thoroughly modernized, the 

 quaint, century-old Red Rose Inn shown 

 above. Come any time, but Roses are at 

 their best from June until frost. Visitors 

 always welcome. 



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