GOOD ROSES 



SPRING 

 1952 



CHRVSANTHEMUM 

 INDEX p„^. 



Ambassador 28 



Avalanche 26 



Bess Witt 28 



Beltv 26,27,30 



Bokhara 30 



Burgundy 26 



Carnival 



Charles Nye . , 

 Chippewa . . . 



Defiance. 

 Dictator. 



...26,27 

 ,26,27,30 

 26 



Edith 27,30 



Elsie 27,30 



Ermalinda 30 



Fair Maid 31 



Fortune 24,25 



Forward 31 



Gladys 30 



Goblin 30 



Golden Carpet 29 



Gold Lode 28 



Gold Mine 31 



Governor Duff 29 



Hilda Bergen 

 Huntsman. . . 



liuiiaiui 31 



Indianola 28 



Ivory White 28 



Jean Treadway 30 



Joan Helen 29 



Kay Tashima 28 



Lavender Lady 27 



Lavender Lassie 29 



Leda 31 



Life 24,25 



Lola 26,27 



Magnolia 30 



Major Edward Bowes. . .28 



Mandalav 30 



Mrs. H. E. Kidder 28 



Nita 31 



Nuggets 30 



October Rose 28 



Ohkwan 28 



Olive Longland 27,30 



Orchid Jewel 30 



Peggy 26,27 



Pink Spoon 31 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 INDEX, continued 



Page 



Powder Puir 2^) 



Prince Cushion 29 



Roberta 30 



Rose Princess 31 



Ruby Pompon 30 



September Bronze 29 



September Cloud 29 



September Gold 29 



Success 24,25 



Sylvia 28 



Tasiva 30 



Time 24,25 



Virginia 30 



White Spoon 31 



White Wonder 30 



Yellow Avalanche 30 



Yellow Spoon 31 



NOTE 



Prices in this catalog apply on orders received for 

 shipment during 1952 spring planting season. Rose 

 prices are for dormant plants only, including all special 

 Rose "Offers." Potted Roses are higher priced and 

 will not be shipped, but will be ready May 10 for cus- 

 tomers who call at Garden Mart No. 1. 



We prepay shipping charges on dormant Roses on 

 all orders received by April 10. Other shipping charges 

 prepaid all season unless otherwise noted. 



In all the collection "Offers" we reserve the right 

 to substitute when necessary with kinds of equal or 

 greater value. "Offer" and 3-for prices apply only for 

 a single shipment. 



If your order includes plants, please add 25c service 

 charge if total order is less than $5. There is no service 

 charge for books or suppUes alone. 



BOOKS 



"ROSES FOR EVERY GARDEN" 



By R. C. Allen, Executive Secretary of the American Rose Society 



218 pages, 32 color illustrations and many drawings 

 Dr. Allen's book has the accuracy of his horticultural science background and his per- 

 sonal contact with the practice of Rose gardening in all parts of the United States. Full 

 of usable, sound information, at the same time it is delightful reading; he knows the fun 

 to be found in growing and having your own Roses. $3.50 ppd. 



"WHAT EVERY ROSE GROWER SHOULD KNOW" 



Published by The American Rose Society, R. C. Allen, Editor 



78 pages, illustrated with color, halftones and drawings 

 This is a new, completely rewritten edition of the American Rose Society handbook. 

 Intended for beginners but he is an expert indeed who cannot learn something from it. 

 A small book, packed with sound information in brief. $1.75 ppd. 



••ANVONE CAN GROW ROSES" 



By Cynthia Westcott, "The Plant Doctor" 



An inspiring book by a professional expert. Dr. Westcott, by training and experience 

 in her clients' gardens in many states, is equipped to "know all the answers." Here they 

 are, in a friendly, informal book that is a first-rate aid to success and pleasure in the 

 hobby of Rose growing. $2 ppd. 



"BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS GARDEN BOOK" 



Edited by Fleeta Brov^nell Woodroffe, Garden Editor 



This is an unusually attractive book that is a file of well-organized, compact information 

 and suggestions for planning and achieving beauty spots in your own garden. Presented 

 in words, "how-to" drawings, charts, lists and a multitude of colored garden pictures 

 that will give you all kinds of thrilling ideas. A superb gift book if you can manage to be 

 unselfish enough to give it away, 480 pages. $3.95 ppd. 



Join the American Rose Society. See page 4 



VISIT STAR ROSE GARDENS AND 



OUR GARDEN MARTS 



Visitors are welcome. The fields of Roses are in 

 bloom from late June to October. No one will 

 urge you to buy. For customers who wish to be 

 served, however, we have two marts. 



GARDEN MART NO. 1. Come here to buy plants 

 for all spring planting. 1 mile off U. S. Route 1 at 

 West Grove (at our greenhouses). Open 10 A.M. 

 to 6 P.M. every day during spring planting season; 

 other seasons 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. 



GARDEN MART NO. 2. Open only from late 

 spring to mid-fall, 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. daily. Come 

 here to see the blooms and leave advance orders. 

 On Route 1, 3 mi. southwest of West Grove. 



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