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STAR CATALOG OF ROSES 



"What Varieties Shall I Plant?" 



This is the vital question. There are about 10,000 varieties in all, so that 

 much of your success and satisfaction will depend upon having this question 

 properly answered. 



Prof. Liberty H. Bailey, of Cornell University, and editor of the Cyclopedia of 

 American Horticulture, says: "The success of the Rose in this country is very 

 largely a question of the selection of adaptable varieties." 



Pemberton, in his excellent work on "Roses," says to beginners, "State your 

 requirements to a friend who is an expert, and leave tte selection to him." Many 

 of our customers do "leave the selection to us" — even from far-off Bagdad, 

 in Asia, come orders asking us to select Roses "suitable for that country." 



It is fun to select for oneself, however, if one can, and you can if you follow 

 closely the next five pages. 



Do you live in a temperate climate or a very cold one, or is your garden in the 

 sunny Southland, where the Frost King never reigns? Becaase some members 

 of this wonderful Rose family are very sensitive 

 to frost. If you want Roses for bedding pur- 

 poses, you will want kinds that will, (1) with 

 protection, live outdoors over winter in your 

 locality; (2) they should be reasonably dwarf 



(not pillars or climbers), and (3) you will A # 



probably want them as free-flowering as pos- 

 sible. 



The following sets contain the pick of the 

 Roses which have measured up to requirements 

 like the above, and kinds which have 

 proved themselves "best by test," in 

 our own and the gardens of our pa- 

 trons almost everywhere. 



The important characteristics of 

 each Rose will be found in the fol- 

 lowing descriptions. The following 

 explanations will help you to more 

 fully understand the terms used. We 

 state after the name of each Rose — 



(1) The Class to which it belongs. 

 (2) The Color of the flower. (3) A 

 The Character of the Leaves when 

 they are particularly worthy of 

 mention. (4) The Character of 

 Growth (vigorous, moderate, etc.). 

 (5) The Purposes for which best The Great American Beauty (p 



