1850 ROSES 1927 



^Y^OSES— EVERYWHERE. This was the vision Charles Dingee saw when he founded the Dingee & Conard 

 yl^Company seventy-seven years ago. He knew the love every one of us has for flowers — especially roses. 



\ The founding of this concern was virtually the beginning of rose growing in America. It has made it possible 

 for every home to have the Queen of Flowers, for it was from here that the first rose plants were ever sent by mail. 



For those seventy-seven years the ownership and management have continued in the hands of the same family. 

 In addition, the business has been under the guidance of men, many of whom are now completing almost fifty years of 

 service to the company and in the interest of better roses. Their knowledge of growing roses is invaluable and cannot 

 be surpassed. 



Men and management, throughout the years, have been steadfast to the ideals of the founder — to grow better 

 roses and to make it possible for people every wheire to have roses. From the extensive list of roses gathered from the 

 four corners of the earth, only the tried and proved varieties are offered in this catalog. 



And only own-root roses are grown by us. , It has been our experience, and that of almost all true rose lovers, 

 that roses grown on their own roots are by far the most satisfactory for the amateur of the temperate climate of our 

 country. Experiments with budded and grafted' roses, being conducted extensively today, were unsuccessful for us 

 years ago. We have found that the few advantages claimed for budded roses cannot be attained by the average grower. 

 Costs more to produce own-root roses in pots than field grown stock — the real reason why we are one of the very few 

 concerns in the country to offer such roses. 



With this annual spring catalog, we embark on our seventy-eighth year of rose growing. W^e have attempted 

 to make this book the most accurate in its descriptions, the most beautiful in its color work, and as interesting as possible. 



Our equipment for serving the rose-growing public has been constantly improved. ^^ e hope that we may be 

 able to serve you in an efficient manner, and that our dealings will be pleasant and profitable for us both. 



Faithfully >ours, 

 THE DINGEE & CONARD COMPANY, West Grove, Pa. 



Charles Dingee 



Founder of The Dingee & Conard Company 





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The Birthplace of Rose Growing in America 



