"Dingee Roses" 



1850 — Famous for More Than a Generation 



The 



Great 



Rose 



Charles liingee 



When Buying Roses 



take this fact into consideration and purchase only- 

 such plants as are grown on their own roots, and the 

 ones offered in this book are so grown with a few 

 exceptions, which you will note are so mentioned. 

 Some times these own root plants may seem small as 

 compared to a budded plant, but don't be discouraged, 

 wait until the plant has become accustomed to new 

 conditions and it will soon produce a plant to be de- 

 sired, as mighty Oaks from little acorns grow, and 

 always remember that you purchase only the begin- 

 ning, and will soon become worth many times the 

 price paid. The best is none too good in the plant 

 line and 



Purchase from a Reliable House 



one making a specialty of doing one thing well. Rose 

 growing has been and still is the one thing in which 

 we excel, having made it a lifetime study of growing 

 the best for the amateur grower. Having been in busi- 

 ness since 1850 means more than can be expressed in 

 a few words. It means that you need not hesitate 

 to send us your order, knowing that we could not re- 

 main in a National Mail Order Business unless we 

 have done and expect to continue to do a honorable 

 business, sending full dollar's worth for every dollar 

 sent us. It means your order will be filled right. 



FROAl a small beginning in 1850 of send- 

 ing only a few hundred small rose plants 

 by mail to a business of nearly a million 

 of plants annually sent to all parts of the 

 country and to almost every part 

 of the world is the enviable record 

 of this business that has made 

 "Dingee Roses" famous wherever 

 roses are grown. No matter how 

 small a village you may enter you 

 will find them growing and bloom- 

 ing profusely year after year from 

 the northern parts of Maine to the 

 furthest points in th-e Sunny 

 South. This was made possible 

 only through the untiring efforts 

 of the Founder, Charles Dingee, 

 of producing these roses on their 

 own roots, thus insuring a plant of 

 rugged constitution. We receive 

 many testimonials each season 

 testifying to the sterling qualities 

 of "Dingee Roses," and saying 

 that the plants purchased from 

 The Dingee & Conard Co., by par- 

 ents and grandparents were still growing and blooming in the 

 old-fashioned gardens where they were planted many years 

 ago. Such could not possibly be the case with cheap, or ex- 

 pensive nowadays, budded plants, as they cannot possibly last 

 but a short time. No matter how carefully one may watch them 

 they will revert back to the wild shrub upon which they are 

 budded, as the wild shrub will put forth strong shoots from the 

 roots, and soon you have only a wild, worthless plant, neither 

 blooming or ornamental. 



Our Guarantee Is 



that each and every order will be delivered anywhere 

 in the United States in good growing condition or we 

 will refill the order free of charge. We, however, do 

 not guarantee that every plant, bulb or seed that we 

 send out will grow or produce a crop or bloom, as this 

 is absolutely beyond our control or do we guaran- 

 tee that every plant, bulb or seed will be true to 

 name, as there are so many chances of the stock get- 

 ting mixed, but when such mistakes occur we will- 

 ingly try to remedy them. 



The Rose "Queen of Flowers" 



The Rose has always been known as the Queen of 

 Flowers and deservedly so, as no flower can excel it 

 in beauty of form, magnificence of coloring or fra- 

 grance of its petals. So plant a Rose and enjoy each 

 and every season the pleasure that you have never 

 realized was to be had' from a small amount expended 

 for them as they repay you many times in the satis- 

 faction of having them bloom around you. When in 

 doubt about the right sort to purchase, write us and 

 we will cheerfully recommend the ones best suited 

 for each and every purpose. 



