TWELFTH YEAR. 



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ROSE CULTURE. 



TO OUR FRIENDS 



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E PRESENT our "NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE," for 1881, and trust it 

 will be found better and handsomer than ever before. 

 «^ ^What the Guide is for. — The^ " GUIDE " is pubhshed for the use of our 



friends and patrons, whom it is designed to assist in the culture of Beautiful Roses, as well 

 in making a suitable selection of varieties, as in the care and treatment necessary for their 

 successful growth. 



WHY WE EXCEL IN ROSES.— We excel in Rose§ liecause— iinlilte all 

 other establislimeiits— ^ve make Rose growing A SPECIAL BUSINESS 

 OF ITSEEF. EeaTing other Flo\% ers to Florists and devoting exclusive 

 attention to ROSES ALONE, w^e offer a stock, which for extent and va- 

 riety, is entirely unequaled in this country, and it is now well 

 known that w^e produce and distribute more Roses than any other es- 

 tahlishment in the world. 



Hardy Plants. — Besides Roses and without interfering with their special culture, we 

 grow FINE HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS, ELEGANT CLIMBING VINES, 

 SWEET-SCENTED HONEYSUCKLES, SPLENDID GLADIOLUS, LILIES, and a few 

 other choice plants, but ONLY THOSE DESCRIBED IN THIS "GUIDE." Confining 

 ourselves to these few articles, of which ROSES ARE THE CHIEF, we are enabled to pro- 

 duce all of the very best quality. 



An Important Point.— WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF DELIVERING OUR 

 PLANTS SAFELY BY MAIL AT ALL POST OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES. 

 Our Roses and other plants are SPECIALLY GROWN AND PREPARED for sending by 

 MAIL AND ARE SOLD UNDER OUR GUARANTEE TO DELIVER THEM IN PER- 

 FECT GROWING CONDITION AT EVERY POST OFFICE IN THE UNITED 

 STATES. We send well matured, vigorous plants, ready for immediate bloom. 



You can Order "without Risk or Trouble. — The price of every article offered in the 

 Guide is plainly marked, and we give careful directions for sending money safely, so that it 

 is as easy and every way as satisfactory to order of us by mail, as it would be to buy if you 

 were here in person. 



