10 THE DINGBE & CONARD COMPANY'S 



GENERAL NOTES. 



No other Flowers are so Satisfactory as Roses ; one never tires of their beautj' or becomes 

 weary of tlieir perfume ; they are loved and admired by all who see them. 



Pleasant Homes.— Nothing contributes more to make home pretty and attractive than 

 beautiful flowers ; in fact, a few dollars judiciously expended in choice Eoses, Shrubs and Vines 

 will do more towards beautifying your home than ten times the money expended in any other way. 

 The Leading: Rose Growing Establishment of America —We make a special business of 

 growing and distributing Eoses, and offer the largest stock, the choicest varieties, and the best 

 plants that can be grown. 



Our Prices. — If our prices appear higher than some others, remember that our goods are per- 

 fectly reliable, and you can send to us with the absolute certainty of getting the very best goods 

 at the lowest value, quality considered. 



A Delightful Pleasure. — It is the universal experience of all flower-lovers, that the care and 

 culture of flowers is one of the purest and most delightful pleasui-es, one that increases with use, 

 and widens and deepens as life goes on. 



Rural Improvement.— Eapid progress is making in rural improvement all over the country ; 

 the old careless ways are giving place to neatness and order. Let us give more thought to our 

 surroundings ; whatever effort we make in tasteful improvement will be an advantage to our- 

 selves, as well as a useful example to others. 



Thoroughly Reliahle.— Our establishment enjoys a national reputation for thorough re- 

 liability. It is a principle with us TO DO BETTEE THAN WE PEOMISE. And our liberal 

 and generous method of business has brought us an immense trade. 



Flowers for Schools. — By all means let us have flowers in school-room windows, flowers in 

 school-house grounds, and flowers for school- children. We will present a special contribution to 

 all orders for schools, or for school purposes. 



Try our Beautiful Ever-Blooming Roses.— Probably, no flowers give so much satisfaction. 

 Friends write from all parts of the country, that no flowers equal them in beauty and constant 

 bloom. Every one who will plant a small bed can have plenty of lovely Eosebucls from June 

 till December. 



Gladiolus with Roses. — Gladiolus is one of the few flowers which do very well planted 

 between Eoses, particularly in beds of Hybrid Perpetuals ; they take but little room and do not 

 interfere with Eoses in any way, while their large spikes of gorgeous bloom make a splendid 

 stow at a time when Eoses are not in bloom. 



Splendid New Roses. — We offer all the well-recommended i!^EW EOSES obtainable in this 

 country or Europe ; it is claimed that they are all very distinct and beautiful, but as many of 

 them are not yet tested, they are most desirable for persons who wish the LATEST NOVELTIES, 

 WITHOUT EEGAED TO COST ; they do not in any way take the place of the good old standard 

 sorts, many of which are so beautiful it is scarcely possible to surpass them, and one can get a 

 large bed of these for the price of a few Novelties. 



Roses by Mail.— No difference in what remote corner of the country your lot may be cast^ 

 whether far or near, you can have the choicest Eoses as easily and cheaply as if they were grown 

 at your own door. Send your money as directed on page 15, AND WE TAKE ALL THE EISK, 

 and promise to deliver strong, vigorous plants by mail, post-paid, and in good growing condition, 

 at your own Post-OfGice. We have been in business many years, and have tens of thousands of 

 customers scattered all over the United States, .who cordially endorse all we say, and know that 

 we make our promises good. 



Hardy Roses. — People often write : " I want Eoses that are hardy and that will bloom all the 

 time." When such requests come from the South they can be filled to the letter ; there the Evee- 

 Bloomtng Eoses are hardy, and they bloom as nearly all the time as any j)lant can reasonably 

 be expected to do. But in the North the case is different ; here the Evee-Blooming Eoses thrive 

 and bloom beautifully, but are not entirely hardy, while the Hybeid Peepetuals, Mosses and 

 Climbees, which are hardy, do not bloom all the time ; therefore, as neither class combines in 

 itself perfect hardiness and constant bloom, a choice must be made between them, or, what is 

 better, a bed of each kind may be planted. 



Plant Both Kinds.— When convenient it is best to plant two beds — one of Ever-Blooming 

 Eoses and one of Hybrid Perpetuals ; they are entirely different and both very beautiful ; but if 

 HAEDY EOSES ONLY are wanted, the selection must be made from the HYBEID PEEPET- 

 UALS, MOSSES and CLIMBEES, which are the hardiest of all Eoses. 



