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1928 



DINGEE ROSES 



1850 



SELF-GLORIFYING history is a bore to everyone except the glorifier. In this case it is necessary to state briefly 

 the history of our firm that there may be no confusion as to our identity and with whom you are dealing. 

 This business was established here in 1850, by Charles Dingee. It still continues to be under the same family 

 management. We are the pioneer Rose growers of America — the first to send them by mail safely to all parts of the 

 country. The Rose is our one great specialty. The name "Dingee" bears somewhat the same relation in Roses, 

 has the same significance as the "Sterling" mark on silver. We offer 78 years of practical experience, vast equipment, 

 personal interest in every customer — and above all a reputation for honest dealing. 



Now we offer a service not found anywhere. 



We guarantee safe arrival of our goods. Failing to arrive in a satisfactory condition to you they will be immed- 

 iately duplicated or money refunded upon demand. 



There are many and different kinds of guarantees, but you will find none as broad, or as fair, as this. You run 

 absolutely no risk when you order of "Dingee." 



Acres of glass, acres of hardy stock of all kinds, representing the accumulated investment of over 75 years 

 means the best that can be grown at moderate prices. 



We believe, and have so maintained for over 60 years, that pot-grown Rose plants on own-roots are by far the 

 most satisfactory for the amateur planter and with few exceptions they are the kind of Roses we send out. In full 

 foliage having an abundance of strong active working roots, once planted it is not unusual for them to last a life time. 

 Costing more to produce than leafless, dormant field-grown plants with wild roots the season for planting them is 

 hardly ever closed, while dormant field grown plants must be planted in the early spring or again in the late fall and 

 after planting they must develop roots which we develop here before the plants are sent to you — a very decided advan- 

 tage and an insurance against loss. To produce Rose plants such as we sell by the millions requires an immense 

 investment and few firms have such an equipment. These acres of glass and hardy outdoor stock of ours, with every 

 modern equipment, represents an enormous investment extending over the life time of this business. When a better 

 way is found to produce Roses than the manner in which we have been producing them for nearly three-quarters of a 

 century, we will be the first to give our customers the advantage of a better Rose plant. In buying Roses, whether 

 you buy from us or not, insist upon getting own-root plants. You will find they are the most satisfactory and perma- 

 nent, easier to care for and you will not be bothered with wild shoots coming from the roots as is the case with the 

 field-grown dormant, budded, wild root plant which unless carefully watched will quickly go back to what it is — a 

 wild Rose of no value whatever. As long as any part of the root of a "Dingee Rose" remains alive you still have a 

 plant that will quickly throw out strong shoots from the roots making for permanency and enduring satisfaction. 



THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. 

 Mrs. Charles Dingee, Pres. West Grove, Pa. 



P. J. Lynch, Treasurer 

 J. D. Headly, Sec. & General Mgr. 



Please Note: We have no connection with any other concern in West Grove or Elsewhere. We are 

 the original Rose growing firm established here by Charles Dingee in 1850 — the same location — firm name unchanged, 

 the old firm that we are frequently told served your grandmothers and forbears. 



Charles Dingee 



Founder of The Dingee & Conard Company 



The Birthplace of Rose Growing in America 

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