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1850 FIFTY=TWO YEARS IN BUSINESS. 1902 



TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS: 

 »,i ,1 jLl "^7 we have the pleasure of presenting the 1902 



itn tne incw Year edition of our new guide to rose 



CULTURE. For thirty-three years it has appeared annually, and with each 

 successive year has become more complete and useful. With carefully 

 revised descriptions and original illustrations drawn from nature by our own 

 artist, it is beyond question the most complete, comprehensive and reliable cata- 

 logue in circulation. In it is offered almost every plant worth growing, especially the Rose, Much 

 labor and careful thought has been expended upon it with two purposes in view — the first, that 

 we shall not be forgotten by old friends, and the second to sell goods. In the latter capacity we 

 feel confident that it will receive kindly welcome from both old and new friends, not only from the 

 pleasure it will give, but as well for the sake of "auld lang syne." 



#ur specialty is growing Roses on their own roots, and shipping them safely to all parts of 

 the United States. In sending Roses by mail we are the pioneers. In 1869 our first Rose advertisement 

 was published in the New ' York Tribune- We offered to send to any Post-office in the United States fresh, live, 

 growing plants, on their own roots, and guaranteed safe arrival. Our advertisement evidently was taken as a huge 

 joke, for we got no orders from it. From this modest beginning, by dint of perseverance, our trade has extended to 

 every state in the Union, and almost every country in the civilized world. From the small greenhouse of early 

 ti nes our establishment has grown until to-day seventy large greenhouses, comprising seven acres under glass, the 

 largest plant of the kind in America, is required to meet the demand for D. & C. Roses. Our collection now 

 embraces over one thousand different varieties, the most extensive collection on own roots to be found on this 

 continent, and we are confident that nowhere will there be found such strong, healthy plants, so full of vigor and 

 vitality. While the Rose is our great specialty, we grov/ also complete stocks of Chrysanthemums, Carnations, 

 Cannas, Violets, Miscellaneous Plants, Hardy Shrubs and Vines ; Perennials, Summer Flowering Bulbs, Small 

 Fruits, Flower and Vegetable Seeds. 



E are hopeful that you will send us an order this year. Regardless of size it is important 



to us. We know that we can do a little better for you than any one else, especially in the quality of the 

 stock. We believe that the best goods are the cheapest in the end. We look at the matter this way — if we cannot 

 fill your order to your entire satisfaction, it were better by far that we had never received it, because, thereby we 

 lose a customer and make an enemy. The former we cannot spare, and the latter we do not want. Remember, 

 you will receive just what you order, and if that is impossible we will send what you want OR RETURN YOUR 

 MONEY. If mistakes occur notify us promptly and they will be cheerfully rectified. No matter where you live in 

 the United States or colonies, barring the Philippines, we guarantee the safe arrival of goods. If they do not arrive 

 in good condition please advise us promptly, and the order will be duplicated. 



We beg to call the attention of our Canadian friends to the information given on page 8, with reference to a law 

 recently enacted under which goods can only be sent into Canada at certain times during the year. 



E have an abiding faith in our ability to please you. and we trust that we may have an oppor- 

 tunity of serving you this year. We ask that before laying this book aside that its pages be carefully inspected. 

 We are sure you will find something in it that you want, and your order will show that its mission has not been in 

 vain. With many thanks for past favors, we are, Faithfully yours, 



The Lead/ng Rose Growers of America. THE DINGEE & CONARD CO., West Grove, Pa. 



