NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE FOR 1904 



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Roses, Plants, Bulbs and Seeds Free 



FOR over fifty years we have served millions of flower buyers in all parts of the universe. We have 

 developed with the country, until in almost every community in the United States the Duress & 

 Con ard goods are known. It is our hope that in the many waste places where our flowers are bloom - 

 ing we have contributed to the happiness and comfort of all who have honored us with their patron- 

 age. We enter the year 1 904 feeling proud of the friends we have made and kept. ' ' May they live long and 

 prosper." The same policy of liberal dealing will be maintained. As from the beginning of our business, 

 we will do just a little better than we promise. No matter where you live, we want you to feel that you 

 will receive (and you have a right to) absolute satisfaction and a full dollar's worth of goods for every dollar 

 sent us. 



The struggles and dark hours of the past are all forgotten and we feel that life is worth living when a 

 customer telLs us, as is frequently the case, that ' ' my mother bought Roses from you twenty years ago. " And 

 so we hope to serve the coming generations. We have abiding faith in our ability to please you, one and all 



Premiums With Every Order — Your Own Selection 



MAIL ORDERS 



For every dollar's worth of Roses, Plants, Bulbs or Seeds, ordered by Mail, 

 you may select additional Plants, Bulbs or Seeds to the value of 20 cents. 

 For instance, for an order of $2, you may select goods to the value of $2.40. 



No premiums allowed on special Offers, C Elections, or Sets of Plants, 

 Bulbs, etc., Lawn Grass Seed, Implements, Book3, Traps, Sprinklers or miscellaneous articles, the 

 prices of which are a3 low as can be made. 



For every dollar's worth of Roses, Plants, Bulbs or Seeds, ordered 

 by Express (charges not prepaid;, you may select additional 

 Plants, Bulbs or Seeds to the value of 25 cents extra. For instance, 

 for an order of $2 you may select goods to the value of $2.50. 



PLEASE NOTE.— Should you select a premium 

 of which the stock is exhausted, we will substitute 



other plants instead. 



THESE ARE THE MOST LIBERAL 

 OFFERS EVER MADE 



EXPRESS ORDERS 



A MAGNIFICENT 

 HARDY HYBRID 

 PERPETUAL ROSE 



Who has not heard of this great 

 variety? Rose lovers in all countries 

 a=;ree "that it is the acme of perfection 

 both in flower and growth. If you 

 have never seen it in bloom, a 

 description will do little toward 

 conveying a correct idea of its 

 worth. The flowers in color 

 are bright rosy pink, of itn~ 

 tnense size and globular 

 form, somewhat cupped and 

 well filled to the center, as 

 shown in our illustration. 

 The boldness of the flowers with 

 tiieir broad, thick petals, sug- 

 ge?ts solidity and massiveness; 

 they are borne erect on stout 

 thick canes. 



In habit of growth this variety 

 is sp.endid, being Aery strong 

 and possessing large, heavy fo- 

 liage, which by virtue of its 

 toughneBS is especially free from 

 mildew and insect attacks, ren- 

 dering it very valuable in open ground. 

 It is perfectly hardy and blooms twice 

 and frequently three timesin a season. 

 We recommend it as one of the grand- 

 est and most satisfactory Roses in cul- 

 tivation. 



This variety is usually 

 sent out in budded stock, 

 but we supply plants on 

 own roots, imported from 

 France. Strong 3-inch pot 

 plants, ready for immediate 

 blooming, 30 cts. each; 2 

 for so cts.; 4 for $1; two- 

 year-old plants, 50 cts. each. 



ASS^.^fwSCHl^ 



