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23d YEAR IN SPECIAL CULTURE OF ROSES. 



To Our Friends and Customers. 



With the New Year another edition of Our New Guide goes forth to Flower people, our Friends and 

 Customers. From ocean to ocean, from the edge of perpetual Winter to the land of perennial Summer, 

 this book carries the voice of flowers waiting adoption. It will go into hands that have welcomed it 

 for a quarter of a century. Women (and even men) will recall how they admired its bright pages when 

 children, and the children of this day and generation will e.xclaim, How much more beautiful than the last ! 



First in Roses. 



As a Guide and complete Catalogue of Roses 

 we can safely say this book stands first, and 

 represents and offers the largest, most complete and 

 best-grown stock of Roses on this continent; grown 

 on their own roots by our own special methods origi- 

 nally discovered with us ; our Roses are acknowl- 

 edged the standard of perfection ; in every part they 

 will be found giving satisfaction. We were the 

 first to make a practical success of sending large, 

 well-grown Rose plants by mail, postpaid, to any 

 post-office in the land ; even now, when express 

 facilities are so well developed, over four-fifths of our 

 orders go by mail, postpaid, by request of purchasers. 



Nciv Roses. 



We are constantly on the lookout for new and 

 improved varieties of Roses, which we give a careful 

 trial ; this year is a notable one with us in the large 

 number of valuable new Roses, first offered, which 

 we can recommend. The new Roses from Europe 

 which we consider worthy are offered on pages 13 

 and 14, and include some of the most valuable varie- 

 ties sent out in recent years. Our New American 

 Pedigree Roses are attracting widespread attention 

 both at home and abroad, which is gratifying to 

 national pride, as but a few years since New Roses, 

 with but rare exceptions, came from European hy- 

 bridizers. We are therefore glad to say that Our 

 Ne\v Pedigree Rose, Marion Dingee, is unques- 

 tionably the best Tea Rose of its color yet sent out. 

 Henry M. Stanley, Golden Gate and Pearl Rivers, 

 introduced last year, gave such unexceptional satisfac- 

 tion that we honor them with a colored plate this year. 



Other Departments. 



In line with our Roses, we aim to have our estab- 

 lishment lead m supplying the best and most reliable 

 varieties of Plants, Bulbs and Seeds. Our business 

 primarily is propagating and growing, and no estab- 

 lishment in America nearly equals our total annual 

 crop of Roses and other plants, such as Hardy and 

 Ornamental Shrubs and Vines, Chrysanthemums, 

 Carnations, Violets, Hardy Pinks, Novelties and 



Specialties in Flowering Plants, Garden Fruits, etc. 

 Bulbs, Flower and Vegetable Seeds we select from 

 the different parts of the world best suited to growing 

 the different varieties to perfection. Our Green- 

 houses, Storage and Packing Houses (illustrated on 

 the last page of this book) cover about six acres of 

 ground — a quarter of a century's healthy growth, 

 and are superintended by a member of our Com- 

 pany, who, as a propagator and grower, has attained 

 a world-wide reputation. We can show no stronger 

 e\'idence that money for Roses, Plants, Bulbs and 

 Seeds is best spent with us. Our orders range from 

 ten cents to hundreds of dollars ; all are equally 

 welcome. 



We Giiaraniee. 



We flatter ourselves that our regular customers do 

 not need to be reminded of our guarantees; but as 

 Our New Guide is annually received and read by 

 tens of thousands for ihe first time, we repeat in each 

 edition : We guarantee the safe arrival of money 

 sent to us in any of the four ways desci'ibed on 

 IjagelO ; Ave guarantee the safe arrival of orders 

 to any Post-office in the United States or Canada, 

 and wc guarantee satisfaction to the ijurchaser. 

 At the prices named (except where noted), we send 

 everything offered in Our New Guide by mail, 

 postpaid, to any Post-office in any quantity desired. 



Our New Guide 



is issued annually in three editions : First, Our 

 New Guide proper, or This Book, over 100 pages, 

 two colored plates, I'eady January 1st, and is sent 

 within a month without request to all customers ; 

 free to all others upon application. Second, Our 

 New Guide, abridged form of Spring edition, for use 

 in our circulation. Third, Our New Guide, Au- 

 tumn edition, ready September ist, and is sent 

 without request to all customers ; free to all others 

 upon application. 



We cordially thank our friends and customers for 

 their generous favors and appreciation in the past, 

 and respectfully solicit at least a trial order from all 

 new correspondents. 



Faithfully yours, 



THE DINGEE & CONARD COMPANY, Rose Growers and Seedsmen, 



WEST GROVE, PA. 



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