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One of our fields of Iron-Clad Roses. Planted this spring, they will grow this way for you 



Great Special Offering — Dingee Iron-Clad^^ Roses 



Big, heavy, 3- and 4-year-old field-grown plants for quick results 



( See color plate, reproduced from photographs, opposite) 



The persistent inquiries each year from thousands of customers for extra-heavy, own- 

 root plants of Hardy Hybrid Perpetual, or "June Foses," as well as the many leading kinds 

 of other classes, have made it necessary for us to meet this demand. The permanent attrac- 

 tiveness of one's home surroundings is undeniably incomplete without a collection of these 

 great, hardy iron-clad Poses. We therefore offer a complete collection of hardy Roses, ALL 

 ON THEIR OWN ROOTS, each one a gem, famous the world over, large, stocky plants, that 

 have been grown by our special methods, in specially prepared ground, where they have 

 been given all the care and skill at our comniand, with the result that they are now plants 

 that may be termed three- and four-year-old and unsurpassed for general planting where 

 quick returns are de:.ired. 



We can furnish the entire list of '"Iron-clad"' Roses on pages 74 and 7 5 at any tim^e in fine 

 three- and four-year-old plants from pots 6 and 7 inches in diameter, and we wish to say to 

 those who will plant them that the results they will give, which will be immediate, will be a 

 revelation. Space forbids an e.xtensive explanation of how these Roses have been grown, but, 

 briefly stated, the original stock was carefully selected and set out in virgin soil in the 

 open ground, and each plant was watered individually when it required it. 



These Roses have been trimmed into shapely size — in fact, each might be termed a 

 specimen plant, for they have received individual care. Growing in the open fields, they 

 range in height according to their growth from 2 to 3 feet. They have been cut back 

 where it seemed necessary, until we can recommend them as being the sturdiest and best 

 rooted plants ever offered in this country. They may be safely planted out anywhere in the 

 United States and Canada, and they are hardy everywhere. A slight protection the tlrst 

 winter, though not necessary, will not be amiss. The opportunity is here presented to our 

 customers to secure these plants at an extremely low price, and the money thus invested 

 we guarantee will be the most satisfactory any of our friends have ever put into Roses. 



_ PRICE of all "Iron-clad" Roses described on pages 74 and 75, in extra-heavy three- and 

 four-year-old plants, from 6- and 7-inch pots, 75 cts. each, $8 per dozen. 



PLEASE NOTE. — Stock such as we offer cannot be had elsewhere at any price. It has 

 the size and will give immediate results. Plants are now in pots 6 and 7 inches in diameter. 

 an^, most important of all. the plants are ON THEIR OWN ROOTS. Plant for plant, thev 

 are worth five times as much as Holland-grown, budded and grafted stock. FINALLY, the stock 

 is limited. To procure these remarkable Roses it is necessary to order early. Orders booked 

 and stock reserved for delivery when wanted. 



REMEMBER. If your order amounts to $5 or more we prepay all shipping charges anywhere in the United States. 



If under $5 add 10 pe- cent of the total amount and we will prepay all shipping charges. For in- 

 stance, if your order amounts to $3.50 add 35 cents -if $5.50 we pay the charges. See pages 1 1 and 12. 



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