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Stands for Perfection in Roses 



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The 



Great 



Rose 



"Charles Dingee" 



When Buying Roses 



take this fact into consideration and purchase only such 

 plants as are grown on their own roots, and the ones 

 offered in this book are so grown with a few exceptions, 

 which you will note are so mentioned. Sometimes these 

 own root plants may seem small as compared to a budded 

 plant, but don't be discouraged, wait until the plant has 

 become accustomed to new conditions and it will soon 

 produce a plant to be desired, as mighty Oaks from little 

 acorns grow, and always remember that you purchase only 

 the beginning, and will soon become worth many times the 

 price paid. The best is none too good in the plant line and 



Purchase from a Reliable House 



one making a specialty of doing one thing well. Rose 

 growing has been and still isi' the one thing in which we 

 excel, having made it a lifetime study of growing the best 

 for the amateur grower. Having been in business since 

 185 means more than can be expressed in a few words. 

 It means that you need not hesitate to send us your order, 

 knowing that we could not remain in a National Mail Order 

 Business unless we have done and expect to do an honor- 

 able business, sending full dollar's worth for every dollar 

 sent us. It means your order will be filled right. 



Today more than ever in the history of the world 

 we are specialists. Big businesses are built along 

 the line of specializing in one thing, because by 

 directing all our energy in one particular 

 direction can we best succeed. Thus have 

 we been able to produce Roses to meet 

 the ever-increasing demand for them 

 and it is greater today than ever. 

 In specializing we cannot only 

 increase production, but also 

 increase quality, producing 

 the very best plants that can 

 be grown and produce them 

 at a minimum cost, enabling 

 us to offer them at a reason- 

 able price. 



Our specialty is and has 

 been for over fifty years grow- 

 ing Roses on their Own 

 Roots, and is the foundation 

 stone upon which has been built 

 the reputation now enjoyed by 

 us. Since 1850, when this business 

 of Rose growing was established by 

 the Founder, Charles Dingee, we have 

 produced millions of plants of every 

 description for the amateur grow^er and 

 private gardens, and hence the name 

 "Dingee" is associated with the best in 

 Roses and Plants the world over. 

 Our motto in this lifetime in a business has been an 

 honest dollar's w^orth of goods for every dollar sent us. 

 We are all human and will sometimes make mistakes, but 

 when one is made in filling your order, write us and we 

 always endeavor to adjust them to the best of our ability. 

 No matter how large or small your order is, it receives 

 the same careful attention. 



We solicit your order because of the assurance that it 

 will be filled right. We have been, and expect to be, in 

 business too long to knowingly make of you a dissatisfied 

 customer. 



THE DINGEE & CONARD CO. 



West Grove, Pennsylvania 



Our Guarantee Is 



that each and every order will be delivered anywhere in 

 the United States in good growing condition or we will 

 refill the order free of charge. We, however, do not guar- 

 antee that every plant, bulb or seed that we send out will 

 grow or produce a crop or bloom, as this is absolutely 

 beyond our control, nor do we guarantee that every plant 

 bulb or seed will be true to its name, as there are so many 

 chances of the stock getting mixed, but when such mis- 

 takes occur we willingly try to remedy them. 



The Rose "Queen of Flowers" 



The Rose has always been known as the Queen of Flow- 

 ers and deservedly so, as no flower can excel it in beauty 

 of form, magnificence of coloring or fragrance of its petals. 

 So plant a Rose and enjoy each and every season the 

 pleasure that you have never realized was to be had from 

 a small amount expended for them, as they repay you 

 many times in the satisfaction of having them bloom 

 around you. When in doubt about the right sort to pur- 

 chase, write us and we will cheerfully recommend the 

 ones best suited for each and every purpose. 



