Polyantha Roses, continued 
Ideal. The finest dark red. Height, 12 to 15 inches. 
Katharina Zeimet. Best white. Dwarf; valuable for 
edging. Height, 10 to 12 inches. 
Kirsten Poulsen. Bright scarlet; otherwise same plant 
and flower habits as Else Poulsen. Fine for hedges. 
Height, 2}/2 to 3 feet. 
Triomphe Orleanais. Finest brilliant crimson Poly¬ 
antha. Height, \]/2 to 2 feet. 
What Is the Difference Between 
Peterson’s No. 1 Grade 
and Extra Grade 
Mainly for the benefit of new and prospective 
customers, it may be necessary to explain this 
difference. First of all, the quality and age of both 
sizes are the same. Our No. i Grade is what the 
good nurseryman sells as his best and largest 
plants. Our Extra Grade, specially grown on the 
largest seedling rootstocks, and therefore carrying 
the greatest number of heavy branches, will 
produce a larger crop of Roses the first year, and 
thereby give the effect of an older and established 
Rose-garden. 
Everyone knows the difference in quality and 
grades of fruits, vegetables, and all other products 
produced by nature with man’s assistance. 
Prices are always made accordingly. It has, 
therefore, always been a question to us just why 
it is that practically all of our friendly competitors 
continue to represent all Rose bushes in the same 
grade and size, when nature simply does not 
produce them that way. 
May we emphasize the fact that our small 
plants are never sold through regular retail 
channels. 
It is pretty well known that our specialized 
business has not earned its enviable reputation 
in the Rose-world by clever advertising. It has 
been our ability to produce and send out plants 
of more than average size. In other words, 
experienced Rose-buyers come to us year after 
year demanding a larger and better plant than 
they are able to obtain anywhere else. 
We can supply other miscellaneous Roses for special 
purposes which are not here catalogued because of 
the light demand for them. Write us your needs for 
quotations. 
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