Our Message for 1934 
N presenting this, our twenty-second annual catalog of 
Roses, we wish to thank our many customers and friends for 
their kind recommendations and to assure them that our very 
best efforts will be used to merit their continued confidence. In 
the rough and tumble to put varieties on the market the Hy¬ 
bridists have fostered upon the unsuspecting rose loving public, 
many weaklings that never should have left the continent of 
Europe. These weaklings, after a season’s growth usually find 
their way to the rubbish heap. In the selection of varieties we 
have eliminated such sorts that are known as “Fancy Roses,” 
which only do well in a very few gardens, retaining only such 
varieties that make good growth and are not exacting in their 
requirements. We have always refrained from listing a variety 
from a commercial standpoint, if we think it would not be an 
advance over similar roses now in commerce. In fairness to our 
roses we would say they are all field-grown, and budded upon 
stocks to which they thrive best upon, mostly Jap-multiflora. 
When selecting roses for the garden, hardness of wood is quite 
essential, for good roses cannot come from soft grown plants that 
usually die back when set out. 
In conclusion, we respectfully ask the 
rose loving public for a share of their patron¬ 
age with the assurance that the varieties 
following are the best in their re¬ 
spective sections. 
