AR North in New York State, nearly to the 
shores of Lake Ontario, lie the broad rich fields where 
the Rose Valley Rose Bushes srow. Here winter is 
severe enoush to test the hardiness of any Rose. All 
summer in the deep fertile earth the Rose roots become 
plump and bushy, and the sturdy plants develop firm 
and hard-wooded limbs. 
Autumn frosts arrive early here, checking the growth of 
our bushes, ripening them, making them quite dormant 
before we lift them from the fields—this means their 
vitality is retained. Our County of Wayne is unique in 
its most favorable Rose-growing climate, and is actually 
set apart and termed an “island” by the U. S. Geodetic 
Survey. 
The chief aim of this booklet is to bring to your atten¬ 
tion those Roses that are the best buy. Best Buy Rose 
bushes are those with quality as well as quantity of 
bloom, enduring and healthy foliage, plant habits of the 
best, and the complex factor of all around satisfaction. 
I would rather you would not buy any Roses than buy 
unwisely. If you have the desire to create Rose beauty, 
and if you belong to that aristocracy who desire to 
possess the best Roses and have the taste to enjoy them 
—then by not having the best you are short-changing 
your life. 
Byron C. Collins 
Lyons , Spring 1934 
