S. & W. co/s HARDY ROSES 
Plant them in spring and they will bloom this year, from June to frost. We supply Dormant Plants of all varieties up to May 15. We also 
offer the varieties on this and two succeeding pages marked with an asterisk (*) in full leaf, growing in 6-inch pots, after May IS 
Our Roses are all American-grown, 2-year stock. They are low- 
budded or grafted on understock which is de-eyed so that the plants 
will not throw up suckers or wild growth. Budded or grafted plants 
are more vigorous, produce finer blooms, come to bearing sooner, 
and are equally as permanent and hardy as those on their own roots, 
and many of the choicest varieties do not succeed unless budded 
or grafted. 
Culture and Hints on Growing. The best soil in which to grow 
Roses is good top-soil to which rotted or Sawco Shredded Cattle 
Manure has been added. Dig out the bed to a depth of 2 feet or 
more, and if drainage is imperfect it must be provided for. Fill in 
with a mixture of soil and manure as above. It is best to make beds, 
if possible, in advance of planting, so as to allow time for settling. 
Beds may be made any size, but it is best to have them about 3^^ 
by 5 feet, which enables you to pick the blooms without stepping on 
the beds. The ideal time to plant is just after the last severe frost. 
Hybrid Teas should be .set i yi feet apart, Hybrid Perpetuals 2 feet 
apart, and both 8 inches from the edges of the beds. They should 
be planted with the roots well spread out and the bud or “graft” 
placed about 2 inches below the surface of the ground, the soil 
made firm about them, and liberally watered. Throughout the sum¬ 
mer the surface soil should be cultivated weekly. If good cultivation 
like the above is given, watering will rarely be necessary. A top¬ 
dressing of Sawco Rose Food given in spring, summer, and fall 
will insure larger blooms and healthier plants. 
Winter Protection. In this latitude the most satisfactory form 
of protection is to draw up a mound of soil, from 8 to 10 inches high, 
around the base of the plant, then cover the entire bed, after the 
ground begins to freeze, with any loose material, such as strawy 
manure, evergreen boughs, or cornstalks. 
Storage Facilities Are Ideal. dormant Roses are dug in late autumn, the roots being wrapped in damp moss 
° and stored over winter. It is obvious that proper storage is essential for the well-being 
of living merchandise, and sections of our new building have been specially designed for this purpose, with modern methods for controlling 
temperature and humidity. These healthier plants will show their superior quality when growing in your garden. 
Fifteen Popular Everblooming Roses, Hybrid Tea-Scented 
^COLUMBIA. This beautiful Rose has not only become one of the 
most popular varieties, but has proved itself one of the best bed¬ 
ding and garden sorts. It is of strong habit and exceptionally free 
blooming. In color it is a most pleasing shade of rose-pink. 
*ETOILE DE HOLLANDE. Acclaimed by all Rose-growers as the 
best red garden Rose in America. The flowers are sufficiently 
double to hold the bud shape well, and a rich, lovely shade of 
glowing scarlet-crimson. They are large, fragrant, and fine for all 
purposes. 
*HADLEY. Considered by many as being one of the best garden 
varieties of its color—a rich crimson, varying to deep velvety 
crimson. The flowers are well formed and very fragrant. 
*KAISERIN AUGUSTE VIKTORIA. A soft pearly white, faintly 
tinted lemon in the center. Very fragrant, beautifully formed 
flowers on long, graceful stems. 
*LOS ANGELES. The following is the originator’s description, all 
of which we fully endorse: “Los Angeles is, by all odds, one of 
the finest Roses ever introduced. The growth is very vigorous, 
and produces a continuous succession of long-stemmed flowers of 
luminous flame-pink, toned with coral and shaded with trans¬ 
lucent gold at the base of the petals.” 
♦MARGARET McGREDY. Fine, cup-shaped, double flowers of 
brilliant brick-red with a fiery sheen, very difficult to describe. 
The plants are large, bushy, covered with healthy bright green 
foliage and are continuously in bloom. 
♦PAME. CAROLINE TESTOUT. Large, globular flowers of bright 
satiny rose, with deeper center. Very free and fragrant, and one 
of the most popular and valuable bedding varieties. 
*MME. EDOUARD HERRIOT. The buds are coral-red in color, 
shaded with yellow at the base; the open flowers are coral-red, 
shaded yellow and bright rosy scarlet, passing to shrimp-red. 
♦MRS. ERSKINE PEMBROKE THOM. Slender yellow buds and 
large, well-shaped flowers of bright canary-yellow, somewhat 
deeper in the center. A free bloomer and a strong grower. 
♦OPHELIA. Flowers of perfect form, large size, and a most pleasing 
delicate tint of salmon-flesh, shaded rose, are borne erect on long, 
stiff stems. 
♦RADIANCE. A brilliant carmine-pink, with salmon-pink and yellow 
shadings at the base of the petals. A Rose that will withstand the 
most unfavorable hot summer weather. 
♦RED RADIANCE. A counterpart of Radiance, except in color, 
which is a clear cerise-red. A most valuable addition to our list 
of Roses. 
♦REV. F. PAGE-ROBERTS. A Rose that is rapidly attaining great 
popularity. The copper-red buds are of great length, and open to 
golden yellow blooms stained with red. The flowers are large, 
fully double, and delightfully fragrant. 
♦SOUVENIR DE CLAUDIUS PERNET. A hardy everblooming 
real yellow Rose free from disease and a very strong grower, pro¬ 
ducing an abundance of good flowers on long stems. 
♦TALISMAN. Brilliant gold, cerise, scarlet, and pure yellow in 
indescribable richness and combinations make Talisman the most 
spectacular Rose ever produced. It is a fine grower and blooms 
like the most seasoned garden veteran. Everybody likes it. 
Having placed large contracts with growers prior to recently increased costs, we are able to offer these 15 Roses at an exceptionally 
low figure: Any of the above varieties, extra-strong Dormant Plants, 
35 cts. each, $1 for 3, $3.85 per doz., $30 per 100 
♦These sorts also offered, growing in 6-inch pots, for delivery after May 15, $1 each. 
We supply Roses only as above (Dormant Plants or in 6-inch pots in full leaf), as we find these two forms give general satisfaction. 
We do not offer “Processed” or “Preplanted” Roses. Purchaser pays transportation on Roses. 
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