W E are one of Amer¬ 
ica’s largest distrib¬ 
utors of roses. This season 
we will handle over a quar¬ 
ter of a million. Here are 
the reasons for this large 
and increasing business: 
Why Inter-State R oses 
Are America’s Finest 
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5. We sell the newer varieties 
as well as the older favorites. 
6 . Easy complete planting 
instructions are sent with 
every order, so the latest 
bride who has never planted 
a rose can plant with success. 
There are also “Bench Roses,” 
which are simply rose plants dis¬ 
carded by the florists after they have 
grown for two years or so in a green¬ 
house and forced to the limit to pro¬ 
duce cut flowers. We have never han¬ 
dled any of these “Bench Roses” be¬ 
cause we do not believe that a rose 
which has spent its entire life under 
glass is as good for outdoor planting 
as a rose which has grown all its life 
outdoors. Also, most of the “Bench 
Roses” are grown on Manetti roots, 
which are not hardy. 
4. Our roses are low-budded on Mul¬ 
tiflora Japonica, which is conceded 
to be the best root stock because it 
produces hardy, strong-growing 
plants which bloom freely. Our Mul¬ 
tiflora Japonica stocks are a selected 
superior strain which is propagated 
by cuttings and not from seeds, in 
order to keep it pure. Many roses 
are budded on stocks grown from 
seeds, and they naturally show much 
variation in results. 
ABOUT THE THREE ROSES ON 
THE FRONT COVER 
Out of the world’s list of roses, we 
selected these three for our JEWEL 
COLLECTION. All season, you will 
have the finest colored roses in your 
garden and in your home, living 
jewels of rare beauty. 
BETTER TIMES has everything a 
great rose should have—beautiful 
color, fine form, fragrance; a good 
bloomer and a healthy grower. 
COUNTESS VANDAL for two years 
has proven itself to be an outstand¬ 
ing rose; a great bloomer, marvel¬ 
ous color and a rose that is beau¬ 
tiful from the first peep of the bud 
until the petals fall. 
GOLDEN DAWN, without any ad¬ 
vertising, has forced itself into the 
front rank through sheer merit, 
making good everywhere. It is a 
lovely clear yellow, fragrant, very 
free blooming, healthy and easy 
to grow. 
These Three Roses, our JEWEL 
COLLECTION, for $3 
postpaid. [27] 
f. Our roses are hardy, vigorous 
plants which for two years have 
grown right out in the open fields. 
2. Our rose growers are the best in 
the United States and have devel¬ 
oped a method so that our roses 
almost never sucker from the roots. 
3. Every rose listed in this catalog 
is strictly first quality, first grade, 
2-year number-1, the best grown. 
There are four grades of field-grown 
roses, as follows: 
First grade—2-year number-1. 
Second grade — 2-year number- l l / 2 . 
Third grade—2-year number-2. 
Fourth grade — liners. 
Most roses which are listed as 2-year 
field-grown are generally the 
second grade, 2-year 
number- \ l / 2 . 
