The Garden Magazine, March, 1924 
7 
W HATEVER your lot in life, roses will 
make you richer. But you must know 
them first hand—the health-giving pastime in 
your garden, the enthusiasm that grows with 
your growing rose plants, the delight as the 
dainty buds peep through their green coats; and 
then—one of the marvels of Nature—the birth 
and glory of opening roses! 
the Rose, which has taken me twice 
through the Rose lands of Europe and 
on countless American journeys, bring¬ 
ing me in contact with thousands of 
rose lovers. 
Before I was born, these men began 
their pioneer Rose work. Their first 
customers were the grandparents of our 
present customers. Thus two genera¬ 
tions of practical Rose experience are 
back of the Conard Star Roses of to-day. 
****** Roses of distinction call for a 
mark of distinction. Perfection in rose 
stock was so strongly our aim that 
some years ago we adopted the idea of 
attaching to each rose plant an identi¬ 
fying star tag bearing our name and 
the name of the rose. 
This little label is left on the growing 
plant—and thousands of our customers 
find it a daily convenience in quickly 
telling the varieties in their gardens. 
The label is also constant evidence 
of the Conard guarantee. 
Therefore, when you plant roses start 
right-— have stock you can depend on. 
It means so much to you in the end— 
and it costs no more in the beginning. 
Whether we admit it or not, every 
human being must receive nourishment 
through the windows of the soul as well 
as through the doorway of the mouth. 
“Our lives shall not be sweated 
from birth until life closes— 
Hearts starve as well as bodies; 
Give us Bread , but give us Roses.” 
How well has James Oppenheim thus 
voiced an universal hunger! 
The Conard & Jones Co. deals not only 
in Rose roots and branches, important 
as they are as a means to an end. Un¬ 
less they produce pictures such as hu¬ 
man hand never painted, and beauty 
and fragrance fraught with delight, we 
fail in our life work. 
How much we can help you to steer 
clear of missteps, and to find that en¬ 
joyment which Roses will surely give, 
you will be better able to judge after 
reading a little bit of personal history: 
Twenty-five years ago, I joined the 
organization of Alfred F. Conard and 
Antoine Wintzer at West Grove—con¬ 
sidering them the best informed Rose 
men in America. 
First making rose cuttings, my inter¬ 
est soon grew into absorbing devotion to 
_/THE\_ 
WADDELL 
V> ROSE 
This durable Star Tag 
labels each Conard Star 
hose in your garden and 
is the sign of our guar¬ 
antee. 
Conard Star Roses are guaranteed to bloom or we refund your 
money. Sturdy, field-grown plants, each with the Conard 
guarantee label. Write for 54-page catalogue containing ad¬ 
vice on roses for every place and purpose. It’s free. 
CONARD 8c JONES CO. Robert Pyle, Pres, 
Rose Specialists, Box 24, West Grove, Pa, 
• * 
Guaranteed to Bloom 
