First Come Best Served, and Why! 
Because Roses are scarce—more scarce than we have 
ever known them to be. We estimate that there are, on 
the average, three purchasers for every Rose that will 
be offered for American gardens this coming spring, 
and even Mexico is coming back to us for large quan¬ 
tities of Roses, as in pre-war times. 
But it is not the increase in demand so much as the 
short supply that prompts us to warn our patrons of 
exact conditions—Roses are scarce for many reasons: 
1st. The Federal Horticultural Board have erected, 
in Quarantine 37, an embargo barrier which shuts out 
from America all foreign-grown Roses, except Novelties. 
These imports in the past amounted to over 3,000,000 
Roses a year, according to census reports. 
2d. The supply of American-grown Roses is far below 
normal, due to wartime and post-wartime conditions, 
viz.: Government 50 per cent restriction on coal; 
deflection of labor in the North to strictly war work, 
and in the South to growing high-priced cotton, left 
growers the alternative of paying prohibitive prices for 
labor or reducing their output, and the output was 
reduced. Today Roses are scarce, there is no doubt of 
that. Fortunately, for us, we expect to have our full 
quota of stock; we foresaw the situation and supple¬ 
mented our own supply early. We believe we 
shall be prepared to fill all orders as usual, but we are 
thus forewarning our patrons to place their orders 
early so that stock can be reserved and sent at right 
planting-time. 
Another point, which all know, is the "reduced pur¬ 
chasing power of the dollar.” We know we could get 
more money for Roses than we ask; our business needs 
it, and at the present cost of living, our workers need it. 
On the other hand, we know that our workers cannot 
benefit (and everyone of us here are workers) unless we 
first benefit our patrons. Every solid business is founded 
on that law, but what means quite as much to us is to 
attain our ambition and cherished desire— that C. & J. 
patrons shall get the best that their money will buy in any 
market, that is why our prices are not higher. 
Nursery agents, as a rule, where found today, are 
offering Roses for sale at $1.50 each. The Roses listed 
below are as large or finer, and you can order easily by 
mail for only $1 each, or at less than $1 if you order 
ten or more at one time. If you would get the best, 
don’t delay, order today and get Star Brand Roses. 
Look for the Durable Celluloid Name Label on Every C. & J. Star Size Rose 
Index to The Best Roses for America (? A ge°) 
Intelligent buyers will appreciate this classification, we believe, 
showing Rose families, etc. 
June-Blooming Roses — Page 
(Which make a glorious show in “Rose 
Season” and are entirely hardy even in the 
North.). 18-25 
Hardy Climbing Roses and Ramblers for 
Covering Archways, Trellises, Fences, Banks, 
Walls and Buildings. 18-21 
Wichuraiana or Memorial Roses. 18 
Rugosa Roses (very hardy). 22 
Moss, Briar, Provence Roses. 23 
Green, Blue, and Striped Roses, and Roses 
Extraordinary. 23 
Hybrid Perpetual Roses. 24-25 
Ready-made Collections of Choicest H.P.’s... 25 
Roses Selected for Northern Climates. 25 
Colored Cover-page Offers. 2 , 50 
_ .1 Page 
Everblooming Roses— 
(The following will bloom from spring until 
frost, but require winter protection in the 
latitude of Pennsylvania.) 
Our Reliable Collection and Other Sets. 
10 , 14 , 16 , 19 , 25 , 50 
Hybrid Tea Roses. 10-13 
Tea Roses. 15 
Polyantha Roses. 16 
Bourbon, Bengal, and China Roses. 17 
Climbing Roses of the Everblooming Class... 17 
“How to Grow Roses.” A Book. 9 
Rose-Garden Requisites.49 
Insecticides...49 
Abbreviations Used 
A.B., Austrian Briar 
Ben., Bengal 
Bou., Bourbon 
C.Ben., Climbing Ben¬ 
gal 
Ch., China 
C.H.T., Climbing Hy¬ 
brid Tea 
C.P., Climbing Poly¬ 
antha 
C.T., Climbing Tea 
Dsk., Damask 
H.B., Hybrid Briar 
H.Ch., Hybrid China 
H.M., Hybrid Multi¬ 
flora 
H.P., Hybrid Perpetual 
H.R., Hybrid Rugosa 
H.S.B., Hybrid Sweet- 
briar 
II.T., Hybrid Tea 
II.W., Hybrid Wichu¬ 
raiana 
M. , Moss 
Mult., Multiflora 
N. , Noisette 
P., Polyantha 
Per., Pernetiana 
Rug., Rugosa 
S. B., Sweetbriar 
Spec., Species 
T. , Tea 
T.P., Tea Polyantha 
W., Wichuraiana, or 
Memorial 
VARIETY 
Aglaia. 
Agnes Emily Carmen. 
Alberic Barbier. 
Alexander Hill Gray. 
Alice Aldrich. 
Alister Stella Gray. 
America. 
American Beauty. 
American Beauty, Climbing. 
American Pillar. 
Anna de Diesbach. 
Archduke Charles. 
Arthur R. Goodwin. 
Aunt Harriet. 
Aviateur Bleriot. 
Mult. 
H.R. 
H.W. 
T. 
H.R. 
N. 
Mult. 
H.P. 
C.H.W 
H.M. 
H.P. 
Ben. 
H.T. 
H.W. 
H.W. 
Page 
r-yr. 
★ 
2 -yr. 
VARIETY 
CLASS 
Page 
Cts. 
cts. 
* 
75 
Augustus Hartmann. 
H.T. 
* 
* 
35 
Baby Doll. 
P. 
16 
35 
Baby Dorothy. 
P. 
16 
15 
35 
Baby Rambler, Crimson.... 
P. 
22 
35 
Si 
Baby Rambler, Pink. 
P. 
16 
17 
35 
Baby Rambler, White. 
P. 
16 
21 
35 
75 
Baby Rambler, Yellow. 
P. 
24 
$1 
Baby Tausendschon. 
P. 
* 
20 
35 
Si 
Ball of Snow. 
H.P. 
24 
21 
35 
75 
Barbarossa. 
H.P. 
*' 
24 
35 
Si 
Baron de Bonstetten. 
H.P. 
24 
17 
30 
Beaute Poitevine. 
H.R. 
* 
35 
Beauty of Rosemawr. 
Bou. 
* 
20 
50 
$ 1.50 
Bessie Brown. 
H.T. 
* 
18 
35 
Si 
Bess Lovett. 
18 
Rose Specialists 
i-yr. 
★ 
2-yr. 
VARIETY 
CLASS 
Page 
i-yr. 
★ 
2-yr. 
cts. 
cts. 
cts. 
35 
Betsy Van Nes. 
P. 
* 
35 
35 
$1 
Betty. 
H.T. 
13 
$1 
35 
Si 
Birdie Blye. 
H. Ch. 
17 
30 
35 
Si 
Blanc Double de Coubert. . 
H.R. 
* 
35 
35 
$1 
Blanche Moreau. 
M. 
* 
35 
35 
$1 
Blue Rose. 
Mult. 
23 
35 
75 
35 
$1 
Blumenschmidt. 
T. 
15 
35 
35 
Bon Silene. 
T. 
15 
35 
35 
Bride. 
T. 
15 
35 
35 
Bridesmaid. 
T. 
* 
35 
35 
$1 
Bridesmaid, Climbing. 
C.T. 
* 
35 
35 
British Queen. 
H.T. 
13 
35 
ti 
35 
Burbank. 
Bou. 
17 
35 
35 
Captain Christy. 
H.P. 
24 
Si 
35 
Captain Hayward. 
H.P. 
* 
35 
The Conard & Jones Co. 
4 
*This variety is offered in index only 
