THE CONARD &- JONES CO., WEST GROVE, PA. 
ROBERT PYLE, PRESIDENT 
ANTOINE WINTZER, VICE-PRESIDENT 
Why Roses Are Scarce 
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FACTS 
Do you know that in past years the Roses imported into this country amounted to a ■» 
very large proportion of all that were sold? By the National Plant Embargo, since June 3 
I, 1919, that supply has been cut off. Furthermore, Rose-production in this country is 1 
less than usual, due to various causes: In California, because of the rains; in the South 
because the high price of cotton has enabled 
cotton-growers to bid more for labor than Rose- 
growers could pay. The shortage for this fall 
and next spring, from many quarters, promises 
to be serious, but in spite of this, by reason of 
^ our long experience, our own growing, and by 
keeping in touch with growers in all parts of the 
country, we do not expect to disappoint anyone. 
The largest item in the cost of growing Roses is 
labor. The cost of labor and the cost of the necessities 
of life for the laboring man have all advanced from 
50 to 100 per cent. Coal, building and packing ma¬ 
terials have shared in the general rise, so that every 
one of us is facing the blunt, bald fact that the pur¬ 
chasing power of the dollar has shrunk. 
But when you come to buy flowers, there is a Rosy * 
side to the story. The big factor in success in Rose¬ 
growing is not the price you pay for the original stock 
—which is small compared with what you get, no 
matter how you look at it. The big factor is yourself 
and your own contribution of loving care and atten¬ 
tion. That is why it pays to get good stock, and it 
pays to pay enough to insure getting good stock, be¬ 
cause the difference saved by buying the poorest is in¬ 
significant compared with the disappointment realized 
after you have given your time and care to the growth 
of that poor stock. 
A fine Rose is worth many times its money-cost, for 
happily, each Rose plant should produce for you many 
Roses in a single season and should repeat the per¬ 
formance each season for many years. The first cost, 
if small, may be very expensive in the end; the first 
cost, if reasonable and sufficient, may prove a guarantee of the 
fruits of your worthy efforts. 
The Illustrations on This Page Indicate Different Groups of Roses 
No. 14595 TRY TO MAKE OUR CUSTOMERS OUR FRIENDS 6-10-19 
I have no catalog for this year, so don’t know the price, but I know I can trust 
to your house to send what is right, as I have dealt with you considerably in past 
years, and every order was always very satisfactorily filled. The roses I purchased 
from you some years ago are beautiful.—Mrs. M. W., Gresham, Ore. 
MRS. T. L. M. (and many others) THINK C. & J. “ THE ONLY PLACE ” 
No. 14713 6-16-19 »!■ 
I have been getting all my Roses 
* from you and have always been 
delighted with them. It seems 
to be the only place for me.—Mrs. 
T. L. M., Center 
Hall, Pa. 
For an Archway. See pages 8 and 9 
For Stumps, pages 8 and 9 
Rugosas, etc., page 6 
H. P. Roses, 
page 6 
fyr/v.t, 
Tea and H. T. t 
pages s and 7 
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