“PREPAREDNESS” 
Soon after the Civil War, the American Rose-growing 
industry had a beginning and development here at West 
Grove that made the little village famous, and from the 
start the man who grew the Roses, and has continued to 
grow quantities and quantities of Quality Roses that have 
gone out from West Grove from that day to this, is no 
other than Antoine Wintzer, Our Vice-President. 
Today, after over a half-century’s experience, the value 
of which no one else can know so well as we, Mr. Wintzer, 
as our Superintendent of Growing, with the vigor of ex¬ 
tended youth, is still devoting his sole attention to produ¬ 
cing the finest of the flowers we love. Is it surprising 
that we are able to make the guarantee we do? (See 
below.) 
The first Rose advertisement, so far as we can learn, 
and the first Rose catalogue in America were written and 
compiled by the late Alfred F. Conard, the founder and 
former President of this company. 
As evidence that our present-day pioneer work for the 
Rose is no less noteworthy than during the last half- 
century, we may be permitted to mention the following 
interesting facts: 
Our President, Robert Pyle, is an active Director in the 
American Rose Society and is Chairman of the American 
Rose Society’s committee in charge of the National Rose 
Test Garden, at Washington, D. C. He has been called 
upon to lecture upon the subject of Roses before such 
ROBERT PYLE, President ANTOINE WINTZEP, VIco-Prosidcnt 
bodies as the New York Horticultural Society, National 
Association of Nurserymen, American Gardeners’ Associa¬ 
tion, the Garden Clubs in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, etc. 
Before the Great War he traveled among the leading 
Rose-gardens and Rose-growers in Europe. During the 
past year he has traveled close to 10,000 miles in this 
country, visiting Rose-gardens and making a study, Rose- 
wise, in every locality possible. 
We mention this as an earnest of our continued effort 
and desire and of our “preparedness” to be of real service, 
with a knowledge of our customers’ needs, as well as with 
the goods to supply those needs. Official testimony of 
the quality of our goods is shown by the Gold Medals 
awarded us for exhibits at the San Francisco and San 
Diego Expositions, 1915. 
Our Treasurer is contributing the benefit of the judg¬ 
ment and experience which have also made him the suc¬ 
cessful head of three other large mercantile establishments 
in tnis county. 
Our Secretary gives close personal oversight to the 
packing of all orders, as well as to storage of our extensive 
stocks. 
This brief survey, to be just, should tell with emphasis 
of the splendid corps of men and women, whose many 
years of faithful training have made them of inestimable 
value in our preparedness to render you the service that 
spells both pleasure and satisfaction. 
R. T. SATTERTHWAITE, Secretary ROBERT L. PYLE, Treasure! 
WHEN YOU ORDER 
State the Date upon which you wish your order sent, or better 
still, leave the time of shipment to us and we will send at planting¬ 
time in your locality. 
Money Should Accompany the Order, and may be sent at our 
risk if forwarded by Postal or Express Money Order, Bank Draft, 
or in Registered Letter. 
Foreign Orders. —To cover additional cost of packing, etc., custo¬ 
mers living outside U. S. A. must add 33 K per cent extra payments to 
amounts named “by express” in this book. (See special circular.') 
IF YOU WISH SHIPMENT PREPAID 
All the items in our catalogue which are priced “postpaid” 
will be delivered free by mail. 
All the items which are priced “by express,” such as 2-year and 
larger-sized plants, flower-boxes, etc., are to be shipped by express 
collect, as the prices named for other than i-year plants are for the 
plants only, and do not cover cost of delivery. If you want “express” 
plants sent prepaid, either by express or parcels post, add 10 per cent 
of your total order if east; or 20 per cent if west of the Mississippi 
River. Double this amount for prepaying orders of less than $ 2 . 
AN INVITATION 
Our Nurseries are half way 
between Philadelphia and 
Baltimore on Media Divi¬ 
sion of P. R. R. During the 
summer we have many acres 
of flowers in bloom. Visitors 
are most welcome. 
GUARANTEE 
Such as has been made 
by no other firm. We guar - 
tee C. & J. Roses to bloom 
the first regular blooming 
period after planting, or 
your money back. 
(This does not cover loss by in¬ 
sect pests or winter-kill.) 
Our greenhouse plant (further extended this past year) is thoroughly equipped 
with all the modern appliances for growing Roses of the very best quality 
To Whom It May Concern: 
November 10, 1915 
It affords us pleasure 
to testify to the high char¬ 
acter and standing of The 
Conard & Jones Company. 
It is composed of practical, 
up - to - date nurserymen 
and Rose specialists. In 
our opinion, any state¬ 
ment they may make or 
any agreement into which 
they may enter can be 
absolutely relied upon. 
THE NATIONAL BANK 
OF WEST GROVE, PA. 
*^—VaIue of a guarantee depends mainly upon the RELIABILITY of the House behind 
The Conard & Jones Co., Rose Specialists—50 Years’ Experience, West GlfOVe, Pa. 
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