S pring 
carcity 
in many varieties of Roses should be ex¬ 
pected, owing to the lack of importations and 
the winter-killing of stock during two excep¬ 
tionally severe seasons. 
Our 2-year pot-grown Roses will be found 
to answer every purpose for which field- 
grown stock may be used, but must not be 
handled in the same manner as strictly 
dormant Roses. 
Coal?—Y es, 
by persistent effort we have received suffi¬ 
ciently regular shipments to enable us to 
divert about six car-loads to aid employees, 
two churches and two fellow florists, while 
Providence added enough to winter our stock 
cool, but in the 
pink of condition. 
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