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CHAMPION CITY GREENHOUSES, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 
G. & R. Summer Grown, Winter 
Rested, Own Root Roses 
Very few persons, even in the trade, realize to what mammoth proportions the own root Rose business has reached in the 
past few years. Our business has grown by leaps and bounds,and the end is not yet. It’s easy to understand why. Because 
G. & R. own root Roses give satisfaction. They grow and bloom; they work year in and year out; they have permanency. Not 
so the budded Roses that are like “a flash in the pan” and gone. No wonder when the customers know about budded Roses they 
absolutely refuse to purchase, and no one blames them. Give your customers the best, and the best are G. &. R. own root Roses. 
The Largest Rose Growers in the World 
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Although our stock of Roses for 1915 was several hundred thousand more than we ever grew, still we sold out early in the 
season and were compelled to turn down orders for three-quarters of a million Roses we could not supply. 
One of our customers in Oregon says: “Several years ago we bought your Roses, then we made the attempt to grow them 
ourselves, then again we tried the California-grown Roses, but we are back with you and we are back to stay. No Roses do so 
well with us as the G. & R. Rose. We expect to plant more largely of your Roses each year.” This Is why G. & R. Roses are 
finding a ready market everywhere they are tried. 
Rose After = Satisfaction 
When you buy G. & R. Roses you get along with them the after-satisfaction—that sense of realizing all the success that 
should come from planting quality Roses, the knowing that no better results are possible to be obtained outside of G. & R. 
Roses. It is the after-satisfaction that has compelled us to plan to grow for the coming season one million additional Roses. 
Think of it. the after-satisfaction of selling six million Roses, and demanding a million increase in one year. Going some! you 
say. Yes, but are you getting your share of this Rose after-satisfaction? If not, why not? Plant G. & R. quality Roses. None 
better, none so good. 
Abbreviations llserl A. B., Austrian Briar or Pernettiana ; B., Bourbon; C., China or Bengal; C. B., Climbing 
_ " Bourbon; C. C., Climbing China; C. H. P., Climbing Hybrid Polyantha ; C. II. T., Climbing 
Hybrid Tea; C. M., Climbing Moss; C. P., Climbing Polyantha; C. T. Climbing Tea; H. X., Hybrid Noisette; IT. 1\, Hybrid Per 
petual; H. Poly., Hybrid Polyantha; H. T., Hybrid Tea ; L., Laevigata or Cherokee; L. B.. Banksia or Lady Banks; M.. Moss: 
Mlc., Microphylla ; Mtf.. Multiflora; X., Noisette; 1\, Polyantha or Baby Rambler; R., Itugosa and their Hybrids; S., Setigera ; 
T., Tea Scented; W., Wichuraiana or Memorial and their Hybrids. 
HYBRID TEA ROSES 
Newer Varieties and a Few That are Scarce 
This is a class of recent creation, embodying the delicate shades and peculiar fragrance possessed by the Tea Roses combined 
with the vigor and more pronounced pink and crimson shades of color previously confined to the Hybrid Perpetual class. In 
our opinion the Hybrid Teas will supersede all others because of their superior constitution and marvelously free-flowering qual¬ 
ities. In a sentence, it may be said they combine all the better traits of the two classes from which they sprang, altogether a 
great advantage. Almost all are highly perfumed, an attribute absolutely essential to a perfect Rose. They are ever-bloomers 
and hardy in all but the most rigorous climate. 
ADMIRAL WARD (Pernet Ducher, 1915)—Vigorous, spreading, 
erect growth; large, glossy, bronzed foliage; large, full, 
globular flowers freely and continuously produced. Color 
crimson-red. shaded fiery-red and velvety crimson. Fine 
bedding variety. 
AUGUSTUS HARTMANN (B. R. Cant & Sons, 1914)—Brilliant 
geranium-red flushed with orange; flowers of large size and 
beautifully formed. The color is very striking and distinct. 
It obtained three silver medals in 1913 as “the best bloom in 
the show.” Very fine. 
AUTUMN TINTS (B. R. Cant & Sons, 1914)—Coppery-red 
shaded with orange and salmon ; flowers produced in great 
profusion. An exceedingly attractive garden Rose. Similar 
in color to Mme. Edward Herriott. Very lovely. 
BARON PALM (Lambert, 1914)—Pure velvety red. flushed 
deep yellowish-red and vermilion; large, full, and of good 
substance; fine both for garden culture and for cut flowers. 
BRILLIANT (Hugh Dickson, 1914)—Flowers large and full and 
produced continuously throughout the season in endless pro¬ 
fusion. Color the most intense scarlet, the hrightest color 
yet achieved in Roses, the fiery brilliance of which is quite 
startling. The most brilliant bedding Rose in existence. 
Gold medal, N. R. S. 
CECILE CUSTERS (Leenders, 1914)—Inside of petals lilac- 
rose, reverse deep rose-pink; large flower carried on long 
stem; growth vigorous and very floriferous. Extra. 
CHEERFUL (McGred.v, 1915)—Pure orange-flame, the flame 
tints overspreading the petals, giving it a wonderful and 
pleasing effect. Together with the distinct orange-yellow 
base, creates a combination of color hitherto unknown in 
Roses. The blooms are very large and full, of perfect shape 
and form, with enormous petals. It flowers freely and con¬ 
tinuously all season. Superb. 
CHERRY PAGE (Easlea, 1914) — Brilliant carmine-pink, suf¬ 
fused with golden-yellow at base of petals; flowers very 
large, with very shapely buds. Growth vigorous; very free- 
flowering. Extra. 
CHRISSIE MACKELLAR (Alex. Dickson, 1913)—A gorgeously 
beautiful Rose, combining in charming combination the fol¬ 
lowing tones, tints and colors: Crimson-carmine, deep rich 
ochrey-madder, becoming a delicate but bright orangey-pink 
as the flow’er develops. It is one of the most delightfully 
color-toned Roses we have had the pleasure of seeing. It is 
strongly and deliciously pure primrose-tea scented. 
COLLEEN (McGredy. 1914) Brilliant rose, shaded rose-pink 
with deeper rose-crimson veneering and distinct creamy-yel- 
low r ground, never fading until the petals drop. The flower 
is quite full, with enormous petals and high pointed center, 
forming the noblest and most remarkable flower among Roses. 
Very free blooming and smooth. Gold medal Rose of the 
National Rose Society of England, 1913. 
COUNTESS CLANWILLIAM (Hugh Dickson. 1914) —Flow-ers 
very large and full, produced in endless abundance; buds 
long and pointed, opening to large, full, high centered flow¬ 
ers of great beauty and refinement. Color delicate peach- 
pink at the base of the petals, which are flamed and heavily 
edged with deep cherry-red, a beautiful contrast of color. 
A charming Rose. Gold medal, N. R. S. 
CRIMSON QUEEN —A very strong, upright grower, flower 
large and full. Color a rich bright velvety crimson. A 
grand garden Rose, as it Is always in bloom. 
EDGAR M. BURNETT (McGredy, 1914)—Very large, full flow¬ 
ers of fine shape and form, with large flesh petals tinted 
rose. A great Improvement on La France, and may be re¬ 
garded as an advance on the type of Lady Alice Stanley, 
undoubtedly the sweetest-scented Rose in oxlstenco, even 
surpassing La France in this respect; unequalod in Its color 
as a bedding Rose. Gold medal, N. R. S. 
ETINCELANTE (Chambard, 1914)—Bright brilliant red, 
shaded with purple, largo, full and of fine form, opening 
into an enormous bouquet of fragrance; bud elongated, of 
brilliant velvety crimson color. Free flowering. Extra fine. 
