A GAIN we present to our friends and customers our Little Rose Book for the year 
l\ 1938. The past year has been very gratifying to us, for we have received many 
letters expressing utmost satisfaction with the manner in which we have served 
those who placed their confidence in us. 
A letter which came this week is a combination of all comments we received. It 
reads as follows: 
“I live in a locality where Rose-gardens are a real hobby. My first Rose I bought 
from you fifteen years ago. Nothing I enjoyed more. As you know, I bought many 
more since; also bought a few from others for comparison. None were better, mostly 
worse. All my friends feel about your Roses as I do. The quality you supply, together 
with the prompt service, deserve the highest praise.” 
Mistakes will be made by all of us. During the seasonable rush, an occasional error 
is likely to occur, but if you will kindly let us know when this happens, it will be rectified 
to your entire satisfaction. 
Reliability is our aim. We have supplied the public in all parts of the world with 
highest-grade Roses during the last half-century, and Klyn’s Roses still enjoy a most 
enviable reputation. 
Buying Roses is a matter of confidence. May we assure you that we will show our 
appreciation of your confidence by giving you our very best in quality and service. 
A Word about the Growing, Harvesting, and Storing of 
Klyn’s “Do-Bloom” Roses 
All plants are our own northern Ohio-grown. They are two years old (or three years, 
if one year is included for growing the wild Rosa multiflora japonica understock, on 
which all our Roses are budded). No effort or expense is spared to keep our fields free 
from weeds, insects, and fungous diseases. You are invited to visit our fields to convince 
yourself that there is no exaggeration about our statements. 
During harvest-time the roots are never exposed to sun and wind. The plants are 
handled with utmost care to prevent the breaking or bruising of roots and branches. 
They are graded by experienced men. The top-notch grade is being reserved for you, 
while the smaller grades are being disposed of to the less particular trade. 
Klyn’s Roses are stored in our own well-ventilated storage buildings, with the roots 
in the soil. There is no better method to preserve their vitality through their stage of 
dormancy. 
The varieties we are listing are a selection of those that give the most all-round satis¬ 
faction and are as good a representation of all varieties as can be given, although it 
should be remembered that some varieties will do better in one locality than another. 
Plant your own laboratory of Roses. Find out which method of pruning and fertilizing 
is best for your locality and soil conditions. Doing this, you have created for yourself 
one of the most noble and least expensive hobbies. 
Under the recently enacted Plant Patent Law, many new varieties are now being 
patented. This means only that they are distinctive from those that we already have. 
It is no guarantee that they will grow or bloom better than unpatented varieties. 
However, one of the greatest pleasures of the advanced gardener is the testing of 
new things, so you will get a lot of pleasure in trying the new Roses. The Rose you have 
been looking for may be among the 1938 novelties. 
KLYN’S "Do-Bloom" POTTED ROSES 
A method we recently adopted to accommodate those who have no opportunity to plant 
dormant Roses at the proper time. Potted in large heavy tar-paper pots, these will be in foliage 
and ready to start blooming by April 20, and can be planted all through the summer. It 
will be a delight for those within driving distance to come and see our display. Take these Roses 
with you in your car, plant them, and they keep right on growing. Customers who used them 
last year are more than pleased. 
$1.00 each, $10.00 per dozen, except varieties listed at $1.25 and higher, which will be at the 
regular dormant Rose price. These cannot be shipped by mail and must go by express, charges 
to be paid by customer. 
