Don I Be [Misled-let s S t u d lj B o s t (r 7 1> a d e s ! 
All plants shown here are 'Two-year old, field grown, budded bushes." They are all of the SAME VARIETY and dug from the some row. 
The average row of well grown roses grades out about as follows: No. 1 grade—50 per cent; No. 1 Vz —30 per cent; No. 2_15 per 
cent; No. 3—5 per cent. 
Poorly grown roses contain many more plants of the lighter grades. No. I Vz grade at wholesale is worth 30 per cent 
less than No. 1; No. 2 grade, 50 per cent less; No. 3 grade, 75 per cent less. 
The American Association of Nurserymen has established the following rules for grading the strong growing (like 
Radiance I Hybrid Tea Roses. No. 1 grade, 3 or more strong canes 18 inches up; No. V/z grade, two or more strong canes 14 
inches up; No. 2 grade, 2 or more canes 12 inches up; No. 3 or cull grade, 1 or more canes 8 inches up. The No. 3 or cull 
grade may contain lorger plants of poor shape or insufficient roots for the upper grades. 
Length of limbs for the weaker growing varieties (most yellows) may be 4 inches less on the two upper grades. 
Now a rose bush jobber may advertise "TWO-YEAR OLD ROSE BUSHES 19c EACH PREPAID," and fill your order with 
No. 3 grade and still be truthful and within the law. Or a price cutter may offer "Two-year bushes" at $2.50 or $3.00 a dozen 
and slip in a few under grade plants. Many rose firms use No. 1 Vz grade plants entirely and sell them as "Two-year roses" ond 
are truthful. 
If you want No. 1 grade roses, don't be mislead by the terms, "strong two-year" or "Prime two-year." Rose growers 
do not try to mislead each other with these terms—they sell to each other by standard grades 
Our roses are usually cut back to about twelve inches before shipment. 
IF YOU DESIRE THE CHEAPER PLANTS, WE CAN FURNISH THEM 
