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them. 
ROSES, THE QUEEN OF ALL FLOWERS 
In 1933 and again in 1934, we were chosen as America’s Rose 
Representative to plant and exhibit the Official Rose Garden 
at Chicago’s World’s Fair. When you consider that there are 
over 6000 nurseries in the United States, this was indeed a 
signal honor and recognition. 
Eight years ago we started the policy of selling the new and 
better varieties of roses at popular prices. The response was 
immediate. Before that, rose lovers had to pay high prices for 
the roses they really wanted, and so in only a few gardens were 
the better roses to be found. We wanted even the modest 
garden to enjoy the choice varieties. 
We want to impress upon you this fact, that all roses are not alike; 
that there are degrees of quality in rose plants just like there is 
in almost all merchandise. When you get our plants, you will see 
at once their extra high quality—nice green tops and a wonderful 
system of roots. These better quality plants will not only produce 
more and better blooms, but because they have so much more vigor 
and vitality, they will live longer. 
On account of some failures, you may have concluded that 
your location was not suitable for roses. Perhaps the failure 
was due not to location, but to poor quality plants. We just 
wish you could read the letters we have received from those 
who had such experiences. Then they planted some Inter- 
State Roses. How pleased, how happy, they were, that now 
they could enjoy that finest of all flowers, the rose, so beautiful, 
so fragrant. 
STRONG GUARANTEE, the strongest ever 
made by any firm. We sincerely believe that 
we give you a larger dollar’s worth of plant 
quality, bloom and growing satisfaction than 
you can get anywhere else. 
We could write several pages about how our roses are grown 
by the best growers in America; how they are budded on root 
stocks that are hardy and vigorous, yet will not sucker and go 
wild; how carefully they are handled. We know that we have 
the highest quality and WE BACK IT UP WITH OUR 
We will let some of our customers tell you how 
much they like our roses. We have files full of 
such letters, and if we could print them all, 
very likely you would find a letter right from 
your own vicinity. 
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT INTER-STATE ROSES 
Mr. Le Roy Fenn of Wisconsin wrote 
us— 
“I wish to compliment you on your 
roses and would recommend them to 
anyone who wishes to enjoy the beauty 
of lovely roses. The roses were abso¬ 
lutely wonderful, bloomed profusely 
and were a revelation to us and all who 
saw them. Never saw roses bloom so 
profusely the first year and have noth¬ 
ing but the highest praise for your 
roses.” 
Mr. F. K. Ziegler of Illinois wrote us— 
“/ have bought hundreds of rose 
bushes from the best growers in the 
country. I have never received plants 
of such high quality as the ones 
received from you.” 
Mrs. A. O. Pettibon of West Virginia 
wrote us— 
“The rose collection I bought from you 
last spring were the largest, healthiest 
plants I have ever bought from any 
nursery.” 
Mr. Fred L. Cutler of Indiana wrote 
us— 
“/ was very much pleased with the 
order of roses I purchased from you last 
spring. They are still in bloom and 
have been a riot of color all summer, 
even during the hot dry weather.” 
Mr. Thomas M. Aistrope of Iowa 
wrote us— 
“Attached you will find my 1938 rose 
order. I have purchased roses from you 
the past three years and I am con¬ 
vinced that you have the best roses in 
the entire country.” % 
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Mr. R. R. Shelters of Michigan ; 
wrote us— 
“/ purchased my first order of rose ;■ 
biishes from you at the World’s Fair 
in 1933. 1 can truly say that your rose f 
bushes were the best that I have pur- 
chased from any company in vigor and .-y. 
size. They are still blooming freely ./. 
and doing good work.” f'- 
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