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c&he 'World's Smallest Hdose^ 
"A miniature of loveliness, 
All grace, summed up and closed in little 
A MATURE BLOOMING PLANT IS EASILY COVERED BY A TEA-CUP! 
This rare dwarf rose, the genuine 
Rosa Rouletti, native of the Swiss Alps, 
is positively the smallest rose in all the 
world, an exquisite plant miniature that 
may be easily grown either indoors or 
out. Because it is everblooming in habit 
and highly resistant to rose pests and 
diseases as well as really hardy, it is a 
great favorite with plant lovers fortun¬ 
ate to possess one. 
There are many kinds of dwarf roses 
and, unfortunately, many are sold as 
Rouletti that are not the genuine plant 
and quickly attain rank growth so as to 
quite lose the distinctive qualities of this 
plant jewel; Rosa Rouletti is the only 
dwarf rose that remains permanently a 
tiny dwarf. A mature, two-year-old 
blooming specimen may readily be cov¬ 
ered by a tea-cup! Note the six blooms 
in the thimble shown in our illustration. 
The tiny red buds, no larger than a grain 
of wheat, often with feathered sepals, 
are real gems of Nature; they open 
slowly, during a week or more, to the 
daintiest full-blown flowers the size of 
a dime, that are double, fragrant, and of 
a delightful shade of pink, borne on thin, 
wiry stems that are always upright. 
This rare little plant is in much 
demand for gift purposes, especially for 
the invalid to whom its friendly little 
ways are a great joy. It is a continuous 
bloomer, permanently happy in its small pot, and with the simple but full directions for its care 
that we send with each plant may be easily grown and will last for many years. 
We are especially proud of the fact that ours is the genuine Rosa Rouletti, originating from 
the rare specimen first found by its discoverer. 
ESTABLISHED BLOOMING SIZE PLANTS —in plain pot, expertly packed for safe ship¬ 
ment by mail, with directions, each $1.00. 
SELECTED SPECIMENS —in glazed gift pot and saucer, ivory, jade, green, turquoise blue, yellow, 
black or mandarin orange, each $1.5 0. 
Lester Photo 
A 3-year-old plant of our genuine Rosa Rouletti, in a 
3-inch pot, and 6 blooms in a small thimble! 
We prepay shipping costs at the above price to any California address; add the 3% sales tax. 
If to go beyond California add 10 cents, or if east of the Mississippi add 2 5 cents to cover added 
shipping costs. 
