Top: EDITOR McFARLAND (page 4). Middle: MISS ROWENA 
THOM (page 5). Bottom: ETOILE DE HOLLANDE (page 8) 
All nursery-grown budded 
Roses must be at least two years 
old, but many of them do not 
grade up to No. 1 or Extra 
Grade sizes as nurserymen des¬ 
ignate them. In the 1939 Ameri¬ 
can Rose Annual appears a 
very important story entitled, 
“Let’s Have a Fair Standard 
of Values for Field-grown, Bud¬ 
ded Roses.” It explains in detail 
all about that much-abused term “2 and 
3-year-old Roses.” 
The inexperienced Rose-buyer will usu¬ 
ally ask about the age of plants, whereas 
the grade or size is of far more consequence. 
There are factors affecting the growth of 
plants that are beyond the control of the 
nurseryman. This is especially 
true with field-grown Roses 
where we find that, in spite of 
the same care, they do not 
grow at the same rate. 
The Peterson Extra Grade denotes 
those plants having the greatest 
number of strong, thick canes and 
branches and the heaviest root 
systems. Naturally, these Extra- 
Grade plants will produce more 
Roses the first year, and thereby 
give the effect of an established Rose- 
garden. The relation between size of 
plants and abundance of bloom is so 
evident that the majority of our regu¬ 
lar customers specify Extra-Grade 
Plants. However, very satisfying 
results may be had with our No. 1 
plants. 
The Peterson No. 1 Grade is the 
size sold generally by nurserymen as 
top grade and will give satis¬ 
factory results. The quality 
and age of both sizes are the 
same. Our small-sized plants 
are never sold through regular 
retail channels. 
Discarded greenhouse-bench 
Roses are always sold as 2 to 
3-year plants, but anyone with 
experience realizes they are not 
comparable in any way with 
freshly dug, nursery-grown 
Roses, although both may be 
the same age. 
The Age and Sizes 
of Roses We Offer 
GEORGE H. PETERSON, INC. 
