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JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., LA CROSSE, WIS . 
1939 
SALZER’S 1939 ROSE OFFER 
Ten One Year Old Rose Bushes 
for $1.45, Postpaid 
Ten Hybrid Tea Rose Bushes, all 
different, at a price so low that no one 
need foresro the luxury of plenty of 
lovely roses in their own yard! These 
economical one year old roses may as 
well grow in your yard one summer, 
after which they will be equivalent to 
the field grown roses listed on the pre¬ 
ceding pages. 
They Are Easy to Grow! 
Anybody can grow these roses! All 
you need is ordinary good garden soil 
and a sunny situation. These roses 
are perfectly hardy and winter 
through everywhere if given winter 
protection, presenting you with a 
wealth of beautiful roses from year 
to year. They will bloom freely the 
first year planted! 
Send in your order early and we 
will book it and send the roses at 
proper time to plant this spring. Col¬ 
lection cannot be altered. If your 
garden is too small for ten roses, club 
together with a neighbor or a friend. 
Please Note: Will be sent fn a sep¬ 
arate parcel, and mailed from our 
branch nursery in Ohio at proper time 
to plant. 
TEN DESIRABLE ROSES! 
Here are the different roses that 
you get in Salzer’s Special 1939 Rose 
Offer: 
Antonie Revoire —Rosy pink, fiushed 
carmine, yellow base. 
Duchess of Wellington— Intense saf¬ 
fron-yellow, stained crimson. 
E. G. Hill —Deep maroon-red. 
Francis Scott Key —Glowing scarlet. 
Golden Ophelia —Golden yellow, 
shaded lighter yellow. 
La Champagne —Coppery pink with 
yellow base. 
Pink Maman Coehet —C 1 e a r pink 
roses. 
President Hoov'er —A combination of 
cerise pink, flame scarlet, and yellow. 
Lovely. 
Rev. P. Page Roberts —Copper red 
buds, golden yellow blooms stained 
with red. 
White Coehet —Snow-white roses. 
$1.45 FOR THESE TEN ROSES! 
A real buy—tr.ese ten choice and very 
desirable roses for $1.4.'>, postpaid any¬ 
where in the United States! We will 
book your order and mail at proper 
time to plant this spring. 
Antonie Revoire 
Duchess Of Wellington 
Rose Roiiletti 
ROSE ROULETTI 
Tiniest Rose in the World! 
The Fairy Rose! So tiny that a bee 
will almost cover a bloom, Rose Rou- 
letti grows only from 6 to 8 inches 
high, bearing a profusion of lovely, 
semi-double soft rose pink rosette 
ilowers, less than an inch in diame¬ 
ter, from early summer until frost. 
It is practically everblooming. 
Rose Rouletti supplies a long felt 
want as a border for the rose bed, 
for the perennial bed. along the walk 
or driveway, etc., also desirable for 
the Rock Garden. In tests it has 
been perfectly hardy, withstanding 
20° below zero, and remaining ever¬ 
green all winter. I'rice: 1 yr. plants, 
each, 35c; 3 for 6 for $1.85, 
postpaid. 
TOM THUMB 
U. S. Plant Patent No. 169. Devel¬ 
oped from Rouletti above, the tiny 
flowers are just as small but are rich 
crimson in color, with white centers 
and studded with golden stamens. 
Plants only 4 to 6 in. high. Elegant 
for edging. Each, 1 yr. plants, 75c; 
3 for $1.35; <> for $:i.75, postpaid. 
BLOOMING OR 
POLYANTHA ROSES 
They form shapely, compact bushes 
about 18 inches high which are in pro¬ 
fuse bloom until severe frost. Add 
10c extra, each, for any wanted in soil 
and paper pot. Price: 1 Year Plants: 
Each, 24c; 3 for (J9c; (> for $1.28; dozen, 
$2.35, postpaid. * 
BABY RAMBLER —Gay flowers of 
brightest red, in large clusters. 
CHATILLON ROSE — Semi-double, 
bright pink tinted orange. 
CLOTHILDE SOUPERT — The best 
white, double, fragrant. 
GEORGE ELGER —Golden yellow. 
GLORIA MUNDI —-Orange scarlet. 
IDEAL —Dark velvety crimson. 
LAEAYETTE —Cherry red flowers. 
MISS EDITH CAVELL —Semi-dou¬ 
ble, scarlet with white center. 
TIP TOP—Or Baby Doll. Y e 1 1 o w 
flushed pink. A shade somewhat like 
Talisman. Prices above. 
One Each of These 9 Roses for .$1.95; 
in paper pots and soil, $2.05, postpaid. 
Creeping Rose, Hiawatha 
CREEPING ROSES 
Indispensable for covering graves, 
climbing over walls, stumps or trees. 
Foliage retained until late winter. 
Prices include postage. 
WICHURIANA —Color pure white 
with golden yellow disc. Flowers sin¬ 
gle. 2 Year Field Grown Stock: Each, 
65c; 3 for $1.80. 
HIAWATHA —Brilliant ruby car¬ 
mine flowers borne on pendulous 
sprays. First class. 2 Year Field 
Grown: Each, OiSc; 3 for $1.85. 
One Each of Above 2, For $1.25. 
HARDY MOSS ROSES 
These beautiful Roses are distin¬ 
guished by the moss-like covering of 
their buds. 2 year field grown stock. 
CRESTED MOSS —Bright rose pink 
flowers, fringed and frilled. Each, 75c. 
HENRY MARTIN —Rich red, sweet 
and fragrant. Each, 70c. 
BLANCHE MOREAU — Fragrant 
flowers of purest white. Each, 7,3e. 
1 Each of Above 3, For $1.90. 
The Rose Rouletti that I ordered from you arrived in good condition and is growing nicely.-Helen F. Foster, 1714 No, 
Tejon St., Colorado Springs, Colorado. 
