__ T1oe World’s Smallest Rose 
( <Dhe ^World’s Smallest r Rose 
"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 pos¬ 
itively 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 
fortunate to possess one. 
There are many kinds of dwarf roses 
and, unfortunately, many are sold as Rou¬ 
letti 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 covered 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 daint¬ 
iest 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 shipment 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. 
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. 
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Other 'Dwarf looses 
These are some of our other dwarf or miniature roses, in much demand for rock-garden planting 
or as pot plants. 
THE FAIRY ROSE —(See description and price on page 4). 
MISS LAWRANCE ROSE —Like our Genuine World’s Smallest Rose described above but of ranker 
growth; the rose that is sold by many as Rosa Rouletti; double pink flowers; grows to 8 or 10 inches 
in height. Shipped in paper pot, each 5 0c. 
TOM THUMB —Like our World’s Smallest Rose but slightly ranker in habit; red flowers. Each 7 5c. 
First of all, the Rose, because its breath 
Is rich beyond the rest, and when it dies 
It doth bequeath a charm to sweeten death. 
—Barry Cornwall. 
Lester Photo 
A 3 -year-old plant of our genuine Rosa Rouletti , 
in a 3-inch pot, and 6 blooms in a small thimble! 
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