PETERSON QUALITY ROSES and 
PEONIES for FALL PLANTING, 1940 
Not only Roses, but the majority of good nursery-grown plants, trees and shrubs 
thrive best when set out in Oetober and November. We refer to Roses of our own 
production in the cold latitude of New York City. They are well matured, having 
been carefully tended during their three years of nursery life. Such Roses come to 
you fresh and full of vitality direct from the nursery, which eliminates the necessity 
of dormant plants being stored over the winter. All outdoor Roses from all sources 
that are sold in spring are harvested the previous fall or early winter. There would 
be many more Roses generally planted in fall than in spring if southern and Pacific 
coast plants were available here in the East during October and November. For 
many years we have been shipping Roses, even for planting in cold New England 
climates during late October, with excellent results following. 
Why Our Rose Grades 
Assure Better Quality 
We offer two superior grades— 
Peterson Grade No. 1 and Peterson 
Extra-Grade Roses. Our Grade No. 1 
is the size the general nurseryman offers 
as top-grade plants; our Extra Grade 
denotes those plants having the great¬ 
est number of stout branches and the 
heaviest, most fibrous root systems. It 
is these super-size plants that many of 
our older customers have come to know 
as the best producers of fine Roses. 
They are the result of nearly 40 years’ 
specialized Rose-growing. 
The quality and age of both sizes are 
the same. Both will produce good 
blooms. Naturally, the Extra-Grade 
plants will produce more the first year 
and give a greater immediate effect. 
All plants grown in the nursery row do 
not develop at the same rate, in spite 
of their getting the same care and 
fertilizer; that is one of the peculiarities 
of nature. You can buy a dozen apples 
or oranges of varying size and quality 
at different prices and in each case get 
your money’s worth. The same holds 
true with Rose plants. 
The chapter on Rose Culture in 
our ''Little Book About Roses'' is 
helpful to the prospective Rose 
planter. 
You Get the Pick of the Crop 
If it suits you to plant this fall, by all means 
do so and get the pick of the crop while gaining 
a season. The experienced nurseryman has been 
doing this for years and finds that when spring 
comes the plants are established and “ready for 
business,’’ no matter how uncertain and unfavor¬ 
able spring weather may be. No more winter 
protection is needed for newly-planted dormant 
Roses than for your established ones; this is all 
explained by the planting and cultural directions 
sent with each order. 
May we suggest that your fall order for Roses 
be sent in as far in advance of planting-time as 
possible. It will be acknowledged the day re¬ 
ceived and the approximate shipping date given. 
If you have had experience with fall-planted 
Roses, we are always pleased to make shipment to 
arrive on a specified date to suit your convenience, 
after October 15. But the earlier your order is 
sent in, the better plants and service we can give 
as soon as weather conditions arc ideal 
for transplanting. 
Edith Nellie Perkins 
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