WATERING YOUR ROSES 
All modern Hybrid Tea roses are everblooming, that is, capable of producing bloom 
from early spring to frost under good cultural conditions. An abundance of WATER is 
by far the most important factor assuring constant bloom. Flooding the beds is one of 
the finest methods of watering, next only to tile watering from underneath, and is 
simplicity itself if you have had the forethought to have the level of the rose beds a 
couple of inches below surroundings. If it is absolutely necessary to water by sprinkling, 
work out a watering schedule that will not allow your foliage to remain wet for more 
than five hours, taking night dew into consideration. 
PRICES IN THIS CATALOGUE are subject to change without notice, and all orders 
are accepted subject to prior sale. WE DO NOT KNOW exactly how many plants of 
each variety we have until after roses are harvested. 
NO MORE HENNESSEY ROSES AFTER THE CROP OF 1943-1944 
FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR 
In consideration of the importance of putting every bit of energy into the war effort, 
the crop of roses listed in this catalogue would be the last crop of Hennessey roses, if it 
were not for the fact that the crop of 1943-1944 is of course already in preparation, 
having been prepared for and started in the late summer of 1941, long before Pearl 
Harbor. 
The fact that this crop is well along, together with the fact that a great deal of capital 
is tied up in it, decides me to go ahead with it. Practicality and patriotism forbid any 
further rose crops. 
By abandoning any further plantings, I can bring through the crop already in prepa- 
ration by using labor available, which is unfitted for participation in the war effort. But 
as further plantings require much more than double the labor now used (for rose-growing 
reasons taking too long to explain), I do not care to keep going through trying to attract 
labor from the war effort, which includes badly needed farm crops, for a luxury product. 
I should have to do so to continue in the rose business at the scale to which the business 
has grown. 
This does not mean that I consider other rose growers unpatriotic, or that I think 
rose gardens should be abandoned. On the contrary, your rose garden is a badly needed 
relaxation to which you turn thankfully when your day’s work is over. But if I continue 
to grow even small crops I must devote my entire time to them, and I believe my country 
deserves better of me than that. 
As no one can prophesy what may happen, ‘‘Hennessey’s Prize Winning Roses’ may 
never reappear on the market, and may become simply a legend. I have, however, taken 
as much time as I could possibly spare over the past two and a half years, to put down in 
my new rose book everything that could possibly help rose growers, which makes some 
amends for the possible complete abandonment of my rose growing. 
HYBRID TEAS 
AMI QUINARD—A semi-double blossom of the most intense rich dusky crimson, with 
delightfully velvety texture. Fragrant, low growing......-.-..-.---------------------- ee $1.00 
ANGELS MATEU, Pat. 174—A big colorful orange-coral rose for full sun, where its 
color stability is superb. The big buds and lovely fully double blossoms are scented 
richly like ripe blackberries mingled with rose perfume. An upright plant of medium 
height with shining glossy foliage. Very heavy blooming...........--.-.--------------------- $1.25 
BETTY UPRICHARD—A striking two-toned rose with backs of petals coppery car- 
mine, reverse rich salmon pink. This fine rose in fairly cool gardens competes in 
ergtas 
