4 C. H. STOCKING 
ROSES 
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Growing roses is our pleasure; meeting our rose 
friends is even a greater pleasure. We thank 
every one of our patrons for their patronage and 
recommendations to others. We wish we could 
thank each of you personally, but we hope our 
roses will do that for us every day by their lovely 
blooms. Any time we may be of assistance to you 
in growing better roses, it will be our privilege. 
In these days when our nerves are being taxed 
as never before by the anxieties of the world, we 
feel the need of relaxation. There is no place 
where this abounds more than in the garden, 
working with handiwork of nature. 
This little booklet we are presenting to you is 
not the colorful one of the past, but due to ex- 
isting conditions, we deem it advisable to be as 
conservative as possible. We are, however, main- 
taining the customary high quality of the plants. 
With few exceptions, our stock is on Odorata 
root. We guarantee every plant to grow, be true 
to name and to reach you in good condition. 
Shipping facilities may not be as dependable now 
as formerly so we will use special care in packing, 
but we ask you to please examine plants carefully 
and if they appear dry to soak the bushes in water 
over night, or bury them in moist earth or peat 
moss for two or three days. 
Due to greatly increased cost, we are forced 
to increase the prices this year. All prices quoted 
are for No. 1 grade two-year-old plants, unless 
