

of Flowers 
At the far end of 
the Rose Garden 
in the New York 
Botanical Gardens 
is this fitting trib- 
uteto Mr. Bobbink. 
The thousands of Rose-Lovers who visit the Botanical Gardens in the Bronx, 
New York City, will recognize this Plaque surrounded by Trailing Roses. The un- 
failing devotion of Mr. Bobbink to the Rose in America has made this garden of 
over 8000 plants possible since 1920. The beds of dependable older varieties, with 
new and improved ones added yearly, are perfectly maintained by the staff of this 
world-famous institution. 
Bobbink & Atkins . Nurserymen 
MAIN OFFICE 
Paterson Ave., East Rutherford, N. J. Phone: RUtherford 2-0700 
Branch Office: Our Clifton Farms are on the Valley Road between Montclair and Paterson. 
For the convenience of those in this area on matters concerning trees, shrubs, and evergreens, 
we suggest you PHONE: SHerwood 2-2284. 

The Meaning 
‘hn these War Days 

UCH has been said and written about the part flowers, 
plants, and trees do or do not play in a World at War. I 
doubt whether it is an exaggeration to say we simply can- 
not do without them. And I do not stand alone in this assertion, 
because my daily contacts with our gardening friends and patrons 
everywhere are mute evidence that these products are needed now 
more than ever before. Messages from the highest authorities in 
the United States Department of Agriculture continue to recom- 
mend the cultivation and maintenance of gardens for beauty as 
well as food, so that when Johnny and Joan come marching home, 
theirs will be a land of Gardened Homes in which to relax and en- 
“joy the bounties of nature. 
True, we are laboring under the handicaps all of us are well 
aware of, but they have not become too serious. It simply means 
that our remaining force in both the office and field are working 
harder and longer hours than we ever dreamed possible so that 
production may continue and orders be executed; there seems to 
be little room for the 48-hour week in this agricultural industry. 
As a general rule, I have found all plantsmen and nurserymen 
possess an unlimited amount of patience with disregard for great 
profits, and we are trying very hard to exhibit that patience to all 
our patrons who have been so kind and considerate in equal 
measure. 
In this general catalogue we have tried to present the useful and 
hardy plants that fill out the design for permanent Landscape 
Beauty. I always like to feel that Permanent Peace will be found 
in your garden. Whether you plant Roses, Rhododendrons, 
Azaleas, Lilacs, Vines, Perennial Flowers, Evergreens, Shrubs, 
Fruit Trees, Vegetable Plants or whatever you need, I hope you 
will consider the firm which I founded in 1898 a reliable source for 
the highest quality plants. It is true that certain items are in 
short supply, Roses especially, and still we are going forward and 
replenishing our stocks with all the vigor possible. 
Whether you “‘visit”? us by mail, telephone, or in person at the 
Nurseries, I want you to know how much your continued con- 
tacts mean to me and my staff of experienced horticulturists, 

February, 1945 % 

AZALEAS IN L. C. BOBBINK’S GARDEN 
The colorful Azaleas in these two pictures represent the culmination of a 
life’s work that rivals Bobbink & Atkins devotion to roses. Both the Evergreen 
and Deciduous Azalea provide the colors that no other family can equal in May 
and June. It is also appropriate to mention our work with tender Greenhouse 
Azaleas that are forced by leading growers in many cities to provide flowering 
plants for your homes in winter and early spring; many were originated and 
grown here in East Rutherford. Visitors are always welcome to our Garden 
and Greenhouses. 
