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_ landscape Beauty to American Hones 
T IS well nigh unto fifty years that I have been actively engaged in this nursery 
industry. I always like to feel that the firm which I founded in 1898 has played an 
important part in the planting and improving of home landscapes and gardens in 
America. You who have made a hobby of gardening already realize that it is about the 
only hobby that pays dividends two ways, provided the proper choice of plants was made 
in the beginning. Investment in suitable materials for use in foundation plantings, flow- 
ering shrub border plantings, rose gardens, perennial borders and many utility arrange- 
ments always grow in value with the oncoming years. Then there are always the health- 
giving dividends of relaxation and contentment that gardening alone can furnish. Big 
strong men, men and women with shattered nerves, tired businessmen and women .. . 
all of them put their mind at ease as soon as they get close to Mother Earth and begin 
to dig, plant, hoe and cultivate. Sooner or later they begin to specialize and want to 
learn more and more about roses, for instance, until one particular phase becomes all- 
absorbing and there is no time left for outside worries. 
While it is true that our work and research in roses has always been of world-wide 
importance to gardeners, I sometimes feel there are many who do not realize the almost 
equal importance of our contributions to American horticulture when introducing many 
of the finest Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Evergreens and Deciduous Shrubs, Perennial 
Flowers, Trees and Vines. 
This annual message would certainly not be complete unless I thanked each and every 
one of you for your patronage and especially your patience during the war years we have 
just passed through. There have been times when my associates and I were taken to 
task for our apparent shortcomings, but I trust in the end we have succeeded in exhibit- 
ing that kindly, friendly attitude which I have always tried to maintain toward all of our 
patrons. Let me assure you that my loyal staff of experienced horticulturists, having grown 
up with this organization, will continue to grow and sell the very best quality plants to 
keep your home and my home the same beautiful, 
restful and inviting place to ‘““come home to.” 
January, 1946. 
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. 

To the thousands of Rose-lovers who visit the New York Botanical Gardens, this view 
of the Rose Garden will revive memories of many pleasant hours spent in a real atmos- 
phere of Roses. The unfailing devotion of Mr. Bobbink to the Rose in America has made 
this garden of over 8000 plants possible since 1920. Many of the beds of the older de- 
pendable kinds are still in good condition and, of course, new and improved varieties are 
donated yearly. The whole garden is perfectly maintained by the capable staff of this 
World-famous Botanical Institution. 

