
FLOWER GROWING ENTERS A NEW ERA 
Finer Plants. Greater Enjoyment to Come 
LOWERS have always been important to Americans. 
Even as George Washington planned his magnificent 
estate at Mt. Vernon while suffering at Valley Forge, 
so we too have planned our Gardens of Tomorrow dur- 
ing the perilous days of Normandy and Iwo Jima. 
The breath-taking beauty of a flower as it unfolds... 
the warm deep satisfaction to be found in one’s own gar- 
den are a result of careful planning and diligent effort. 
With faith in the future and determination to make this 
the dest garden you have ever had, now is the time to plan 
and plant it. 
Let your Victory Garden, so urgently needed a year or 
two ago, be the start of a new landscape picture which 
will provide many years of joy and satisfaction. The 
ground which you so carefully prepared to grow food for 
home defense is ready to produce beauty and inspiration 
for a world at peace. Develop that garden as a part of 
your landscape while it is still in tillable condition. 
Living Memorials are being proposed as a fitting tribute to 
those brave men who will not return. The usefulness, beauty 
and value of blooming plants should be an inspiration to the 
citizens of the future ae a source of pride to the community. 
We will be very happy to advise you if we can be of assistance 
in such programs or we will refer you to other sources should 
your problems be beyond our facilities. 
THE PICTURE 
ON THE COVER 
The front cover is a photo 
of a section of the J. & P. 
Display Garden. These 
numbers identify the va- 
rieties for your information: 
(1) Fantasia; (2) Mary 
Margaret McBride; 
(3) Climbing Summer 
Snow with Summer 
Snow Floribunda at the 
base; (4) Crimson Glory; 
(5) Gayety Delphinium; 
(6) Delightful Delphin- 
ium. 
The 9. & P. Test Garden 
Where Modern Roses Are 
Tested and Bred 

















{above} A view of the famous J, & P, Test Garden at 
Newark, New York. The greenhouse in the background 
is one of many in which modern Roses are created, The 
best of the new Roses from these greenhouse laboratories 
are planted in the outdoor garden where they undergo 
rigid tests to prove quality, depth of color, profusion of 
bloom, hardiness, disease-resistance, etc. Here you see 
a few visitors examining these new Roses in the test 
beds. {right} The Birth of a New Rose! E., S. Boerner, 
Director of Plant Research, placing the pollen from 
one Rose on the stigma of another. After thousands of 
such crosses... a lovely new Rose may be created. 
After several years of testing and propagating it 3s 
ready for a place in the Parade of Modern Roses. 



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C. H. Perkins, President of 
J. & P., under whose guid- 
ance thousands of acres of 
Modern Roses, Perennials, 
and Fruits are grown and 
sold all over America. 

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§$ YOUR PROTECTION 
OUR GUARANTEE—We offer you only one grade of 
Roses—the finest. We-unconditionally guarantes every plant 
we ship to be of finest quality, true to name and Class, 
sturdy and free from disease, and to reach you in perfect 
We guarantee every plant to flower the next norma) 
We will replace, prepaid and free of charge, any plant 
which does mot perform according to the above gudrantee, 
providing you have carefully followed our directions for 
planting and care, and providing your report so states 
and is filed with us on or before August 1 on shipments 
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY— Roses are mortal, like any 
other living thing. They really need comparatively little 
care—especially the new improved varieties. But they must 
be given fertile soil, sun and water, and proper cultivation, 
to keep them vigorous. We send you planting and cultural 
instructions in each shipment. Follow these and you will 
be sewarded with healthy growth and prolific blooms. 


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THE ROSE CAPITAL OF AMERICA 




NEWARK, NEW YORK - - 
December 17th, 1945 
TO OUR CUSTOMERS: 















Gardening in Amerioa is entering a new era... 
an era in which people will take increased pride in 
their handiwork. Our contribution to this will be 
infinite loveliness and greater satisfaction than was 
ever before possible, due to our extensive program to 
keep available the best and finest varieties in Modern 
Roses, Perennials and other garden plants. 
Despite our best efforts, the lack of skilled 
labor and material during the last year hindered our 
plans to such an extent that we could not fill all of 
the orders from our many customers. °The shortage of 
labor and the fact that it takes two years or more to 
mature most of our orops has caused us to disappoint 
many of you but we hope to remedy this very soon. 
With the cessation of hostilities, our former employees 
are returning and the produotion outlook is brighter 
for the future, 
In addition, our Department of Plant Research haa 
been active during the war years, and we have a bril- 
liant array of excellent new material being prepared 
for the very near future, 









To those. of our many friends who have been dis- 
appointed, we apologize for any inconveniences we may 
have caused and offer our sincere thanks for your 
patience and understanding. We here at J, & P. are 
earnestly bending all our efforts to fulfill your 
future requirements as soon as conditions permit us 
to do so, 
Si VIEL. 
Charles H. Perkins, 
President 
Onder Early 
Because it takes at least two years to 
produce a modern Rose plant, this 
year’s supply is still comparatively 
limited. Should we be sold out of the 
variety you order, to avoid disappoint- 
ment we shall send another Rose of 
similar color and quality unless other- 
wise instructed (see ‘‘Special Service” 
on order blank). Please send remit- 
tance with order; we do not ship C.0.D. 
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Every Modern Rose plant 
has this waterproof label 
attached. It is your sym- 
bol of the J. & P. guar- 
antee and also has the 
name of the plant on the 
back for reference. 

Any item not in this catalog is unavailable for 
the present season. If you want something not 
listed here, ask us about it on a separate sheet 
of paper from your order. 
: Plants Are Better 



Sent to You Prepaid at Planting Time 
{above} The plants you order from us are 
trimmed ready for planting, carefully packed 
in damp moss and waterproof paper, and 
each plant has a permanent label securely 
attached. They are then placed in sturdy 
cartons anid shipped to you with charges 
brepaid at the correct time for planting. The 
bhotograph above shows one of our employees 
weighing parcel-post packages at the postage 
meter machine in our shipping debartment.. 
