Paramount Koses 
ARE SCARCE AGAIN THIS YEAR 

OSES are very scarce indeed. The long wet summer of 1945 ruined 
half the crop harvested last fall, and also made budding difficult and 
the “take” poor for the crop for this year. Consequently, our stand 
for this year is less than 40 per cent. This is the general situation all over the 
Kast. 
In addition to having our smallest crop in ten years, we lost many 
well-known and valuable varieties because of lack of budwood. These good 
and popular Roses have disappeared from our list, at least temporarily. 
We believe that the quality of our plants is equal to anything that we 
have ever grown, but there are just not enough of them. We suggest that 
you order early and plant this fall, as there is little possibility that we will 
have any Roses left for spring. 
The poor production of the past few years and the increasing expense 
of labor, materials and equipment have caused production costs to rise 
considerably. You will find this fact reflected in the higher prices listed for 
some varieties in the following pages. We regret this situation but have no 
control over it. It seems to be in line with current trends in all lines of 
business, and we are no exception to the pressure. We hope our customers 
will understand and will make the best of it, as we are trying to do. 

Harrisburg, Pa., Breeze Hill Rose-Garden Hershey, Pa., Rose-Garden 
PARAMOUNT NURSERIES 
A. & A. D. WANDERKRAATS, Proprietors 
WEST GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA 
Near Jennersville in Chester County, Penna. Phone: West Grove 2711 
