The delicate complimentary 
tones of the glorious new 
PEACE rose make it an 
ideal subject for floral 
arrangements. 

83RD YEAR 
“THEY CAN TAKE IT” 
Our years in the nursery business have 
taught us the importance of growing plants, 
trees and vines that “can take it.’’ Hardiness 
of the stock you buy is a main factor influenc- 
ing results in your orchard, vineyard or garden. 
V 2n you pay out good money you want strong 
plants that will produce more blooms, and 
sturdy trees and vines that will yield the great- 
est amount of top-quality fruit, year after year. 
The responsibility rests squarely with the 
nurseryman. It means that he must know his 
business, and be lling to devote extra time, 
effort and care to develop hardy characteristics. 
For our part we > the opportunity. Grow- 
ing hardy plan 2es is a specialty of the 
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Each of our growing grounds has ample 
water available, but we irrigate only when 
necessary. We believe in frequent cultivation 
as the best means of holding the moisture. This 
method does not keep the roots continually 
soaked but allows them to develop in a sound 
and normal manner. Plants, like children, react 
badly to coddling. Too much fertilizer and too 
much water breeds weaklings that are likely to 
die with the first sharp frost. 
This is our 83rd year of.plant and tree produc- 
tion. When you buy nursery stock, you are 
buying more than meets the eye. The policy 
and experience behind the stock makes a big 
difference. Our main concern is to see how well 
we can do the job—cost is secondary, and 
related to quality in terms of value. Our busi- 
ness has been built on this basis, through more 
than four-fifths of a century. We are determined 
to continue these production policies, and our 
tested digging, grading, storing and shipping 
methods, so that you can rely on getting a 
sound investment in Roeding’s Quality plants, 
trees and vines... . always. 
PRESIDENT 

ROSES OUTGREW ALL OTHERS 
“The plants (roses) bought from you last 
Fall outperformed and outgrew all other 
plants including ones bought from (names 
of five well-known firms). The summers 
here are hot—115 degrees in the shade 
and no shade. Very little rainfall, we 
have to water all summer, so you see 
what a beating even a good plant has to 
take. 
“We have centered our order on your 
plants because they have proved better by 
test under terrible conditions.” 
srpt from a letter, from a Member 
the American Rose Society) 
OKLAHOMA, February 1947, 

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The Finest New Rose 
of the Decade... 
PEACE 
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AARS (Plant Patent No. 591) 
PEACE. R43. (Mme. A. Meilland.) (Plant Patent 
No. 591.) Pictured above. Offered 2 years ago 
for the first time, this is the only rose to win the 
1946 All-America Rose Selections Award. One 
marvel of this rose is the range of colors through 
which it passes, from opening yellow buds, 
with edges picoted cerise, to glorious five-inch 
blooms of alabaster-white. Each petal is edged 
with pink that seems to deepen as the flowers 
slowly open. Though the bloom is unusually 
large, its effect is that of a delicate and almost 
ethereal loveliness. The large individual petals 
gradually open, a few at a time, around a high- 
pointed center heart of tawny yellow. 
The vigorous plant is as superior as the 
bloom, with clean, holly-like glossy foliage. 
Flowers borne singly on strong straight stems, 
are unusually long lasting. For best results, the 
partially-opened buds should be cut when pink 
begins to show in the margin of the petals. 
Blooms are produced in succession throughout 
the season. A single plant shows, at one time, 
blooms in various stages of opening and chang- 
ing colors—canary yellow, pale gold, cream, 
ivory and alabaster-white; cerise, soft rose, 
apple-blossom pink and finally, a soft pink- 
lavender. 
The pink suffusion in ‘‘Peace” is accentuated 
in warm weather and in warm climates, but not 
so pronounced in cooler areas. The rose is beau- 
tiful everywhere. We can recommend “Peace” 
for all rose-growing sections without reserva- 
tion. $2.00 each; 3 for $5.00. 
