BROWNELL ROSE RESEARCH GARDENS 
LITTLE COMPTON, RHODE ISLAND 
“P(A ov August 18, 1948 
Library U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
Washington 25 
Distrist of Columbia 
Gentlemen: 
Salesmen should have a good story now and 
again to pep up their customers. 
Here's one for you. 
You know most Nurserymen do not know very 
much about the roses they are selling after they 
leave the growing field or the sales counter, as 
they don't get a chance to look into the customer's 
gardens much or know their intimate reactions. 
Some years back, the Rose man of a leading 
nursery saw one of our varieties well established 
in display, thought it grand and listed it. 
Believing that two such good varieties 
would not come from the same source he passed up the 
others; until two years later when he saw another 
Brownell variety on display and listed that. 
This happened again some time after and it 
was then decided to "take a chance" on the entire list. 
Now he says - "Gee, what we've missed." 
There is no need of waiting so long. 
Are you waiting? 
Sincerely, 

