*MIDGET. Plant Pat. 466. See illus- 
tration at left. Rose-red. Dainty pinkish 
buds, perfectly modeled, open to full- 
petaled, rose-red blooms about 5 inch 
across when fully open. This charming 
little gem is the daintiest, double-flowered 
tiny red Rose in existence. The stems are 
almost thornless, a big help to those who 
enjoy arranging the blooms In tiny vases for 
displays at home or at Flower Shows. 
Pot plants: 75 cts. ea.; 3 for $1.88; 
12 for $7.50; 25 for $13.75, postpaid. 
*ROULETTI. See illustration below. 
This little pink Rose ts the mother of Tom 
Thumb and is valued as a pot plant and 
also as an everblooming edging plant. It is 
quite hardy. The original plants were lost 
for years and later found in Switzerland 
where a cottager grew it in pots on a win- 
dow ledge. Thousands and thousands of 
Rosa Rouletti are now giving satisfaction 
in gardens in U.S. A. Pot plants, 65 cts. 
ea.; 3 for $1.65; 12 for $6.50; 25 for $12, 
postpaid. 
*PIXIE. Plant Pat. 408. See illustrations. 
This is the most fully double of all the 
Miniature Roses, for 40 or more tiny petals 
are marvelously packed in each little bloom, 
as only Dame Nature can do. They bloom 
singly and also in lovely clusters. They 
make charming bouquets. 

MINIATURE ROSE 
PLANTS $9.50 
© c.-p. co. 
ALL DIFFERENT 
One each of * Midget, 
* Rouletti, *% Pixie and 
* Tom Thumb. 
The blooms come continuously all season 
and in warm weather are white with a faint 
flush of pink in the center. In cool weather 
the flowers assume a lovely shade of apple- 
blossom-pink. Pot plants, 75 cts. ea., 
3 for $1.88; 12 for $7.50; 25 for $13.75, 
postpaid. 

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* 7 Pixies in vase and 1 Countess 
Vandal 
% Pixie 

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ENJOY EFFORTLESS ROSE-GROWING 
Jewels of the Garden-— Charming, Delightful 
For 1948, plant an entire Rose garden to fit the size of a Iady’s purse. And 
from it cut boutonnieres or bouquets with flowers the size of your little-finger 
nails and buds no bigger than grains of wheat. 
Here’s your chance to capture a pigmy acre from Fairyland and nestle it 
into a secret corner in your garden. You will find it to be a surprise spot for 
visitors and an ever-recurring source of joy to family and friends. If you have 
a “little fairy in your home,” what better could fit small hands and short fingers 
than a plant each of Midget and Tom Thumb, of Pixie and Sweet Fairy? 
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You, yourself, will marvel and say, {How could anything be so tiny and yet 
so perfect?’’ Let your soul sip tiny coef tals from the fount of beauty as often 
as you stop and look on these bits of ptrfection in miniature; and perhaps you 
may sense the spirit of William Blake’ g aspirations: 
“To see the world ir. a grain of sand 
And a heaven in a wild flower; 
Hold infinity m the palm of your hand, 
And eternity in an hour.” 
Note: Not one but ten good reasons why you will find delight in joming 
the “Cult of the Midgetarians.”’ (1) Miniature Roses are tough and quite hardy. 
(2) They are everblooming. (3) They are quite resistant to plant troubles. (4) 
They take small space in the garden and can be grown in window or porch boxes. 
(5) They look well in beds, as border plants or in the rock garden. (6) For 
bouquets in miniature containers they hold fascinating charm and interest. (7) 
For personal adornment in the hair or as boutonniere, necklace or bracelet they 
are attractive and in the best of taste. (8) For growing indoors, they will bloom 
for weeks under an inverted jar or glass globe before time to plant them in the 
garden. (9) With these, you can design and create a complete Rose garden 
with tiny pathways, arches, seats and tiny dwarf boxwood to border it, and all 
no larger than the back seat of your car. (10) Youngsters may thrill to the 
delight of a complete Rose garden of their own. Oldsters and all between will 
find here, without the work of caring for a large area, a source of sustained 
satisfaction. 
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6 each of all 5 on these pages, the perfect, everblooming edging 
plants. They never grow too tall. 
MINIATURE ROSE 
PLANTS 
$19.50 
POSTPAID 







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Rosa Rouletti (See below). A dainty, dwarf-growing, hardy, continuous-blooming plant for edging beds, walks, 
bird-baths, etc. Rouletti is the mother of tiny Tom Thumb. (Pixie also is lovely for edging.) 


































*SWEET FAIRY. (De Vink.) Plant 
Pat. 748. NEW. See illustration at right. 
This winsome addition to the continuous- 
blooming Miniature Roses has the added 
charm of being the first to be favored with 
true, rich Rose fragrance. 
Dainty, deep pink buds open to charm- 
ing, very double, 1-imch blooms of apple- 
blossom-pink. The tiny, dark green 
foliage makes a lovely foil for these ex- 
quisite, long-lasting, fragrant flowers. 
Blooms are held firmly erect on stems long 
enough to make them easy to arrange as 
cut flowers. They make striking miniature 
arrangements. 
The American Rose Society rating of 
81% in its first year of judging tdicates 
the high quality of Sweet Fairy and its 
general appeal. Pot plants: $1.25 ea.; 
3 for $3.15; 12 for $12.50; 25 for $23.45, 
postpaid. 
*TOM THUMB. Plant Pat. 169. See 
illustration showing the size In comparison 
with a thimble, which was used as a vase, 
in the upper picture. ‘‘A red Rose-bud the 
size of a grain of wheat, and a young plant 
you could cover with a coffee cup’’—that, 
im a nutshell, is Tom Thumb. The dainty 
crimson buds are enchanting as they open 
to glowing crimson, urn-shaped blooms. 
* Sweet Fairy 
MINIATURE 
3 ROSE PLANTS 4923 
The deep crimson of the bud grows 
slightly lighter as the bloom opens,and 
then you discover a bright eye in the 
center of each flower, formed by a touch 
of white at the base of each petal. Pot 
plants: 75 cts. ea.; 3 for $1.88; 12 for 
$7.50; 25 for $13.75, postpaid. 
* Sweet Fairy 
* Pixie 
* Tom Thumb 

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