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assorted varieties. Note the vigorous growth and 
sturdiness of the plants, also the abundance of 
blooms in early season. 
We Guarantee all of our Roses to be 2-yr., No. 1, 
field-grown plants in respective varieties and as 
good quality as you can get anywhere at any 
price, no matter what you pay; to reach you in as 
good condition and if grown side by side under 
like conditions, wiil produce as good results. 
[3] 
Three views of some of the 
beautiful Roses which will be 
sent to our customers this 
spring. 
These photos, taken June 12th, 1948, show a 
part of the hundreds of thousands of 2-year, field- 
grown plants which will help bring beauty to the 
Rose gardens of our customers this summer. Note 
the wonderful growth and blooms on these plants 
at the early date the pictures were taken. The 
plants will be nearly double in size by the time 
they are dug. After careful grading they will be 
placed in our modern cold storages where the 
humidity and temperature are both exactly and 
automatically controlled. They remain in dormant 
condition with all their vigor retained until you 
receive them and set them in your gardens. 













ABOVE—Partial view of a block of fine plants. ‘’Pillar 
Stratford” in foreground, ‘’Bush Stratford’’ in center and 
“Bush Festival’ in background. Note the high state of 
cultivation under which plants are kept at all times. It 
pays to keep your beds and rose gardens well cultivated 
at all times. 
LEFT—Another splendid block of choice Roses. Far right 
is ‘Climbing Festival’’ (see back cover), right center ‘‘Pillar 
Stratford,’ left center ‘‘Bush Stratford” (see front cover for 
Bush and Pillar Stratford), far left ‘’‘Bush Festival’ (see 
back cover). This photo portrays far better than words 
what we mean when we say that ‘Stratford’ is one of the 
most prolific bloom producers that we have ever seen. It 
also proves beyond doubt that ‘’Pillar Stratford’’ is truly a 
monthly blooming Pillar Rose. In fact, there are not many 
days after the first of June that you cannot cut gorgeous 
flowers from your plants of ‘Pillar Stratford.’ This is, of 
course, also true of ‘’Bush Stratford,’ but it is more unusual 
to find the true everblooming habit in a Climber or 
Pillar Rose. 
