Read and Relav 

In this Little Rose Book we have listed and illustrated the varieties which, judging by the demand, seem to 
be the Rose-lovers’ favorites. It would be impractical to grow every variety we are asked for; therefore, we 
have limited ourselves to what we consider to be the better ones. 
No doubt, in the fall or spring you are at times confused when you see Rose bushes offered at bargain prices. 
That is the time to consider the old rule, ‘You get what you pay for.” 
We wish you could spend three years with us, and see how much labor and operating expense is involved 
in producing a top-quality Rose bush. The job takes three years, even though the bushes are sold as two-year 
plants. Some localities do produce a plant in two years by setting the wild Rose cutting in the ground in the 
spring, budding it in the summer, and digging it in the fall of the following year as a finished product. 
We grow the wild Rose for one year, dig it in the fall, trim the roots during the winter, and grow it for two 
more years. This gives a much more fibrous root system, so necessary for good results. All our Roses are 
grown on a heavy clay soil. This is far more difficult to work but gives the plants much more vitality, which is 
of great importance for good results after digging, grading, storing and shipping. 
All compliments we have received speak to that effect. For example, an outstanding rosarian writes: 
“Your Roses received last Fall were planted the same day they arrived. In my twenty years of buying Roses 
from all sources, these were the finest ever received. Of the 52 plants I have lost none. They are in full bloom 
and being admired by the hundreds of people who visit my Rose garden, consisting of some 800 Rose plants. 
“I heard of you before and also saw you rated in one of the leading periodicals as one of the few excellent 
sources of supply. I know I will not hesitate to recommend you to others.” 
Yes, once in a while a complaint that a Rose died for unknown reasons has us as puzzled as a doctor who 
suddenly loses one of his apparently healthy patients. But if a bush does not flower the first growing season 
after planting, and you tell us about it, we will ask no questions and will send you a replacement. 
It sometimes happens that a person has no chance to plant the Roses immediately and forgets about them for 
a while. In the meantime, they may dry out and will then refuse to grow. Others do not cut them back short 
enough or do not hill them up after planting, and the sun or wind gets the best of them. 
It also happens that a person may become unduly alarmed when one Rose starts to grow more quickly than 
another. He thinks the slower one is dead, even though the branches are still green, and tells us about it. 
Occasionally a letter soon follows, saying the plant grew beautifully after all and enclosing the money for the 
replacement we had already sent. 
So we ask you to have patience with us. We cannot control or restore life, but we will give you another 
plant for any that should fail to grow and bloom, provided they are planted properly and cared for adequately. 
You alone know whether or not this was done. 
BUY WITH CONFIDENCE FROM A RELIABLE GROWER. WE GROW OUR OWN. 
Gerard K. Klyn, Juc. 
