★MIDGET. Plant Pat. 466. See. illus- 
tration at left. R.w-ml. n.nmv pinki-h 
1,11,1s, p<-rfi-,-llv m„,I.-l<-d, "P<n to ful - 
p.-uh-il, r,,se-r,-<! hlooins al„,nt ;'s inch 
, r.,ss ,vl,.-„ lullv open. 1 Ins t ha, ,111,,!' 
Ik- daintiest, double 
The 
nless, a big help 
. MINIATURE ROSE 
4 PLANTS $2.50 
ALL DIFFERENT 
One 
★ Rouletti, 
Midget 
Pixie 
★ Tom Thumb. 
, n,,,\ r.iiium.: 1 hi- PI is in 1 m\ \-,,s,-s i.u 
Jispl.p.s at home or at Mower Shows. 
?,,t plants: 75 cts. ea.; 3 for $1.88; 
12 for $7.50; 25 for $13.75, postpaid. 
★ ROULETTI. See illustration below. 
I his little pink Rose is the mother ol lorn 
Thumb and is valued as a. pot plant ami 
also as all eve rl ,|o,.n , , nj eilaiim plant. It is 
quite hanlv. 1 lie onjiinal plants were lost 
for years and later found in Switzerland 
where a eottaizer tirew it in pots on a win- 
dow h-d-e. Thousands and thousands of 
Rosa Rouletti are miw ,-iviii^ satisla, tion 
in a .rdens 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 
This is the most fully double of 
Miniature Roses, for 4(1 or more tin 
are marvelouslv paeked in each little 
as onlv Dame Nature can do. They bloor 
sintdv and also in lovely clusters. They 
make charming bouquets. 
The blooms come continuously all season 
all the 
b?o e o 
ENJOY EFFORTLESS ROSE-GROWING 
Jewels of the Garden— Charming, Delightful 
; an entire Rose garden to fit the si: 
inieres or bouquets with flowers th> 
bigger than grains of wheat. 
to capture a pigmy acre from Fairyland and nestle it 
your garden. You will find it to be a surprise spot 
For 1948, pla 
from it cut bout 
nails and buds n< 
Here's your cha 
f foy to family and friends. If you have 
1 1 could lit small hands and short fingers 
r&umb, of Pixie and Sweet Fairy? 
'I low could anything be so tiny and yet 
a "little fairy 
than a plant < 
You, yourself, u ill marvel and " low could an vt hing lie so tiny and yet 
so perfect?" Let your soul sip tiny cock.ails from the fount of beauty as often 
as you stop and look on these bits of perfection in miniature; and perhaps you 
ma y ,n P cr^r,* n f WJIIIc, i 
the spirit of William Blake' 
"To see the world 
And a heaven in 
Hold infinity ir 
wild flower; 
the palm of your hai 
hy you will find delight in joining 
re Roses are tough and quite hardy, 
aite resistant to plant troubles. (4) 
be grow 
its or in the rock garden. (6) Fo 
me a lovely shade of apple- 
Pot plants, 75 cts. ea., 
for $7.50; 25 for $13.75, 
Note: Not one but ten good reaso 
the "Cult oftheMidgctarians." (1) Mi 
(2) They are everblooming. (3) They a 
They take small space in the garden a nd can be grown in window or poi 
(5) They look well in beds, as border plants or in the rock garden 
bouquets in miniature containers they hold fascinating charm and interest. (7) 
For personal adornment in the hair or as boutonniere, necklace or bracelet thev 
are attractive and in the best of taste, (h) For growing indoors, they will bloom 
lor 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 bet 
find here, without the work of caring For a large area, a source of 
★ SWEET FAIRY. fDc 
Pat. 748. NEW. See illustr, 
This winsome addition to tfi 
blooming Miniature Roses 1 
charm of being the first to bt 
true, rich Rose fragrance. 
loNage mak 
Blooms are 1 
The 
; a lovely foil for these ex- 
-lasting, fragrant flowers. 
The An 
XI' , in ,t- 
general' aj 
in Rose Society rating of 
year of judging indicates 
:y of Sweet Fairy and its 
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 wheal, and a voung plant 
you could cover with a coffee cup"- -thai, 
in a nutshell, is Tom Thumb. The damn 
crimson buds are enchanting as thev open 
to glowing crimson, urn-shaped blooms. 
The deep crimson of the bud grows 
slighliv lighter as the bloom opcns,am! 
then you discover a bright eye in the 
center of each flower, formed by a touch 
of white at the base of ea ( h petal. Pot 
rjlants:JS cts. ea.; 3 for $1.88; 12 for 
s 2< 
<j MINIATURE 
«5rose plants 
★ Sweet Fairy 
* Pixie 
♦ Tom Thumb 
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