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If you follow the simple instructions on proper planting Under the above conditions, we will replace without 
contained in the guide which you will receive with your charge any rose which fails to grow and bloom in your 
Armstrong roses, and providing that the plants have not garden if you notify us of its failure within six months 
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All-America Rose Selections 
The initials AARS stand for All-America Rose Selections. This non-profit 
(GQ organization thoroughly evaluates new rose varieties in test gardens all over 
AARS America, selecting the best of each year’s new introductions for All-America 
honors. Every rose which has won an AARS Merit Award is identified in this 
catalog by the AARS insignia. 
Planting guide free with every purchase 
Every shipment of Armstrong roses is accompanied by a copy of the Armstrong 
Planting Guide. This carefully compiled booklet sets down for you simply, yet 
thoroughly, the step by step instructions on the proper care and planting of 
your roses. Follow it and you'll find it easy to make your Armstrong roses the 
envy of the neighborhood. 
Nearly every one of our modern roses fall into one of five classes or rose 
types. Here are, briefly, the characteristics of each class: 
“Floribunda” means lots of flowers, and that is just what you get with these 
' new cluster-flowering roses. They have many garden uses with 
FI b d their almost unbelievable show of color display throughout the entire season. 
orvounaa Plant them singly, mass them for color, or use them as a hedge or walk 
edging Bright new colors and a variety of plant sizes give you a wide choice. 
See pages 4 to 11. 
Both buds and blooms have Hybrid Tea beauty of form but you get 
. hundreds more in big clusters with long individual stems for cutting. The 
Grandiflora plants are characteristically vigorous, erect and tall growing, among 
the easiest of roses to grow. They’ re marvelous for the back row in a rose 
garden, for a tall rose hedge, or as a colorful garden shrub. Pages 12 and 13. 
Hybrid Teas are the foundation of every rose garden. They are characterized 
, by large flower size, excellent form in bud and bloom. They have long 
Hybr id Tea stems and are fine for cutting and arranging. You will find the special colors 
you like among them. Plants vary in height from low to tall—many are 
exceptionally fragrant. See pages 14 to 32. 
Standard or tree-shaped roses are grown by budding the desired variety into 
Tree Roses a specially grown tall straight trunk. Colorful blooms are displayed by the 
bushy head which starts about 3 feet above ground level. See page 32. 
All climbing roses will do essentially the same job—cover a pergola or arbor, 
Climbers flatter a wall or fence, or hide an unsightly view. However, there are 
differences in the blooming habit, hardiness and ultimate size, so you should 
choose to best suit your need. See pages 33 to 35. 
Because of its vigor and remarkable adaptability to all types of soil 
and climate, Dr. Huey is proving to be the ideal rose rootstock. It is used 
exclusively in growing Armstrong roses. 
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