Dear Friends and Customers: 
For the past few years, we have had many requests for a 
colored picture catalog. And now we present it to you. . . 
our first catalog illustrated in color. We hope you will like 
it and will find it helpful in making your selections. 
Although there are only 44 pictures, we offer a list of 128 
fine varieties. This year we have added many new ones. 
The following is very important to anyone ordering Roses: 
We purchase all No. 1 grade, two-year, field-grown plants 
from leading growers in the West and Northwest. The plants 
are bundled, crated and packed in damp sphagnum moss. 
The box is inner-lined with waterproof paper and shipped 
in a refrigerated car to Kansas City. The plants are received 
about February 15 and are immediately delivered to our 
storage department by large closed trailer trucks. 
Our storage department is a well-insulated basement with 
an area of 36 x 82 feet. We have no heat in this room, yet 
the temperature never falls below 36 degrees. The roots of 
the plants are always kept damp, and all orders are made up 
and wrapped for shipment before leaving the storage room. 
The roots are wrapped in damp sphagnum moss and water- 
proof paper for shipment. We guarantee plants to reach you 
in first-class condition. Your Roses are all individually 
tagged and the canes are trimmed, ready for planting when 
you receive them. In each shipment you will find our plant- 
ing and cultural instructions. 
Don’t forget that when you order Roses from Glendale, 
your order receives personal attention. Everyone making up 
orders is instructed to examine each plant to see that there 
are no defects and that it is a top-grade specimen. 
I wish to take this opportunity to thank all of our cus- 
tomers for the very nice business that we enjoyed in 1954. 
We are looking forward to serving you again in 1955. 
Sincerely yours, 
“Vee World's Fiuest Koses 
ALL-AMERICA ROSE SELECTIONS 
P CRIMSON GLORY 
$1.50 each 
To people who know and love Roses, the initials AARS 
mean a great deal. They stand for All-America Rose Selec- 
tions, a national non-profit organization set up to test new 
Roses scientifically and to select the best of each year’s 
introductions for national awards. 
All entries in the competition are planted in All-America 
trial gardens located throughout the country, each repre- 
senting an important Rose-growing climate and _ location. 
In each garden the Roses are continually observed and 
periodically scored on a uniform basis by accredited judges, 
who are among America’s most prominent rosarians. When 
A DAY TO REMEMBER .. . 
May we outline a day’s trip for you and your family to 
take when the Roses are in bloom? Our garden is really 
something to see . . . and we want you to see it. The last 
week in May and the first two weeks in June, or late Septem- 
ber through early October is the ideal time to come. 
Plan to spend an hour or two of the morning at Glendale 
Rose Garden. Bring your camera and a pad and pencil, for 
you will be sure to want to make notes on varieties for your 
own garden. After a lesiurely tour of our garden of 5000 
plants, you may wish to stop at the office, where you will be 
most welcome. 
It is a short trip south on Lee’s Summit Road (Highway 
10-E) to Stephenson’s, where you may enjoy good food at 
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tests have been completed, the scores are totaled and the 
top-scoring Rose or Roses, at the discretion of the All- 
America jury, are then given All-America awards. Any new 
Rose origination from any country or from any entrant is 
eligible to compete. Final awards are strictly impartial and 
are based entirely on the merits of the flower and plant. 
Of all Rose trials anywhere in the world, this is the most 
exhaustive, because the Roses entered are scored continu- 
ously for two years. Any variety that has been declared 
an AARS winner (designated in this catalog by the initials 
AARS) is more than good; it is TOPS. 
reasonable prices. Or if you prefer, bring a picnic lunch. 
Adair Park, located on Lee’s Summit Road between Glendale 
Rose Garden and Highway 40, offers a perfect spot for a 
picnic. 
After lunch, another short drive will take you to Unity 
School of Christianity, to see their garden of about 1000 
Roses, planted under the supervision of Mr. Pashea. Follow 
Highway 40 to Bypass 71; turn south to Highway 50, and 
go east on Highway 50 until you come to the distinctive 
tower that marks the site of Unity. 
A third garden, to complete your day, is the Loose Park 
Memorial Garden of 5000 Roses located at 51st and Wornall 
in Kansas City, just south of the Plaza District. 
