. By P. Joseph Lynch. General Manager of The Dingee i^ Conard Co, ]0 COVER the experience of sixty years spent among the Roses, and to give con- cisely plain, practical and helpful information, such as will enable amateur Rose- growers to achieve successful results, is the pleasant task assigned to the writer and the purpose of these pages. It is not without serious misgivings of my ability to do justice to the subject in this brief epitome that I undertake the task, because the past is so fraught with crowding memories and the heart so full of reminiscences, therefore, I crave your indulgence
. By P. Joseph Lynch. General Manager of The Dingee i^ Conard Co, ]0 COVER the experience of sixty years spent among the Roses, and to give con- cisely plain, practical and helpful information, such as will enable amateur Rose- growers to achieve successful results, is the pleasant task assigned to the writer and the purpose of these pages. It is not without serious misgivings of my ability to do justice to the subject in this brief epitome that I undertake the task, because the past is so fraught with crowding memories and the heart so full of reminiscences, therefore, I crave your indulgence should I become garrubus. There are many to whom Rose-growing is a deep, mysterious undertaking, only to be indulged in by the professional grower or skilled gardener. There are thousands, too, who, having failed in their gardening efforts, have reluctantly abandoned all hope of ever succeeding, and have thereby lost one of the most delightful and healthful recreations which bountiful Nature has given us. The beautifying of one's home surroundings is an elevating, refining task. In these pages, we shall endeavor to encourage the iminitiated to a beginning, and to instill new hope into those who have failed in the past, so they will make another trial. We will not forget the successful culturists, but shall hope to render them profitable assistance which will still further increase their success. If we shall succeed, then we will feel that indeed our efforts have been amply repaid. Before entering into the strictly practical field, we ask the indulgence of our friends whilst we take them on what we hope will prove a pleasant journey into the realms of the up- building of this present great industry^—the largest of its character in the United States—and give them a glimpse of "Sixty years among the Roses " in the form of a brief history of our establishment. p r^ :^ Lynch
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