. The Conard Star roses 1924. Rose culture; Roses; Plants, Ornamental Seeds Catalogs. ^READ and TiOSES As we come marching, marching, in the beauty of the day, A million darkened fptchens, a thousand mill-lofts gray Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses, For the people hear us singing, Bread and Roses, Bread and Roses. As we come marching, marching, we battle, too, for men— For they are women's children; and we mother them again, Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes— Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us Bread, but give us Roses. -James Oppenhe
. The Conard Star roses 1924. Rose culture; Roses; Plants, Ornamental Seeds Catalogs. ^READ and TiOSES As we come marching, marching, in the beauty of the day, A million darkened fptchens, a thousand mill-lofts gray Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses, For the people hear us singing, Bread and Roses, Bread and Roses. As we come marching, marching, we battle, too, for men— For they are women's children; and we mother them again, Our lives shall not be sweated from birth until life closes— Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us Bread, but give us Roses. -James Oppenheim. HOW WELL has Mr. Oppenheim thus voiced an universal hunger! Whether we admit it or not, every human being must receive nourishment through the windows of the soul as well as through the doorway of the teeth. Even though the senses of sight and smell inform us of the beauty of the Rose, there is a subtle and more stirring accep- tance of its unique charm. "How does the Rose feed our hearts?" you ask. I cannot tell you, but that to those whose hearts are open the Rose makes an irresistible appeal, I am absolutely sure. To it,, as the superior handiwork of our Creator, our spirits joyously respond. We find tranquility and spiritual renewal in the service of the Queen of Flowers. But—"It never rams ; To have beautiful Roses you must plant them, first in your mind, and then in your garden. Both processes are enjoyable. For Rose success, there are four primary points to be considered: Which Roses; When to plant them; Where, and How. To knowledge of these essentials I aim to point the way. TWENTY-FIVE years ago, I came to West Grove, finding Alfred F. Conard and Antoine Wintzer serving as executives in the original form of this firm. Looking upon them as the best-informed Rose men in America, I gladly began, as they insisted, at the bottom—at 75 cents a day. First making Rose cuttings, the interest soon grew that has led to life devotion to the Ro
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