The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-02-25

February 9Th, 1920.
The |. II. Kent Company
Fallon, Nevada
Gentlemen: | have some fine,
hardy, climbing roses. six or eight
extremely fine varieties. large field
grown plants, two years old, in the
very best of condition. These we
can dig and ship you at $500 per
hundred.
These are not common roses usu-
ally sent out by nurserymen. They
are new ones of very fine varieties.
We mail you catalogs today, and
probably you will find some seeds
or plants which you might desire
Respectfully yours
LUTHER BURBANK.
Santa Rosa, California,
February 18th, 1920
The |. H. Kent Company,
Fallon, Nevada.
Gentlemen: Yours of February
9Th received day before yesterday
ard yesterday | visited my Sebasto-
poi place, and found tire roses in
most excellent condition for digging
and slfipping so we. dug the two
hundRed. part of five diferent yapie-
/ ties. of all hardy, beautiful new
kclinffjiIfg roses. These stood on an
AaveRage about six feet in height, but
swe, of course, cut off the tops, leav-
one-half feet in height. We can
slip these the twenty-fifth of the
month as you desire. packed in light
/ bales with moist straw and moss. If
/ you leave them in the bale-that is
pfes Toots'-and the tops exposed,
/ tlrav will keep for a month or two
in good condition just as they are
packed. But If your soil is workable
AT this season 1t will be quite as
wall to pack them outdoors, pack
! irrg slTe soil we'll around the roots.
| loosenilfg UP the bundle to get the
i dirt around for protection. Some
place as much out of the wind as
possible In this way they would
keep for year or over if absolute
/ " necessary
1 will add the names of these roses
before sanding this letter, and will
hold the roses until the twentyzfiftl1,
and If yon want item shipped a lit
tie later please telegraph to me.
It is necessary to have these roses
dug and shipped at this esason as
our climate is nearly two months
earlier than yours. and would be
started too much. otherwise.
4 Respectfully yours,
LUTHBR BURBANK.
The names of tlle roses, of the
LAT already dug, and the quantity.
is as follows:
New Rose "Garland, light pink.
double, great clusters, each cluster a
perfect boquet Keeps long time.
Heavy bloomer, shell-pink blooms.
"Shell Pink" shell pink with
white center. A magnificent rose.
Cherokee type of bloom; blooms
three inches across; heavy bloomer.
single. blooms like Cherokee. A
magnificent single climbing rose.
Enormous, enormous bloomer,
} each cluster of blooms a complete
and great bouquet Vivid cherry
red; double; extra fine climber.
J Nevada most beautiful clus-
forthcoming pink and white rose,
edge of blossom dark pink; strong
grower and perfect blooms; long
keeping. single climbing rose.
"Waynoka," coral-pink, white
center, frillei edges; great bloomer
exquisitely finely shaded blooms.
There will be two or three more
that we win dig and send the names
as soon as they are ready to ship.
Respectfully yours,
LUTHER BURBANK
Santa Rosa. California
February Goth. 1920
The T. II. Kent Company,
Fallon. Nevada.
Gentlemen: Besides the varieties
names of which we sent you on Feb
ruary 18th. the following Will also
! be sent:
Crimson Glow" a large doubl,
crimson, with Just trace of white
! In the center Globe shape. NOR,
slender than most of the others sent
Does not fade. Blooms two inches
across.
Buster Pink" an exceedingl.