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Letter from Beatrix Farrand to Isabelle Stover asks her to get prices and delivery dates from Conard & Pyle Co. and Bobbink & Atkins (Nursery) on a list of roses for Dumbarton Oaks. Beatrix Farrand wants the roses sent to James Bryce with a carbon copy of the order.

Scope and Contents: Letter from L.A. Howard, Bobbink & Atkins to Beatrix Farrand responds to a request for roses for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C., but regrets that they are unable to supply any listed on the order. He tells her they discontinued propagation of all of the listed roses some time ago. He has no suggestions where she can get them. Written in pencil may be instructions given to Isabelle M. Stover, Farrand's secretary: "Tell Bryce [James Bryce] [and] ask what he thinks best to...

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Copy of order from Beatrix Farrand to Bobbink & Atkins for 12 single roses to be sent to James Bryce for the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

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Copy of order to Bobbink & Atkins (Nursery) from Beatrix Farrand for 12 killarney white roses to be sent to James Bryce for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent order on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

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Handsigned price quote from Robert W. Eisenbrown, Bobbink & Atkins (Nursery) to Beatrix Farrand, but addressed to her secretary, Isabelle M. Stover. He tells Stover he can only supply three varieties of hybrid tea roses and offers price for those. They do not grow the other varieties ordered nor do they know of a reliable source for them. He suggests Wayside Gardens, Co. for the 18 Douglas McArthur roses.

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Price request from Beatrix Farrand to Bobbink & Atkins for 65 roses for Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover, secretary sent price request on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.

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Copy of price request from Beatrix Farrand to Bobbink & Atkins for 12 roses to be sent to Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C. She asks when they might be delivered to Washington, D.C. Isabelle M. Stover sent price request on behalf of Beatrix Farrand.