Jackson & Perkins Co. Tag found today...

[njnydigger]

While trying to practice on my new Safari in a local park here in NJ, I dug up this neat little tag. It says J & P "World's Largest Rose Growers" on the front, which stands for Jackson & Perkins. Looks like they are still in business from a google search I did. Company started in the late 1800's in nearby Newark, NJ. However, cannot find out what this tag was used for and didn't see anything else similar online. One funny thing...

On the back of the tag, it says..."Asexual reproduction of this plant without license is strictly prohibited under the provision of the plant patent act". Coooool!

Any info is appreciated. Unfortunately, I scratched the back up with my lesche while trying to pry it out of the hole

[Produce Guy]

I would send them the same picture and see what they say.

[idahotokens]

Used to see tags of this nature wired to a rose plant - the tag was normally discarded after planting.
John in ID

[Mayo South Elgin]

The tag identified the kind of rose bush it was attached to.
Detroiter is the name of the rose, and H. T. stands for Hybrid Tea rose.

A search on the J & P web site did not show any roses by that name so it may be an old variety no longer produced - or just not available on the web site.

[b.stewy]

While trying to practice on my new Safari in a local park here in NJ, I dug up this neat little tag. It says J & P "World's Largest Rose Growers" on the front, which stands for Jackson & Perkins. Looks like they are still in business from a google search I did. Company started in the late 1800's in nearby Newark, NJ. However, cannot find out what this tag was used for and didn't see anything else similar online. One funny thing...

On the back of the tag, it says..."Asexual reproduction of this plant without license is strictly prohibited under the provision of the plant patent act". Coooool!

Any info is appreciated. Unfortunately, I scratched the back up with my lesche while trying to pry it out of the hole

I live in Moran Kansas and today i was metal dtecting i dug up one of these taggs to. i looked up on the internet and i seen this was a old Rose flower Hybread company. are these taggs worth anything? my name is Brian

[idahotokens]

Brian--in a word, no. There are thousands of these buried in rose beds all over the country, not collected by anyone but the most specialized collector.
John in the Great 208