PETEE HENDEESON & CO., NEW YOEK.— WHOLESALE PLANT LIST. 



™E CRIMSON RAMBLER. 



Magnificent Pyramidal Clusters of Rich Crimson Roses. 



Every Cluster a Perfect Bouquet of Roses in Itself. 

 This grand Rose, which we illustrated with a colored plate last year, improves 

 upon acquaintance ; the better it becomes known the more popular it becomes. 

 We have occasionally to modify opinions formed of the value of new Roses, 

 but the "Crimson Rambler" is one that we offer to our customers, after a two 

 years' trial, with greater confidence in its merits. It came to this country 

 heralded as a wonder aoiong flowers, but the most extravagant praises yet 

 bestowed on it fall short of doing it ample justice. It is adapted to the entire 

 country, and should be in every garden in America. {See cut.) 



THE PRIZES IT WON. The judges at one of the principal flower 

 showsin England, when awarding it a Gold Medal, the highest honor they 

 could bestow, epitomized the views of all who had seen it when they said 

 that the ordinary premiums reserved for new Roses of the highest grade 

 were entirely inadequate to indicate the merits of the "Crimson Rambler." 

 At every exhibition throughout Great Britain where it was shown it re- 

 ceived the highest honors, and this opinion was endorsed. The National 

 Rose Society of England, the National Horticultural Society of France and 

 the International Exposition awarded Gold Medals to "Crimson Rambler." 

 ITS GROWTH. It is of rapid, vigorous growth; plants in our 

 grounds attained a height of fifteen feet the past season. The flowers 

 are produced in trusses, pyramidal in shape, good specimens 

 measuring nine inches from base to tip, and seven inches across, 

 fairly covering the plant from the ground to the top, so that it is 

 one mass of glowing crimson. The color is superb, and remains 

 strong and vivid to the end; plants in our grounds retained the 

 bloom for two months. The profusion of bloom is marveious, over 

 three hundred blooms having been counted on one shoot. 



AS A POT PLANT. It is essentially a garden Rose, but makes 

 a magnificent specimen in a pot or tub. Tliere was exhibited in 

 Boston, last spring, a plant of the "Crimson Rambler" growing in 

 a twelve inch pot, the plant being about four feet high and three 

 feet wide, bearing nearly five thousand buds and flowers; it was 

 grown by Mr. Jackson Dawson from a plant furnished by us. 



Price, 4 inch pots, strong plants, $3.00 per 

 doz.; 3 inch pots, $1.25 per doz., $10.00 per 100; 

 3 inch pots, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 



II ARDY VARIEGATED ROS E, 



ROGER LAMBELIN. 



One of the most remarkable Roses yet offered. 

 The petals are irregular on the edges like a 

 double Petunia; the color is glowing crimson 

 throughout, except the edges of the petals, 

 which are all distinctly marked with a white 

 band, forming a sharp contrast and the most 

 unique combination of colors known in Roses. 

 The growth is free and vigorous and the 

 fragrance is deliglitful, equal to the finest of the 

 hardy Roses. This is a "novelty" of the most 

 striking order. Price, 2 year pot grown plants, 

 $3.50 per doz. Plants from 8 inch pots, $1.00 

 per doz., $8.00 per 100. 



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'pHE CRIMSON RAMBLER ROSE- 



. . , Shows a plant the first year after planting. 



This illustration 

 was made from a 



photograph 

 of a pliint Rrowing 

 on the estate of Mr. 

 Louis B. McCagg, 



Newport, K.I. 



taken July, 13S)6. 



The plant was set 



out in May. I8!)5, and 



was furnished by 



us. It was about 



18 inches high when 



planted, and when 



the photograph was 



taken it was 

 fitteen^feet high and 



six feet wide. 



with thousands of 



flowers. 



A 



CHARMING NEW ROSE, 



PRINCESS ALICK UE MONACA (WEBER). 



A most charming new ever blooming Rose that 

 must take prominence for summer bedding, as its 

 habit is perfection, strong, upright growth, with 

 clean, healthy foliage almost impervious to 

 mildew. The flowers are produced in wonderful 

 profusion on long, straight shoots, are deliciously 

 fragrant, large size, double to tlie centre and of 

 fine form, so that perfect flowers may be had 

 during the hottest summer days. The coloring 

 is exquisite, a creamy white on the outside of 

 the petals, with a faint rosy blush on the edges. 

 As the flowers expand they disclose a charming 

 shade of opaline pink, deepening to rich blush. 

 Price, 4 inch pots, $1.50 per doz., $12.00 per 100; 

 3 inch pots, $6.00 per 100; 2 inch pots, $4.00 per 

 100. 



