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Our Great Specialty. 
We have for years made Roses our 
leading specialty, and sell annually 
over half a million plants. We pay 
particular attention to their culture, so 
that our Roses are famed for their 
thrifty condition; besides, we offer noth- 
ing but varieties of established merit 
and new sorts which have been thor- 
oughly tested by us; hence we offer un- 
equaled advantages to buyers of Roses. 
New Roses. 
In the following pages will be found 
the best list of Roses that are new which 
we hzve been enabled to offer for years. 
We aim at keeping only the best and se- 
lecting only the finest of the many sorts 
annually offered as ‘‘new.’’ The Rose which 
appears in our list must earn its place. 
Large Roses. 
We claim that we send out larger and finer Roses 
thanany other firm inthe business. Our smallest 
size is larger than the plants usually sent out by 
the mailing trade throughout the country, and our 
cold system of growing Roses makes them in- 
finitely better. 
Three Sizes. 
We grow our Roses in ¢hree sizes. This gives 
purchasers the opportunity of procuring a plant of 
large size which will make a show at once, or 
smaller plants at prices which place them within 
the reach of all. Our Roses are graded as fol- 
lows: Ist size are usually 15 to 20 inches high 
and branched; 2d size, 10 to 15 inches, and 3d size, 5 to 10 inches. 
Hardy Roses. 
The hardy Roses, unless where it is so stated in the description, are 
not ever-blooming. They only produce one crop of flowers, in June, 
with an occasional bloom in autumn. This applies to hardy climb- 
ing (except where noted in description) as well as bush Roses. 
Ever-Blooming Roses. 
The Hybrid Tea and Monthly Roses are ever-blooming, but are not 
entirely hardy in our Northernclimate. The smallest size (the third) 
of our Roses in the Tea or Monthly section should bloom the same 
season they are planted, but the larger plants flower earlier and 
produce more throughout the season. 
The small size (the third) of the hardy Roses, both bush and climb- 
ing, rarely bloom the same season they are planted. 
Important. 
The monthly or ever-blooming sorts undoubtedly give better satis- 
faction than the Hybrid Perpetuals—flowering continually—but, not 
being hardy north of Maryland, require protection (which is best 
done by covering the roots in December with leaves or coarse litter 
to about six inches in depth). The Hybrid Perpetuals are perfectly 
hardy, but do not bloom perpetually, as the name would indicate, 
giving only one profuse bloom in June and a partial bloomafterward. 
Planting Time. 
No question is asked more frequently by our customers than: ‘“When | 
is the best time to plant Roses?” The broad extent of our country 
renders it impossible to give any specified date in answer; mid- | 
spring is the best time, generally speaking, and it is better to be a 
little early than late. Dormant Roses should be planted as soon as | 
the frost leaves the ground and it is dry enough to cultivate. | 
Free Instructions. 
We will send, free of charge, to any one ordering Roses who.applies 
for same, our pamphlet of instructions on “The Garden Culture | 
of the Rose.’’ This gives in a concise manner the principles of 
| clusters of perfect flowers. 
Rose culture in the garden. 
CopyrichT 1902 By PETER HENDERSONE Co. 
Hardy Ever-Blooming Climbing Rose, 
Climbing Clothilde Soupert. 
An invaluable addition to our list of hardy Roses of 
climbing habit. It has withstood a temperature of twen- 
ty degrees below zero. It blooms most profusely on 
growths made the previous season, producing hundreds of 
The color is French white with 
a distinct centre of silvery-rose; flowers perfectly double 
even in the hottest weather. It is the healthiest climbing 
Rose we know, has never had any disease and should 
succeed everywhere. (See cut.) 
50c. each, $4.50 per dozen. 
30c. “ .3.00 cs 
15¢c. , 1.50 
{ Ist size, 
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