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PETER HENDERSON &CO..NEW YORK • ^ 



NOTES OF INTEREST ABOUT ROSES. 



QUR SPECIALTY. 



We have for years made ROSES 

 our leading specialty, and 6ell an- 

 nually 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 nothing 

 but varieties of established merit and new sorts which have been 

 thoroughly tested by us ; hence we offer unequaled advantages to 

 buyers of ROSES. 



/^T IT? CT AT1VT ^ e claim that we send out larger and 

 yj y->^ v^r^iYi. finer Roses than any other flrm in the 



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 

 infinitely better. 



We grow our Roses in three 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 follows : 

 First size are usually 15 to 20 inches high and branched ; second 

 size, 10 to 15 inches; and third size, 5 to 10 inches. 



The hardy Roses, un- 

 less where it is so 

 stated in the des- 

 cription, are not ever blooming. They only produce one crop of 



THREE SIZES. 



"p acts to Remember about Roses. 



This applies 



flowers, In June, with an occasional bloom in autumn, 

 to climbing as well as bush Roses. 



The Tea or Monthly Roses are ever blooming, but are not entirely 

 hardy in our Northern climate. 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 

 climbing, rarely bloom the same season they are planted. 



TIVTPORT'ANT' The monthly or ever-blooming sorts un- 

 c ivil wiv i^ni. doubtedly give better satisfaction than 

 the Hybrid Perpetuals — flowering continu- 

 ally — 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 Per- 

 petuals are perfectly hardy, but do not bloom perpetually, as the 

 name would indicate, giving only one profuse bloom in June and a 

 partial bloom afterward. 



"CRFF INSTRUCTIONS We will send, free of charge, 

 JH KCE, UNO 1 KU^ 1 1W1NO. tQ any one orderlng Ros ^ s> 



our pamphlet of instruc- 

 tions on " The Garden Culture of the Rose." This gives in a 

 concise manner the principles of Rose culture in the garden. 



A Few Letters from Customers Whom We Pleased. 



"The shipment of ROSES has arrived and I found them all O.K. and they 

 are growing off all right. I found three extra ones in shipment for which please 

 accept my best thanks. Wishing you a prosperous year in business, I remain, 



H. C. M ANSON, 



Clarksville, Tenn." 



"I have recently ordered some of your ROSES and have received them in 

 good shape, and I am perfectly satisfied that you send the largest plants of any 

 firm." GEO. T. UEBERROTH, 



Allentown, Pa. 



" The box of ROSES and seeds came safely to hand and I am delighted with 

 them. I never had nicer plants for the money and I have tried a number of rose 

 houses. You were so generous with me, too; thank you ever so much. Twill 

 take great pleasure in recommending your house, and when I buy plants, seeds 

 and bulbs will send to you for them." B. H. BULKLEY, 



Higginsville, Mo. 



"I received the plants ordered but it was storming so I could not plant ; did 

 not open them for three days. They were in tine condition, some budded to 

 bloom. They are the NICEST ROSES I ever got for the money. Many thanks 

 for extras." MRS. L. C. WELCH, 



Woodburn, Ore. 



"The ROSES came yesterday in good shape. I am very much pleased with 

 them, they are such tine, large plants, and are sure to do well. Thanks for the 

 extra ones." MRS. L. GARDNER, 



Mount Vernon, N. Y. 



"I received my ROSES yesterday and I am delighted with them. I am much 

 obliged for the extras; I certainly have got the worth of my money. A great 

 many ask my advice as to where to get their plants (as my fine roses are very 

 much admired), and my invariable answer is Peter Henderson for seeds, and 

 plants, too, for they always grow and are true to name. " 



MRS. E. A. PORTER. 



Bowling Green, Ky. 



"Last evening I was delighted to receive from your firm a package of CHOICE 

 ROSES. They came through in fine condition and are as fresh, green anil 

 vigorous as if they left your greenhouses yesterday. Thanking you very cor- 

 dially for them, I am, 



MRS. GEORGE B. EDWARDS, 



La Mesa, Calif." 



"I want to thank you for the very nice box of ROSES and gratis plants you 

 sent me. I never had an order tilled more to my satisfaction. The La France 

 rose bush is such a nice large bush, I am more than pleased with everything. " 



MRS. HORACE PRENTICE, 



Kalamazoo, Mich. 



"Your shipment of ROSE BUSHES received to-day in good order. They are 

 very fine and I desire to express my appreciation of your courtesy in enclosing 

 some examples of other varieties. I have found supplies purchased from your 

 house to be very satisfactory." DR. WM. F. COOKE. 



East Orange, N. J. 



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