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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE.— PLANTS. 



COPYRIGHT I9Q9 BY PETER HEXDERSO.V S CO 



DisEASE-FBOOF NEW, HARDY CLIMBING ROSES. 



The great drawback to hardy climbing roses has always been their suscepti- 

 bility to disease, particularly that scourge known as white mildew. That 

 tendency has been eliminated in the sorts raised by crosses on Rosa Wich- 

 uraiana. This has been known and appreciated by close observers but has not 

 been fully appreciated by the majority of growers, hence our emphasizing it 

 now. We offer below a choice collection. They all make splendid pot plants 

 for Easter blooming. 



THE "GARNET CLIMBER." 



A grand, new hardy climbing Rose, a cross between a dark red variety and 

 Wichuraiana. The great fault with Crimson Rambler, viz. : its susceptibility 

 to mildew and red spider is entirely absent in this beautiful variety. The 

 flowers are produced in clusters, a rich garnet crimson, delightfully fragrant, a 

 quality said to be the soul of a flower and lacking in the Crimson Rambler. 

 The foliage is luxuriant, a deep green with a highly polished surface. Those 

 who have failed with Crimson Rambler may plant this with safety, those who 

 have succeeded with it may plant it as it is distinct from it, eventually we 

 believe it will be planted exclusively for red climbing roses. Price, plants 

 from open ground, $2.50 per doz., $20.00 per 100. 



OTHER DISEASE=PROOF NEW VARIETIES. 



LA FIAMMA. Intense flaming scarlet with a silvery white " aureole " in 

 the center. The flowers are single, about two and one half inches across, borne 

 in clusters on long stems and fairly cover the plant. 



PARADISE. A combination of pink and white. The edges of the petals 

 are imbricated giving a very artistic effect. 



DELIGHT. Just what its name suggests. The color is bright carmine, 

 white at the base of the petals, the center of each flower filled with golden 

 yellow anthers. 



EVANGELINE. The flowers are single, 2 inches across. The coloring is 

 exquisitely dainty, the center being white half way up the petals, merging into 

 a beautiful, clear, but soft shade of pink. 



HIAWATHA. The color is glowing ruby-crimson, the center being clear 

 white and filled with rich golden yellow anthers, a striking and beautiful com- 

 bination. 



WEDDING BELLS. The flowers of this variety are double. The color is 

 white, the upper half of the petals a soft pink so that the general color, effect 

 is a dainty china pink. 



Price for the above, plants from open ground, $2.50 per doz., $20.00 per 100. 



ASSORTED HYBRIDS OF ROSA WICHURAIANA. 



ALBA RUBIFOL1A. Pure white, double, foliage bronzy-red. 



ALBERIE BARBIER. A grand climbing Rose, double, white flowers opening 

 flat like a Camellia. 



DEBUTANTE. Beautiful soft pink, double flowers, very fragrant ;"dark green, 

 glossy foliage. 



DOROTHY PERKINS. Beautiful clear shell-pink, it blooms in clusters of 

 ten to thirty flowers. Splendid for cutting; very fragrant. 



EVERGREEN GEM. Flowers double, yellow, buff in bud, opening to almost 

 white, 2 or 3 inches in diameter. 



GARDENIA. Buds bright yellow, open flowers cream color, and 3 to 3J inches 

 in diameter. 



JERSEY BEAUTY. Flowers single, 3 inches in diameter, pale yellow, covering 

 the plant entirely; very fragrant. 



LADY GAY. A delicate shade of pink, changing to white : strong habit of growth 

 fine trusses and individual flow T ers. 



MAY QUEEN. Bright coral-pink; early bloomer. 



PINK ROAMER. Flowers single, rich pink, white center. 



RENE ANDRE. A beautiful climbing Rose, orange-pink in the bud, creamy- 

 white when open, rosv-pink on the margins. 



SOUTH. ORANGE PERFECTION. Double flowers, soft blush changing to 

 white, about li inches in diameter. 



SWEETHEART. Bright pink, shading to soft white, double flowers, de- 

 liriously fragrant. 



MANDA'S TRIUMPH. This may well be called Double "Memorial Rose." 

 Pure white, delightfully fragrant. 



RUBY QUEEN. Deep ruby-rose, full and double. 



UNIVERSAL FAVORITE. Double, soft, light pink. 

 Price, plants from open ground $12.00 per 100. 



ASSORTED HARDY CLIMBING ROSES. 



THE CRIMSON RAMBLER ROSE. 



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 pyramidical 

 in shape, good specimens measuring nine inches from base to tip and seven inches 

 across, farily covering the plant from the ground to the top, so that it is one 

 mass of glowing crimson. The profusion of bloom is marvelous, over three 

 hundred blooms having been counted on one shoot. 

 THE YELLOW RAMBLER ROSE. Aglaia. 



Light yellow, quickly changing to light straw color; blooms very freely in 

 clusters. It is semi-double, very fragrant, entirely hardv. 

 THE WHITE RAA1BLER ROSE. Thalia. 



This variety bears clusters of pure white flowers, which are deliriously fra- 

 grant. The flowers remain on the plant a long time. 

 THE PINK RAMBLER ROSE. Psyche. 



The color is white, suffused with salmon-rose and pink, with yellow base to 

 the netals.. 



ASSORTED CLIMBING ROSES. 



Anna Maria. Beautiful pale rose, deeper color in center. 

 Baltimore Belle. Light blush changing .to white. 

 Climbing Clothilde Soupert. French white with rosy pink center. 

 Empress of China. Bright rosy pink, large size, very attractive. 

 Lady Gay. Delicate cherry pink changing to soft white. A grand Rose. 

 Royal Cluster. White tinted with blush, very large clusters. 

 Tausendschon. Soft pink, changing to carmine rose. 



Price for the above plants from open ground, $12.00 per 100. 

 THE MEMORIAL ROSE. Rosa Wichuraiana. 



The grandest plant for cemetery decoration in existence. It grows flat on 

 the ground, like an ivy, and blooms in grand abundance throughout July and 

 Intermittently the balance of the season; pure white, sweetly fragrant flowers, 

 with a golden-yellow disc. It is perfectljr-'hardy. Price, strong plants from 

 open ground, $10.00 per 100. 



NOTE. — The plants offered on this page will be ready about October 20th. 



