PETER HENDERSON 
18 
& CO., NEW YORK.—WHOLESALE TRADE LIST OF PLANTS. 
RIMSON 
THE BETTER IT BE- 
COMES KNOWN THE 
MORE POPULAR IT 
BECOMES. 
THIS GRAND ROSE 
IMPROVES UPON 
ACQUAINTANCE. . 
AMBLER. 
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 twomonths. The profusion of bloom 
is marvelous, over three hundred blooms having been counted on one shoot. 
lt is essentially a garden Rose, but makes,a magnificent specimen in a pot or tub. 
We offer fine pot-grown plants of this grand climbing Lose which, if 
planted this fall, ought to give a nice crop of bloom next season. These 
plants would also make good specimens in‘pots in the greenhouse or con- 
servatory in the spring, if potted and started into growth early. Price, 
plants from 6 in. pots, $4.00 per doz.; one year plants from open ground 
(ready October 25th), $2.00 per doz ; $15.0U per 100. 
THE MEMORIAL ROSE. 
(Ready October 25th.) (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 inter- 
mittingly the balance of the season, pure white, sweetly fragrant flowers with a 
golden yellow disc. It is perfectly hardy, and if planted this fall should bloom next 
: season, Price, extra strong plants from open ground, $1.50 doz.; $12. per 100 
WINTER FLOWERING ROSES. 
Mme. Caroline Testout. Clear satin rose, very beautiful 
Souvenir de Wootton. A deep crimson. 
Catherine Mermet. Delicate shell pink. 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. Soft pearly white. 
Belle Siebrecht. ich lustrous pink. 
Bridesmaid. Brilliant pink. 
Mme. de Watteville. Creamy yellow, edged rose. 
Sunset Rich orange and yellow. 
C. de Noue. Brilliant carmine red. 
Papa Gontier. Rich carmine. 
Perle des Jardins. Deep yellow. 
La France. Peach blossom pink. 
The Bride. Pure White. 
Mrs. P. Morgan. Bright rose pink. 
Pres. Carnot. Rosy flesh pink,$2.00 doz.; $12.00 per 100 
Meteor. . Velvety crimson red, 
Price, plants from 3-inch pots (except where noted), 
$6.00 per 100. 
[ts Growth. 
HARDY ROSES. 
(Budded low on Manetti stock.) (Ready Nov. 5th.) 
Below we give a list of the sorts we offer, they are all 
THE CRIMSON RAMBLER ROSE. 
SHOWS A PLANT THE FIRST YEAR AFTER PLANTING. 
This illustration 
shows a plant of 
the CRIMSON | 
RAMBLER on | 
the estate of Mr. | 
Louis B. McCagg, 
Newport, R. L., 
taken July, 1896. 
The plant was 
set out in May, 
1895, and was fur- 
nished by us. 
About 18 inches 
high when planted; 
when the _ photo- | 
graph was taken 
it was 
fifteen feet high 
imandin 
six feet wide. 
aD 
home grown, will be thoroughly ripened before shipping 
and will average two shoots and over per plant. 
Alfred Colomb, Anna de Diesbach, Baron de Bon- 
stetten, Baroness Rothschild, Captain Christy, 
Coquette, des Alpes, Cougette des Blanches, Coun- 
tess of Oxford, Duke of Edinburgh, Eugene Furst, 
Fisher Holmes, Gen. Jacqueminot, Gen. Washing- 
ton, John Hopper, La France, Louis Van Houtte, 
Mabel Morrison, Margaret Dickson, Marie 
Bauman, Magna Charta, Marshall P.Wilder, Mme. 
Gabriel Luizet,Merveille de Lyon Mrs. John Laing, 
Paul Neyron, Persian Yellow, Prince Camille de 
Rohan, Ulrich Brunner, Rosa Rugosa Alba, Rosa 
Rugosa Rubra. Price, $1.50 doz.; $12.00 per 100. 
HARDY CLIMBING ROSES. 
Gem of the Prairies, Anna Maria, Baltimore Belle. 
Price, $1.25 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
