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



New 

 Climbing Rose 



DR. W. VAN FLEET. 



Disease-Proof, Hardy and Ever Blooming. Awarded the 



Silver Medal of the Horticultural Society of New 



York in 1908. 



We could dilate on this fine new Rose but prefer to 

 reprint from the " Florists' Exchange " of June 26th, 

 1909, that portion of an article referring to it. 



I think the greatest sensation in climbing or rambling 

 roses will be Dr. Van Fleet. I have had a trial plant for 

 five or six years, and it excels all other climbing pink 

 roses as much, as Killarney excels Ffermosa. It is a 

 Wichuraiana-President Carnot cross, with shell pink 

 blooms of perfect finish, borne on long stems, the general 

 appearance suggesting a glass-grown Tea. The flowers 

 last so well after cutting that it is likely to be very useful 

 in the trade. Foliage is handsome, growth strong, and 

 the plant is as hardy as the hardiest." 



The parentage is Souvenir du Pres. Carnot X Rosa 

 Wichuraiana, it bears flowers which, when open, run 

 four inches and over in diameter. The center is built 

 high, petals beautifully undulated and cupped. The 

 color is a remarkably delicate shade of flesh pink on the 

 outer surface, deepening to rosy flesh in the center. The 

 flowers are full and double, of delicate perfume, buds 

 pointed, stems twelve to eighteen inches, and fine for cut- 

 ting. The foliage is a peculiar shade of bronze green, 

 large and glossy, with spines a bright bronze red. The 

 variety is a vigorous grower, immune from mildew. (See 

 cut.) Price, plants from 3 inch pots, $2.50 per doz., 

 §20.00 per 100. 



9SssJSSssss^si New, Hardy Climbing Roses. 



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



susceptibility to disease, particularly that scourge known as white mildew. 



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



Wichuraiana. This has been known and appreciated by close observers 



but has nut 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 

 exclusivelv for red climbing roses. Price, plants from 5-inch pots, $4.00 per doz., $30.00 

 per 100; 3-inch pots, $1.00 per doz., $8.00 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 combination. 



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



DR. W. VAN FLEET: " It excels all other climbing pink roses as much as Killarney 

 excels Hermosa — shell pink blooms of perfect finish, borne on long stems, the general appearance 

 suggesting a glass-grown Tea." 



