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PETER HENDERSON'S CATALOGUE. 



EYER-BLOOMING ROSES. 



SEEIES I. 

 Anna Oltver. Beautiful creamy blush, shaded TVith car- 

 mine and tinged silvery rose; very large, full and 



fragrant. 

 American Banner. See Special Description and Cut, 



page 84. 

 Clement Nabonnand. Outer petals rosy lilac, inner 



ones golden yellow; very free-flowering and fragrant. 

 Comtesse Riza da Pare. A grand rose; vigorous 



grower; color bright coppery rose, shaded violet 



crimson. 

 Chag. Rovolli. One of our favorite varieties; color a 



beautiful carmine changing to silvery rose, base of 



petals clear yellow; an incessant bloomer, full and 



very fragrant. 

 Duchess of Edinburgh. Intense dark crimson, very 



brilliant and beautiful; flowers large, fragrant and 



produced freely. 

 Innocente Pirola. Flowers white, large, full and double; 



finely shaped, long pointed buds; valuable for either 



summer flowering or winter forcing. 

 Jules Finger. Full and finely formed; color bright rosy 



scarlet, shaded with Intense cnnison; very fragrant, 



vi^'orous and free. 

 La Nuancee. Fine salmon rose, tinged copper color; sweet 



tea fragrance ; very distinct. 

 Iia Tulip. White, tinged rosy lilac; large, full and 



fragrant. 

 Jaetty Coles. A grand summer rose; color soft rosy pink, 



intense crimson in tlie centre, globular .shaped. 

 Mnte. Bartheleiny Levet. A free-blooming, strong- 

 growing variety with bright canary-colored flowers. 

 Mme. Capucine. Tills is now coming to the front as a 



fine winter forcing variety; dark copper color, 



tinged apricot; a great bloomer, but rather weak 



grower. 

 Sfme. Welsh. Large and double, apricot yellow shaded 



dark orange red; strong habit, free flowering and an 



extra flue rose in every way. 

 Mme. liombard. Extra iarge and full, exquisite fra- 

 grance, beautiful rose color tinged salmon and bufl", 



reverse of petals crimson. 

 Narcisse. Pale lemon yellow, free flowering, full and fra- 

 grant. 

 Q,ueen of Bedders. See Special Description, page S3. 

 Queen's Scarlet. Introduced by Ilallock & Thorpe; color 



intense dark crimson, of the same style as Aggripina. 

 Rubens. Pale, lovely yellow, tinged with fawn color; very 



large and full, sweet frisrance. 

 Son-r. de George Sand. A very desirable rose, with 



finely shaped double buds; color carmine, shaded 



amber, streaked with crimson. 

 Price, 1st size, V.ic. each; $6.00 per dozen. 

 2d " 50c. " 4.50 " 

 3d ■' 30c. " 3.00 " 



SEEIES n. 



Alba Rosea. White tinged rose color, shaded blnsh; double 



and fragrant; very fine. 

 A. Christople. Very large, full and double; color apricot, 



tinged and shaded v.'ithsoft rosy crimson; a fine rose. 

 Bougere. Very large and d ubl' ; color beautiful dark pink; 



sweet fragrance. 

 Cornelia Cook. Perhaps the finest white rose; flowers 



very large and double; pure white, with light 



lemon-colored centre. 

 Catherine Mermet. One of the most fashionable roses in 



New York last winter; color clear rosy pink; very 



large pointed buds; full, double and fragrant. 

 Coquette de Lyon. Color clear canary yellow; delicious 



tea Bcont; flowers large and full; very free flowering. 



L>a Jonquille. Bright coppery yellow; very fine and dis- 

 tinct. 



Ije Nankin. Apricot yellow; fragrant and of good form; 

 very distinct in color. 



Iieveson Gower. Beautiful rosy salmon; fine form; sweet 

 fragrance. 



Louis Richard. Finely shaped, large and full; color rich 

 coppery rose, changing to bulf, crimson centre. 



Mnte, Caniille. A splendid rose; immense double buds; 

 delicate rosy flesh color, changing to salmon, sufl'used 

 with carmine; line tea fragrance. 



Mme. M. Berthon. Pure white, tinged and shaded ■with 

 lemon color; good form and sweet fragrance. 



Mme. Pai<-ot. Fine apricot yellow, tingcil bulT; a very de- 

 sirable rose; buds of good form and medium size, 

 borne in great profusion. 



Marie Guillot. Pure wliite, tinged With yellow In the 

 centre; very full and double. 



Niplietos. Pure white ; one of the most valued winter 

 flowering roses. 



Perle des Jardins. See Cut and Special Description, 

 page 85. 



Perfection de Monplasir. Deep golden yellow; buds 

 medium size and of fine shape; a fine rose for any 

 purpose. 



Sou-r. de David. Rich rosy crimson, finely-shaped buds. 



Souv. D'Un An»i. A splendid rose, which is now becom- 

 ing prominent for winter flowering; buds full and 

 double; color clear deep rose color. 



Souv. de Paul Neron. White, beautifully tinged with 

 cle ir golden yellow, edged clear rosy crimson; exqui- 

 site fragrance and very profuse. 



1st size, 00c. each; $4.50 per doz. 

 2d " 30c. " 3.00 " 

 3d " 20c. " 2.25 " 



SEKIES ni. 



Adam. Bright carmine pink, large and full. This variety 

 is used consi<lerably for winter forcing, and it is ex- 

 cellent for tliat purpose. 



Aurora. Buds r.ither small and pointed; color silvery 

 rose, shaded and shadowed with pink ; abundant 

 bloomer. 



Aline Sisley. Large pointed bud; very sweet fragrance; 

 color an unusual shade of violet red, brightened with 

 crimson maroon. 



Bella. Pure white. Once largely used lor forcing, but has 

 been superseded by Niphetos; it is, however, supe- 

 rior to that variety for summer flowering. 



Bianqni. White, Shaded flesh color; a distinct beautiful 

 rose, full and fragrant. 



Bon Silene. This splendid old variety still "holds its 

 own" against any of the newer sorts, it is 

 equally valuable for summer or winter blooming; 

 average size and exquisite tea scent; color brilliant 

 carmine. 



Belle Allamande. Finely shaped, long pointed buds; 

 full and fragrant; carmine and pink in color. 



Bouquet de Marie. Deep rose, tinged silver. A good, 

 strong, compact grower; an excellent bedding sort. 



Cels. Pale rose color, good shaped buds; plant a clean 

 healthy grower. 



Douglas. A true Bengal rose, dark rich crimson in color; 

 buds of good shape; very free flowering. 



Due de Cayes. White shaded yellow; an old variety of 

 considerable merit. 



Duchess de Brabant. An old variety, blooming in clus- 

 ters; unexcelled by anything of its color, which is a 

 soft rosy flesh tint; flowers full and globular. 



Devoniensis. No collection is complete without this 

 superb variety; very full and double; a creamy white 

 with pink centre; fragrance of the Magnolia. 



