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HENDERSON'S 



COTTAGE" COLLECTION 



OF HARDY CLIMBING ROSES 



SEE COLORED PLATE OPPOSITE 



The wonderful advance made in Climbing Roses recently by the use of Rosa 

 Wichuraiana as the mother parent has developed varieties of such merit that they 

 vie with the bush Roses in popularity. Amongst climbing plants the Rose is easily 

 supreme — and well it may considering its beauty and fragrance. The sentiment of the 

 ages speaks eloquently for it. The hanging gardens of Babylon were festooned with 

 them. King Solomon in eloquent and appreciative language paid tribute to their beauty. 

 To the ancient Greeks the Rose owes its title of "Queen of Flowers." The Romans at public 

 and private festivals used them profusely; even making couches literally beds of Roses. 

 A Rose-covered cottage suggests refinement and contains beauty. The sorts we offer in the "Cottage" Collection 

 are all of American origin, fitted to our climate and are the cream of the present day aggregation of new types. They belong to the disease- 

 proof class. The sorts of a decade ago were mostly infested with mildew but these new varieties are practically immune from that 

 scourge. The foliage is glossy, highly polished, and so resists the disease. 



The lavish profusion of bloom on Climbing Roses, literally hundreds of clusters on each plant, their beautiful colors and exquisite fra- 

 grance render them unequalled for covering houses, arbors, pergolas, fences and boundary walls. They are easily grown in large pots 

 or tubs and make splendid ornaments for porches or lawns when trained to 'form large columnar plants. 



Pink Hardy Climbing Rose 



No. 1 DOROTHY PERKINS 



No. 5 



The Flesh-Pink Climbing Rose 



Dr. W. VAN FLEET 



A hardy Climbing Rose of American origin which has become a standard sort. 

 The color is beautiful clear shell-pink; it blooms in trusses of from ten to thirty, 

 each floret considerably over one inch in diameter, the stem to the truss being 

 quite long, thus making them available for 'cutting and interior decoration. 

 The flowers are fragrant and last a long time in good condition. Healthy, 

 hardy and handsome. 



Price, 1st size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz. ; 2d size, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.' 

 3d size, from 3-inch pots, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



No. 2 



The Flaming Scarlet Climber 



LA FIAMMA 



Nothing in the way of a Climbing Rose could be more showy than this. The 

 flowers are single, about two and one-half inches across, borne in great clusters 

 on long sterns and fairly cover the plant. They are an intense, flaming scarlet 

 with a silvery-white "aureole" in the center, accentuating and enhancing the 

 splendid color effect. The stamens, too, add greatly to the coloring of the flowers. 

 The growth of the plants is vigorous, in good ground and normal conditions 

 the plants will attain a height of fifteen feet in one season and they are perfectly 

 hardy. In addition they are practically immune from mildew which is such a 

 drawback to many of the older Climbing Roses. 



The flowers being single the trusses do not rot as in many of the double sorts, 

 they remain longer in good condition on the plant and last longer when cut. 

 This is surely a gem of the first water. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 

 3d size, from 3-inch pots, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



"The most beautiful thing I have in my garden is a fence with Silver Moon, La 

 Fiamma and Dr. Van Fleet Roses. The half has never been told of the hardiness 

 and freeness from blight of these Roses. " 



Mrs. W. W. DICKINSON, Little Rock, Ark 



The parentage is Souvenir du Pres. Carnot X Rosa Wichuraiana. The open 

 flowers are 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 cutting. The foliage is a peculiar shade of bronze green, 

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

 grower, practically immune from mildew. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 

 3d size, from 3-inch pots, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz. 



"The Roses Dr. W. Van Fleet and Silver Moon purchased from you have been 

 very satisfactory. The first year their canes were ten or twelve feet long. I earthed 

 them up eight inches and gave the canes a light covering of straw. Very little of the 

 wood was lost. One plant of Dr. Van Fleet I left in an exposed place and only put 

 dressing around the roots. The wood was killed back so far that I shall protect it 

 this winter. A neighbor has both these Roses on a stone wall and they went through 

 the winter without protection. These Roses are not only lovely in bloom, but have 

 beautiful glossy foliage. Silver Moon is quite four inches across, and Dr. Van Fleet 

 is an exquisite shade of pink and lovely in the house. It is a pleasure to find Roses 

 that are quite all they are described. " ALICE STACKPOLE, Maltapoistett, Mass. 



"Among the collection of plants ordered from you in March was the Rose Dr. W.. 

 Van Fleet which is now in bloom, and can safely say that I have never seen a more 

 perfect and beautiful Climbing Rose." JOSEPH L. SHIPLEY, Riverdale, Md. 



No. 6 



Fiery-Red Rambler Rose 



EXCELSA 



No. 3 



The Large Clematis-Like Kose 



SILVER MOON 



Silver Moon is the result of a most interesting cross, Rosa WichuraianaXRosa 

 Sinica — Cherokee Rose. The flowers run four and one-half inches and over in 

 diameter, clear silver white in color, petals of great substance and beautifully 

 cupped. The center is filled with bright yellow stamens, a very attractive 

 feature. It is very floriferous, the plants literally covering themselves with 

 great Clematis-like flowers. They are borne on strong stems, twelve to eighteen 

 inches long, and are delicately fragrant. The foliage is large and abundant, 

 bronze-green, glossy and practically immune from mildew. 



Price, 1st size, $1.00 each, $9.00 per doz.; 2d size, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 

 3d size, from 3-inch pots, 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. 



"I write simply to express our pleasure in your Rose 'Silver Moon' now flowering 

 in great beauty in my garden. It was left last November with some protection about 

 the root but with its branches entirely unsheltered. The past winter being so severe 

 it seemed probable that we might not find it alive in the spring; but it survived the 

 cold and rough weather of the coast and is now a beautiful sight with its long creamy 

 buds and magnificent flowers. Congratulating you upon this notable addition to 

 your list of fine Roses, I remain. " S. S. PARMELEE, W esthampton Beach, L. I. 



The Snow- White Climbing Rose 



No. 4 WHITE DOROTHY 



A pure white "sport" from Dorothy Perkins. The habit of growth is identical 

 and it has the same wonderful profusion of bloom equally free from disease. The 

 clusters of flowers are equally large and it has the same delicate fragrance. It 

 is a most valuable Climbing Rose and supreme in its class and color. 



Price, 1st size, 60c. each. $6.00 per doz.; 2d size, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.; 

 3d size, from 3-inch pots, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



See 



explanation 



of illustration 



below 



SPECIAL OFFER 



PLATE OPPOSITE 



Price of the "COTTAGE" COLLECTION of Six 



Hardy Climbing Roses SHOWN ON COLORED 



First Size, $4.00 Second Size, $3.00 Third Size, $1 .00 



A splendid, new Climbing Rose, remarkable in many ways but particularly im 

 the brilliant fiery-red, or intense crimson -scarlet of the flowers. The intensely- 

 brilliant color is accentuated by the great 

 masses of giant trusses produced on the 

 plants, and furthermore by the contrast 

 with the deep green, glossy foliage. The 

 flowers are very double; they are larger 

 than any of the Rambler Roses and borne 

 in trusses of thirty to forty on each; the 

 body of the flower is brilliant in color but 

 towards the edges of the petals they light up 

 with a wonderful scarlet-crimson. It is very 

 vigorous in growth and belongs to the disease- 

 proof race of Climbing Roses developed by 

 crossing on Rosa Wichuraiana. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 

 per doz.; 2d size, 50c. each, $5.00 

 per doz.; 3d size, from 3-inch 

 pots, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



Our Third Size Roses 



Are grown in THREE-INCH Pots 



The cut shows a fair sample 

 of a two-inch pot plant as usu- 

 ally sent out by the mail trade and 

 a fair sample taken from our 

 stock growing in three-inch pots. 



They are superior to the young 

 Roses from two-inch pots usually 

 sent out, because the larger pot 

 gives ample room for root action 

 and allows the plant to grow 

 naturally. They are sturdy and 

 compact and when sent by ex- 

 press with the soil on the roots, 

 transplanting scarcely checks 

 their growth. 



FOR, OTHEK HARDY CLIMBING ROSES SEE PAGES 142 AND 143 



