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r PETER HENDERSON ft CO., NEW YORK 



The ^^Delightful" Collection of Splendid Ever-Blooming Roses 



^^ SKo-wn in Colors on tKe Opposite Page. = = 



Our collection of ever-blooming Roses which we illustrate in colors this year, will, we trust, find favor -n-ith our customers. 

 While it contains some of the most satisfactory varieties of recent introduction, it also contains three sorts which made reputations 

 for themselves as splendid bedding varieties — hardy and ever-blooming — throughout the country. As is our custom in making 

 up collections for the Colored Plate, we have selected varieties showing marked contrasts in color combined with hardiness, 

 vigor of growth and abundance of bloom, so that purchasers may rest assured in obtaining this collection that they procure 

 sorts which, in the limited number contained in the collection, will give them a variety unexcelled in all the prime qualities of 

 the best garden Roses. The num.bers on the Colored Plate are a Key to the varieties as numbered below. 



Our Colored Plate Collections are famous throughout the country; they give universal satisfaction, as is evidenced by the 

 number of congratulatorj- letters we receive annually from purchasers. Even the smallest size will, under ordinary con- 

 ditions, give an abundance of bloom, but the larger sizes will, of course, bloom earlier and more profusely. We will send 

 FREE with each collection our pamphlet on "The Graden Culture of the Rose," which gives full detailed instructions on che 

 planting and subsequent care of them. 



^S^ZIrZ Mile. Franciska Kruger. 



No. 1. The New Irish Ever-Blooming Rose. KII.I.ARNFY. 



A verj- beautiful Hybrid Tea Rose. The color is an exquisite 

 shade of deep shell-pink lightened with silvery-pink. The 

 base of the petals is a soft silverj'-white, relieved with enough 

 yellow to make it more attractive. The buds are exception- 

 ally long and beautifully formed, the open flower is graceful in 

 the extreme. It is free in growth, strong, heavy shoots, which 

 are crowned with buds. This has become a great favorite for 

 winter flowers and is worthy of the high place it has attained. 

 It has proven hardy in this climate without protection. In 

 the garden the flowers are very lasting, the coloring remaining 

 clear and bright to the last. It has a delicate Tea Rose fragrance. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each; 2d size, 50c. each; 3d size, 30c. 

 each, S3. 00 per doz. 



No. The Coppery-Yellow 

 2. 



A favorite Rose for the garden and the most satisfactorj' 

 variety in its color. It is well known that the j^ellow Roses 

 are mostly weak in constitution, but this is exceptionally healthy 

 and vigorous; it is in the front rank in that respect,' growing 

 freely and flowering abundanth' in the open ground. The color- 

 ing is strikingh^ handsome, a blending of deep yellow with 

 copperj'-yellow and buff" shadings. Fine buds and splendid 

 flowers which remain in condition a long time. 



Price, 1st size, 50c. each, S4.50 per doz.; 2d size, 30c. each, 

 S3. 00 per doz. ; 3d size, 10c. each, SI. 00 per doz. 



No. 3. A Grand Ever-Blooming Rose. ^[^, B. R. CANT. 



In determining the usefulness of a Rose, the constitution, 

 the habit and the continuity of the flowering: of the variety, 

 as well as the size, shape and color of the flowers, rriust be taken 

 into consideration. "Mrs. B. R. Cant," on which the Floral 

 Committee of the Royal Horticultural Societ}^ of England, 

 conferred an award of merit, measures up to the highest stand- 

 ard. This variety is remarkable for' its robust habit and the 

 profuse manner in which it blooms from early in the summer 

 until the autumn is well advanced. The flowers are of medium 

 size and of a beautiful deep rose color on the outer petals, quite 

 red in some cases : while the inner petals are soft silvery-rose, 

 suffused with buff at the base. It is essentially a garden Rose, 

 and as such it can hardly fail to attain a high degree of popu- 

 larity. 



Price, 1st size, 60c. each, S6.00 per doz.; 2d size, 40c. each, 

 S4.00 per doz. ; 3d size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



No. 4. 



Golden-Yellow 



Ever-Blooming Rose. EtoJlC dc LyOH. 



A very satisfactory variety which has been extensively 

 tried and which has won well merited praises in all quarters. 

 It is a rich golden-yellow, fine firm buds and flowers, very 

 sweet. The abundance of bloom is remarkable. A strong, 

 healthy grower. The best and most beautiful pure yellow 

 Rose for general planting. 



Price, 1st size, 50c. each, S4.50 per doz.; 2d size, 30c. each, 

 S3. 00 per doz. ; 3d size, 15c. each, SI. 50 per doz. 



No. 5. H^'BLming Rose, KaiscrJii Au^usts Victofia. 



A hybrid Tea Rose, soft pearly-white, lightly tinted with 

 lemon in the center, just enough to relieve the white ; remarkablv 

 fragrant, a strong, health}' grower, with bold, beautiful foliage. 

 The habit is free; the beautiful, perfectly-shaped flowers are 

 borne in profusion on long, graceful Sterms, so that it wiU be in- 

 valuable for cut flowers. Professional florists have been quick to 

 perceive the great value of this peerless Variety, and it is now 

 more eagerly sought after than almost any Rose on the market. 



Price, 1st size, 50c. each, S4.50 per doz.' 2d size, 30c. each, 

 S3. 00 per doz. ; 3d size, 10c. each, SI. 00 per doz. 



No. 6. New, Hardy Ever-Blooming Red Rose , CARDINAL. 



Of all the Roses which we have introduced fof years there 

 is none which has measured up better to the ideal standard than 

 this. Habit and bloom are beyond criticism. "Cardinal" is 

 a seedling of "Liberty" hybridized with an unnaffied carmine 

 seedling in the third generation. This gives promise of being 

 the most Valuable Rose yet raised by Mr. John Cook, Color. 

 a rich cardinal-red. Is a very strong grower with a heavy flower. 

 Its fragrance is very strong and sweet. It has proved hardv 

 in Baltimore the most severe winter. The color of the flowers 

 holds good in the hottest weather; the form of the flowers is 

 such that it also remains perfect during the heated term ; 

 the health and vigor of the plant enable it to produce flowers 

 constantly during the entire season. 



Price, 1st size, 75c. each, S7.50 per doz. ; 2d size, 50c. each, 

 S4.50 per doz. ; 3d size, 25c. each, S2.50 per doz. 



No. 7. New, Hardy Ever • Blooming Rose, TRIUMPH. 



A grand new Hybrid Tea Rose, Gruss an Teplitz x Gen. 

 McArthur, raised by E. G. Hill & Co., from whom we purchased 

 the entire stock. It is a strong-growing, very free blooming 

 variety, long straight stems, large and handsome foliage. The 

 bloon:is are splendid, large, full and double, the buds are finely 

 shaped, borne singly and erect on strong stems. The color 

 is a beautiful shade of deepest carmine-pink with crimson tones 

 and a beautiful sheen. It is valuable for either summer or 

 winter blooming. The fragrance is strong and spicy; in short, 

 it has all the qualities of a first-class Rose, and being an Ameri- 

 can-raised seedling, must prove adaptable to our climate. For 

 the same reason it will be welcomed into the galaxy of fine 

 American Roses, many of which we have had the honor of 

 introducing. 



Price, 1st si^e, 75c. each, S7-50 per doz. ; 2d size, 50c. each, 

 S4.50 per doz. ; 3d size, 30c. each, S3. 00 per doz. 



No. 8. New High-Class Garden Rose. >\iv,e, JeAN DUPUY. 



A lovely high-class Rose recently introduced from Europe; 

 color, fine creamy-rose, with golden-yellow center, outer petals 

 edged with red; large, fully double and very sweet; constant 

 and abundant bloomer,, almost thomless. This is one of the 

 most satisfactory of the newer Roses for summer blooming on 

 account of its great substance and strong, sturdy habit of growth. 



Price, 1st size, 60c. each, S6.00 per doz. ; 2d size, 40c. each, 

 S4.00 per doz. ; 3d size, 20c. each, S2.00 per doz. 



Prices: The "Delightful" Collection 



of Eig'Ht Dea-utifvil, Hardy, Ever-Blooming Roses, 



First Size, $4'.50 per set of eight. 



Second Size, 3.00 



Third Size, 1..50 •• " " 



