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



NEWER HARDY CLIMBING ROSES. 



Young plants from 2 3^ inch deep Rose pots. 



" AMEKICAN PILLAR." 



A large, single-flowering variety which has attained deserved popularity here 

 and in Europe. The flowers are three to four inches across, borne in great 

 clusters of about 100 flowers and literally cover the plant. They are a lustrous 

 rosy pink with a clear white center, very attractive. The stamens are numerous 

 and bright yellow, adding to its beauty. The season of blooming is about a 

 month. The growth is very vigorous, the foliage is large, luxuriant and bright 

 green which is retained until late in November. In the fall and early winter 

 the plant is covered with bright red seed pods in clusters. Price, 60c. per doz., 

 $4 00 per 100. 



CHRISTINE WRIGHT. 



" A very strong climbing Rose. The flower is a bright, clear wild-rose pink, 

 three and one-half to four inches in diameter, double, borne singly and in clusters; 

 very beautiful in bud and lasts for days after cutting. The plant is a perfect 

 mass of bloom in June and continues to bloom occasionally all during the season; 

 the plants in our nurseries having bud and flowers until nipped by the frost. 

 Beautiful as a post or pillar Rose and perfectly adapted for covering arbors, 

 walls and trellises. Price, $1 00 per doz., $6 00 per 100. 



MKS. M. H. WALSH. 



A new Rose of the Wichuraiana type of climbers, raised by Mr. M. H. Walsh 

 who originated the fine varieties Excelsa, Hiawatha, La Fiamma Lady Gay, 

 etc., etc. This is probably his greatest achievement and certainly is the finest 

 double white Climbing Rose yet produced. The flowers are of the purest white, 

 very double and of the largest size in the class. They are borne in large trusses 

 and very freely; delicately fragrant. The foliage is a handsome, dark glossy 

 green, very ornamental. The growth is vigorous and the plant very hardy. 

 It was the sensation of the National Flower Show held in Boston in the spring 

 of 1911 and was awarded highest honors. Price $1 .50 per doz., $10 00 per 100. 



EVER-BLOOMING ROSES. 



Young Plants from 25-inch deep Rose pots. 



Bessie Brown. A beautiful flesh-pink Rose shading to French white. The buds 

 are beautiful in the extreme and the fully expanded flowers are of noble 

 proportions, combining great depth and fulness. It is a vigorous, healthy 

 grower, very free bloomer, splendid. Price $3.00 per 100. 



Burbank. This valuable Rose is a cross between Hermosa and a seedling of 

 Bon Silene. Flowers rich rose-pink, deepening to carmine-crimson, full and 

 double, reflexed petals. Price $2 .50 per 100. 



Cardinal. Color, a rich cardinal red. Is a very strong grower with a superb 

 flower. Its fragrance is very strong and sweet. The color of the flowers holds 

 good in the hottest weather. Price $3.00 per 100. 



C. P. Strasheim. A very valuable summer-blooming Tea Rose. The color 

 is a very delicate shade of primrose-yellow with a tint of fawn, the latter 

 shade being quite pronounced in the center of the flowers. As the flower ages 

 the color lightens toward the ends of the petals to a light sulphur-yellow, al- 

 most white, making a charming contrast with the darker portions of the 

 flowers. Price $2.50 per 100. 



Col. R. S. Williamson. One of the best of the newer Roses for bedding purposes. 

 The habit is splendid, long sturdy stems bearing the fine flowers erect; lux- 

 uriant foliage, dark green. The color of the flowers is satin white with a 

 deep blush center. Price $3.00 per 100. 



Florence Pemberton. Creamy white suffused pink with edges of petals occa- 

 sionally flushed peach; flowers large. Price $3 .00 per 100. 



Gruss an Teplitz. The color when first opening is a very dark, rich crimson; 

 as the flower opens it discloses bright scarlet, shading to velvety, fiery red. 

 Price $3 . 00 per 100. 



Hermosa. The color is in itself a recommendation; a clear, fresh bright pink. 

 The flowers are fairly double, ^cupped petals and of medium size. Price 

 $3 . 00 per 100. 



Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. A hybrid Tea Rose, soft pearly-white, lightly 

 tinted with lemon in the center, just enough to relieve the white; remarkably 

 fragrant, a strong healthy grower. Price $3 . 50 per 100. 



Mrs. B. R. Cant. 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, buff at the base. A healthy grower. Price $2 .50 per 100. 



Mile. Franciska Kruger. A favorite Rose for the garden and the most satis- 

 factory variety in its color. The coloring is strikingly handsome, a blending 

 of deep yellow with copper-yellow, pink and buff shadings. Price $2.50 per 100. 



Mme. Eugene Marlitt. One of the best of the newer Roses for garden purposes. 

 It is exceptionally healthy, vigorous and free blooming. The flowers are 

 large, very double and full. The color is a rich, bright carmine, with reddish 

 tone, and does not fade or bleach in the hottest weather. It is quite hardy and 

 delightfully fragrant. Price $2.50 per 100. 



My Maryland. The color is soft salmon-pink which lightens up beautifully as 

 the flowers expand. The shade is most pleasing, surpassing all other pink sorts 

 in the eyes of many competent judges. Price $5.00 per 100. 



Pink Ma man Cochet- The buds are a beautiful pink; the color is held in the 

 open flower. The flower stems are long the buds and flowers are held erect, 

 and it is delightfully fragrant. Price $2 50 per 100. 



Radiance. A seedling from CARDINAL, a brilliant rosy-carmine, displaying 

 beautiful, rich and opaline pink tints in the open flower; the form is fine, 

 largest size and full, with cupped petals. The bud is large, brilliant, radiant; 

 the stems are long. Price $3 .50 per 100. 



Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Strong, bushy habit, with splendid foliage. The 

 color is yellow with very delicate Chinese pink and saffron-yellow shadings; 

 the center of the flower is a very rich golden-yellow. It is delightfully fragrant. 

 Price $2 . 50 per 100. 



White Maman Cochet. This is the ideal, hardy, white, ever-blooming Rose. It 

 is a pure white " sport " from " Maman Cochet," inheriting all its fine 

 qualities. The buds are long and pointed, opening gracefully, the expanded 

 flowers are full and firm. Price $2.50 per 100. 



Wm. R. Smith. An American-raised pedigree seedling. It inherits hardiness, 

 constitution, fine habit, grand foliage and superb flowers. The color is a 

 deep ivory white overlaid with a good, bright shade of pink As a summer 

 Rose it ranks with the best. Price $3 .00 per 100. 



CLIMBING AMEKICAN BEAUTY. 



" A new Rose of wonderful beauty and merit. A cross between the American 

 Beauty and an unnamed seedling. Color rosy crimson, identical with its pollen 

 parent, the American Beauty, and with the same exquisite fragrance, a quality 

 rarely found in climbing Roses. Of strong habit of growth, making shoots of 

 from ten to fifteen feet in one season, hardy as an oak. Will thrive and bloom in 

 almost any situation where a climbing or pillar Rose is desired. Flowers three to 

 four inches in diameter, finely formed on long stems, are produced in great 

 profusion. The foliage is large, deep green and entirely free from black spot or 

 mildew. One of the first Roses to bloom in the spring, comes into flower with us 

 in the latter part of May and the first week in June, and continues in full flower 

 for a month or more, with occasional bloom during the growing season; the 

 plant with us having buds and flowers until nipped by frost in November." 

 Price, $1 .25 per doz., $8 00 per 100. 



MME. HUGUETTE DESPINEY. 



A new climbing Rose, raised in France, also a seedling of Rosa Wichuraiana. 

 It is a very healthy, vigorous grower, foliage rather small but very dense and a 

 distinct bronze-green. The flowers are large and are very fragrant. The first 

 row of petals shows soft white with deep yellow at the base with a strong shade 

 of orange yellow in the center. The bloom is borne in clusters of three to five 

 flowers each. This is a beautiful and distinct variety and will be hailed with 

 enthusiasm by all Rose lovers for its distinct and rich coloring and its splendid 

 habit. Price, $1.25 per doz., $8.00 per 100. 



SHOWER OF GOLD. 



A seedling of Rosa Wichuraiana, very vigorous in growth densely covered 

 with beautiful, glossy foliage. This variety produces masses of flowers in large 

 clusters. The color is a deep, golden yellow with orange shadings in the center. 

 It is a very promising sort and fills the " long felt want " for a " Yellow " 

 Rambler." Price $1.25 per doz., $8.00 per 100. 



POLYANTHA or "BABY" ROSES. 



Young plants from 2 . inch deep Rose pots. 



Catherine Zeimet. This is surely a beauty and a great addition to the " Baby 

 Ramblers." It grows to a height of 15 to 20 inches, and produces double, 

 pure white flowers in wonderful abundance. It has a fragrance similar to 

 Hyacinths. Of free, compact growth and very attractive, a sheet of white 

 and always in bloom. Valuable for summer bedding or winter blooming. 

 Price $2 .50 per 100. 



George Pernet. This variety is the best of its class. Color, bright pink with 

 coppery-yellow at the base. Price $2.50 per 100. 



Mrs. Taft. A valuable Rose of the dwarf Polyantha or " Baby Rose " type. 

 It is a wonderfully brilliant red, surpassing the original red " Baby Rambler " 

 in that respect. It blooms continuously. Price $2.50 per 100. 



Phyllis. A perfect counterpart of the crimson " Baby Rambler " in habit. 

 This makes a dense little bush, symmetrical in shape and covered with beauti- 

 ful cerise-pink flowers, clusters of them. As a bedding variety it is splendid 

 and if grown in pots during summer, makes a most satisfactory plant for 

 winter blooming. Price $2.50 per 100. 



HARDY HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. 



Anna de Diesbach (Gloire de Paris). Rich carmine. A grand Rose. This fine 

 variety is most useful either for garden purposes or for growing in pots in 

 greenhouses. 



Anna Alexieff. Very pretty shade of rose; large and full. 



Caprice. Ground-color, soft satiny pink, distinctly striped and dashed with 



white and carmine. A very pretty and novel variety. 

 Coquette des Blanches. One of the best white Roses. 



Francois Levet. A profuse bloomer. The flowers are large, double and deep 



rosy-red, the shade known as " cherry-rose." 

 Gen. Jacqueminot. A rich, dark crimson with velvety sheen, full and fragrant. 



Known as the " Jack " Rose. A universal favorite. 

 Jubilee. The grandest hardy dark red Rose yet offered. The flowers are very 



large, the fragrance strong and spicy. The color is a pure red in its deepest 



tone, shading to deep crimson red with velvety maroon in the depths of the 



flowers. 



La France. Peach blossom pink shaded silvery rose. 



Mrs. John Laing. Rich satiny-pink, large and full; deliciously fragrant. A 



grand garden Rose, practically ever-blooming. 

 Magna Charta. Dark pink; one of the easiest Roses to grow. A universal 



favorite. 



Paul Neyron. Deep shining rose, very large flowers. Long, straight stems. 

 Spencer. Beautiful satin-pink; full and compact. 



Price of any of the above from 2| inch deep Rose pots $3.00 per 100. 



HARDY CLIMBING ROSES. 



Anna Maria. Beautiful pale Rose, deeper color in center, medium size, double 



and cupped. A grand climbing Rose. 

 Baltimore Belle. Blush-white, very large clusters. An old favorite. 

 Delight. The color is bright carmine-white at the base of the petals, the center 



of each flower filled with golden yellow anthers. Flowers single in great 



clusters. 



Evangeline. The coloring is exquisitely dainty, the center being white half way 

 up the petals merging into a beautiful, clear, but soft shade of pink. Single 

 flowers. 



Empress of China. Good size, bright pink, very attractive. 



Hiawatha. The color is glowing ruby-crimson, the center being clear white and 

 filled with rich golden yellow anthers, a striking combination. Single flowers. 



Lady Gay. Delicate cherry pink, gradually changing to a blush-white. One 

 of the handsomest of the hardy climbing Roses. 



Paradise. A combination of pink and white. The edges of the petals are im- 

 bricated giving a very artistic effect. Very large clusters. Single flowers. 



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 of any of the above from 2 J in. deep Rose pots $3.00. per 100. 



