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HENDERSON’S NURSERY, ATHENS, TEXAS 
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The world’s choicest dependable Roses, correctly 
grown and prepared for shipment to you, by a 
firm with 38 years of rose specialization. For 
years cur Roses have given satisfaction to our 
many customers who value the fact that we are 
content to grow and send out only the strongest, 
sturdiest, field grown rose bushes that it is pos¬ 
sible to produce by modern methods. We like 
Roses and derive a great deal of pleasure from 
growing them, and send out to customers only 
bushes that will give them the same pleasure 
and satisfaction. 
All of our Roses are budded on Rosa Multi¬ 
flora Japonica and Rosa Canina understock, ex¬ 
cept a few of the climbers. The multiflora under¬ 
stock makes the more fiberous root system, being 
fine in appearance and easy to pack and handle. 
In light sweet soils where moisture is plentifully 
supplied with good drainage, multiflora cannot 
be improved upon. The Canina understock is 
the most tenacious understock yet developed; 
having stiff strong roots which thrive under 
somewhat adverse conditions. For black waxy 
soils it cannot be excelled. Where drouthy con¬ 
ditions or excessive moisture prevails or in soils 
overbalanced with seme mineral content, the 
canina understock will give you better service. 
Our roses are grown on soil and under climatic 
conditions which are recognized by the licse 
world as the very best to produce well rooted, 
strong, free-blooming plants. Our strong first 
grade plants are in many instances twice as large 
at half the price of plants grown in the North 
and East. Do not confuse our high quality plants 
with small or second grade plants sold by deal¬ 
ers who sell them as “just rose bushes,” with a price attraction, but no quality guaran¬ 
tee. Our first grade plants are brought to you at the lowest possible price for dependable 
merchandise by a firm that is here to serve its customers through the years. Remember 
that roses vary in growth characteristics, some growing more dwarf with smaller canes 
than others. 
We are offering this year, along with our No. 1 first grade plants which are the best 
to be had, medium grade plants which are good stock plants for the rose lovers who 
feel they cannot afford to pay more for the first grade plants, but want a lovely rose 
garden. We earnestly recommend the first grade plants as the better value. 
Special prices on orders of one dozen or more assorted bushes are made in the fol¬ 
lowing table: 
ATHENS NURSERY 
WINS 9 FIRSTS 
IN ROSE SHOW 
“Roses from Henderson’s Nur¬ 
sery of Athens, scored nine first 
places, two second places and five 
third places in the first Annual 
Rose Show held at Tyler Friday 
for visiting members of the Amer¬ 
ican Rose Society. 
“The members held their annual 
meeting in Fort Worth this week 
and journeyed to Tyler for a one 
day session to attend the rose 
show in their honor. 
“Growers from practically every 
point in East Texas entered the 
competition, 
“Eastern visitors to the recent 
Rose Festival at Tyler including 
some of the best authorities in 
the East on rose culture in this 
country, visited the Henderson 
Nursery during their stay in Texas 
and declared the roses there the 
best they had seen in the entire 
State. The visitors were particu¬ 
larly impressed with the root 
system of the roses at Henderson’s 
Nursery. 
“Henderson’s Nursery has forty 
acres in roses this year, including 
practically every leading variety. 
“The sweep of premiums at the 
Rose Show by the Henderson’s 
Nursery puts them on a par with 
the best in the State,” 
