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•PETER HENDERSON /k CO.. NEW YORK* 
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SPECIALTY. We have for years made ROSES 
■ —* our leading specialty, and sell an¬ 
nually over half a million plants. 
Wo pay particular attention to their culture, so that our ROSES 
are famed for their thrifty condition ; besides, we offer nothing 
hut varieties of established merit and new sorts which have been 
thoroughly tested by us ; hence wo offer unequaled advantages to 
buyers of ROSES. 
QUR CLAIM. 
Wo claim that we send out larger and 
liner Roses than any other firm in the 
business. Our smallest size is larger 
than the plants usually sent out by the mailing trade throughout 
the country, and our cold system of growing Roses makes them 
infinitely better. 
THREE sizes. We grow our Roses in three sizes. This 
- gives purchasers the opportunity of 
procuring a plant of large size which 
will make a show at once, or smaller plants at prices which place 
them within the reach of all. Our Roses are graded as follows : 
First size are usually 15 to 20 inches high and branched ; second 
slzo, 10 to 15 inchos; and third size, 5 to 10 inches. 
F acts to Remember about Roses. The hard,/ Roses,un- 
— less where it is so 
stated in the des¬ 
cription, are not ever blooming. They only produce one crop of 
flowers, in June, with an occasional bloom in autumn. This applies 
to climbing as well as bush Roses. 
The Tea or Monthly Roses are ever blooming, but are not entirely 
hardy in our Northern climate. The smallest size (the third) of 
our Roses, in the Tea or Monthly section, should bloom the same 
season they are planted, but the larger plants flower earlier and 
produce more throughout the season. 
The small size (the third) of the hardy Roses, both bush and 
climbing, rarely bloom the same season they are planted. 
IMPORTANT The month, y or ever-blooming sorts un- 
■l - - * doubtedly give better satisfaction than 
the Hybrid Perpetuals-—llowering continu¬ 
ally—but, not being hardy north of Maryland, require protection 
(which is best done by covering the roots in December with leaves 
or coarse litter, to about six inches in depth). The Hybrid Per- 
potuals are perfectly hardy, but do not bloom perpetually, as the 
name would indicate, giving only one profuse bloom in June and a 
partial bloom afterward. 
FREE INSTRUCTIONS. We will send, free of charge, 
. to any one ordering Roses, 
our pamphlet of instruc¬ 
tions on “ The Garden Culture of the Rose.” This gives in a 
concise manner the principles of Rose culture in the garden. 
A Few Letters from Customers Whom We Pleased. 
"The shipment of HOSES tins arrived and 1 found them nil O.K. ami they 
are growing off all right. 1 found three extra ones in shipment for which please 
accept my best thunks. Wishing you a prosperous year in business, I remain, 
II. C. MANSON, 
Clarksville, Tenn." 
“I have recently ordered some of your ROSES and have received them in 
good shape, and I am perfectly satisfied that you send the largest plants of any 
firm." GEO. T. UEBERROTH, 
Allentown, Pa. 
“ The box of ROSES and seeds came safely to hand and I am delighted with 
them. I never had nicer plants for the money and 1 have tried a number of rose 
houses. }'ou were so generous with me, too; thank you ever so much. 1 will 
take great pleasure In recommending your house, and when 1 buy plants, seeds 
and bulbs will send to you for them.” 11. II. HULK LEY, 
Iligginsville, Mo. 
••I received the plants orderetl but it was storming so I could not plant ; did 
not open them for three days. They were in tine condition, some budded to 
bloom. They are the NIGBST ROSES I ever got for the money. Man r thanks 
for extras." MRS. L. C. WELCH, 
Woodburn, Ore. 
" The ROSES came yesterday in good shape. I am very much pleased with 
them, they are such line, large plants, and are sure to do well. Thanks for the 
extra ones." .. MRS. L. GARDNER, 
Mount Vernon, N. ¥. 
"1 received my ROSES yesterday and I am delighted with them. lam much 
obliged for the extras; I certainly have got the worth of my money. A great 
many ask my advice as to where to get their plants ins my tine roses are very 
much admired), and my invariable answer is Peter Henderson fur seeds, and 
plants, too, for they always grow and are true to name. ” 
MRS. E. A. PORTER, 
Bowling Green, Ky. 
"Last, evening I was delighted to receive from your firm a package of CHOICE 
ROSES. They came through in tine condition and are as fresh, green and 
vigorous as if they left your greenhouses yesterday. Thanking you very cor¬ 
dially for them, I am, 
MRS. GEORGE B. EDWARDS, 
La Mesa, Calif." 
"1 want to thank you for the very nice box of ROSES and gratis plants you 
sent me. I never had an order filled more to my satisfaction. The La I'rance 
rose bush is such a nice large hush, I am more than pleased with everything " 
MRS. HORACE PRENTICE, 
Kalamazoo, Mich. 
"Your shipment of ROSE BUSHES received to-day in good order. They are 
very fine and I desire to express my appreciation of your courtesy in enclosing 
some examples of other varieties. I have found supplies purchased from your 
house to be very satisfactory." DR. WM. E. COOKE, 
East Orange, N. J. 
