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/••PETER HENDERSON ftfft..NFW YORK* 
THE "GARDEN GLORY” COLLECTION 
evep! G bloomhng GARDEN ROSES. 
I N THIS COLLECTION we have grouped together eight of the finest Garden Roses for summer blooming. Our aim has been to 
combine the sorts which would give the greatest general satisfaction, and for this reason we have selected the very cream of the 
new and the old varieties, giving due consideration to having a wide range of color, so that buyers of the “GARDEN GLORY” 
COLLECT ION of Roses may feel assured that they are obtaining the best that it is possible to procure in the number offered 
Included in the collection is Radiance, now offered for the first time and exclusively by us. This grand variety we offer with 
every confidence that it will become the leading garden Rose in its color. They are numbered 1 to 8, and described below W- 
will send FREE with each Collection our pamphlet on the “Garden Culture of the Rose.” 
No. I. New Hardy Hybrid Tea Rose, A variety of great distinctness of 
Lady Battersea. :: character. The growth is vigor- 
ous, the shoots long, with fine 
green leaves, each shoot bearing a flower thrown well above the 
foliage. The buds are long, oval and pointed, and of a beautiful 
cherry-crimson, permeated with an orange shade. The flowers 
are of moderate size and almost full, with the petals held so 
well together as to retain their form for a long time. When 
first open the blooms are light rosy-crimson, still keeping the 
orange tinge of the bud, brilliant in the extreme, passing to pure 
soft rose, the color clear and attractive. 
Price, 1st size, 50c. each, $4.50 per doz.; 2d size, 30c. each, 
S3.00 per doz.; 3d size, 10c. each, SI.00 per doz. 
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No. 2. The Garden Favorite, :: :: A pure white, hardy, ever- 
White Maman Cochet. :: blooming Rose. It has all 
the requisites of a perfect 
garden Rose — substance, size, fragrance, hardiness, splendid buds 
and full, double, fragrant flowers. A variety which stands 
suprr ne in its class. 
Price, 1st size. 50c. each, $4.50 per doz.; 2d size, 30c. each, 
S3.Q0 per doz.; 3d size, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 
No. 3. New Hardy Ever-Blooming Kose, This magnificent variety is an 
Wm. R. Smith. :: :: American-raised, pedigree seed¬ 
ling. It inherits hardiness, con¬ 
stitution, fine habit, grand foliage and superb flowers. Where 
there are so many good qualities it is difficult to emphasize 
the leading one, but in this variety we would name its ability 
to resist disease. The color is a deep ivory white overlaid with 
a good, bright shade of pink. As a summer Rose we predict it 
will rank with the best if not actually surpass them. 
Price, 1st size. 75c. each, $7.50 per doz.; 2d size, 50c. each, 
$4.50 per doz.; 3d size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
No. 4. The New Hardy Ever-Blooming Garden Rose, In offering this mag- 
Radiance. :: :: :: nificent Rose to the 
public we, as usual, 
will refrain from using high sounding adjectives; adhering closely 
to the facts, as they speak for themselves. If any variety intro¬ 
duced within our memory would warrant the use of enthusiastic 
language RADIANCE is that one. 
It was raised by Mr. John Cook, who has given America her 
best and most beautiful garden Roses, not one of which that we 
can recall but is still offered by the leading Rose growers of the 
world. We purchased the entire stock from him. 
RADIANCE is 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, 
buds and flowers borne erect on the strong stems, the foliage 
is abundant and of splendid substance, a dark, healthy green. 
It blooms constantly, delightfully fragrant and is so’healthy 
that it may be said’ to be immune against disease. Add to 
these qualities that of hardiness and vigorous growth, then the 
grand qualities of this peerless Rose are plainly told. 
RADIANCE is superior to any which might be cited as a rival, 
in fact is so distinct that it may be said to be unrivalled. 
Price, 1st size, 81.00 each, $9.00 per doz.; 2d size, 75c. each, 
$7.50 per doz.; 3d size, 40c. each, 84.00 per doz. 
No. 5. A Beautiful Yellow Rose. :: :: :: This grand new Rose 
Souvenir de Pierre Notting. has been well tested in 
: . this country, showing 
that it is well adapted to our climate. It is of strong, bushy 
habit, with splendid, deep green foliage, strong and "healthy, 
so that it is almost immune against disease. The flowers 
are very full, large and extraordinarily lasting, keeping over a 
week when cut. The buds are very long, of a most beautiful 
shape. 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. In its abundance of 
blossoms this grand new variety surpasses all other yellow 
Roses; plants of a few months’ growth are never without buds 
of blossoms throughout the season. While the first flower-buds 
are developing on top new growths appear below bearing another 
crop, and this is succeeded by others. 
Price, 1st size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 2d size, 40c. each 
$4.00 per doz.; 3d size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
No. 6. The Brilliant Red Rose, :: Unquestionably the finest brilliant 
Gruss an Teplitz. red > hard y> ever-blooming garden 
Rose. The color, when first open¬ 
ing, is very dark rich crimson, quickly changing to bright scar¬ 
let, shading to velvety, fiery-red. The flowers are very showy 
and handsome. 
Price, 1st size, 50c. each, $4.50 per doz.; 2d size, 30c. each, 
$3.00 per doz.; 3d size, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 
No. 7. The Sterling Favorite, :: The buds are a beautiful 
Pink Maman Cochet. 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. Conceded by all to be the ideal ever- 
blooming garden Rose. , 
Price, 1st size, 50c. each, 84.50 per doz.; 2d size, 30c. each, 
$3.00 per doz.; 3d size, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 
No. 8. New Hardy Ever-Blooming Red Rose, The Hybrid Tea Roses are 
Cardinal. :: :: :: gradually being developed 
so that they withstand our 
severe winters yet flower abundantly throughout the summer 
season. 
Of all the Roses which we have introduced for 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 unnamed carmine 
seedling in the third generation. It has amply fulfilled its prom¬ 
ise of being the] most valuable red Rose, for the garden, in the 
hardy, ever-blooming class, raised by Mr. John Cook. 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; the form is such 
that they remain perfect during the heated term; the health 
and vigor of the plant enable it to produce flowers constantly 
during the entire season. Since introducing this peerless variety 
we have received hundreds of testimonials on it from purchasers, 
and connoisseurs everywhere proclaim its grand qualities. 
Price, 1st size, 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 2d size, 40c. each, 
$4.00 per doz.; 3d size, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
Special Offer: 
Price of the "GARDEN GLORY" Collection of Eight Grand Hardy Ever-Blooming Roses. 
First Size, $4.50. Second Size, $3.00. Third Size, $1.25. 
