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HENDERSON’S NURSERY. ATHENS, TEXAS 
Other SNew, Scarce, Sverblooming ^oses 
Here is a list of roses that have won a definite place in the gardens of rose 
lovers in the last few years. No garden would be complete without many of these 
outstanding varieties. Blooms are produced throughout the growing season. Price; 
First Grade Plants, 40c each. Medium Grade Plants, 30c each. 
AROMA. Brilliant shining watermelon pink. 
Rose of upright growth, very fragrant as the 
name indicates. 
ARIEL. Bud large, double and lasting. Golden 
yellow, outer edge streaked with crimson. Foli¬ 
age abundant, glossy green and disease-resistant. 
Growth vigorous. 
BETTY SUTTOR. Exquisite both in long bud 
and fully developed, double, delightfully tea - 
scented dower. In color the inside of the petals 
is of delicate rose pink, the outside bright rosy 
pink. As the dower opens, there is a delightful 
redecting of the petals which enhances the beau¬ 
ty of the pink tones. Growth vigorous; free 
dowering. 
CECIL. A wonderful decorative, new, single 
rose with good-sized dve petalled dowers of a 
glorious buttercup yellow. There is no other 
variety anything like it. The bud is extremely 
conical and the open dower is like a yellow star. 
Fine bush and foliage. Medium bushes only. 
E. J. LUDDING. Deep pink buds opening to 
large high-centered blooms. This rose is a very 
vigorous growler with extremely good foliage. 
INNOCENCE. Huge, single, white dowers with 
immense centers of golden yellow anthers and 
red dlaments. A very chaste and lovely bloom. 
ISOBEL. Long conical bud of carmine-orange 
opening into a large single dower of clear coral- 
pink. Bush grows tall and dowers have long 
stems. Another of the popular single roses. 
KONIGIN LUISE. An exceptionally large, full 
double, globular, well built white dower that 
lasts a long time. Of strong, vigorous habit of 
growth. The dowers are carried erect on strong 
stiff stems. A splendid rose for the garden and 
for cutting. 
LADY MARGARET STEWART. One of the 
dnest new roses with buds of deep sundower 
yellow, heavily veined and splashed with orange 
scarlet, sometimes entirely of the latter color 
and opening to a full drm flower. The general 
color effect of which is cadmium-orange. 
LULU. Very long slender buds of coral-apricot 
in profusion. The petals of the buds flare out 
gracefully at the end forming a very distinctive 
flower. Opens to a semi-double bloom of con¬ 
stant color. It is exquisite. 
MARGARET BELLE HOUSTON. Bud large, 
ovoid; flower large, double, full, lasting, fra¬ 
grant, velvety crimson, borne singly on long 
stems. 
MARGUERITE CHAMBARD. Large bud and 
bloom, geranium-red, sometimes shaded Vermil¬ 
lion. Growth very vigorous, bushy; profuse 
bloomer. 
McGREDY’S SCARLET. The dowers are of 
good size, full double, of a brilliant scarlet, or- 
angy-yellow at the base of petals. The color 
varies some under changing weather conditions 
but is always beautiful. 
MEVOUW G. A. VAN ROSSEM. There is no 
more brilliant and out-of-the-ordinary color in 
roses than is found in this variety. The general 
color effect is intense orange overlaid on a dark 
golden yellow ground, the brilliant coloring being 
intensified by the rich bronzy-red veins which 
stand out over the petals as though they had 
been penciled on. The bush is of medium 
growth. A very spectacular rose. 
NORMAN LAMBERT. Blazing orange-yellow 
buds which open to cone-shaped camary yellow 
blooms bright edged and dushed with pink and 
scarlet. 
OLD GOLD. Corsage and boutonniere rose of 
old gold color. An old favorite. 
OLYMPIAD. Its color is unique, a lustrous, 
dark Oriental scarlet. Its depth of color accentu¬ 
ated by the golden base and intensified by a rich 
velvety sheen. The bud is long and pointed and 
magnificent in every stage of development. A 
rose of supreme loveliness which must be seen to 
be appreciated. 
SOUV. D’ALEXANDRE BERNAIX. Large, 
cupped blooms, full to the center; of crimson, 
shaded velvety purple. Splendid perfume and 
fine lasting qualities are two of its virtues. A 
good growing symmetrical plant. 
SOUV. DE MME. C. CHAMBARD. The open 
buds of coral and yellow open to a fully double 
flower of coral - rose - pink, with a satiny sheen 
which keeps the flower “alive” for days. De¬ 
licious fragrance. The bushes are upright in 
grow'th and the blooms are produced singly on 
rigid, erect stems. 
SOEUR THERESE. Long, pointed buds are 
chrome-yellow, heavily marked with carmine; the 
open flower is rich golden yellow and holds its 
color well. Sweet briar fragrance. The blooms 
come freely on long cutting stems. The plant 
is extremely hardy and of symmetrical growth. 
An outstanding yellow. 
THOMAS A. EDISON. The blooms are large, 
fully double and fragrant. There are two shades 
of pink concerned, a lovely pale silvery pink on 
one side of the petals and just clear pink on the 
other side. It is a big flower on a big strong 
plant. A great rose named for a great man. 
See our special selection offers 
on page five. 
Tulsa, Oklahoma 
Henderson’s Nursery, Athens, Texas: 
Thank you so very much for your very 
prompt delivery of our air mail order of last 
Monday. The weather was lovely and we got all 
the roses out. Please accept our appreciation for 
the fine stock sent us and also for the extra 
bush — Editor McFarlane — which we are eager 
to see in bloom this spring. We now have sixty 
roses out and shall order more next winter. If 
your new catalog for next fall will include any 
new roses, please send us one, otherwise we will 
use the one we have now. 
Sincerely, 
Kermit, Texas 
Henderson’s Nursery, Athens, Texas; 
I want to thank you for the nice service and 
plants which I received. If at any time I can 
recommend your nursery for anyone, I will be 
glad to do so as I am just more than pleased. 
Thanking you again, I am 
Yours very truly. 
