MONROE, MICHIGAN 
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Born 1850 and Still Growing 

Greenings FINE ROSES 
Greening’s grow and offer in this catalog, only those fine old favorites and new varieties, the merits of which have been 
proven. Any variety known of inherent weakness and poor blooming quality has been discarded. 
known to succumb to the ravages of insects and disease are eliminated. 
We furnish to our customers only sturdy, two-year-old, No. 1 field-grown plants, semi-pruned for planting with canes 
paraffined for protection and packed to reach you in perfect planting condition. 
Those varieties that are 
Hybrid Tea Roses 
The outstanding merits of the Hybrid Tea Roses are that they combine an everblooming quality with hardiness and 
come in an extensive color range from the vivid brilliant colors to light pinks and pure white. They are by far the most 
important Roses grown today and no doubt, the most universally treasured of flowering piants.. We list only those fine, 
old favorites and splendid new varieties which we have proved to have distinct merit, worthy of Greening name and 
guarantee. 
The planting and cultural directions will be found on page 42. 
Ami Quinard. One of the outstanding 
of the dark crimson Roses. Large, 
semi-double flowers of velvety scar- 
let. Tall, vigorous grower. 
Angele Pernet. Recently introduced 
Rose of intense color. Buds of deep 
flaming orange opening to semi- 
double blooms of brilliant reddish 
apricot. Petals notched and frilled. 
Foliage glossy. One of the late 
novelty Roses. 
Autumn. Beautiful, tall, crimson and 
yellow Rose with buds of burnt or- 
ange tinge. Opens to double flowers 
of deep pink and orange yellow. In 
warm weather flowers have a striped 
appearance which disappears in cool 
weather, leaving deep crimson and 
gold color. | Moderately vigorous. 
Betty Uprichard. Brilliant coppery, 
red buds, opening to deep toned car- 
mine with coppery orange. Interior 
mostly a delicate salmon pink. 
Briarcliff. Brilliantly colored sport of 
the famous Columbia with huge, 
pink flowers on large, long stems. 
Large, pointed buds. Spicely fra- 
grant and long lasting. 
Caledonia. Popular white Hybrid 
Tea with exceptionally long-pointed 
buds opening to double high cen- 
tered, large, fragrant flowers. Con- 
tinuous bloomer. 
Christopher Stone. One of the newer 
varieties of Scarlet crimson, unsur- 
passed for intense fragrance. 
Condesa de Sastago. Beautiful, 
double Rose with vivid colors of 
sparkling copper. Buds golden yel- 
low, beautifully striped with red. 
Spicy, scented blooms. 
Dame Edith Helen. Shapely in bud. 
Substantial, high centered blooms 
of clear pink. Sweetly scented. 
Blooms freely produced on _ long, 
strong stems. Vigorous grower. 
Duquesa de Penaranda. A novelty 
variety producing two distinct types 
of flowers. During the Summer the 
pointed buds are a blend of apricot- 
orange and dark pink, opening to 
blooms of coppery-apricot. In Au- 
tumn great brownish buds open 
slowly to fine formed blooms of cin- 
namon-peach flower. 
Edel. Bold, well built flowers of white 
with faintest ivory shading towards 
the base passing to pure white. Uni- 
form, stout growing habit. 


Edith Nellie Perkins. Rose of out- 
standing merit. Vigorous in growth 
and free blooming. Long-pointed 
buds; large, fragrant flowers, double 
type, outside petals are oriental red 
shading to a cerise-orange; inside 
salmon-pink. 
Editor McFarland. A novelty Rose of 
sparkling pink borne of vigorous, up- 
right bushes. Long stems particularly 
suited for cutting. 
Eldorado. Golden buds suffused with 
red, opening to clear yellow; cupped 
blooms with crinkled petals. Erect 
grower. 
E. G. Hill. A favorite Rose with beau- 
tiful long bud of perfect form and full, 
double, high centered flower of daz- 
zling scarlet shading to deep red as 
it develops. 
Etoile de France. One of the most 
charming of the Red Roses. Bright, 
clear red color shading to velvety 
crimson, long stems, vigorous foliage. 
Etoile de Hollande. Brilliant red 
blooms of magnificent size. Beautiful 
in half-open state. Clean, attractive 
centers; large petals, very fragrant. 
General MacArthur. Beautiful, bright, 
scarlet, large, full, sweet-scented 
blooms. Buds borne on long, stout 
stems. Ideal Rose for cutting 
purposes. 
Golden Dawn. Fine garden Rose. 
Flowers show double, deep yellow in 
bud, occasionally tinged with bronze. 
Opens to fine, fragrant, pale yellow 
flowers of large size and lasting qual- 
ity. Plants are semi-dwarf and 
spreading with dark, glossy, green 
foliage. 
Golden Emblem. Large, perfectly 
formed buds of brilliant yellow 
striped with crimson on outer petals. 
Dark golden-yellow blooms. 
Gruss an Teplitz. A favorite vivid, 
cherry red shading to a velvety crim- 
son. Very fragrant. Free, strong 
grower and profuse bloomer. 
Hadley. Excellent cutting Rose with 
flowers of rich, crimson, velvety tex- 
ture. Sweetly scented. 
Heinrich Gaede. Beautiful late intro- 
duction. Color rosy-copper with 
brilliant orange tones which hold un- 
til petals drop. Buds extra large of 
good form borne singly on large, long 
stems. 

Heinrich Wendland. Reddish-copper 
double flowers with orange flush over 
all. Has rich, fragrant odor. Shiny, 
leathery foliage. 
Joanna Hill. A novelty Rose of bright 
yellow and cream-colored blooms. 
Buds large and long pointed. Semi- 
double flowers; lasting quality. Stems 
long and stiff, excellent for cutting. 
Jonkheer J. L. Mock. Standard, well 
known, heavy blooming Rose with 
carmine buds of large size. Opens 
slowly to deep, carmine-pink blooms 
with inner surface of silvery rose. 
Stems strong. Bush vigorous and 
healthy. 
Julien Potin. Another novelty, gold- 
en-yellow Rose. Vigorous, erect hab- 
it with shapely, medium to large 
blooms and long pointed form. Free 
flowering and fragrant. 
Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria. Pearly 
white variety tinted with lemon cen- 
ter. Large, full, double blooms of per- 
fect form. Introduced years ago and 
still a favorite in its class. In great 
demand. 
Killarney Pink. Blooms are flesh 
color suffused with pale pink and 
delightful blend. Very fragrant, 
buds grow on long, strong stems 
making it valuable for cutting. 
Killarney White. Duplicate of the 
Pink Killarney, but with blooms as 
white as snow. 
Lady Alice Stanley. A Rose that is 
perfect in form, color, size, freedom 
of bloom and fragrance. When fully 
developed its color is a beautiful 
shade of coral rose. Inside of petals 
shading to flesh-pink with deeper 
flushes. 
Lady Margaret Stewart. Gorgeous 
rose, long high center. Buds of 
orange-yellow. Vivid and splashed 
with scarlet. Back of petals streaked 
with orange and carmine. 
Lady Hillingdon. Coppery shade of 
apricot-yellow. Beautiful in bud. 
Free bloomer. 
Los Angeles. Flame-pink springing 
from golden base. Long buds open- 
ing slowly to beautifully formed 
blooms. Flowers freely. Stems long 
and ideal for cutting. 
Lucie Marie. Apricot yellow suffused 
with coppery-red; strong grower and 
good bloomer. 
Flowers and Trees are Living Things and Speak an Universal Language 
