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Title: Dealers and florists wholesale list of plants
Identifier: dealersfloristsw18pete_0 (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Peter Henderson & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs
Publisher: New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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PETEE HENDEESON & CO., NEW YOEK.—WHOLESALE PLANT LIST. ™E CRIMSON RAMBLER. Magnificent Pyramidal Clusters of Rich Crimson Roses. Every Cluster a Perfect Bouquet of Roses in Itself. This grand Rose, which we illustrated with a colored plate last year, improves upon acquaintance ; the better it becomes known the more popular it becomes. We have occasionally to modify opinions formed of the value of new Roses, but the "Crimson Rambler" is one that we offer to our customers, after a two years' trial, with greater confidence in its merits. It came to this country heralded as a wonder aoiong flowers, but the most extravagant praises yet bestowed on it fall short of doing it ample justice. It is adapted to the entire country, and should be in every garden in America. (See cut.) THE PRIZES IT WON. The judges at one of the principal flower showsin England, when awarding it a Gold Medal, the highest honor they could bestow, epitomized the views of all who had seen it when they said that the ordinary premiums reserved for new Roses of the highest grade were entirely inadequate to indicate the merits of the "Crimson Rambler." At every exhibition throughout Great Britain where it was shown it re- ceived the highest honors, and this opinion was endorsed. The National Rose Society of England, the National Horticultural Society of France and the International Exposition awarded Gold Medals to "Crimson Rambler." ITS GROWTH. It is of rapid, vigorous growth; plants in our grounds attained a height of fifteen feet the past season. The flowers are produced in trusses, pyramidal in shape, good specimens measuring nine inches from base to tip, and seven inches across, fairly covering the plant from the ground to the top, so that it is one mass of glowing crimson. The color is superb, and remains strong and vivid to the end; plants in our grounds retained the bloom for two months. The profusion of bloom is marveious, over three hundred blooms having been counted on one shoot. AS A POT PLANT. It is essentially a garden Rose, but makes a magnificent specimen in a pot or tub. Tliere was exhibited in Boston, last spring, a plant of the "Crimson Rambler" growing in a twelve inch pot, the plant being about four feet high and three feet wide, bearing nearly five thousand buds and flowers; it was grown by Mr. Jackson Dawson from a plant furnished by us. Price, 4 inch pots, strong plants, $3.00 per doz.; 3 inch pots, $1.25 per doz., $10.00 per 100; 3 inch pots, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. IIARDY VARIEGATED ROSE, ROGER LAMBELIN. One of the most remarkable Roses yet offered. The petals are irregular on the edges like a double Petunia; the color is glowing crimson throughout, except the edges of the petals, which are all distinctly marked with a white band, forming a sharp contrast and the most unique combination of colors known in Roses. The growth is free and vigorous and the fragrance is deliglitful, equal to the finest of the hardy Roses. This is a "novelty" of the most striking order. Price, 2 year pot grown plants, $3.50 per doz. Plants from 8 inch pots, $1.00 per doz., $8.00 per 100.
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.COPYRIGHT ?I^PeterHend!:rsqn&co 'pHE CRIMSON RAMBLER ROSE- . . , Shows a plant the first year after planting. This illustration was made from a photograph of a pliint Rrowing on the estate of Mr. Louis B. McCagg, Newport, K.I. taken July, 13S)6. The plant was set out in May. I8!)5, and was furnished by us. It was about 18 inches high when planted, and when the photograph was taken it was fitteen^feet high and six feet wide. with thousands of flowers. A CHARMING NEW ROSE, PRINCESS ALICK UE MONACA (WEBER). A most charming new ever blooming Rose that must take prominence for summer bedding, as its habit is perfection, strong, upright growth, with clean, healthy foliage almost impervious to mildew. The flowers are produced in wonderful profusion on long, straight shoots, are deliciously fragrant, large size, double to tlie centre and of fine form, so that perfect flowers may be had during the hottest summer days. The coloring is exquisite, a creamy white on the outside of the petals, with a faint rosy blush on the edges. As the flowers expand they disclose a charming shade of opaline pink, deepening to rich blush. Price, 4 inch pots, $1.50 per doz., $12.00 per 100; 3 inch pots, $6.00 per 100; 2 inch pots, $4.00 per 100.

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