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EVERYTHING FOR THE GAKDEH = Foirewotrdl
1915 Looms Up-
The harbinger, let us fervently hope, of an era of peace and prosperity for all the world. Our own
country — thanks to the wisdom and foresight of its founders — has been providentially preserved
from the devastating effects of war, with all its attendant evils, and has steadfastly busied itself in achieving victories of peace, blessed
by abundant crops of the fruits of the earth successfully harvested in due season.
In order to reap in due season, we must also sow at the appointed time, and that now is close upon us. Once again the great miracle
has been wrought and the earth in its journey around the sun, has arrived at that stage of it, which we call Spring — the great planting
season of the year. '
We have therefore much pleasure in placing this our catalogue of
"EVERYTHING for the GARDEN" for 1915
in your hands, and in doing so we wish to point out a few of its
principal features. On the front cover — following our usual practise
"we show another of the famous "Gardens of the Great, " viz:
The Pond Garden at Hampton Court in England. This famous
palace, first the residence of a great cardinal, and then of a succession
of kings and queens who were all ardent lovers of gardens and
gardening, has within its boundaries beauty spots that are perhaps un-
equalled in the whole world. Hampton Court has several gardens
both formal and natural, besides its noble park, its famous radi-
ating avenues of trees centuries old, and its canals and fountains.
The garden we illustrate is one of the smallest but at the same time,
one of the most interesting on the place. Now known as -"The
Pond Garden ' ' it was laid out by Cardinal Wolsey shortly after his
return from a visit to Italy, and it combines in a very pleasing
manner, the formality of the Italian style, with the flowery profusion
favored in the north of Europe. It is undoubtedly a happy com-
bination and we commend it to our friends who own garden plots
of but moderate size. Such a garden might quickly be duplicated
in this country by using such climbers as Honeysuckle, Virginia
Creeper and Clematis, for the walls, and substituting the rapid-
growing Privet, for the slow-growing ancient Yew, for the bower and
the topiary work. A moderate expenditure in addition for Roses,
Peonies and Hardy Phlox, etc., etc., and for seeds to raise flowers
for the lawn beds, would in a few years produce a "Pond Garden " of
great beauty.
In this/:onnection we may mention that we have this year gotten
out a popular edition of our book Henderson's "Picturesque Gar-
dens" which is full of ideas and suggestions to the garden lover.
(See page 199.) On the back cover we show one of those rare child
pictures only possible when taken by a parent or near relation.
The photograph was sent to us (as many of our pictures are) by
one of our customers, and shows her little daughter enjoying the
perfume of the beautiful Cardinal Rose.
The various Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Tools and Implements illus-
trated and described in the inside pages are of the same high quality
and excellence, which it has always been the settled policy of our
house to supply during three generations. Our business was founded
in 1847 by PETER HENDERSON and it is now carried on by
Charles Henderson the present head of the house (son of the founder)
and by Peter Henderson and Howard M. Henderson (grandsons).
To some of our friends it may seem superfluous to mention these
particulars year by year, but our business is distinctively a pro-
gressive one, and this catalogue is annually placed in the hands of
thousands of new friends, as well as hundreds of thousands of old
ones. Sincerely yours,
.y^jL,? C^*AjL^.^A^V"§^\A^
President.
Jan. 1st, 1915. PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.