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Peter Henderson & Co. Historic Archive
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Rose (closed, reference only) Nursery Owned by Peter Henderson.
Listing last updated on Sat Apr 2025
New York, New York
United States
Peter Henderson (1822-1890) became the father of ornamental horticulture in the United States. You can read about him at the Smithsonian.
James Henry Henderson (?. -1913)
Peter Gilchrist Henderson (1879-1946), the son of James Henry Henderson, continued his father's greenhouse and floral business with a ready market in New York City:
After the death of James Henry Henderson in 1913, the Henderson estate, in separate sale transactions by the surviving family members of both Peter and James Henderson, was consolidated under the ownership of the Peter Henderson & Company.
[From l'Illustration horticole, April 15, 1889, p. 35:] La Cie Henderson, de Long-Island, état de New-York, possède un des plus grands établissements pour la culture forcée des Roses pour la fleur coupée. C'est a Flushing, petite ville située à environ 12 milles au nord de New-York, que se trouvent les 37 serres exclusivement consacrées à cette culture. La longueur de ces serres varie de 30 à 100 metres. Elles sont baties dans le style américain et chauffées à l'eau chaude, elles ont des tablettes et des gradins pour les plantes de differentes hauteurs disposés de façon que les plantes se trouvent toutes a distance égale du vitrage, ce qui leur assure la plus grande quantité de lumière.
[From Modern Roses 10, p. 716:] Henderson, Peter & Co., New York, New York.
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