PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 33 



CHRISTMAS ROSE. (Helleborus Niger.) 



A hardy herbaceous plant, which, in States south of Baltimore, is in full bloom at 

 Christmas ; flowers are single white, two inches in diameter, resembling- a single rose- 

 flower ; at the north it is a valuable plant for cut flowers at Christmas or New Years. 

 Price 75 cents each ; $7 50 per dozen; 



CLEMATIS. — (Virgin Bower.) 



C. Amelia. 



C. Azurea Grandiflora. 



C. Flammula, Avhite, fragrant. 



C, Hybrida Splendens, large, fine form. 

 C. Louise, white. 

 C. Languinosa. 



Price 50 cents each ; $4 50 per dozen. Set of six sorts for $2. 



COLEUS, GOLDEN. 



When, in 1869, the dark colored, or velvet-leaved Coleus were for the first time offered 

 for sale in this country, they were gladly welcomed as desirable additions to a genus of 

 plants that as yet comprised, but a limited number of varieties ; but in 1870, when the 

 Golden section made their advent among us, their arrival was hailed with delight ; as a 

 plant for greenhouse decoration, they were unsurpassed, and the expectations that they 

 would stand our sun well, have been fully realized. We have planted them out exten- 

 sively the past four seasons, and they lost but little of their beautiful markings ; the test 

 has fully established their permanency as a bedding plant for American gardens. Several 

 of the most beautiful sorts we offer this season are home productions— superior to any we 

 have had from Europe. For New Sorts see Novelties. 



Golden Gem, deep crimson bronze, margined with bright sulphur yellow. 

 Albert Victor, centre purplish red, broad yellow margin. 

 Eclat, bronzy crimson, golden edge. 

 Favorite, fine crimson scarlet, golden edge. 

 Model, pinkish bronze, slight golden edge. 

 Nonesuch, deep shade of crimson, yellow edge. 

 Prince Leopold, cinnamon-red, deep yellow edge. 

 Princess Royal, centre reddish bronze, light yellow margin. 

 Red Cloud, brownish red, beautiful. 



Setting Sun, rich bronze crimson centre, bright yellow edge. 

 Unique, reddish crimson, deep golden edge. 

 Chameleon, purple, rose and green, novel. 

 Bouquet, yellow, irregularly "blotched with maroon 

 Baron de Rothchilds, reddish brown, yellow margin. 

 Serena, rich cinnamon, yellow edge. 

 Juliet, light purplish red, broad yellow margin. 

 Edith, cinnamon, golden border. 

 Queen, brownish crimson, deep yellow edge. 

 Beauty of Widmore, white, green, maroon and pink. Dwarf. 

 Laclniata, canary, occasionally marked with cinnamon, 

 Mutabilis, reddish maroon, golden edge. 



Princess of Prussia, purplish maroon, narrow yellow margin. 

 Price 25 cents each ; $2 25 per dozen. Set of 22 for $4. 



COLEUS, VELVET (or dark colored.) 



These are varieties, selected from upwards of fifty sorts in our collection, as giving 

 .the widest range of color, in the beautiful leaf-markings of this popular section. 



Attraction, pea green, mottled with rich chocolate-colored spots. 

 Bauseii, deep chocolate crimson, leaves deeply serrated. 

 Excellent, deep shade of maroon, netted with light green. 

 Frou-Frou, changeable yellowish green, centre blotched with maroon. 

 Hamlet, purplish maroon. 

 Hero, chocolate maroon. 



Hendersonii, purplish rnaroon, green margin. 

 Marshalii, rich chocolate purple, maroon green edge. 

 Refulgens, very dark maroon. 

 Rival, dark claret crimson, yellow edge. 

 VerschafFeltii, rich velvet crimson. 

 Veitchii, green margin, centre dark maroon. 

 Brunette, velvet maroon, splashed green. 

 Gigantea, rich purplish maroon, yellow edge. 

 Rainbow, leaves crinkled, purplish maroon, yellow edge. 

 Price 25 cents each ; $2 25 per dozen. Set of 15 sorts for $3. Full set of 37 sorts, 

 Golden and Velvet, $6. 



