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PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



DRAC/ENA. (Dragon Tree.' 



Beautiful ornamental-leaved plants, much used for centres of baskets or stands . 

 Terniinalis, rich crimson foliage. I Brasiliensis, broad deep-green leaves. 



Indivisa, green and bronze, narrow leaves. [ Ferrea, dark bronze leaves. 

 Draco, green, angular leaves. 



Price 75 cents each, 87 50 per dozen ; 5 varieties $2. 

 Large size $1 50 each ; 5 varieties 84 00. 



DAHLIAS— New Seedling of 1873. 



Raised by Gerhard Schmitz, Philadelphia. 



Arabella, yellow shaded lilac. 

 Amethyst, lilac, large and tine. 

 Adeline, pure white, tipped crimson, large 

 Augusta, yellow, tipped rosy lilac. 

 Butterfly, yellow, tipped white. 

 Charmer, white, lilac centre. 

 Ceres, rose shaded white. 



Price 50 cents each. 



Little Nymph., blush white, full centre. 

 Nero, crimson, full centre. 

 Rosette, rose edged lilac. 

 Symbol, yellow shaded rose. ' 

 Sensation, yellow tipped lilac. 

 Union, yellow edged lilac. 

 Viola, rose shaded lilac. 

 Set of 14 sorts, $5. 



DAHLIAS — General Collection. (Large-flowering.) 



In the selection of. the varieties named we have discarded such sorts as do not 

 come up to the requisite standard. The list as given below embraces, perhaps, the finest 

 collection in this country, comprising every shade of color and marking. Strong plants 

 ready in May ; dry roots of most sorts now ready. Many of the new and high-priced va- 

 rieties of last season are included in this selection. 



Ardens, yellowish pink. 



Annie Boleyn, white, rose edge. 



Admiral Stopford, scarlet and white. 



Admiration, scarier and blush. 



Andrew Dodd, bright golden yellow. 



Amazement, dark crimson. 



Amazon, yellow, scarlet edge. 



Angelina, yellow, striped and spotted car- 

 mine. 



Autumn Glow, orange yellow. 



Bizarre, striped. 



Barmaid, white, salmon tipped. 



Baron Alderson. 



Belle de Baum, deep pink. 



Bismarck, crimson maroon. 



Black Knight, very dark crimson. 



Ball of Fire, scarlet. 



Bob Ridley, dark scarlet. 



Corsair, dark crimson. 



Collossus, yellow. 



Canary, fine yellow. 



Copperhead, orange. 



Charles Perry, dark maroon. 



Coquette, violet striped and spotted car- 

 mine. 



Crimson Monarch, fine crimson scarlet. 



Criterion, bright rose. 



Daisy, light scarlet. 



Darkness, deep purple. 



Disraeli, orange scarlet. 



Duchess of Cambridge, blush., crimson tip 



Duchess of Wellington, blush. 



Dandy, striped carmine and white. 



Dr. Boyes, dazzling scarlet. 



Dr. Webb, deep scarlet. 



Eliza Burgess, dark lilac. 



Ellen, blush tipped lilac. 



Emma Cheney, claret color. 



Empress, white tinged violet. 



Emily, white, flue. 



Eva, blush white. 



Flirt, striped yellow, scarlet and white. 



Fancy Queen, crimson scarlet. 



Price 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen 



Flamingo, deep vermilion scarlet. 



Fanny, light blush. 



Flora, magenta shade. 



Firefly, scarlet. 



Fulgens Picta, scarlet, tipped white. 



Golden Gem, clear yellow, perfect form. 



Gal ithea, light rose, crimson striped. 



Grace, blush. 



Hendersoniana, deep scarlet. 



Harlequin, salmon, tipped crimson. 

 -Impera trice Eugenie, crimson, tipped 

 white. 



John Bunn, yellow, striped crimson. 



John Slade, dark maroon. 



La Fhare, dazzling scarlet. 



Lilac Queen. 



Mont Blanc, white. 



Magician, crimson and white. 



Martha, yellow, tipped scarlet. 



Minette, maroon. 



Miss Caroline, white, carmine edge. 



Madame Zahler, scarlet and yellow. 



Miss Trotter, blush, crimson edge. 



Mrs. Burgess, bluish purple. 



Mrs. Rollins, blush, tinged violet. 



Mutual Friend, rosy salmon. 



Neville Keene, light yellow, shaded lilac. 



Norah Crena, orange," tipped rose. 

 'Octoroon, lilac, crimson striped. 



Oriole, golden yellow. 



Picotee, lilac and white. 

 | Pre-eminent, purple. 



Picta, bright orange. 



Hoi de Pontales, purple, tipped white. 



Rising Sun, bright scarlet. 



Snow Storm, white. 



Snowdrift, pure white, fine. 



Sparkler, purple, tipped white. 



Tom Green, maroon, tipped white. 



Triomphe de Peck, deep crimson. 



Vesta, pure white, very hue. 



Wilson Hunt, scarlet crimson. 



Set of 82 sorts for $15. 



