qq PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



SALVIA. 



Rosea, see novelties. Rose colored, 50c. 



Splendens, (scarlet Sage) flower spikes of the most brilliant scarlet. 



" Gordonii. This differs from the above variety in being much more dwarf, 



flowering throughout the summer and winter. 

 u Alba, a white var. of " Splendens," identical in every respect, except in 

 color, which is pure white ; it is rather dwarfer than the scarlet, and con- 

 trasts well when planted in lines in front of it. 

 Patens, a variety well suited to contrast with the scarlet, the flowers being of the rich- 

 est shade of blue. 

 Fulgens var., a winter flowering sort, with bright scarlet flowers, the foliage variega- 

 ted with creamy white. 

 Officinalis var., a beautiful tri-colored variety of the common Sage; leaves white, 

 green and pink blotched. 



Price 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen. Set of seven sorts, $1 50. 

 SANCHEZIA NOBILIS. 

 A hot-house plant, with broad, lance-shaped leaves, beautifully veined and marbled 

 with orange yellow. Comparatively new and scarce. 



Price 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen. 



SELACINELLA LYCOPODIUM— Mosses. 



Plants used in wardian cases or ferneries, and in some styles of cut flower decorations ; 

 require partial shade and a moist atmosphere. 



Price 30 cents each ; $3 for set of twelve. 



SEMPERVIVUM.— House Leek: 



A succulent genus of plants allied to the Sedums. The plants assume symmetrical 



table-like forms, many of them very novel and interesting. Both Sempervivums and 



Sedums are well adapted for culture in parlors or sitting-rooms, as they grow freely in a 



dry atmosphere, and can hardly be injured in any way except by an over-supply of water. 



Price 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen. Set of nine sorts for $2. 



SEDUM. — Stone Crop. . 



We have to offer this season forty distinct species of Sedums, all of them interesting 

 and many of them very beautilul,both in foliage and in flower. 



Price 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen ; lull set of thirty species, $6. 



SOLANUM, IN VARIETY. 



Capsicastrum, (Jerusalem Cherry.) A variety bearing bright scarlet berries in the fall 



and winter months, making it very ornamental. 

 Pseudo Cap Var. A variegated variety of the above. 

 Jasminoides Of more slender growth, adapting it for hanging baskets, etc., leaves 



variegated with white and green ; the edges having a purple tint. 

 Price 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen. 



SAXIFRAGA SARMENTOSA. 



A low growing plant, much like a Strawberry in habit, with leaves marked with sil- 

 very white. Excellent for hanging baskets or rock work. 



Price 25 cents each ; $2 25 per dozen. 



TRITOMA GRANDIFLORA. 



A very beautiful herlaceous plant, that ought to be in every garden. The flower- 

 stalk grows to the height of three feet ; the flower-spike is about one foot in length, of 

 colors varying from yellow to deep scarlet, giving it somewhat the appearance of a 

 heated bar of iron, hence it is vulgarly called " Red Hot Poker Plant." It continues 

 in bloom from July to October, and grown either singly or in masses, produces a 

 striking effect. Price 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen. 



TALINUM PATENS VAR. (Basella Rubra Variegata.) 



A beautiful species of half shrubby style of growth, the leaves are succulent, varie- 

 gated green and white. It stands the hot dry Summer to perfection, and is a very great 

 addition to our basket or vase plants. The flowers are pinkish carmine. 

 Price 30 cents each : $3 per dozen. 



TRADESCANTIA. 



Vulgaris ( Wandering Jew.) A drooping sort, with bright glossy green leaves. 

 Zebrina. Leaves striped with silvery white on a dark ground. 

 Crassula. A strong growing variety, with white flowers. 

 Aquatica. See novelties. 30c. 

 Rupens Vittata. See novelties. 30c. 



Price 25 cents each, except where noted ; $2 25 per dozen. Set of five sorts, $1. 



