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PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



VERBENAS.-Coneral Collection.— Continued. 



Echoline, light vermilion, yellow eye. 

 Formosa, large pink, white eye. 

 Gleam, large crimson scarlet, yellow eye. 

 Sable Queen, crimson, floret one inch 



in diameter. 

 Iona, large scarlet, yellow eye. 

 Ivanhoe, rich blue, white eye. 

 Imperatrice, striped lilac and white. 

 London Pride, large, claret-colored. 

 Mattie, pure white, rose margin. 

 Mary, large crimson, white eye. 

 Rosy Morn, deep carmine. ' 

 Austerlitz, blood red, white eye. 

 Anaceron, dark crimson, yellow eye. 

 Belle Davis, bright scarlet, white eye. 

 Cornet, bright ruby crimson, yellow eye. 

 Cyclop, rich blue. 

 Eyebright, rosy crimson. 

 Giant, rich scarlet, yellow eye. 

 Gen'l Dix, rich maroon, white centre. 

 Ida, large rose, white eye. 

 Jewell, bright scarlet. 

 Rover, maroon. 

 Peri, scarlet. 



Miniola, rich crimson, yellow spot. 

 Macbeth, carmine, violet eye. 



Miss Annie Massey, violet, shading to 



white. 

 Mary Baker, creamy pink. 

 Purple Queen, rich purple, white centre. 

 Pre-eminent, large rosy salmon, white eye 

 Punctata, spotted and striped carmine. 

 Red Cap, blood red, white eye. 

 Ruby Queen, ruby, violet eye. 

 Sylph, pure white. 

 Senator, magenta, white eye. 

 Splendor, bright scarlet. 

 Sparkler, dark scarlet. 

 Virginale, large, pure white. 

 William Dean, violet blue, white eye. 

 "William Young", large deep scarlet. 

 Zenobia, purple, large white eye. 

 Marmorata, striped. 

 Monstrosa, dark purple. 

 Notable, white, splashed with purple. 

 Surprise, large rosy pink, yellow eye, 



extra. 

 Social, mixed violet and crimson. 

 Viola, deep violet, fine form. 

 White Beauty, white. 



Don Juan, white, bordered pink. 

 Mrs. Wilson, striped. 

 Price 15 cents each : $1 50 per dozen ; collection of 60 sorts, $6. 

 Those sorts in Heavy Type, were represented by our colored plate of last year, and 

 are particularly fine. Price 20 cents each ; $2 per dozen. 



Full collection of 90 named sorts, new and general collection $10 ; Scarlet, Blue, 

 White, or other kinds, in separate colors, $7 50 per hundred ; mixed unnamed Verbenas, 

 12 best distinct colors, $1 per dozen, $6 per hundred. 



VALLOTA PURPUREA. 



An old but rare autumn flowering bulb, growing from 12 to 15 inches in height, bear- 

 ing flowers of purplish carmine, exceedingly beautiful. Price $1 each. 



SELECT HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



We offer a large collection of hardy herbaceous plants, among which are a number 

 that are scarce and valuable. They are all grown in pots, and can be transplanted, with 

 certainty to live, at any time 



Price 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen. Set o/ 100 varieties, $18. 



ORNAMENTAL LEAVED GRASSES, Hardy. 



Admirably adapted for massing in flower beds, and some of them are among the most 

 graceful plants that can be used for hanging baskets or vases. 

 Acorus Variegatus, leaves glossy green and white. 



Aira Caerulea Var., of erect and graceful habit; flower stalks well above the foliage. 

 Erianthus Ravennse, (See cut, p. 30.) 



Panicum Plicatum fol. var., attains a height of 4| feet, leaves streaked carmine. 

 Isolepsis Gracilis, light green, wiry leaves, for baskets. 

 Gynerium Argentiurn, (Pampas Grass.) 50 cents. 

 Pnalaris Arundinacea picta, var. ribbon grass. 

 Bambusa Japonica, low growing, for aquariums, etc. 



Price 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen, except when noted. Set of eight, $2. 



PLANTS IN SPECIAL SELECTIONS. 



Many of our customers being unable to determine what plants are best suited for a continuous dis- 

 1 lay of flowers and foliage during the summer months, we submit the following, which we are satisfied 

 will prove satisfactory, being our own selection, and of such plants as we grow in large qnantities. A sav- 

 ing of 30 per cent, is made in ordering from these selections. 



SELECTION No. 1.— $25. Numbering 200 Plants. 

 Dahlias. 



12 Monthly Roses. 



6 H. Perpetual Roses. 

 36 Verbenas. 



6 Heliotropes. 



6 Fuchsias. 



6 Zonale Geraniums. 



4 Gold & silver-edged do 



4 Ivy-leaved do 



6 Chrysanthemums. 

 6 Scented Geraniums. 

 2 Lemon Verbenas. 

 6 Scarlet Salvias. 

 2 Blue 



2 Double Feverfew. 

 6 " Tuberoses. 

 12 Petunias. 



6 Lantanas. 



6 Coleus & Achyranthes 



6 Lobelias. 



6 Ageratum. 



ti Centaureas. 



(i Bouvardias. 



4 Monthly Carnations. 



2 Pinks. 

 12 Gladiolus. 

 2 Abutilons. 

 6 Begonias. / 

 6 Violets. 

 4 Double Geraniums 



