PETER HENDERSON & CO.— BULB DEPARTMENT. 



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By reference to this and the three following pages it will be seen that we have this year made a special de- 

 partment of Bulbs and Bulbous Roots. Many of the Bulbs offered should only be -planted in the Fall, and can 

 only at that time be supplied; as a guide for time of ordering, however, we have, under each class, clearly 

 stated the dates between which we can supply them. Orders, of course, can be sent us at any time, and the 

 Bulbs forwarded at the proper season. 



Any of the following Bulbs sent free by Mail at Catalogue Prices, except where quoted by the hundred. 



GLADIOLUS. 



(Supplied From October to June.) 



The increasing demand for this popular flower induces us to 

 offer from our very extensive collection of named varieties, 

 the following special selections, to which we invite particu- 

 lar attention. 



NAMED GLADIOLUS. 



Free by Mail on receipt of Price. 



Each. 



Antonins. Fine spike of flowers, cherry colored, tinged 



with orange and blazed with carmine; white stains. . . .10c. 



Brenchleyensis. Rich dark scarlet 10c. 



Due de Malalioff. Deep orange, on white ground 2Sc. 



Eugene Scribe. Large flower; rose blazed crimson 35c. 



Felicien David. Cherry rose, striped carmine 15c. 



Fulton. Velvety vermilion, with purple stain 15c. 



Horace. Brilliant fire red; large white stain stripedred.. 25c. 



Ida. Ground color light rose, blazed crimson; lower divi- 

 sions yellow 20c. 



James 'Watt. Light vermilion, with stains of white and 

 rose 25c. 



John Bull. Ivory white, tinted yellow 10c. 



Edith. Eosy flesh color, with dark stripes 20e. 



La t'andenr. Pure white, lightly marked with crimson 

 violet 50c. 



Laura, Light orange red, with white blotch 20c. 



lie Pouasin. Light red, with white throat. Very fine 20c. 



Lord Byron. Brilliant scarlet, ribboned with pure white.lBc. 



Madame de "Vatry. Sulphur white, stained with ma- 

 genta 20c. 



Madame Domage. Eosy pink, white spotB 25c. 



Margarita. A splendid sort; ground color rosy white; 

 flushed with crimson 25c. 



Meteor. Brilliant red, with large white stains 16c. 



Napoleon III. Bright scarlet and white 20c. 



Ophir. Dark yellow; stained purple 25c. 



Princess of "Wales. White, flaked with rosy crimson.. 15c. 



Proserpine. Eosywhite, strongly marked with deep rose.25c. 



Robert Fortune. Deep crimson red, violet tinted ground 

 with white lines 30c. 



Sappho. Cherry, tinted with orange; in lower petals a 

 white stain, striped with red 30c. 



Thalia. White, flamed and streaked with carmine 25c. 



Van Dyck. Crimson amaranth, striped white 25c. 



AMERICAN SEEDLING GLADIOLUS. 



We pay special attention to the growing of Gladiolus from 

 seed, and from our immense stock have selected the best, which 

 we offer under numbers. We cannot speak too highly of these 

 seedlings; they far surpass the best imported named varieties, 

 without regard to cost. 



No. 1. — White, and white grounds, but little striped. 

 " 2. — Yellow, in variety. 

 " 3. — Various shades of red. 

 " 4— '.'.. . pink and variegated. 



" - r >-— " scarlet and white throat. 



" 6. — : . •• violet grounds, shaded. 



" 7. — ',' rose and carmine shaded. 



" 8. — " very dark crimson and purple. 



" 0. — Pure white grounds, carmine and rose spotted. 

 " 10. — Eose and pink, with white throats. . 

 " 11. — White, with yellow and rose tints. 

 " 12. — Yellow grounds, shaded carmine or rose. 

 " 13. — Pure white, carmine stains. 

 " 14. — Eosy lilac with white stripes. , 

 " 15.— Brilliant scarlet vermilion with amaranth shades. 

 " 16. — Yellow grounds, shaded with a deeper yellow and red. 

 ' 17 — Light blush, variously shaded. 

 " 18.— Very dark pink with bright carmine. 

 " 19- — Eosy lilac, indescribable colors and shades. 

 " 20. — Dark lilac, very distinctly marked with rose and purple. 



Free by Mail on receipt of Price. 



Price, 25 cents each; $2.f0 psr dozen. 



GLADIOLUS IN COLLECTIONS. 



We make up the following collections from our large stock of 

 named sorts, such as we have a surplus of, which enables 

 us to give our customers a very choice assortment, at much less 

 than Catalogue rates. All the bulbs in these collections are cor- 

 rectly named. 



Free by Mail on receipt of price. 



"A." — 12 good named varieties; the collection for $1 25 



"B" — 12 choice named varities; " " " 2 00 



"C." — 12 extra choice; " " " 2 50 



"D." — 12 new and rare varieties; " " " 3 50 



"E." — 12 in 12 sorts, without names; the collection for. ... 100 

 "F." — 12 choice mixtures; " " " ... 75 



" G."— ;12 choice seedling mixtures; " " "... 1 00 



"H. "—12 choice seedlings from our numbered selection; 



the collection for 2 50 



GLADIOLUS MIXTURE. 



Various shades. Bed; by Mail. Per dozen, 50c; $3.00 per 100. 

 " Pink and variegated; by Mail. Per dozen, 



75c; $i.i;0 per 100. 

 Various shades. White and light striped; by Mail. Per dozen, 



$1.00: $'i.00 per 100. 

 All colors, mixed; by Mail. Per dozen, 50c; $3.00 per 100. 



