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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— BULB DEPARTMENT. 



Double Varieties. 



Per doz. 

 Alba Plena. Odorata. Pure white, very double and 



sweet 75c. 



Incomparable. Yellow and orange, large and fine. . . 60c. 

 Orange Phoenix. Large golden yellow, very double. $2.00 



Von > io n . Double yellow 60c. 



Mixed Double Varieties 60c. 



Single Varieties. 



Trumpet Major. Each, 10c; per doz., 75c. 



Triandra. Dwarf, sweet-scented. Each, 10c. ; per doz., 75c. ; 



Poeticus (Pheasant's Eye). Pure white, cup edged with red, 



beautiful. Per doz., 50c. 

 Mixed Single Varieties. Per doz., 50c. 



SNOWDROPS. 



This, the earliest of spring-flowering bulbs, is universally 

 admired for its elegant snow-white drooping blossoms. They 

 succeed well in any soil, and should be planted where they are 

 to remain, as they bloom best if not disturbed. 

 Single Snowdrop (Ga'anthus Nivalis). Doz., 25c; 100, $1.50. 

 Double " (Galmthus Nivalis Fl. PI.) Doz., 50c; 



100, $3.00. 



MISCELLANEOUS FALL BULBS. 



The following we send free by mail at Catalogue prices, and are 

 prepared to supply the Bulbs between September 1st and December 1st. 



ANEMONES. 



A perfectly hardy bulb. The flowers, which include the 

 most brilliant scarlet, blue, dark rose, etc., are of good size, and 

 somewhat resemble a semi-double Hollyhock. Planted from 

 October to December, they will bloom through the early spring 

 months. 



Per doz. 



Anemone. Finest mixed, double 60c 



" Finest mixed, single 60c. 



" Single scarlet 60c 



AHUM. 



A genus of very ornamental plants. They are quite hardy, 

 Arum Dracunculus (Dragon Arum). Flowers brown, 

 one foot long, stem beautifully marbled, leaves hand- 

 some, resembling a small palm 30c. each. 



BTJLBOC ODIUM VERNUM. 



(Spring Culchicum.) 

 An early spring-blooming plant, in flower two weeks before 

 the Crocus. Purple, very beautiful. Each, 10c; doz., S1.C0. 



CROWN IMPERIALS. 



An old and well-known spring-blooming plant, with clusters 

 of pendant, bell-shaped flowers, surmounted with a tuft of 

 green leaves; very effective in mixed borders and centres of 

 beds. Plant the bulbs about four inches deep and one foot 

 apart. Each, 25c; doz., $2.50. 



IXIAS. 



Very beautiful little winter-flowering plants. From four to 

 six Bhould be planted in a pot, and they should be protected 

 from the frost till the pots are well filled with roots, when they 

 may be set on the shelves of the greenhouse, and watered regu- 

 larly, and they will flower well. They will grow well in the 

 open air. planted from five to six inches deep, and covered with 

 dry litter in winter. Finest mixed, 75c per doz. 



GRAPE HYACINTHS. 



These are very pretty spring-flowering plants, well adapted 

 for pot or border culture. 

 Muscari Botryoides (Grape Hyacinth). Blue. Each, 



10c; doz., $1.00. 

 Muscari Monstrosum (Feathered Hyacinth). Purple blue. 



Each, 10c; doz., $1.00. 



IRIS. 



Very beautiful flowering bulbs, which are deserving of more 

 extended cultivation; their rich and varied colors of blue, 

 violet, purple, lilac, white and yellow, render them attractive. 

 The bulbs should be planted early, as they do not keep well out 

 of ground. 

 Iris. Finest mixed English. Each, 5c. ; doz., 50c. 



" " " Spanish. Each, 5c ; doz., 50c. 



" Pavonia (Peacock Iris). Each, 10c; doz., $1.00. 



JONQUILS. 



Pretty yellow flowers, varieties of the Narcissus, having a 

 most agreeable fragrance. They are cultivated in pots, or the 



open ground; the bulbs being small, four or five may be planted 

 in a five-inch pot. 



Each. 



Large Double. Sweet-scented 25c 



Single. Sweet-scented 10c. 



OXALIS. 



A class of highly interesting plants, particularly adapted to 

 pot culture, being of neat, dwarf habit and compact growth; 

 pot in light, porous soil, and protect from frosts. 

 Oxalis. In named varieties. Each, 10c; doz., $1.00. 



" White. Each, 10c; doz., $1.00. 



" Fine mixed. Each, 5c. ; doz., 50c 



RANUNCULUS. 



The flowers of this class are of the most brilliant hues. They 

 should be planted from October to December, in rows, in a 

 moist soil, with the claws downward. To protect from severe 

 frost, cover with hay, tan, or leaf mold. 



Ranunculus. Double Persian, finest mixed. Per doz., 60c. 

 Turban, " " Per doz., 60c. 



SCILLAS. 



Very early spring-flowering bulb?, of dwarf habit, from six 

 to eight inches in height, with drooping, bell-shaped blossoms. 

 They are quite hardy and easily cultivated. Very suitable for 

 growing in pots. 

 Scilla Amcena. Fine blue. Per doz., 75c 



SPECIAL BULBS FOR FORCING 

 FOR WINTER FLOWERS. 



Fret by mail on reciipt of price, except when quoted by the hundred. 

 Supplied in September, October and November. 



EARLY WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS. 



For the benefit of those who have never grown the Roman 

 Hyacinth, we would state that the essential points of culture 

 are identical with that of the ordinary Hyacinth, that is, it 

 must be kept cool after being potted, and until the pots have 

 become filled with roots it must not be forced. The Eoman 

 Hyacinths may be potted after October 1st, and succession lots 

 should be' potted every two or three wesks, if wanted during 

 the winter months — those potted by October 1st, will, by being 

 plunged to the rim of the pot in a cool place, have formed roots 

 by middle of November, and if then started and grown in 

 a night temperature in the greenhouse of 55 or 60 degrees, will 

 be in bloom about Christmas or New Tear. As the Roman Hya- 

 cinth is small in size, a four or five inch pot will be large enough 

 for each bulb. Each bulb will average about two flowers each. 

 Its pearly whiteness and delicious odor makes it indispensable 

 in all fine floral work. 



Extra Selected Bulbs, $1.50 per dozen; $S.O0 per 100. 



LILIUM CANDIDUM. 



Supplied in October and November. 

 First quality, single flowering. Each, 25c; per doz., $2.50. 

 " ■■ double flowering. Each, 40c; per doz., $i.00. 



LILIUM LONGIFLORUM 



Supplied in Oitnber and November. 

 First quality. Each, 15c ; per doz., $1.50; per 100, $10.00. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



The failure-, which attend the winter-flowering of this plant 

 are mainly owing to the use of improperly developed roots. As 

 with other similar plants, a certain size or development of the 

 crown, or underground bud, is essential to produce the flower. 

 As in forcing the Hyacinth, and other similar bulbs, crowns of 

 the Lily of the Valley should be covered up outside for a few 

 weeks before being brought into the greenhouse or house to 

 force. Those we flower are put in about the middle of Novem- 

 ber, packed closely together in light, rich soil, in boxes, three 

 inches deep. These are covered up outside with hay, until the 

 first of January: they are then brought into a greenhouse 

 facing north, where there is no direct sunlight at that season. 

 The temperature is kept about 70 degrees with a moist atmos- 

 phere, and by the first of February they are in full flower. 



Large Pips. (Ready in November.) These should not be con- 

 founded with the " single eyes " usually sold. They are larger, 

 stronger, and in every way more certain to flower. Price, per 

 doz., 50c; per 100, $3.50. 

 Strong, large (Imported) clumps. Each, 60c; per doz., $6.00. 



PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. 



Supplied in September, October and November. 

 A valuable variety of Narcissus for winter forcing; each bulb 

 will produce an average of three spikes each, bearing from 10 to 

 15 flowers. 



Per doz., 75c ; per 100, $5.00. 



