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PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



NEW VERBENAS, (Continued.) 

 Royalty. Rich purple- 

 Rambler. Large; clear pink. 

 Tunis. Striped ; crimson and white. 

 Uncus. Purple ; white eye. 

 Zebra. White, flaked scarlet. 



30 cents each ; $3.00 per dozen. Set of 18 sorts for $4.50. 



VIOLET, "Belle de Chatenay." 



Flowers double and imbricated. Color white, sometimes 

 tinged purple. 



30 cents each ; $3.00 per dozen. 



VIOLET VICTORIA REGINA. 



A single flowering violet, with dark purple flowers, very large, 

 measuring 1?4 inches across. Exceedingly fragrant. It is a 

 vigorous grower, an abundant bloomer, and perfectly hardy. 

 The best single variety for florists' use. 



30 cents each ; $3.00 per dozen. 



"WISTARIA SINENSIS ALBA. 



Mowers borne in long, drooping clusters, as in the other 

 varieties; pure white in color, making a most striking and ele- 

 gant contrast. 



75 cents each ; $7.50 per dozen. 



YUCCA ALOIFOLIA. 



An ornamental tropical plant, with long, pointed spines of a 

 dark green color. 



50 cents each ; $4.00 per dozen. 



YUCCA ALOIFOLIA VAR. 



Same habit as the preceding, but with the addition of hav- 

 ing the green leaves beautifully variegated white. We offer a 

 few splendid specimens of this rare and valuable plant. 

 $5.00, $10.00 to $20.00 each. Small, $1.00 each. 



Abutllon. 



ABUTILON. 



Greenhouse shrubs growing from two to six feet in height; 

 flowers pendulous, bell-shaped; blooming in abundance during 

 the winter and spring months; now much used for flowering in 

 winter. 



Arthur Belsnam. (See Novelties.) 75 cents. 

 August Rossold. (See Novelties.) 50 cents each. 

 Due de MalaliotF. Flowers crimson- veined. 



" " " Var. 50 cents. 



Darwinii. Bell-shaped; light maroon. 

 John Hopkins. (See Novelties.) 50 cents each. 

 Mesopotamicum. Flowers scarlet and yellow. 

 Mesopota"mieum Var. Leaves variegated. 

 Mad. Beranger. Yellow and scarlet. 

 Rosaeflora. (See Novelties.) 50 cents each. 

 Robt. George. (See Novelties.) 50 cents each. 

 Snow Storm. (See Novelties.) 50 cents each. 

 Santana. Flowers brownish crimson. 

 Thompson i i . Leaves mottled, golden yellow. 

 Boule de Neige. White. (See Cut). 25 cents each. 



25 cents each; $.2.25 per dozen, except where noted. 15 sorts 

 for $4.50. 



AUCUBA JAPONICA VARIEGATA. 



A half-hardy Evergreen Shrub, with rich, glossy, green 

 leaves, with golden yellow spots; hardy south of Washington; 

 well fitted for centres of vases or baskets in shaded places in 

 summer. 



30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



ACALYPHA TRICOLOR. 



A very handsome plant, the foliage of which is irregularly 

 mottled and blotched with crimson and scarlet. 

 30 cents each. 



ACHYRANTHES. 



Bright-leaved plants, used largely in ribbon gardening and 



massing, for which they are admirably adapted from their easy 



culture, standing the hottest summer weather, and keeping 



their bright-hued tints until destroyed by frost. 



Aurea Reticulata. Leaves bright green, marked with a 

 network of bright yellow. 



Cseseii. Much larger than the preceding. 30 cents each. 



Emersonii. Maroon, changing to pink. 30 cents each. 



Gilsonii. Leaves carmine; stems a rich shade of pink. 



Hoveyii. Carmine, blotched bronze. 30 cents each. 



Lindenii. Deep blood-red, changing to crimson; leaves lan- 

 ceolate. 



Lindenii Aurea Reticulata. Willow-shaped leaves, 

 light green, netted with yellow. 

 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen, except where noted. Set of 



eight for $1.50. 



AGAVES, (Century Plants). 



These plants are excellent as vase plants, or, when too large 

 for that purpose, make striking ornaments for the lawn. The 

 commoner sorts are well known, but we now offer six distinct 

 and scarce sorts, most of them very unique. They can all be 

 grown in the open ground, and can be wintered in a dry cellar 

 or under the bench of a greenhouse, when there is want of 

 room ; but they are well worthy of a place in the parlor or con- 

 servatory when room can be spared. 



1st size, $2.00 each; $10.50 for a, set of six sorts. 



2d " 1.00 " 4.50 " 



3d " .50 " 2.50 " 



AGAVE AMERICANA VAR. 



The well-known' var-leaved Century Plant; grown in pots 

 during summer or in the open border, they may be wintered 

 over under the stage of the greenhouse or in a warm cellar; 

 keep rather dry. 



50 cents to $1.50 each; $4.50 to $12.00 per dozen. 



• AMARANTHUS. 



(Beady Max 15th.) 

 Nothing can compare with these during summer and fall for 

 the rich effects produced by the unusually bright and hand- 

 some coloring of their foliage; they are largely grown in masses 

 or in ribbon lines. They are tender annuals, and should not be 

 planted out till May 15th. They are of no use, except for this 

 purpose, and are seldom grown as pot-plants. 

 Tricolor Giganteus. Scarlet, crimson and yellow. 

 Bicolor Ruber. Scarlet-crimson. 



15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen. 



