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PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



Calceolarias, Herbaceous. 

 CALCEOLARIAS, HERBACEOUS. 



Hykrida Snperba. An exceedingly fine strain, spotted and 

 marbled in all shades of yellow, maroon, rose, white 

 and crimson. Completely covered in spring with 

 masses of pocket-like flowers. (See Cul). 

 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. . 



Canna Indica. 



CANNA INDICA (Newer Sorts). 



Plants used largely in sub-tropical gardening, for the grand 

 effect which their rich and varied-colored leaves produce. The 

 sorts below named are the finest we can select from our collec- 

 tion of over GO varieties, old and new. They combine the most 

 striking tropieal foliage with flowers many of them equal to 

 Gladiolus. 

 Admiration, Foliage sea-green, margined red; 5 feet high; 



flowers dark scarlet. 

 Aug. Ternier. Large, showy, dark green leaves, tipped red; 



7 feet high. 

 Bihoreli. Dark green foliage, shaded with chocolate; 3 feet 



high, 

 Daniel Hooibrenck. 4 feet high; deep green, slightly 



margined purple; flowers dark orange. 

 Indies. Variegata. Light green, ovate leaf; beautifully 



ribbed; 6 feet high. 

 Metalica. Foliage dark chocolate-tinted green; flowers 



Indian red; 4 feet high. 

 Mil . Sehinidt. Broad ovate leaf; flowers dark orange-scarlet. 

 Nardy. 5 feet high; deep green, margined brown; flowers 



Indian red. 

 Plankerii. Dark green, broad, ovate leaf, orange-colored 



flowers. 

 Princess de IVeice. 5 feet high; broad, deep green leaf; 



flowers light canary. 

 Surprise.. Narrow, green, lanceolate leaves; flowers deep 



orange scarlet. 

 Warscewciii. Green foliage, margined red; 3 feet high; 



flowers intense crimson. 



30 cents each; $3.00 for S3: of 12. 



CANNA INDICA. 



The following four varieties are well known standard favor- 

 ites, used for massing, etc., which we grow in quantity and can 

 offer at much reduced rates. 



Excelsa Zebrina. Marechal Vaillant. 



Discolor Violacea. Tricolor. 



20 cents each; $2.00 per dozen. 



CHEIRANTHUS, ("Wallflower.) 



An old plant of exquisite odor. Finest mixed varieties; all 

 the best colors peculiar to this class. 



15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen. 



CAMELLIA JAPONICA. 



Double White. $1.00 to $5.00 each. 

 Colored. In variety, 50 cents to $3.00 each. 



CISSUS DISCOLOR. 



A well-known stove climber, with leaves beautifully shaded 

 with dark green, purple and white, the upper surface of the 

 leaf having a rich, velvety-like appearance. The leaves are 

 much used in New York for trimming the margin of bou- 

 quets and baskets of flowers. . The plant requires the high- 

 est hot-house temperature in winter to develop the beautiful 

 coloring of the leaves. Under proper conditions it may be 

 trained to a height or length of fifty feet. 



30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



CISSTJS AMAZONICA. 



Similar habit to the above; the under sides of the leaves are 

 bright crimson, the upper side bluish green; a very ornamental 

 variety, 



30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



CARNATIONS, MONTHLY.— General Collec- 

 tion. 



Indispensable either for the decoration of the flower-garden in 

 summer or for the greenhouse orparlor in winter. The varieties 

 we name are among the finest of this beautiful class, and of 

 * nearly every shade and marking, and most of them of rich clove 

 fragrance. This class of Carnations are entirely 'hardy in all 

 places where the thermometer does not fall below zero. 

 Astoria. Speckledred and yellow. 

 Brightness. Bright scarlet, clove fragrance. 

 Shellfloiver. (S°e special description.) 30 cents. 

 Fred's Red. Bright red. 

 Garibaldi. Bosy scarlet. 



Little Beauty. Carmine edge, yellow ground. 

 Louise Zeller. Pure white. 

 Meteor. Dazzling red. 

 Oscar. Yellow. 

 Kate. Large; white. 

 Solferino. Dark violet purple, fragrant. 

 Port Royal. 



Mrs. McKenxie. Light rose, clove fragrance. 

 I>e Fon tana. Orange, shaded purple. 

 Canary. Fine canary. 

 Rosedale. Cherry pink. 

 Adonis. Bright rose violet. 

 Congress. Striped scarlet. 

 Tlie Dragon. Extra fine scarlet. 

 Beauty. White, scarlet stripes. 

 Purple Seedling. 



Jean Bart. Fine, large; bright scarlet. 

 Vulcan. Bright red. 

 Grand Sultan. 

 Hodges' Pride. 

 Annie. An excellent sort. 

 Dr. Rasbaille. Pink-flaked cherry, fringed. 

 General Sherman. Cherry-pink, striped maroon. 

 James Monroe. Yellow and scarlet. 

 Lulu. White, flecked with deep lilac. 

 Mrs. Van Buren. Slate, striped vermilion. 

 Prince of Wales. Scarlet; •■ climbing class." 

 George Washington. White ground, dotted red. 

 Sunset. Yellow ground flaked crimson ; 40 cents. 

 Horace Greeley. Slate, flaked bright red. 

 Indispensable. Deep yellow, flaked. 



H. W. Beeelier. White ground, flaked and striped violet. 

 Isabella Bai 'num. Salmon, flaked crimson. 

 President McMabon. Red, flaked maroon. 

 Snow White. {See Novelties). 40 cents. 



25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen, except where noted. Set of 40 

 sorts for $7.50. For New Carnations, see Novelties. 



