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PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



TIGRIDIA CONCHIFLORA, (Shell Flower.) 



One of our favorite summer-flowering bulbs, of the easiest 

 culture, displaying their gorgeous tulip-like flowers daily from 

 July to October; flowers orange-spotted black. 

 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. 



TALINUM PATENS VAR., (Basella Rubra 

 Variegata. ) 



A beautiful species of half-shrubby style of growth. The 

 leaves are succulent, variegated green and white. It stands the 

 hot, dry summer to perfection, and is a very great addition to 

 our basket or vase plants. The flowers are pinkish carmine. 

 25 cents each; $2. 25 per dozen. 



TROPCEOLUMS. 



Excellent plants for the flower-border in summer, blooming 

 in profusion from June till November. Extensively used for 

 rock-work and vases. They bloom best in poor, rocky, or sandy 

 soil. Colors scarlet, crimson, orange, etc., double and single. 

 25 cents each; set 12 sorts $2.00. 



TUBEROSE, DOUBLE. 



Any one may grow the Tuberose with certainty of flowering 

 it, if the following conditions are observed: In buying bulbs be 

 sure that the flower-germ is sound, for on this point depends 

 success, for if that has decayed, all the attention and care 

 bestowed upon them will be of no avail. They must never be 

 planted in the open ground, in the vicinity of New York, before 

 the 20th of May. In planting, remove all off-shoots from the 

 sides of the bulb, and plant about four inches deep. Bulbs 

 planted under these conditions will not bloom much before 

 September. When wanted earlier than this, they can be started 

 in pots. 



Flowering Bulbs, 1st size, 12 cents each: $1.25 per dozen; $9.00 

 per 100. 

 " " 2d, size, 9 cents each; $1.00 per dozen; $6.00 



per 100. 

 " " Started in pots, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen; 



$15.00 per 100. 



SINGLE TUBEROSES. 



These are preferred by some florists for the construction of 

 bouquets to the double, as they are more of a novelty, and 

 besides come into bloom fully two weeks earlier, and for that 

 reason are particularly valuable in localities where the season is 

 too short for the double. 



Prices same as for the double. 



DOUBLE TUBEROSE, " Pearl." 



The value of this over the common variety consists in its 

 flowers being of double the size, imbricated like a rose, and its 

 dwarf habit, growing only from 18 inches to 2 feet in height. 

 In other respects it is the same as the common sort. 



Extra sized bulbs, 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen. 

 Good blooming, 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen. 

 Started in pots, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen; $15.00 per 100. 



TYDEA GIGANTEA. 



Valuable both for its flowers and foliage. The leaves are like 

 velvet. Elowers borne freely on an upright stalk; crimson, 

 maroon, etc. 



30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



THYME. 



Three ornamental varieties of the common Thyme, well suited 

 for baskets or margins of flower beds. They are all as equally 

 useful for culinary purposes as the common sort. 



25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. Set of 3 sorts for 60 cents. 



TORRENIA ASIATICA. 



One of the prettiest summer plants for vases or hanging-bas- 

 kets; flowers blue, of a Gloxina-like shape; flowers during the 

 summer months. 



For other sorts see Novelties. 

 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. 



VERONICAS. 



A beautiful class of plants, blooming during the fall mouths. 

 The flowers are borne onspikes from four to six inches in length, 

 and are produced in great abundance, running through the 

 various shades of purple, rose, lilac, and white. 

 Blue Gem, Dwarf habit, mauve. 

 Creme et Violet. Rose and mauve. 

 Gloire de Lorraine. Blue and white. 

 I in ])»! i :i 1 i - . Amaranth red, changing to carmine. 

 Mammoth. Purple and white. 

 Marmorata, Rose color. 

 Triomphe de Meaux. Deep lilac. 

 Variegata. Foliage margined white. 



25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. Set of eight distinct varieties 

 " , for $1.50. 



VERBENAS.—Market Sorts. 



The following varieties of Verbenas we have selected from our 

 large collection as those combining the best qualities for sale or 

 bedding purposes, embracing a wide range of color; are distinct, 

 free bloomers, altogether a set that will give satisfaction: 

 Beauty of Oxford. Dark pink; immense size. 

 Canobie. Carmine, shaded violet, white eye, one inch in 



diameter. 

 Giant. Rich scarlet, yellow eye. 

 Mattie. White, rose margin. 

 Mrs. Hayes. Carmine scarlet; extra fine. 

 Miss Arthur. Dazzling scarlet. 

 Mrs. Wilson. The finest striped variety. 

 Negro. Black; extrafine. 

 Nemesis. Brilliant scarlet, yellow eye. 

 Pasha. Dark maroon. 

 Raven, Indigo. 

 Sylph. Pure white. 

 White Beauty. White, large, fine. 

 "Willie. Violet crimson; yellow centre. 

 Zenobia. Purple, large white eye. 



15 cents each; SI. 50 per dozen. Set of 15 sorts for $2.00. 

 For new sorts, see Novelties. 



VERBENAS.— General Collection. 



Under this head we offer 60 of the finest varieties, whose merit 

 is proven, b} - the fact of most of them having held their own 

 against the hundreds of new sorts that have been raised in the 

 past ten years. 



10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen. Set of 60 sorts for $1.50., or 

 the full collection of 100 varieties, New, Market, and General 

 Collection for $10.00. The same unnamed 75 cents per dozen. 



VIOLETS.— Sweet Scented. 



The varieties named below are the leading ones used here for 

 forcing during the winter months. We need hardly state that 

 the Violet now forms one of the principal items in the formation 

 of bouquets, baskets, etc., of cut flowers. 

 Double Blue Neapolitan. Light blue. 

 Marie Louise. Dark blue flowers. Larger than the "Nea- 

 politan." 

 Double White. 



Victox-ia Regina. (See Novelties.) Price 30 cents each. 

 Belle de Chatenay. (See Novelties.) Price 30 cents each. 

 15 cents each; $1.50 per dozen, except where noted. Set of five 



sorts, $1.00. 



Extra large plants of these sorts in the fall at double the above 



rates. 



WAX PLANT, (Hoya Carnosa.) 



This plant has thick, fleshy leaves, growing moderately fast, 

 and bearing umbels of beautiful flesh-colored flowers, from which 

 are exuded large drops of honey-like liquid. One of the best 

 plants for house culture. For other sorts, see Novelties. 

 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



WISTARIA. 



This is one of the most popular of our hardy vines, growing 

 rapidly, climbing to a height of fifty feet or more, and when in 

 bloom is truly magnificent. The flowers are borne in early 

 spring, in long, drooping racemes, resembling in size and shape a 

 bunch of grapes . 



Fruteseens (American Wistaria.) Flowers, pale blue ; of den- 

 ser growth than the Chinese variety. 

 Fruteseens Alba. Pure white. Price 75 cents each. 

 Sinensis (Chinese Wistaria.) Bluish purple; growing more 

 rapidly than the American Wistaria. Very often twenty 

 feet in a season ; flowering sometimes twice a year. 

 Var. Allenii. A new variety, said to differ from the 

 parent stock in having darker flowers, which are de- 

 veloped with the leaves — as in the other sorts the 

 flowers are produced first. This we believe will prove 

 a valuable addition. 

 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. Extra size, 60 cents each; $6.00 

 per dozen. Set of four, $1.50 and $3.00 according to size. 



VALLOTTA PURPUREA. 



A beautiful scarlet summer-flowering bulb, of the Amaryliis 

 50 cents each; $4.50 per dozen, 



VINCA ROSEA, ALBA, and OCCULATA. 



(Ready May 1st.) 



This is a most attractive plant, blooming the entire summer 

 season, forming a handsome shrub two feet in height and diame- 

 ter. Of the three sorts named the first is carmine, or rose, the 

 second pure white, and the third white, with crimson centre. 

 20 cents each; $1.50 per dozen. Three varieties, 50 cents. 



