PETER HENDERSON'S LIST OF NEW AND SCARCE PLANTS. 



ACHIMENES. 



ACHIMENES. 



A beautiful class of plants that are largely grown in 

 Europe. Flowers li inches in diameter, embracing the 

 different shades of pink, carmine, purple and rose. Use 

 one-half moss in the soil in which they are potted. 

 (See cut.) 



$1.00 per doz. 



NEW ANEMONES, [Anemone Chrysan- 

 thiflora, double flowered.] 



We offer sis splendid new varieties, which embrace 

 a great variety of rich distinct colors as will be seen by 

 the descriptions. Anemone roots should be planted out 

 in the garden as early in the spring as possible in partial 

 shade. For in-door cultivation, they can be planted at 

 any time in very rich soil in pots or boxes. 



Brilliante. Bright Red. 



Glorle de Xantes. Fine Blue. 



Lilos. Dark lilac. 



Mauve Clair. Light mauve color. 



Ponceau. Fine fiery red. 



Rosine. Peach blossom color; extra fine. 

 40 c. each ; $4 per doz. 

 Set 6 varieties for $2. 



AZALEA, " Flag of Truce," (Double.) 



One of the most beautiful of all the Double Azaleas. 

 Flowers snow-white. 2 inches in diameter, growth com- 

 pact, and symmetrical: one of the most valuable floweis 

 for use in bouquets, etc., in winter. 



1st size, fine plants, $1.00 each. 

 2d " " " .50 " 



3d " " " .25 " 



BONEPARTEA JUNCEA. 



A very scarce genus of plants, with long, graceful 

 rush-like leaves ; very attractive when grown in a vase 

 out-of-doors in the summer. Flowers borne on large 

 spikes. It requires a warm temperature in the winter 

 $2.00 per doz. 



NEW CORAL PLANT, 



(Erythrina Hendersonii.) 



The great beauty of this plant cannot be told by a 

 description. If set out in the open ground in spring, it 

 blooms without intermission all summer. The Mowers 

 are large and brilliant, dark crimson in color, and fairly 

 cover the plant when in full bloom. The old " Coral 

 Plant," Erythrina C. Galli, only flowers well when two 

 or three years old, but this acquisition is grand the first 

 season. 



$3,00 per doz. 



BEGONIA, Tuberous Rooted. 



A comparatively new section of this beautiful tribe, 

 flowers ranging through all the shades of crimson, scar- 

 let, rose, orange, Ac They require the same treatment 

 as the fancy-leaved Caladiums, Gloxinias, &c, that is, 

 the tubers are dried off in winter and started again in 

 spring- Excellent for bedding purposes, as they bloom 

 the entire summer season until frost. 



$3.00 per doz ; $25 00 per 100. 



EILALIA JAPONIC! ZEBRINA. 



Unlike all other 

 or marking across 



grows from 4 to 6 

 and graceful plant 

 of in cultivation. 

 the ostrich plume 

 hardy. 



gated plants this has its striping 

 the leaf, instead of longitudinally. It 

 ft. in height, forming a most striking 

 . resembling nothing else that we know 

 The expanded flower spike resembles 

 and will last for years. Plant entirely 



1st size, 

 2d " 



$9.00 per doz. 

 $6.00 " •' 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SXOWDROP. 



NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM " SNOW- 

 DROP." 



This is the prettiest and most useful of all the Pompon 

 Chrysanthemum. It grows usually one flower on a 

 stalk, and of the purest and most sparkling while : very 

 full, and measures just one inch across. This variety 

 will prove of great value for cut flowers. 

 50c. each; 6.00 per doz. 



NEW JAPANESE CHRYSANTHE- 

 MUMS. 



Each year adds to the popularity of the Chrysanthe- 

 mums, No other class of plants scarcely equaling tbom 

 in variety and brilliancy of color. The varieties named 

 are new and very tine. 





