PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— PLANTS. 



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HARDY PHLOXES-FALL BLOOMING. 



These grand, hardy, flowering plants are becoming very popular and deservedly so. 

 They are of the easiest culture, and during the late summer and fall months m-ake the 

 garden bright with their wealth of bloom. _ (See cut.) 

 Aguinaldo. Rosy-carmine, splashed white in center. 



B. Comte. Rich purplish-crimson. This is the standard variety in its color. 

 Champs Elysee. Deep violet-crimson. A splendid large flower and very showy. 

 Claudee Gelee. White, carmine eye. Very showy and free blooming. 

 De La Rey. White, " aureole " of light violet and white. 

 Deuil de St. Pierre. Rich amaranth-red, very intense. 

 E. Chatrain. Blush-white, carmine eye. A very valuable variety. 

 Graf Von Ungerer. White, suffused with rosy lilac, dark crimson eye. 

 Hermine. Pure white, early bloomer, very dwarf, only 10 inches high. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. Dwarf, clear white. The best in its type. 

 La Nuit. Purplish-maroon, very dark. One of the best of the dark sorts. 

 La Soleil. Rosy magenta with carmine eye and light halo. 



La Vogue. Beautiful soft, light pink. Large flower and truss, unique in its color. 

 Marie Belanger. Carmine, dark eye. An old variety, but very valuable for its vigor 



and floriferousness. 

 Miss Lingard. Pure white, flowers very early. A standard sort. 

 Mme. C. Nillson. White, pink eye. A very pretty sort. 

 Mme. Marie Kuppenheim. Pure white, a dwarf grower, and late bloomer. 

 Mrs. Jenkins. A grand early variety, bearing immense panicles of pure white flowers. 

 Mrs. Laing. Light purple, carmine eye. 



PRIMULA 0BC0NICA. 



LARGE FRINGED HYBRIDS. 



These new, large-flowering hybrid ever-flowering Primroses are great 

 improvements, producing trusses of 'large, f ringed-edge flowers nearly 

 double the size of the older type and containing several colors, including 

 lavender, blush-pink, white, etc.; favorite pot plants for house and con- 

 servatory on account of their wonderful blooming qualities, flowering 

 nearly the year through. Price, 75c. per doz., $6.00 per 100. 



CHINESE PRIMROSES. 



For winter flowers there is no more desirable plant than the Chinese 

 Primrose. They are easily grown and flower incessantly throughout 

 the winter. Our plants comprise all the shades of crimson, pink, white, 

 red, rose, blush, blue, and variegated. Price, 75c. per doz., $6.00 per 100. 

 (See cut.) 



SINGLE VIOLET, PRINCESS OF WALES. 



This variety is now grown extensively for winter flowers. Deep 

 color, long stems, large flowers and strong violet fragrance. Plants 

 from frames, $6.00 per 100. 



HARDY DOUBLE ENGLISH VIOLET 



This violet is entirely hardy, perfectly double, a deep violet purple 

 color and most deliciously fragrant. It surpasses the well-known 

 " Marie Louise " violet in richness of color, being many shades darker, 

 and far excels it in its delightful odor; this is one of its greatest merits. 

 It is entirely free from disease of any kind, will grow and bloom in any 

 garden and in any situation. Nothing is more appropriate for ceme- 

 tery plots than the Hardy, Double English Violet. (See cut.) Price, 

 1st size, flowering clumps, $2.00 per doz., $16.00 per 100. 



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Poussion. _ White, regularly striped rosy-pink; very fine. 



Prof. Schliemann. Pure mauve with crimson-carmine eye. An effective late variety. 

 R. Werner. Rosy-carmine, dark eye. Large flower and truss, very striking. 

 Roxelane. Royal-purple, large flower. One of the best in its color, very effective. 

 R. P. Struthers. Rosy-carmine with claret-red eye. One of the brightest and showiest. 

 Sir Edwin Landseer. Brilliant carmine. A grand variety. 

 Sunshine. Aniline red, a crimson red eye with a light halo in center. 

 Von Goethe. Tyrian-rose suffused with carmine lake, carmine red center. 

 White Lady. Pure white. Tall grower, free blooming and late. 

 Wm. Muhle. Rich, deep carmine-purple; distinct crimson eye. 

 Price, plants from 3-inch pots, 60c. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



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CHINESE PRIMULA. 



HARDY CLIMBING PLANTS. 



Ampelopsis Veitchii, sometimes called " Boston Ivy " and " Japan Ivy." Entirely hardy in the most 

 exposed places, attaining a height of 20 to 30 feet in two or three years, clinging to stones, brick or 

 wood work with the greatest tenacity. It is a great protection to houses, as the leaves overlapping 

 > each other like slates on a roof, effectually prevent rain from penetrating the walls. For covering 

 dead trees, gate posts, boundary walls, etc., it has no equal. In the summer the foliage is a rich shade 

 of green, but in the fall it assumes the most gorgeous tints of scarlet, crimson and orange. Truly a 

 grand sight. Prices, plants from 3 inch pots, $6.00 per 100. 



Ampelopsis Quinquefolia. The well-grown Virginia Creeper. 



Akebia Quinata. Rich dark green foliage and curious dark brown flowers; delicious odor. 



Aristolochia Sipho (Dutchman's Pipe). Large, showy, light green foliage; flowers long and pipe- 

 shaped; makes a dense screen. Price, $3.00 per doz. 



Bignonia Grandiflora (Trumpet Creeper). Rich, orange-scarlet, trumpet-shaped flowers 



Hardy Yellow Jasmine. (Jasminum Nudiflorum). Yellow flowers blooms in early spring 



Hardy White Jasmine (Jasminum Officinalis). White flowers, blooms in summer. 



Honeysuckles. Japanese assorted including the Golden Leaved. Price, $8.00 per 100. 



Ivy (English). Valuable for covering graves, grows well in shade. 

 Price, except where noted, $1.50 per doz., $12.00 per 100. 



