PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK. -BULBS. 



produced was matchless. On another occasion, 20,000 purple, white, and striped Crocuses were 

 was equally beautiful. (See cut.) 



^ ^CROCUS IN MIXED COLORS 



( 1/ desired by mail, add for postage at the rate 0/ 1 5*:. per 100. Dozens mailed f 

 Per doz. Per 100. Per 1000. 



Blue and Purple, mixed 10c. 40c. $350 



Variegated and striped, mixed 10c. 40c. 3.50 



All colors, mixed •. 10c. 35c. 3.00 



CroCUS is one of 



the earliest flowers of 

 Spring, and occupies a 

 prominent plate in every gar- 

 den. When planted as an edg- 

 ing in triple lines of one or 

 more colors, the effect is strik- 

 No Spring display surpasses that of Crocus, the 

 broad wavy bands of golden-yellow, striped, purple, or of 

 pure white, when they expand their blossoms in February 

 and March is incomparable. In lawns and pleasure parks, 

 planted in the grass, the Crocus is extremely effective. 

 For several years past, Crocus, Snowdrops, Daffodils, etc., 

 have been planted in our parks, and lawns, in wild places, 

 woodland walks, etc. to the great delight of visitors, and the 

 enhanced decoration of the parks. In one of the parks, 

 about 50,000 Golden-yellow Crocuses were used to edge 

 off beds cut in the grass, and the gorgeous effect 

 planted in alternate lines with Early Tulips, and the effect 



White, mixed 10c. 



Large Yellow 



Per 



Per 



Per 



doz. 



100. 



1000. 



IOC. 



40c. 



$3-5° 



IOC. 



5°c. 



4.00 



Choice Named Large= Flowered Dutch Crocus. 



Price of any of the under-mentioned named Crocus (except where noted) 15c. per doz.; 75c. per 



too ; $5.00 per 1000. 

 {1/ desired by mail, add at the rate of l-^c. per 100 for postage, Dozens mailed free.) 



Albion. Large, striped white and blue. 

 Caroline Chisholm. Fine white. 



Cloth Of Gold. Golden, striped brown. 

 Cloth Of Silver. White, striped lilac. 

 Ne PlUS Ultra. Blue and white. 

 1 m perati. Flowers in January, bluish-white, 



purple stripe, yellow throat, sweetly scented 



the earliest of all. 20c. per doz.; $1.00 per 



100 ; $7.50 per 1000. 

 La Majestueuse. Immense white flowers, 



striped with lilac blue. 



Mammoth Yellow, ^cc. per doz.; $1.00 



per 100 ; $7.00 per 1000. 

 Princess of Wales. Splendid, large, pure 



white. 

 Garibaldi. (Purpurea Grandiflora.) Rich 



dark purple, extra large. 

 David Rizzio. Dark purple, large. 

 Prince Albert. Large brilliant purple. 

 Queen Victoria. Pure white. 

 Sir Walter Scott. Striped blue and white. 



Collections of Named Crocus Offered Above. 



168 bulbs, 12 each of 14 varieties, $1.50 or Carriage paid $1.75. 



35° " 2 5 ' 2 -5° " 3-oo- 



700 ' 5° ' 4-5° 5-25- 



1400 * 4 100 * 8.00 " 8.75. 



AUTUMN FLOWERING CROCUS. 



Colchicum Antumnale. (Meadow Saffron.) Very effective and handsome hardy plants, 

 the flowers of which come through the ground without the leaves in the fall, the leave appear- 

 ing tl»2 following spring. The flowers comprise many shades of white, purple rose, striped, etc. 

 They make lovely borders or margins to beds. Mixed sorts, 5c. each ; 45c. per doz.; $3.00 per 

 100 ; postage 10c. per doz. extra, single bulbs mailed free, 



Parkinsoni. A beautiful rare variety from the Greek Archipelago, large flowers, of white, tes- 

 selated and barred with rose and purple, like a checker board; very odd. (See cut.) 7c. each; 

 75c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



Autumn Flowering Crocus. Parkinsoni. 



6 sold at dozen rates, 25 at 1 OO rates, 250 at 1 OOO rates, postage free except where noted. 



