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





:. MISCELLANEOUS .-. BULBS, 



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FOR WINTER AND SPRING FLOWERING IN THE HOUSE AND GARDEN. 







ACHIMENES. 



{Ready in November.) 



These are splendid and profuse summer blooming plants for the con- 

 servatory or window decoration ; flowers of many charming colors, rang- 

 ing through all shades from white to crimson, including many beautifnlTy 

 spotted. 



Mixed Varieties. ioc. each ; $1.00 per doz. 



Double Flowering 

 Agapanthus. 



ALSTROilERIA 



Peruvian Lilies. (Ready 



in November.) Tuberous, 

 rooted plants, robust and 

 abundant blooming, with 

 beautitul, large lily-like flow- 

 ers of great beauty, borne in 

 clusters during the summer; 

 colors; crimson, rose, yellow, 

 purple, etc., shaded and 

 marked. They are splendid 

 for cutting, being of much 

 substance and lasting in per- 

 fection for long time. Splen- 

 did subjects for either pot 

 culture or for planting out in 

 frames. 2 to 4 feet. 



Mixed Varieties. 



each ; $1.00 per doz. 



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ALLIUM. 



The varieties we offer are 

 among the most beautiful for pot 

 culture or garden decoration. 

 They are of the easiest culture. 



Alstromeria. 



Azureum. Truly beautiful either for pot or garden culture, being quite 

 hardy, flowers deep azure blue, borne in large umbels, height, i to 2 feet. 

 20c. each; $2.00 per doz. 



Aureum (Moly or Golden Allium.) One of our most showy 



border plants, perfectly hardy, bearing large umbels of golden yellow 

 flowers in June. A very old favorite, and fine for naturalizing in the gar- 

 den, where it forms large clumps ; height, 1 foot. 3 for ioc.; 25c. per doz.; 

 $1.50 per 100. 



Hermitti Grandiflorum. A splendid winter flowering and forcing 

 variety ; the flowers last a long time after being cut. The flowers are 

 large, of immaculate whiteness, and continue to bloom from December to 

 the end of April. (See cut.) 5c. each ; 50c. per doz.; §3.50 per 100. 



Neapolitanum. Another excellent variety for winter flowering, now 

 extensively forced by florists for cut flowers, being of pure white with 

 green stamens, borne in large loose umbels, height, 15 to 18 inches. 3 for 

 30c.; 25c. per doz.; $1.50 per 100. 



ANTHOLYZA. 



A very showy and stately bulb with the appearance of Gladiolus. They 

 are hardy south of Washington .and can be grown in cold sections in a cold 

 frame, or, they may be planted out in the spring, flowering from July to Sept- 

 tember, for grouping 

 in beds or shrubber- 

 ies, their brilliant 

 long tubular flowers 

 of scarlet, black, 

 green, etc., in happy 

 combinations, and 

 tall spikes of bloom 

 render them very ef- 

 fective, also fine for 

 cut flowers. 

 Mixed Varieties 



ioc, ea.; $1.00 doz. 



AGAPANTHUS. 



The Great African Lily. 



(Ready in November.) These are noble ornaments in pots or tubs for lawns, terraces or piazzas 

 or for the decoration of the greenhouse. Foliage luxuriant and graceful ; flowers borne in clusters 

 of 20 to 30, and measure fully a foot across. The flowers stalks frequently attain a height of three 

 feet — the flowers opening in succession for a long period during the Summer and Autumn. (See cut.) 



Add for postage $c. each extra, 

 Umbellatui.. The old favorite ; flowers bright blue. 20c. each ; $2.00 per doz. 

 UmbellatUS Albus. A beautiful white variety. 50c. each ; $5.00 per doz. 

 UmbellatUS fl. pi. New Double African Lily. A first class novelty ; large heads of 



double flowers of exquisite blue, borne in clusters of 20 to 30, and measure fully a foot 

 across. (See cut.) $1. 00 each; $10.00 per doz. 



Allium Grandiflorum. 



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