PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



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FICUS REPENS. 



A plant suited especially in greenhouse decorations, for covering the walls, pillars, &c, or for 

 outside decorations in the South, as it clings to stone or wood-work with the greatest tenacity, 

 covering it with a mass of bright green foliage. 



Price, 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



FRAGARIA INDICA (Indian Strawberry.) 



A " Strawberry" producing bright scarlet berries that remain on the plant for a long time. 

 It is a beautiful plant for baskets, the runners hanging down on the sides, giving a very graceful 

 effect The fruit is not fit to eat, but is highly ornamental, particularly when grown in baskets. 



Price, 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



FUCHSIAS-Ceneral Collection. 



Corolla dark purple, sepals 

 Corolla violet blue, sepals 



Alba Coccinea. 



white. 

 Annie Boleyn. 



crimson. 



Aurora. Corolla orange scarlet, sepals white; 

 splendid. 



Beauty of Sherwood. Corolla cherry, sepals 

 white. 



Brilliant. Corolla bright scarlet, sepals white. 



Beacon. Sepals deep rose, carmine corolla 

 shaded with violet. 



Bright Heart. Corolla pure white, sepals 

 pinkish crimson. 



Carl Halt. Corolla crimson, striped white. 



Day Dream. Corolla maroon, sepals crimson. 



Dictator. Bright red sepals, completely re- 

 flexed, corolla violet plum color. 



Emperor of Brazil. Corolla violet, flaked with 

 rose, sepals scarlet crimson. 



Elm City. Double, buds forming large, glob- 

 ular crimson scarlet balls. 



Gov. Baker. Corolla plum color, sepals crim- 

 son. 



Gem. Corolla Violet, sepals crimson. 



Inimitable. An improvement on Prince Im- 

 perial. 



Lady Heytesbury. Corolla violet, sepals 

 pure white. 



Leah.. Tube and sepals white, corolla rich 

 purplish crimson. 



Mrs. Marshal. Corolla carmine, sepals white. 



Mrs. Lyndore. Sepals vermillion, light pur- 

 ple corolla. 



Meteor. Bronze leaves, very ornamental. 



President McMahon. Corolla scarlet, sepals 

 greenish yellow. 



Prince Napoleon. Corolla purple, sepals 

 waxy crimson. 



Punch. Corolla violet, sepals deep red. 



Pio Nono. Corolla purple, sepals scarlet. 



Prince Imperial. . Corolla purple, sepals re- 

 curved, crimson. 



Hose of Castile. Corolla blush violet, sepals 

 white. 



Symbol. Corolla pure white, sepals rose. 



Speciosa. Corolla scarlet, two inches in length, 

 sepals blush. 



Souvenir de Cheswick. Corolla violet, sepals 

 red. 



Tower of London. Corolla double, violet blue, 

 sepals crimson. 



Theresa. Sepals creamy white, ruby red cor- 

 olla. 



Tribune. Corolla double, violet, sepals scarlet. 



Violet Queen. Corolla deep violet, sepals 

 white. 



Veritas. Corolla carmine, sepals white. 



White Eagle. Corolla white, sepals carmine, 

 double. 



Wave of Life. Foliage yellow, corolla violet, 

 sepals crimson. 



Price, 30 cents each; $3 per dozen, full set of 36 sorts, $7.50. 



GAZANIAS. 



Low growing plants, with large showy flowers, varying through all the shades of orange and 

 yellow, blooming all summer. Are excellent for basket or rock-work. 



Price, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. 



GAZANIA SPLE&DENS VAR. 



The same as the above, with the edges of the leaves margined with cresmy white 

 Price, 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



GENISTA CANARIENSIS. 



A broom-like plant, with spikes of bright yellow flowers, growing into a nicely-shaped shrub 

 of from two to four feet in height, suitable for parlor or greenhouse culture; is hardy in Southern 

 States. 



Price, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. 



ZONALE GERANSUi^S. (Shown in Colored Plate.) 

 These, with two exceptions, are new sorts, and as will be seen by the colored plate, contain 

 six very distinct colors. The flowers shown are of natural size, they are among the best for bed- 

 ding or planting out in summer, blooming very freely; also for pot culture in winter. 

 Bride. White, with pink stamens. I Md. de Bertrand. Dark magenta pink. 



Dictator. Salmon centre; ground color of the | Romeo. Light rose. 



flower white. Emperande Bright scarlet, white eye. 



Peabody. Rich carmine, shaded violet. 



Price, 50 cents each; $2.25 for set of six. 

 For detail of Cannas figured in colored plate, see page 28. 



