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PETER HENDERSON S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



MARANTA. 



Bicolor. Dark green, marked with dark brown. 



Pulchella. Light green, striped with chocolate; hoth varieties require a hot-house temperature. 



Price, 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 

 For newer sorts, see page 15. 



MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CORD! FOLIUM VARIECATUM. 



(Variegated Ice Plant.) . 



Valuable for Baskets or Vases, as its succulent character enables it to stand our hot and dry 

 weather admirably ; the variegation of the leaves, white and green, is ve^ distinct, and the star- 

 like purple flowers contrast finely with the creamy white foliage. This plant is considered one 

 of the finest for front " ribbon lines," and is used in immense quantities in "Battersea Park " and 

 other public grounds about London. 



Price, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. 



MESEMBRYANTHEMUM.--" Wax Pink." 



These are valuable, from their peculiar nature, for planting on dry, barren ground. They 

 will grow and do well where other plants would fail. The foliage is fleshy, succulent ; the flow- 

 ers bright and attractive. Are desirable vase plants. 



Glaucum. Deep violet pink. 

 Blandum. White. 

 Deltoidum Pink. 



Aurantiacum. Dark orange. 

 Cordifolium. Pink. 



Variegatum. See special de- 

 scription above. 



Nitidum. White. 

 Price, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. Seven sorts for $1.25. 



aragoides. — Smilax. 



MICROMER9A DOUGLASI1. 



A low growing, creeping plant, the foliage of 

 which has a refreshing perfume similar to Penny- 

 royal ; an excellent room plant. 



Price, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen. 



MIKANIA VIOLACEA. 



A climbing or creeping plant, with very striking 

 foliage of a purplish green — with a velvet-like upper 

 surface, under, glossy carmine; though not a new 

 plant, it is quite scarce, having been only recently 

 introduced here. It will be a most desirable plant 

 for baskets, the color of the leaves being novel and 

 different from anything else we have been using for 

 that purpose; it grows and roots freely. 



Price, 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



MYRSIPHYLLUM ASPARAGOIDES. 



(Smilax.) 



There is no climbing plant in cultivation that 

 surpasses this in the graceful beauty of its foliage, 

 and its peculiar wavy formation renders it one of 

 the most valuable of all plants for vases or hanging 

 baskets, as it can be used either to climb or-to droop, 

 as required; in cut flowers, particularly for wreaths, 

 it is now considered indispensible by all florists. 

 Its hard texture enables it to keep without wilting 

 for several days after being cut. Its cultivation has 

 now become a speciality in every large city, green- 

 houses being devoted solely to its cultivation. For 

 a parlor or window plant it is indispensible. (See 

 cut.) 



Piice, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen; 

 $15.00 per hundred. 



MYRTUS COMMUNIS. (Myrtle.) 



Sweet scented Myrtle, used largely in the construction of bouquets, and is that used by the 

 Jews in their religious rites and ceremonies. 



Price, 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. 



