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PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



WHITE CRAPE MYRTLE. 



WHITE CRAPE MYRTLE, (Lagerstrse- 

 mia Indica Alba.) 



A white - flowering variety of this beautiful shrub. 

 Hardy in the Southern States, but when grown in the 

 North should be kept in pots, or tubs, and put in a dry 

 cellar in winter. 



50 cts. each; $4.50 per doz. 



PALMS. 



We now grow in large quantities a great many varieties 

 of this popular family. Our list of varieties this year is 

 much greater than ever before, and our prices lower, qual- 

 ity of plants and scarcity of varieties considered. The 

 Palm house is now one of the most attractive of our estab- 

 lishment. The Dions and Cycas are not of the order Palni- 

 acea but we include them here. 

 Dion Ed ule. Quite similar to the Sago Palm. $1.00 to 



$3.00 each. 

 Coryplia Australis. A splendid robust grower, $1.00 



to $2.00 each. 

 Sabal Adamsoiiii. $1.00 to $2.00 each. 

 " Black bu rniana. 50 cts. each. 

 Seafortbia Elegans. Very fine. $1.00 to $2.00 each. 

 Caryota Urens. 50 cts. to $3.0o each. 

 Chamrerops H a mil is. gi.no each. 

 " Fortuni. $1.50 each. 



" Excelsa. §1.00 each. 



Lata nia Borbonica. This Palm is too well-known 

 to need any description ; its strong constitution 

 and other general characteristics, render it one 

 of the most easily grown. 50c. to $3.00 each. 

 Brali ea Filinientosa. (Thready Palm.) $100 each. 

 ©reodoxia Regia. (Royal Palm). 50c. to $2.00 each. 

 Cycas Revoluta. (Sago Palm). $1.00 to $5.00 each. 



" Media. A scarce variety. $1-00 each. 

 Sabal Speciosa. $1.00 to $2.00 each. 

 Areca Lutest-ens. Very graceful. $2.00 to $3.00 each. 

 " Lapida. $2.00 each. 



" Rubra. Scarce and fine. $1.51 to $5.00 each. 

 Oocos "Weddeliana. (See page 82.) $3.00 to $10.00 



each. 

 Carludovica Palmata. (See page 82.; 75c. to $1.50 



each. 

 Pbceuix Dactylifera. (Date Palm.) 50c. each. 

 •' Reclinata. Fine specimens. $5.00 each. 



'• Leonensis. " " " 



" Canariensis. " " " 



Set 24 varieties, 1st size, $50.00. 

 " 24 " 2d " 25.00. 



PASSIFLORA, (Passion Flower.) 



These beautiful and interesting plants climb to a height 

 of 20 or 30 feet if desired. " P. Ccerulea " is hardy, with a 

 slight protection, in this latitude — color varying in the 

 different sorts — blue, crimson, white, etc. 

 Passiflora Pfordti. Purple. 



Ccerulea. Blue. 



Alba. White. 50 cts. each (See Page 93.) 



Buist's Hardy. Blue; very abundant bloomer. 



■ Loudoni. White; small. 



Decasaine. Purple. 



Alata. Blue and white. 



Arc-en-ciel. (See page 93.) 50 cts. each. 



Smithi. (Seepaae 93 J 50 cts. 



30 cts. each, except where noted ; $3.00 per doz. Set of 

 9 sorts, $3.00. 



PEPEROMIA. 



Pretty, dwarf-growing plants, requiring partial shade 

 and moisture; suitable for baskets, vases, ferneries, etc. 

 Maculosa. Bright green, marked along the veins with 



grayish white. 

 Magnolia? folia. Leaves resemble the magnolia; bright 



green. 

 Verscbaffeltii. Leaves marked with frosted white or 



silvery stripes. Splendid for the hot-house or 



Wardian case. 

 Resedieflora, This plant bears tiny, spire-like spikes 



of white flowers at the apex of pink stems, the 



lower portions of which are clothed with small, 



velvety leaves. 



30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz. Set of 4 for $1.00. 



PHYSIANTHUS ALBENS. 



A beautiful climber, flowering during the summer and 

 fall months. It is of rapid growth ; the flowers are pure 

 white and fragrant, exceedingly useful for summer bou- 

 quets. The seed pods are as large as an orange, and very 

 ornamental. It has been called the "Cruel Plant," owing 

 to its flowers forming a trap, which catch butterflies and 

 other insects, 



25 cts. each ; $2.25 per doz. 



TYPE OF LACED " PAISLEY " OR FLORIST PINK. 



PINKS, FLORISTS. 



These are dwarfer than the Carnation, growing about 

 one foot in height, the colors being of the various shades 

 of maroon, carmine, and rose, beautifully laced with 

 white; flowers perfectly double, clove-scented ; plant en- 

 tirely hardy. The varieties embrace all shades and styles ; 

 indispensable for summer bouquets. (See Out.) 



25 cts. each; $2.25 per doz. Set of 30 sorts, $5.00. 



PINK, ALBA FIMBRIATA. 



A double sort, of good form and substance ; quite frag- 

 rant, and extensively grown around New York for forc- 

 ing during the winter months. Like the rest of its class, 

 it is excellent for summer bouquets. Flowers double, 

 white, fringed, one inch in diameter ; entirely hardy. 

 25 cts. each ; $2.25 per doz. 



PINKS, "Summer Garden Varieties." 



Comprising over a dozen distinct and beautiful varie- 

 ties ; colors white, crimson, rose, violet, maroon, etc., etc. ; 

 exceedingly well adapted for summer bouquets ; blooms 

 from June to November. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz 



