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PETE 11 HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— SUPERIOR BULBS— WHOLESALE. 



HENDERSON'S 

 SUPERIOR 



EASTER LILY BULBS 



HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR 



BERHUDA 



Easter Lily Bulbs. 



(LILIUM HARRISII.) 



No<w Ready For Shipment. 



First Size Bulb=. 



(J to ~ inches in circumference.) 



Intermediate Size. 



(to to 7 inches in circumference.') 



Extra Size Bulbs 



17 to q inches in circumference.) 



Monstrous Size bulbs. 



(Q to 1 1 incite: in circumference.) 



Doz. 



100 



$0.50 



$4.00 



0.T5 



4.50 



1.(0 



7.00 



2.00 



16.00 



40 0(1 



65.00 



150.00 



The TRUt Bermuda Easter Lily is our Great 

 Specialty. We were the pioneer introducers of it 

 and have always been "Headquarters," supplving 

 the trade generally, both in Europe and America. 



We wish to lay particular stress upon the size 

 and quality of our Bulbs which are larger, health- 

 ier and better than those usuallv sold -for the rea- 

 son that no expense is spared in'manuring and cul- 

 tivating. Experience having shown us that bulbs 

 so treated are incomparably superior to bulbs 

 grown on impoverished and unfertilized land vear 

 after year, which constitutionally weakens" the 

 bulbs and thev give results accordingly. This is 

 the general practice-especially among those who 

 endeavor to grow cheaplv-to enable them to un- 

 dersell. 



The so-called Bermuda Lilv disease is primarily 

 the result of reduced vitality caused bv insuffic- 

 ient plant food in the soil While there "is no crop 

 of bulbs on the islanl entirely free fro-n the dis- 

 ease, vet we have less of it in 'our fields than anv 

 other grower, as we have always realized the im- 

 portance of proper fertilization. 



WHAT FLORISTS THINK OF 



Henderson's Easter Lily Bulbs 



"/ do not hesitate to say that the lot of Harrisii I 

 bought from you this season are the best I received for 

 a number of years. They are the nicest looking plants 

 that I have seen anywhere, and 1 am glad thai it is so, 

 as this was the first time I got my Harrisiis from you 

 and which will assure vou of getting further orders " 

 CHRIS BESOLD. Florist. 



Mineola, Long Island. 



"I have been growing your Harrisii bulbs for several 

 rears. Last season I divided my order, placing one- 

 half with vou and the other half with another promi- 

 nent seedsman. Yours were the true Bermuda Har- 

 risii^ while the others were badly mixed with a worth- 

 less variety which grew to enormous height with a very 

 small flower. Your half wet c all of an even size with 

 towers of excellent quality. I had the honor of hav- 

 ing the finest lilies in Pittsburgh from vou? bulbs. 

 There were but few of your plants diseased - probably 

 vo in the whole batch ofbfioo bulbs. You will have my 

 full order next season. 1 ' 



WM. F. LAUCH. Florist. 

 Carrick. Pa 



"/ got lOO Harrisii Lily Bulbs from you last year 

 and qq of them bloomed all right, they were a nice lot." 

 WILLIS E. HAMILTON. Florist. 



Belfast. Maine. 



''You may iook my order for 7 to q inch Lilium Har- 

 risii for iqoi. Those from you this year were fine " 

 E. HAEXTZE, Florist, 



Fond du Lat. Wis. 



LILUM HARRISII. 



L ILIUM LONGIFLORUM 

 GIGANTEUM. 



The Large Flowering Japan Grcfum Easier Lily. 



This type flowers in Tapan about a week lutr r 

 than L. "Eximium, but the flowers are of larger 

 size, perfect form and of superior substance; stems 

 marked bjack. 



L. Longiflonim uiganteum. Doz. 



Intermediate size bulbs e0 



(6 to 8 inches in circumference.) ' 



Extra Size Bulbs. 



'', tc 9 inches in circumference. I 



HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR 



JAPAN 



Easter Lily Bulbs. 



(L1LIUH LONGIFLORUM.) 



For shipment last of September or early in Oct. 



The imported Japan grown bulbs of Lilium 

 Longiflorum as they arrived in this country up to 

 two or three years ago— were usually a mixture of 

 various types, including early flowering later flow- 

 ering, tall, dwarf, narrow leaved, broad leaved, 

 green stemmed red stemmed black stemmed, 

 small flowered, large flowered, etc. Agreeable to 

 our persistent solicitation, our growers com- 

 menced to separate the desirable types, and dis- 

 carded those unsuitable for Florists use So that 

 this year we are able to offer only the best forcing 

 strains of Japan grown longiflorum which our 

 growers say will come 90$ true though we cannot 

 guarantee it. Of course, on account of the later ar- 

 rival of the bulbs they cannot be forced into flower 

 as early as the Bermuda type Lilium Harrisii, but 

 for late winter and spring flowering the Japan 

 grown bulbs are very popular on account of their 

 iow price. Some florists think the flowers from 

 the Japanese bulbs are superior in size and sub- 

 stance to those of Lilium Harrisii. but we think the 

 cool, slower forcing of the Japanese bulbs accounts 

 for this. 



In ordering, be careful to state which strain of 

 Japan longiflorum is wanted. In absence of 

 such information L. Longiflorum Eximium will he 

 sent. 



080 



11 If) 



400 



1000 

 36.00 



6.00 



55.00 



LILIUM LON GIFLORUM E XIMIUM. 



The True Japan Grotvn Easter Lily. 



Plowers pure white, large, trumpet-shaped. 

 Forces medium early. 



L. Longiflorum var. Eximium. 



UOZ. 



101 



IUU0 



Intermediate Size. 

 (0 to 8 inches in circumference. > 



$0.10 



$.'.50 



J-.M.00 



Extra Size tsulbs. 



(7 to q inches in circumference A 



0.50 



4.00 

 7.00 



:«.00 



Monstrous Sizp >'.ulos. 

 (q to 11 inches in circumference.) 



1.00 



65 00 



LILIUM L ONG IFLORUM 



M ULTIFLORUM. 



The Early Japan Grcnon Easier Lily. 



This type blooms in Japan about 10 days earlier 

 than Eximium The stem is tall leaves narrow and 

 the plant a little more slender than Eximium. 



L. Longiflorum Multiflorum. 



Doz 



Ifld 



1000 



Intermediate size bulbs 

 10 to 8 inches in circumference.) 



$0.45 



$3.00 



$38.00 



fc'xtra Size Bulbs 



(7 to inches in circumference.'' 



0.60 



4.f0 



43.00 



L ILIUM LONGIFLORUM 



F OLHS ALB? MA RGLNATTS. 



Silver Leaved Japan Grcrwn Easter Lily. 



Flowers and growth similar to L Eximium. but 

 the foliage isbeautifully edged with white, making 

 strikingly beautiful plants when well grown and 

 in flower! 6 to 8 inch bulbs. 20c each, $i.< Oper <U<, . 

 <1«. n < cer ion. 



