16 PETER HENDERSON & CO.. NEW YORK.-GENERAL WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 



Wholesale jist 



By Weight 



NOTE. — We do not sell less than i oz. of any sorts priced at less than 20 cts. 

 per oz., but we will put up % oz. of seed priced at 20 c^s. per oz. and 

 over; ^ oz. of seed priced at 50 cts. per oz. and over; y% oz. of those 

 priced at $2.00 per oz. and over;' 1-16 oz. of those priced at $4 00 per 

 oz. and over. 



THE CHARACTERS WHICH PREFIX THE FLOWER 

 SEEDS HERE OFFERED INDICA TE ANNU- 

 ALS, BIENNIAL OR PERENNIAL 

 AND HARDINESS. 



ANNUALS grow from seed, 

 flower and die in one year. 



lA indicates hardy annuals, which 

 can be sown in (he open ground, 

 indicates annuals which should 

 be started in the house, conser- 

 vatory or hot-bed and trans- 

 planted in the gardens in settled 

 warm weather. 



A 



BIENNIALS grow from seed one year, 

 bloom and die the next, though some 

 varieties bloom the first season when 

 sown early. As a rule, they are sown 

 from June to August. 



tB indicates hardy biennials, which can re- 

 main outside all winter. 



1ST indicates biennials, which should be sown 

 in a frame or cool house and kept there 

 all winter, being transferred to the garden 

 in spring after danger from frost. 



PERENNIALS last for several years, blooming annually 

 after the first season, though some varieties will bloom 

 the first season if sown early. 



\P indicates hardy perennials that can remain in permanent 

 situations in the garden. 



13 indicates perennials, which require to be grown in a green- 

 house or window during the winter, transferring the plants to 

 the garden in summer. 



El indicates perennials that require greenhouse or window cul- 

 ture. 



13" indicates perennials requiring the protection of a cold frame 

 during the winter. 

 § indicates a climber. 



Per oz. 



. $ 50 



P § Abobra viridiflora, pretty climber, 10 ft 



A Abronia arenaria, yellow 



umbellata, rosy pink 



Abutilon mixed colors, fine bushy plants. ..per -J oz , 75c. 5 



Acacia finest mixed, greenhouse shrub 



Acanthus latifolius. s'ately foliage plant 



Achillea ptarmica, fl. pi., double white. $1.00 per £ oz. 



Achimenes finest mixed 75c.per 1000 seeds. 



Aconitum napellus (Monkshood), tall spikes of blue flowers. 



Acroclinium single mixed, everlasting 



double mixed " 



§ Adlumia cirrhosa (Mountain Fringe), pretty climber, 15 ft. 1 



Adonis aestivalis, crimson Flos Adonis 



autumnalis, Pheasant's Eye Adonis 



vernalis, Hardy Yellow Adonis 



^Ethionema grandiflora, rose colored per \ oz., 75c. 5 



Ageratum Lasseauxi, rose, 2 ft 



mexicanum, blue, 2 ft 



album, white, 2 ft 



Tom Thumb, compact plants, 12 inches high 



white 



" blue 



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yellow per packet, 8c. 



" Little Doekit, very dwarf blue, £ ft. 



Agrostemma finest mixed, showy annual ,. . . 



Alonsoa mixed, bedding annual 



Alyssum maritimum (Sweet Alys*urn), white, 1 ft lb. $1.25 



Benthami compacta, Tom Thumb, -J ft.. per lb. $2.00 



"Carpet of Sdow" 1 



Saxatile compacta, yellow, spring blooming 



Wierzbecki, yellow, summer blooming 



Amaranthus bicolor ruber, red, yellow and green foliage . . 



caudatus (Love-lies-bleeding), red panicles 



Firebrand, leaves red, bordered yellow 



Henderi, dropping ornamental learns 



mclancholicus ruber, red foliage 



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iA Amaranthus. — Continued. Peroz. 



salicifolius (Fountain Plant), willow shaped leaves. . . 25 

 tricolor (Joseph's Coat), red. yellow and green foliage. . 



nobilis pyramidalis, very showy 



(A Ammobium alatum grandiflorum, (winged everlasting.). . . . 

 P § Ampe'opsis Veitchi, Japan or Boston Icy. . . .per lb., $2.50 



iA Anagallis finest mixed, showy for beds 



Anchusa italica, blue flowers , 



Anemone coronaria mixed, Wind flower 



Angelonia grandiflora per 1-16 oz., $1.00 



§ Antigonon leptopus, showy climber 2 



Antirrhinum tall mixed, (Snip Dragon) 2 rt., per lb. $2.00 



extra choice striped mixed, 2 ft 



Tom Thumb mixed, 1 ft 



imported collection of six sorts .. .15c. 



Aquilegia alba plena double white 



Grigor's Glandulosa per \ oz., $1.00 



hybrida rosea 1 



chrysantha (Golden Spurred Columbine') 



alba, White Spurred. " per £ oz. 60c. 4 



Durandi fl. pi. , double, white and red striped 



single mixed. 



double mixed 



Arabis alpina, pure white, spring flowering, $ ft. . 



Aralia Sieboldi, 2 to 4 ft., foliage plant. . .1000 seeds, 75c. 



§ Argyreia tiliaefolia, luxuriant climber 1 



Argemone Hunnemanni, yellow, 2 ft 



grandiflora, white 



Armeria maritima, Cushion or Sea Pink 



P 8 Aristolochia sipho. Dutchman's pipe vine, per -J- oz., 50c 3 



El § elegans, greenhouse climber per i oz. 6f'c. 4 



iA Arnebia cornuta, showy annual per packet, 13c. 



P § Asparagus Brousonetti, hardy climber 2 



IB § plumosus nanus, feathery fern like leaves, grand for 



decorations and bouquets per 100 seeds, $3.00 



iA Asperula azurea setosa, light blue.i.. . 



P odorata, Sweet Woodruff 



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We furnish the trade our Flower Seeds in retail packets, superbly lithographed, at one-third off retail prices, or in quantities of not less than 



five packets of a kind at one-half off. See pages 33 to 40. 



