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PETER HENDERSON'S CATALOGUE. 



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SCENTED GERANIUM, 

 "Little Pet." 



This beautiful little variety possesses a rare combination of 

 deliciously fragrant leaves and beautiful flowers. The leaves 

 are scented like the well known Rose Geranium, while the flowers 

 are borne freely on round, compact trusses. Color bright car- 

 mine, spotted violet and white. 20c. each; $2.00 per doz. 



SCENTED GERANIUMS. 



(In variety, i 



Blandfordianum. 



Citron. 



Dr. Livingston. 



Lemon. 

 Nutmeg'. 



Tattle Pet. (.See above ) 20c. 

 Filicifolia. 

 Price, 10 cts. each, except where noted. Set of 13 sorts, $1.25. 



Quercifolium. 



Mrs. Taylor. 



Pennyroyal. 



Rose. 



Rose, variegated. 



Skeleton Leaved. 



PELARGONIUMS, 

 Lady Washington Geraniums." 



We imported last spring, from 

 England, a superb collection of 

 these popular plants, and they 

 are real ly grand. 



The shades and markings are 

 beyond description, and rival 

 some of the Orchids in delicacy 

 and richness of color. "We offer 



" THE 12 BEST." 



(See lop of next column.) 



Beauty of Oxton. Maroon, blotched crimson and white. 



Ed'w Perkins. Orange scarlet, maroon at base of petals. 



Evening- Star. Salmon scarle , base of petals white. 



Empress of India. White, streaked crimson. 



Lady Isabel. Pinkish lilac, crimson centre. 



Mrs. Bradshaw. White, blotched crimson maroon. 



Maggie. White, streaked pink and crimson. 



Mabel. Dark crimson, striped salmon. 



Mermeris. Rosy carmine, light centre. 



Pink Digby. Dark pink, maroon centre. 



Scarlet Gem. Scarlet crimson. 



Rob Roy. Rosy purple, white eye. 



SO cts. each ; set of 12 for $5.00. 



GLADIOLUS, FRENCH HYBRID. 



Finest mixed, 75c. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



Finest named, $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Set of 30 finest named sorts, $3.50. 



HELIOTROPES. 



Familiar favorites, always in demand for their exquisite 

 fragrance. We have a superb collection of 2\) varieties, ranging 

 in color from darkest purple to pure white. 



10 cts. each; 75 cts. per doz.; set 20 varieties for $1.50. 

 For New Varieties, see page 111. 



HIBISCUS 'Chinese). 



These plants are becoming very popular as bedding plants. 

 They are largely used in the public grounds at Washington and 

 other places for this purpose, and of late years have attracted a 

 great deal of attention : they are almost continually in bloom. 



Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis. Single red. 



Aurantiaca fl. pi. Double orange. 



Cooperii. Foliage variegated, white, green and 



pink. 

 Rubra fl. pi. Double red. 

 Versicolor. Crimson and rose. 

 Grandiflorus. Rosy crimson. 

 Luteus fl. pi. Lemon color. 

 Fulgidus. Scarlet crimson. 

 Miniatus. Vermilion scarlet. 

 20 cts. each : $2.00 per doz. ; set of 9 for $1.50. 



The plants came by express in excellent condition. The Rose was a large, healthv bush, with three splendid flowers on it. All were so 

 nicely packed that not a leaf was broken or a bloom crushed. HENRY CLAYTON, Middletown, Del. 



