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Henderson's 

 Superior Freesias 



Freesias are popular for pot 

 culture, flowering in the winter 

 and spring in the conservatory, 

 or window garden. 



Culture 



Plant in deep pots, for the 

 new roots which form below 

 the others go deep; plant ten 

 bulbs in a five-inch pot. 



After being potted do not 

 store, but place in an indirect 

 light in the dwelling or under 

 the bench in the conservatory 

 until growth shows above the 

 soil. 



Never force, but grow in a 

 fairly cool temperature. Flowers 

 appear in 5 or 6 months after 

 planting. 

 Apotheose. Beautiful pink 



tinted lavender, long stems. 



Price, 80c per doz.; 356.00 per 



100. See letter B. 

 Elder's Giant White. The 



finest white variety, beauti- 

 ful pure white flowers double 



the size of Purity. 



Price, SI. 00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 

 General Pershing. A beautiful shade of pinkish lavender with yellow 



lip tinted bronze. 



Price, 60c per doz. ; $4.50 per 100. See letter C. 

 Golden Daffodil. A great improvement over any other yellow sort, 



the color is rich daffodil yellow. The large flowers are borne on long 



rigid stems. 



Price, 60c per doz. ; $4.50 per 100. See letter D. 

 Mrs. Marc Peters. Rosy salmon with orange blotch on lower petals. 



Price, 80c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 

 Olivette. Beautiful carmine red with yellow throat, yellow blotch 



on lower petals, very free bloomer. 



Price, 80c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. See letter A. 

 Purity. Produces large sprays of snow-white flowers deliciously 



fragrant; free blooming and of great value for forcing for cut flowers. 



Price, 60c per doz.; $4.50 per 100; $40.00 per 1,000. 

 Mixed Hybrids. 50c per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



Dutch Iris or Iris Hollandia 



This variety is generally regarded as a giant strain of early Spanish 

 Iris. They can be grown indoors in a moderate temperature and are 

 also suitable for garden culture in the southern states. 

 E. B. Garnier. Uniform dark blue. {See color plate letter B.) 

 Hutchenberg. Standards creamy white, balls canary yellow. 

 imperaior. Large flowering dark blue. 

 Th. Wijck. Delightful hght blue. 



White Excelsior. Uniform white. {See color plate letter C.) 

 Yellow Queen. Uniform pure yellow, excellent novelty. 



{See color plate letter A.) 



Price of any of the above, 10c each; $1.00 per doz; $7.50 per 100. 



Frltiliaria 

 Meleagris 



Dwarf spring - flowering 

 plants bearing large pendant 

 bell-shaped flowers of various 

 colors, yellow, white, black, 

 purple, striped and splashed 

 and checkered in the most 

 curious way. They are fine for 

 pot culture and look well when 

 grown in large groups jn the 

 garden border or wild garden. 



Mixed Varieties, 60c per 

 doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



Grape Hyacinths 



When naturalized in httle 

 colonies where they can re- 

 main undisturbed for several 

 years, the effect is very striking 

 — while grown as edgings to 

 other beds they are charming. 

 They are also adapted for 

 winter flowering in the house. 



Blue Grape Hyacinths. 



35c per doz.; $2.75 per 100; 

 $25.00 per 1,000. 

 White Grape Hyacinths. 



50c per doz.; $3.50 per 100; 



$32.00 per 1,000. 



"Heavenly Blue" Grape Hyacinths. A new type with larger 

 flowers of richest gentian blue; desirable for cutting and of splendid 

 effect massed in the garden or border. 40c per doz.; $3.00 per 100; 

 $27.50 per 1,000. 



Ixias 



The Ixia is a beautiful little winter-flowering bulb, with long, slender, 

 graceful spikes of bloom. The colors are rich, varied and beautiful, the 

 centre always differing in color from the other parts of the flower, so 

 that the blossoms, expanding in the sun's rays, present a picture of 

 gorgeous beauty. Mixed Colors, 50c. per dozen; $3.50 per 100. 



Leucojum (Spring Snowflaice) 



Vernum. This is one of the earliest and most attractive spring 

 flowers. Growing from 6 to 8 inches high they bear dainty nodding 

 flowers of white, tipped with green. Plant in the same manner as 

 Crocus. Price, 80c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Early Flowering Dutch Iris 



Wedgewood. Beautiful large flower on tall stalks, 

 wood blue, one of the best for forcing. 

 Price, 15c each, $1.50 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Color, wedge- 



Spanish Iris or Iris Hispanica 



These beautiful bulbous irises have long been known as "the poor 

 man's orchids" and appropriately so because the colorings and mark- 

 ings of the different varieties of Spanish Iris so closely resemble the 

 markings of many specimens of the Orchid family. The flowers of 

 some are four to five inches in diameter and the plants are all extremely 

 graceful. For the adornment of a dinner table nothing could be better 

 and, if cut while in bud, last about ten days. They are also suitable 

 for pot culture and if planted in pots or boxes and stored in cold frames 

 until they show buds, and then brought into heat, they may be had in 

 bloom from April on. 

 Belle Chinoise. Deep yellow. 



King of the Blues (Count of Nassau). Fine deep purplish blue. 

 King of the Whites. Pure white with small orange blotch on the 



falls, fine. 

 King of the Yellows. Very fine golden yellow. 

 Louise. Delicate light blue, early flowering. 



Prince Henry. Large purplish bronze, one of the best of this color. 

 Price of any of above, 8c each; 80c per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



