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HENDERSON'S SELECTED POT GROWN PLANTS 



ACHYRANTHES 



Brilliantissima. Brilliant crimson foliage, ex- 

 cellent for edging. 



Aurea, creamy yellow and green foliage. 



Price, plants from 2-in. pots, 15c each; $1.00 

 doz., $8.00 per 100. 



AGERATUM or FLOSS FLOWER 



Blue Perfection. Splendid for bedding, edg- 

 ings or pots. Flowers of deep amethyst-blue 

 through the summer. Height, 8 to 12 inches. 



Price, plants from 2-inch pots, 15c each; $1.00 

 doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Frazerii. Flower heads twice the size of the 

 above, light blue-compact, continuous blooming. 



Price, olants from 3-in. pots, 20c each; $1.75 

 doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



ALTERNANTHERA 



In full sunlight their ornamental leaves are 

 always admired. They grow about eight inches 

 high. We offer the red and yellow varieties. 



Price, plants from 2-in. pots, 15c each; $1.00 

 doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



ALYSSUM, Sweet 



"Carpet of Snow." This variety is a perfect 

 carpet of snow all season. Height, 3 inches. 



Price, plants from 2-in. pots, 15c each; $1.00 

 doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



ANTIRRHINUM, NEW GIANT 

 SNAPDRAGONS (Rustproof) 



They are very valuable for cutting; while in 

 beds or borders their pure, bright colors are a 

 source of constant delight. (See illustration.) 

 Alaska, Pure-White 

 Copper King, Bronzy-Copper 

 Crimson Giant, Fiery-Crimson 

 Loveliness, Soft Rose-Pink 

 Yellow Giant, Deep- Yellow 



Price, plants from 2-in. pots, 15c each; $1.50 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



ASTER, Henderson's Invincible 



A superior type in every way. The plants are 

 about 2 feet high — though under best culture often 

 3 feet — producing long stems, massive Chrysan- 

 themum-like flowers of perfect form, exceedingly 

 double to the very center. 



Carmine-rose, Crimson-brilliant, Deep 

 Blue, Deep Pink, Pure White. 



Price, plants from 2-in. pots, 15c each; $1.00 

 doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



BEGONIA, Tuberous Rooted 

 All Selected Bulbs 



Nothing can exceed the brilliancy and richness 

 of their flowers. From the time the first blossoms 

 appear until all growth is stopped by frost they are 

 never out of bloom. 

 .. Single. Separate colors, scarlet, yellow, crim- 

 son, white, pink and salmon. (See illustration.) 



Price, 30c each; set of six $1.50. 



Double. Separate colors, scarlet, crimson, 

 white, yellow, pink and salmon. 



Price, 35c each; set of six, $1.75. 



BEGONIA, Fibrous- 

 Rooted Varieties 



Prima Donna. Bushy 

 plants, 10 inches high by 

 12 inches across. The 

 flowers are 1 to 1 % 

 inches in diameter, rose 

 color shading to carmine 

 in the center. 



Magnifies, A pop- 

 ular bedding Begonia 

 producing glossy bright 

 crimson flowers in pro- 

 fusion from May until 

 frost; foliage dark, plants 

 bushy and compact, about 

 10 inches high. .. (See 

 illustration.) 



Vernon. Fine bedding 

 and pot plant; 6 inches 

 high; blood-red flowers. 



Price, plants from 2-in. 

 pots, 15c each; $1.50 doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100. 



CALADIUM, Superb Fancy-Leaved 



Useful for pot culture, window and piazza 

 boxes. Most of the varieties planted about June ' 

 1st in partially shaded borders succeed admirably 

 as bedding plants. The richness of coloring is be- 

 wildering. Brilliant red and green, green with 

 spots and red veins, etc., (See illustration.) 



Price, 50c each; $5.00 doz. 



CALENDULA or Scotch Marigold 



Orange King. Golden-orange, popular in the 

 garden or for cutting. Our strain produces com- 

 pact bushy plants about one foot high that are 

 literally covered with large double flowers. 



Price, plants from 3-in. pots, 20c each; $1.75 

 doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



CANNAS 



The popularity of the Canna as a bedding plant 

 will never wane. There are few plants in culti- 

 vation that are more colorful or more majestic 

 than the following improved orchid-flowering 

 types. 



Eureka. The best white Canna for all purposes. 

 Glossy green foliage. Height 4 J^ feet. 



King Humbert. A brilliant orange-scarlet 

 with bright red shadings. Large trusses of blooms. 

 Foliage a rich, reddish bronze with lighter shad- 

 ings. Height 5 feet. 



Lincroft, clear yellow, spotted rose pink, green 

 foliage, height 4J^ feet. 



Little Gem. The height rarely exceeds two 

 feet. An early and continuous bloomer. Flowers 

 orange-scarlet with yellow edgings. 



Mrs. Alfred F. Conrad. It is unsurpassed for 

 planting either singly or in large beds. Its ex- 

 quisite pink flowers are of largest size. Height 



4 feet. Green foliage. 



The President. Green foliage. Color bright 

 glistening scarlet. The individual florets often 

 measure seven inches across when open. Height 



5 feet. 



Yellow King Humbert. The flowers, bright 

 yellow spotted with red, are of the largest size, 

 heads full and borne well above the foliage, which 

 is lively green. (See illustration.) 



Price, dormant roots, 20c each; $2.00 doz.; 

 $12.50 per 100. Growing plants, ready April 1st, 

 25c each; $2.50 doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



COLEUS 



They make an attractive border for beds of 

 Salvias or Carinas and can be used in masses where 

 a colored foliage effect is wanted. 



Verschaffelti. Crimson. 



Golden Bedder. Yellow. 



Trailing Queen. A trailing variety useful for 

 hanging baskets. Foliage marked yellow and 

 pink, bordered with maroon and green. 



Price, plants from 2-in. pots, 15c each; $1.00 

 doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



DRACAENA Indivisa 



It is used extensively as a center plant for 



vases and for porch and window-boxes. It will 



stand full exposure to the sun and its long, 



graceful, narrow leaves 



give a beautiful effect 



with other plants. 



Price, plants from 

 5-in. pots, $1.00 each; 

 6-in. pots, $1.50 each. 



FUCHSIA 



(See illustration.) 



Favorites in the gar- 

 den or as pot plants. 



Black Prince. .Pur- 

 ple striped red, red 

 sepals. 



Gloire de Marcel- 

 lane. Double white, 

 scarlet sepals. 



Speciosa Scarlet. 



Carmine sepals. 



Price, plants from 

 3-in. pots, 20c each; 

 $2.00 doz.; $16.00 per 

 100. 



Delivered, transportation paid, in first and second zones (150 miles of New York City). See Special Notice page 99. 



