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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE.— PLANTS. 



THE OSTRICH-PLUME FERN. 



NEW DOUBLE GERANIUMS. 



Peter Henderson (Double Bruant). 



A superb variety, grand in health, habit and size 

 of bloom. Trusses enormous; stem stiff, holding 

 the blooms nicely above the foliage; flowers semi- 

 double, flat and broad; " a resplendent red-bedder " 

 says M. Bruant, the great French horticulturist who 

 raised it and named it in honor of Peter Henderson. 

 It is a grand variety; we doubt if it will ever be 

 surpassed in its color. Price, 35c. each, $3.50 doz. 

 Guitare. Very fine trusses of large semi-double 

 flowers; centre very bright pink, shading to 

 white at the edges. (Double.) 

 Idole. One of the most beautiful of double fancies; 

 color, snow-white and pure pink of the brightest, 

 clearest tints. (Double.) 

 Princess Olga Altieri. Extremely large, semi- 

 double florets in a very showy truss; centre, 

 tender rose, brighter at the edges. (Double.) 

 Sesostris. A beautiful fancy double, rosy-carmine 

 in color, marbled in white; a nice strong grower 

 with large florets. (Double.) 

 Perle Precieuse. (Single.) Large, round, single, 

 with a distinct white eVe shading into a rosy- 

 cerise Aureole; the truss is very large, and it 

 is a fine grower. 

 Qui Vive. (Single.) Has a magnificent truss of 

 fine, large, single florets; color unapproachable, 

 orange-scarlet, very intense, fine for massing. 

 Voi Lactee. (Single.) A rubost, compact grower, 

 with good trusses and large, circular, single 

 florets. A splendid white bedder. 



Price, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz.; set of 9 new 

 Geraniums named above for $2.00. 



MADAME LANGUTM. 



Like many of the most valuable additions to hor- 

 ticulture, this grand variety was introduced without 

 much praise, winning its way by merit alone. A 

 bed on our grounds (see cut) attracted the admira- 

 tion of every one last season. Bright cherry-red 

 flowers, foliage distinctly variegated pure white on 

 a green ground. Grows splendidly and blooms pro- 

 fusely. Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., $10 per 100. 



MERITORIOUS DOUBLE GERANIUMS. 



The Double Geraniums offered are very carefully 

 selected from the hundreds which we grow. They 

 are all first-class in every respect. See retail cata- 

 logue for detailed list of sorts. Price, plants from 

 2-inch pots, $4.00 per 100 ; 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100. 



MERITORIOUS SINGLE GERANIUMS. 



A choice assortment for bedding out or for grow- 

 ing in pots. These are selected from the hundreds 

 of sorts grown by us. See retail catalogue for de- 

 tailed list of sorts. Price, plants from 2-inch pots, 

 $4.00 per 100; 3-inch pots, $5.00 per 100. 



INEPMROUEPIS SGOTTII. 



A new, semi-dwarf, compact form of the " Boston Fern." It makes a very 

 symmetrical, dense plant and bids fair eventually to supplant the older type. Price,, 

 finely developed plants from 5-inch pots, $1.00 each; $9.00 per doz.; 4-inch pots, 

 60c. each, $6.00 per doz. ; 3-inch pots, 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. 



THE OSTRICH-PLUME FERN. 



(Nephrolepsis Piersonii.) 

 An entirely new form of the famous Boston Fern. The fronds grow in the 

 most luxuriant manner, the pinna? subdividing making miniature fronds, which are- 

 superimposed on the main fronds, looking as if two or even three were condensed 

 in one. They are graceful beyond description, feathery, plumy; nothing describes- 

 them better than Ostrich Plumes, which they very much resemble. The young 

 miniature fronds are constantly developing a rich lush green on the darker green 

 ground of the main fronds, a charming contrast being thereby produced. Price, 

 strong plants, from 2-inch pots, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100; from 3-inch pots, 

 $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100; 4-inch pots, $3.00 per doz., $20.00 per 100; 5-inch 

 pots, 50c. each, $4.50 per doz.; 6-inch pots, 75c. each, $7.50 per doz. 



THE " BOSTON " FERN. 



(Nephrolepis Bosioniensis.) 

 In well-known specimens the fronds attain a length of 6 or 7 feet, like plumes 

 arching over in every direction, in a most graceful manner. This beautiful- 

 fern is excellent for outside planting in shady borders. It is a very fine plant 

 for hanging pots or baskets on the piazza in summer, and conservatory or 

 window in winter. Price, plants from 7-inch pots, $1.00 each; 6-inch pots, 

 60c. each, $6.00 per doz.; 5-inch pots, 40c. each, $4.00 per doz.; 4-inch pots, 

 25c. each, $2.50 per doz.; 3-inch pots, $1.00 per doz., $8.00 per 100; 2-inch- 

 pots, $5.00 per 100. 



THE CRESTED BOSTON FERN. 



(Nephrolepis, Anna Foster.) 



The contour of the plant is graceful and compact, light and of that airy grace 

 which is so desirable in a fern. The tips of the pinnae are crested, which is its dis- 

 tinguishing characteristic, so that it might be called " The Crested Boston Fern." 

 It grows freely, propagates readily and is a very valuable addition to the race. 



Price, plants from 5-inch pots, $4.00 per doz.; 4-inch pots, $3.00 per doz... 

 $20 per 100; 3-inch pots, $1.00 per doz., $8.00 per 100; 2-in. pots, $4.00 per 100. 



ASSORTED FERNS. 



A nice assortment for filling pans. Price, plants from 2-inch pots, $3.00 

 per 100; from 3-inch pots, $6.00 per 100. 



NEW HYBRID GLOXINIAS. 



The handsomest of our summer-blooming plants, the rich and varied 

 coloring of the flowers being beautiful 

 in the extreme, many beautifully 

 speckled. Price, assorted colors, 

 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100. 



SPECIAL. White, red, violet, 

 red white, edge, and violet white 

 edge. Price, 20c. each, $2.00 per 

 doz., $10.00 per 100. 



Note. — All the Gloxinia bulbs 

 offered are 1} inches and over in 

 diameter. 



