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



General Li st of P lants. F ^ij 



Not less than five of any variety sold at the rate per 100. For full conditions of sale, see page 2. 



WE call attention to the generally reduced prices in this class of 

 stock this year. PURCHASE EARLY. All the bedding 

 plants, if bought before March 1st, will yield cuttings and produce plants 

 from same in time for outdoor planting at the North. «>* J* 



Per 100 



Abutilons. (See page 1 for new sorts) 4. 00 



Acaly pha Mosaica. Fine bedding plant 6 00 



Sanderiana. " Comet Plant," " Chenille Plant," etc 6 00 



Achillea, " The Pearl." Flowers white and closely resembles a Pompon 

 Chyrsanthemum. A grand acquisition for cutting purposes. Suc- 

 ceeds anywhere and flowers nearly the whole season. 8 00 



Achyranthes Emersonii. Dark red foliage 3 00 



Agapanthus Umbellatus. Bright blue flowers 12 00 



Ageratum. Blue and white, dwarf sorts 3 00 



Princess Pauline 3 00 



Stella Gurney. Best blue 3 00 



AJuga Reptans Rubra. Useful for carpeting, such as under trees, where 



grass will not grow. Bronze-purple foliage, blue flowers 4 00 



Akebla Qulnata. Hardy climbing plant, chocolate flowers 10 00 



Allamanda YVilliamsii. Yellow flowering greenhouse plant 10 00 



Alternanthera Paronychoides Major. Best crimson 3 00 



" Aurea Nana. Best yellow 3 00 



Alyssum, Tom Thumb. (Double and single) 3 00 



Variegata 3 00 



Large Double White 3 00 



Alyssum Saxatile Compacts. Spring-blooming; dwarf, about 4 to 6 



inches. Hardy 6 00 



Amaranthus, " Joseph's Coat." Three sorts. (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



Amaryllis Formossima. Fine house plant 10 00 



" Johnsonni. Strong vigorous growth, bearing from 3 to 6 



brilliant red flowers on each stem 20 00 



" Vlttatta Hybrids. These are beautifully striped and blotched 



and are deliriously fragrant % 40 00 



Ampelopsis Veitchii (or " Japan Ivy "). Pot grown 7 00 



Quinquaefolia. The " Virignia Creeper " 8 00 



Anemone Japonica. One of the most valuable fall flowering perennials, 



showing flowers on long slender stems. We offer white and red .... 8 00 



Antirrhinum. Choicest mixed, all colors. (Ready April 1st) 3 00 



Apios Tuberosa. Tuberous rooted Wistaria 2 00 



Aquilegia. " Columbine." A pretty assortment; grows 2J feet high, 



flowering unremittingly during summer 8 00 



Araucaria Excelsa. (See page 1) 



Areca Lutescens. (See page 9) 



Aristolochla Sipho. " Dutchman's Pipe." 20 00 



Armeria " Sea Pink." Beautiful dark pink flowers 6 00 



Aaclepias Tuberosa. One of the best border plants. Flower heads a fine 



orange; lasting in perfection a long time 8 00 



Asparagus Tenuisslmus 6 00 



" Plumosus Nanus. 3-inch pots 18 00 



" Sprengeril. 3 inch pots 8 00 



Asters. Victoria, finest mixed. (Ready May 1st.) Pot grown 3 00 



" in separate colors, " 3 00 



Perfection, finest mixed, " " 3 00 



Astllbe Japonica. White, plume-like spikes of flowers 6 00 



Azalea Indica. (See page 1) 



Balsam. White Perfection, (Ready May 1st.) Pot grown 3 00 



" Camelia-flowered, mixed. (Ready May 1st.) Pot grown. . . 3 00 



Baptisia Australis. A very attractive and showy plant, producing freely 



bright indigo blue flowers in early summer 8 00 



Begonias. Assorted varieties 4 00 



Tuberous rooted. (See page 1) 



Bougainvillea Sanderiana. Fine plants 10 00 



Bro walla New Giant. Large, indigo blue flowers 6 00 



Caladlums. " Fancy varieties," choice sorts 12 00 



Calceolaria Hybrida. Assorted 6 00 



Calendula Meteor. Orange colored flowers. (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



Calla Elhiopica. Established plants 12 00 



" Spotted. " " 1 2 00 



" Little Gem. " " 8 00 



" Black. " " 16 00 



•' Yellow. " " 60.00 



[" ACK of space forbids us giving extended description of the fol- 

 lowing well known and useful plants. This list also serves as 

 an index for the plants in the body of the Catalogue. (See pages I tc 

 13 inclusive. ) 



Per 100 



Camelias. Assorted 50.00 



Cannas, New French . (See page 2) 



Carnations. Winter Flowering. (See page 3) 



Caryopteris Mastacanthus. "Shrubby Blue Verbena" 4100 



Cassia Marilandica. A plant growing from 3 to 4 feet high, bushy, with 



large panicles of bright yellow, curiously-shaped flowers in clusters . . 6 00 



Castor Oil Bean. (Ready May 1st) 6 00 



Celosia, " Queen of the Dwarfs," (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



" Golden Beauty. Best yellow. (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



Centaurea Qymnocarpa. White leaved. (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



Chrysanthemums. (See pages 4 and 5) 



Cineraria Hybrida. Assorted colors 6 00 



Clematis. Finest varieties — Jackmanii, Henryll, etc.; large flowering; 



strong 2 year vines. (See page 1 ) 25 00 



Crispa. Blue, fragrant 6 00 



Coccinea. Deep scarlet 8 00 



" Paniculata. White, fragrant, one year roots 5 00 



Clerodendron Balfouril. 3 inch pots 10 00 



Cobea Scandens. Blue flowers 8 00 



Cocoloba Platyclada. Fine for baskets, etc 4 00 



Coleus. Fancy and standard varieties — Verschaffeltii, Golden Bedder, 



Hero, Chicago Bedder, Fire Crest, Golden Verschaffeltii, etc 2 50 



Convolvulus Mauritanicus. Blue flowering vine 4 00 



Coral Plant. " Erythrina Hendersonii " 6 00 



Coreopsis Lanceolata. Yellow flowers, produced in the greatest profu- 

 sion from June until frost 8 00 



Coronilla Glauca. Bright yellow flowers 4 00 



Cosmos. White and mixed. (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



Cowslip. Assorted, splendid colors 4 00 



Cuphea Platycentra. " Segar plant " 3 00 



Cyperus Alternlfolius. Fine for baskets 4 00 



Dahlias. (See pages 6 and 7) 



Daisy. Paris. " Chrysanthemum frutescens," white 4 00 



" Yellow Branching. An improved yellow " Marguerite " 4 00 



" English. " Bellis Perennis," assorted 2 50 



Dianthus. (Annual varieties.) (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



Dracaena. (See page 9) 



Epiphyllum. ("Lobster Cactus.") Plants from 3-inch pots 8 Of. 



Erianthus Ravennae. Grows 6 feet, produces large plumes of feathery 



flowers, entirely hardy 8 0C 



Erythrina Hendersonii. " Coral plant " 6 OC 



Euphorbia Corollata. White flowers, blooms all summer 8 00 



" Splendens. 3 inch pots. Coral colored flowers 10 OC 



Euonymus Radicans var. Variegated foliage 6 0C 



Eulalias Zebrina, Japonica var. and Gracillima' 8 0C 



Eupatorlum Weinmanianum Tricolor. Richly variegated foliage 6 0C 



Ferns. Maiden Hair and dish varieties. (See page 7) 



Feverfew Golden. " Golden Feather." Ready May 1st 2 6C 



" Double White. Invaluable for summer flowers 4 0C 



Fuchsias. Best market sorts. 2-inch pots, 84.00; 3-inch pots 6 0C' 



Funkla Subcordata, " White Day Lily " 10 0C 



" Undulata Variegata. A very fine border plant 10 0C 



Gaillardia Grandiflora. Crimson and orange flowers 8 OC 



Gazania Splendens. Large yellow flowers 4 00 



Geraniums. Double and single, 2-inch pots, $4 00; 3-inch pots 5 0C' 



" Ivy-Leaved. 2-inch pots. $4 00; 3-inch pots 6 0C 



" Scented. 2-inch pots, $4 00; 3-inch pots S (X 



" Silver and Bronze. 2-inch pots, $4 00; 3-inch pots 6 0C 



" New Sorts. (See page 8) „ 



Gerbera Jamesonii. The Scarlet Transvaal or Barberton Daisy. A 



fine stock of this rare plant 30 0( 



Glechoma Henderacea Var. Variegated ground ivy 6 OC 



Gloxinias. Fine assortment of varieties 6 Ot 



Grevillea Robusta. Plants from 2-inch pots 6 CK 



