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PETER HENDERSON 6c CO., NEW YORK- 



LILY BULBS. 



HYACINTHUS CANDICANS. 



(The Giant Summer Hyacinth.) A luxuriant-grow- 

 ing, summer-flowering plant, spreading 2 to 3 feet, 

 throwing up great, tall spikes 4 to 5 feet in height, 

 each bearing 20 to 30 large white, bell-shaped flow- 

 ers; of easiest culture and splendid for groups. If 

 planted in the centre of beds of scarlet Gladiolus, 

 such as Brenchleyensis, the effect is magnificent. 

 (See cut.) Price, Se. each. 75c. per doz., $5.00 per 100. 



Auratum. (The Golden-rayed Lily of Japan.) The grandest of 

 all the Lily family. Flowers pure white, with crimson spots, 

 while through the centre of each petal runs a clear golden band. 

 Flowers measure nearly a foot across, produced abundantly; 

 deliciously fragrant. 3 to 5 feet. 

 First Size Bulbs, 15c. each, S2.00 per doz. 

 Extra Large Bulbs, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



Speciosum Lancifolium. Perhaps the most popular Lilies 

 grown, being easy of cultivation, and produce large flowers of 

 delicate beauty on strong stems. Height, from 2 to 4 feet; bloom 

 in August. 



Speciosum Album. White. Price, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



Speciosum Roseum. White, shaded and spotted with rose and red. 

 Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



Speciosum Melpomone. Rich blood-crimson, heavily spotted. 

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



Longiflorum. Well-known, beautiful, snow-white, fragrant, 

 hardy garden Lily; flowers trumpet shaped, 6 to 8 inches long. 

 Height. 1] to 5 feet. Blossoms in June and July. Price, 10c. 

 each. $1.00 per doz. 



Tigrinum Splendens. (Improeed Tiger Lily.) The grandest of 

 the Tigers, black polished stem, sometimes 6 feet high. Very 

 large pyramids of flowers, orange-red, spotted with black. 3 to 

 5 feet. Blooms in August. Price. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



Tigrinum Flora Plena. < Double Tiger Lily.) This is a plant of 

 Stately habit, growing from 4 to 6 feet high, bearing an immense 

 number of double bright orange-red flowers, spotted with black. 

 HI... .in- in August. Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



TJmbellatum. (Daruricum?) One of the best classes of the hardy 

 Lilies; sturdv habit, 2 to 3 feet high, large showy flowers held 

 in upright clusters at the summit; of easy culture, thriving 

 under ordinary garden conditions, flowering in June and July. 

 Tin' colors range from rose to blackish-crimson yellow, buff, 

 apricot, orange, etc.'many being beautifully spotted. 

 TJmbellatum, Mixed Colors. Price, 15c. each, S1.50 per doz. 



MILLA BIFLORA. 



(Mexican Star or Frost Flower.) 

 A beautiful Mexican summer-blooming bulb. A group of them 

 is always in flower after the middle of summer and very attractive. 

 Flowers star-shaped. 2 inches across, clear waxy-white, of great sub- 

 stance, enlivened by a frost-like sparkle; the fragrance is delightful. 

 Place a stalk in water and the flowers will all open; we have seen 11 

 stalks shoot up successively from one bulb. The bulbs flower pro- 

 fusely and with great certainty. Height, 12 to 18 inches. For an 

 , .11,.,., n ,. ilispkiy, groups of 12 to 25 or more should lie plan led about 

 (i inches apart in a sunny bed. Price, 5c. each, 50c. per doz., S4.00 

 per 100. (See cut.) 



MONTBRETIA. 



The Montbretia is one of the most floriferous and 



showy of summer-flowering bulbous plants. A dozen 



or more bulbs planted inches apart in a group in 



a sunny position and allowed to remain will form 



magnificent clumps from 2 to 3 feet across, 



producing, in great numbers, graceful spikes 8 



to 12 inches long, each spike bearing from 18 to 



30 exceedingly showy star-shaped flowers, 1% 



to 2 inches across. They flower freely the first 



season, but clumps of 2 or 3 years' standing 



are required to bring out their great merits. 



a.) 

 Montbretia Crocosmiaeflora. Orange, suf- 

 fused red. 

 *• Gerbe d'or. Pure yellow. 



" Rayon d'or. Orange. 



" Mixed hybrids. 



Price, any of the above sorts, 5c. each, 50c. 

 per doz., $3.00 per 100. 



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HYACINTHUS CANDICANS. 



MADEIRA VINE. 



The old favorite "Climbing Mignonette." 



So much prized for porches and arbors, on 



J account of its rapid growth and freedom 



Stf from insects. Thick, glossy leaves and long, 



J hanging stems of feathery fragrant, white 



S^SF flowers. The tubers we offer are selected 



/?*,*=} large size Price oc. each, 50c. per doz., 



S3.50 per 100. 



0XALIS, Summer=Flowering. 



Valuable for edging walks, flower beds, etc. 

 Bulbs planted 3 inches apart form rounded 

 rows of delicate foliage, about 1 foot high, 

 which produce flowers in endless succession. 

 Lasiandra. Rosy-pink. Price, 15c. doz., 



SI .00 per 100. 

 Deippa. Rosy-white. Price 15c. doz., $1.00 



per 100. 





MONTBRETIA. 



