PETEE HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK. -WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— PLANTS. 



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The "Boston" Fern. Z2£2.. } 



One of the most useful and ornametal of the " Sword Ferns." 

 It is now grown by the thousand for the market in all the large 

 cities, and is steadily increasing in popularity. In well-grown 

 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. (See cut.). 



Price, plants from 7 and 8 pots $12.00 per doz.; 6-inch pots, $7.50 

 per doz.; 5-inch pots, $4.50 per doz.; 4-inch pots, $2.50 per doz.; 

 3-inch pots, $1.00 per doz.; 2-inch pots, $5.00 per 100. 



FERNS IN VARIETIES. 



Per 100 Per 100 



Adiantum Cuneatuxa 2-in. pots, f4.oo 3-in. pots, |6 00 



Adiantum Pubescens " 4.00 6.00 



Blechnum Occidentals " 4.00 6.00 



Blechnum Orientals " 4.00 " 6.00 



Gyrtomium Falcatum " 4.00 " 6.00 



Gymnograxnma Chrysophilla " 4.00 6.00 



Onychium Japonicum " 6.00 



Lomaria Ciliata " 400 " 6.00 



Nephrolepis Zollingeriana. " 4.00 6.00 



Pteris Sieboldii " 400 " 6,00 



" Ourardii 4.00 " 6.00 



" Adiantoides " 4.00 " 6.00 



" Serrulata Densa " 4.00 6.00 



Cretica albo-lineata. " 4.00 " 6.00 

 Bird's Nest Fern. Fine plants from 4-inch pots, 50c. each, 

 $5.00 per doz. 

 Japanese Globe Fern. For hanging up 75c. each. 



NEW HYBRID GLOXINIAS. 



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

 varied coloring of the flowers being beautiful in the extreme, 

 many of them beautifully speckled ; flowers three inches long by 

 two inches in diameter, upright and pendulous ; colors various 

 and exceedingly rich appearance. Price, $5.00 per 100. Bitlbs 

 extra selected, one inch and over. 



SPECIAL. — Gloxinias in separate colors, as follows: white, 

 red, violet, red white edge, and violet white edge. Price, $6 00 

 per 100. All bit lbs one inch and over. 



NEWER DOUBLE GERANIUMS. 



Pres. Leon Picas. A dwarf variety and abundant bloomer; 

 bright ruby red, shaded dark violet. Very distinct. 



Oomtesse de Castries. Flowers of very large size, petals ele- 

 gantly undulated, very bright soft rose marked with white. 



Edw. Danglede. Large spherical trusses, beautiful magenta, 

 base of upper petals marked orange. 



Franois Magnard. Flowers large, maroon crimson brightened 

 with violet, base of upper petals marked orange; very showy. 



Docteur Dujardin-Beaumetz. A robust free-flowering variety 

 with brilliant scarlet flowers; a magnificient variety. 



Md. Jaulin. This is an entirely distinct color in the Bruant or 

 bedding type. Centre of flower very delicate pink bordered 

 with pure white, semi-double. 



J. Ricaud. A double variety, enormous trusses, purplish crim- 

 son of a very intense shade, center very distinctly marked white. 



Hedwige Buchner. A very fine double white variety. Dwarf, 

 compact habit and excellent either for pot culture or garden. 

 Price, $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



NEWER SINGLE GERANIUMS. 



Camille Bernardin. Rosy peach, veined with bright rose, 

 streaked and marbled with pure white. 



H. Dauthenay. Very distinct coppery orange-red, white eye. 



J. D. Cab OS. Plant dwarf, color soft rose. A grand bedding sort. 



Docteur Argueyrolfes. Flowers and trusses large, clear 

 rose veined with bright rose, centre white feathered violet. 



Alphonse Chordin. Beautiful nankeen rose with dark veins. 



L'Aube. Enormous trusses, snow-white. Best single white. 



Fleur Foitevine. Large single flowers; brilliant rosy carmine, 

 marbled and striped pure white, producing an aureole of deep 

 orange carmine at the centre. A very distinctly colored variety. 



J. Sallier. Trusses very large, single flowers, edges of petals 

 carmine lake, tints of rose and bluish heliotrope in centre; upper 

 petals veined carmine and marked with orange at the base. 

 Price, $1.25 per doz.; f!8.co per 100. 



MADAME BRUANT. 



(See accompanying cut, which is reduced nearly one-half 

 from natural size.) 

 A grand variety, wholly distinct from any other in cultivation. 

 White, veined with carmine lake, florets regularly bordered with 

 bright solferino; the arrangement of color is exquisite, often in- 

 termingling and producing a striped effect; the trusses are large 

 and beautifully formed; the plant is a good, healthy grower and 

 very free flowering. Price, $1.25 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



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