PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK-WHOLESALE PLANT LIST. 



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AZaLEA,_VERV^£NEANA. 



DOUBLE FLOWERED AZALEAS. 



AZALEA, VERVjENEANA. 

 Th e magnificent Azalea shown in the engraving above we consider 

 one of the finest and most showy varieties ever introduced. It is 

 double, of exquisite form and substance, splendid habit, very free- 

 blooming, and one of the very best for forcing. The color is a beauti- 

 ful rose, deeply edged with white and spotted slightly with rosy red 

 on the lower part of the upper petals, the white being beautifully 

 feathered with rose where the two colors join. Fine imported plants, 

 12 to 14 in. across, $9.00 per doz.; 10 to 12 in., $6.00 per doz.; 

 9 to 10 in., $5.00 per doz. 

 A. Borsig. A pure double white, fine flower of good form and 



substance. 

 Apollo. Large semi-double flower, of exquisite form ; blood-red. 

 *Bernard Andrea Alba. Very fine pure double white flower. 

 ♦Deutsche Perle. A very fine double, pure white flower of best form 

 Eand great substance ; very good for forcing. 

 Docteur de Moor. Intense rose, with violet reflections. 

 Empereur de Bresil. Fine, large, round, double flower, edged with 



white; exquisite form ; very showy. 

 Francois des Vos. A fine double variety ; clear red. 

 Imperatrice des Indes. Fine, large, double rose flower, edged with 



white. 

 *Mme. Camille van Langenhove. A first-class double white Azalea, 



finely striped and stained with red. 

 *Mme. Van der Cruyssen. Very large semi-double flower ; bright 



rose ; the best Azalea in this color. 

 Niobe. Fine double white flower, of extra substance and form. 

 Raphael. Double pure white flower of good form. 

 *Simon Madner. Large double flower ; intense rose. 



Plants 12 to 14 in. across, $8.00 per doz.; 10' to 12 in., $5 00 per 

 doz.; 9 to 10 in., $4.50 per doz. (except Vervseneana). 



Single Flowered Azaleas. 



Apollon. White flower, sparingly lined with red. 



*Comte de Chambord. Bright pink, marked crimson, 



bordered with creamy white. 

 Eug. Mazel. Flower salmon rose, upper lobes violet. 

 Mme. de Grevy. Flesh color, the center spotted with crim- 

 son and edged with white; a fine market Azalea. 

 Roi d'Hollande. Blood-red, spotted with black. 

 *Sigismond Rucker. Flower, lilac rose, strongly netted and 

 bordered with white, sparingly blotched with bright crimson. 

 Versicolor. Striped and stained with deep red. 



Fine plants, 12 to 14 in. across, $8.00 per doz. ; 10 to 12 

 in., $6.00 per doz.; 9 to 10 in., $4.50 per doz. 



NOTE. — The varieties marked with an asterisk (*) 

 we can supply in small plants at $8.00 per 100. 



General assortment of the foregoing, without names, 

 young plants, fine for mailing trade, $6.00 per 100. 



ASPARAGUS. 



A. Plumosus Nanus. The leaves are a bright green, are 

 gracefully arched, and are as finely woven as the 

 finest silken mesh, surpassing Maiden-hair Ferns in 

 grace, fineness of texture and richness of color. Price, 

 strong plants, 3 in. pots, $12.00 per 100; 2 in. pots, 

 $8.00 per 100. 



A. Tenuissimus. Very fine, film foliage. A handsome 

 climbing plant for the window, and a very useful pot 

 plant. Price, $6.00 per 100. 



TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. All Selected Bulbs. 



These are now the most popular plants for beds of sum- 

 mer flowers, or as pot plants for the greenhouse, con- 

 servatory or sitting-room. Our bulbs are all sound, 

 well matured and of good size. 



SINGLE TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. 

 Separate Colors. 

 Bright Scarlet, Splendid Yellow, Deep Crimson, Pure White, 

 Rich Pink, Orange Salmon. Any of the above, $6.00 per 100. 



DOUBLE TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. 

 In separate colors. Scarlet, Rose, White, Yellow, $20.00 per 

 100. All Colors Mixed. $16.00 per 100. 



ANTHEMIS CORONARIA FL. PL. 

 (Double Golden Marguerite.) 

 The engraving gives a fair idea of this most beautiful plant. 

 Nothing could be more showy, either as a pot plant or bedded 

 out. It is a perfect mass of rich golden yellow flowers the 

 whole year round, being equally useful in winter as in 

 summer. (See cut.) Price, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 



ANTHEMIS,! CORONARIA FL. PL. 



