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



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The New " Butterfly " Canna, 



GOLDEN WINGS. 



In " Golden Wings " we have a fitting companion for the grand 

 new Canna shown on the preceding page ; while that variety is 

 heavily belted with gold, this grand sort is also decorated in the 

 same manner, and through that golden field are scattered irregu- 

 lar spots and blotches of deep brownish crimson and orange scar- 

 let, with great patches of color in the center of the flowers. We 

 have attempted to portray this grand and unique coloring in the 

 engraving, but colors alone, or the flower itself, are essentially 

 necessary to present to the eye the pretty and novel effect pro- 

 duced by this rare and pleasing combination. No Orchid is more 

 generously endowed than this in the distribution of colors ; no 

 butterfly is more pleasingly decorated by the great artist — Nature; 

 she has treated it with lavish hand and in a surprising manner. 

 It is with the purpose of accentuating this rare coloring that we 

 have given it the title of the " Butterfly " Canna as the only appro- 

 priate one fitting its appearance ; at a little distance the flowers 

 look like golden butterflies fluttering above the green leaves. The 

 natural height is four and a half feet, splendid foliage and branch- 

 ing flower stalks. We control the entire stock of this rare and beauti- 

 ful variety. Price, 40c. each, $4.00 per doz., $30.00 per 100. 



NEW AND RARE CANNAS. 



Below we offer the choicest of the world's collections 

 in this grand race of flowering plants ; every one is a 

 gem distinct from the other and from those already 

 offered for sale. 



Baron de Sandrans. Height three feet, foliage tender 

 green, large and numerous flowers, large rounded 

 petals, light orange scarlet, edged yellow. 

 Bronze Bedder. A seedling of our own raising from 

 Mine. Crozy. Deep bronze foilage, rich orange- scarlet 

 flowers, a luxuriant compact grower, profuse bloomer, 

 large heads of flowers borne well above the foliage. 

 We have grown this variety for three years, and con- 

 sider it the superior of any in its class. 

 Camille Bernardin. A strong-growing variety, attain- 

 ing a height of 5 to 6 feet, producing very large 

 salmon-colored flowers, with broad shell-like petals, 

 very distinct; foliage green. 

 Charles Moore. A very free-flowering variety, with 

 medium sized flowers of a bright yellow, so closely cov- 

 ered with large, deep orange spots as to give the entire 

 flower the appearance of being a solid orange when 

 seen from a shprt distance ; foliage green ; 3J^ feet. 

 CI. Buisson. Height 3 feet, fine foliage, deep green, 

 spikes, numerous, large rounded flowers, beautiful 

 golden yellow, spotted with flame and carmine. 

 Colonel Voillard. Plant vigorous, height 4 feet, spikes 

 very numerous, large flower, flame red, very deep, 

 lightly bordered with yellow. 

 Commandant Faurax. Height, 4 feet, foliage green, 

 with purple-tinted veins, numerous spikes, flowers 

 large, rounded, color rich, cinnabar red. 

 Comte de Ganay. Plant strong, height 4 feet, fine 

 foliage, sea green, spikes long, numerous, compact ; 

 flowers large, long and large petals, fine shade of sal- 

 mon bordered yellow. 

 Comte de Bouchaud. A grand variety, introduced by 

 Mons. Crozy ; deepest golden yellow, spotted with red, 

 large round petals and flowers of the largest size 

 borne well above a grand foliage ; it is, without ques- 

 tion, the finest spotted yellow variety as yet intro- 

 duced, surpassing all others as Mme. Crozy surpassed 

 scarlet varieties ; 4 feet. $6.00 per doz. 

 Edward Mieg. A grand acquisition, and one of the 

 best of the high-colored varieties ; bearing very large 

 flowers in immense trusses of a rich vermilion scarlet; 

 a strong, robust grower, with dark green foliage, at- 

 taining a height of 3J^ feet. 

 E. Renan. Plant strong, height 4 feet, leaves purple, 

 spikes numerous, flower large, rich color of deep rose 

 carmine, unique and pretty. 

 Gen. de Miribel. A unique shade of apricot, tinted sal- 

 mon ; very distinct and the best of its color ; large, 

 round petals; foliage all that could be desired. 

 Henri Guichard. Plant strong, height 4 feet, rich green 

 foliage, deep green, strong spikes, large flower, beauti- 

 ful clear amaranth. 

 Maurice Musy. Rich satiny vermilion scarlet, of large size, with 

 broad rounded petals of good substance ; foliage green ; 4 feet. 

 Paul Sigrist. Style and habit of Madame Crozy, with flowers 

 nearly as large, while in color it is a combination of Madame 

 Crozy and Alphonse Bouvier. (See next page.) The color is 

 rich dazzling crimson, several shades deeper and more intense 

 than Alphonse Bouveier ; golden-yellow border. 

 Progression. Plant vigorous, height 5 feet, leaves green, spikes 

 numerous, large flowers, large rounded petals, a beautiful 

 golden yellow, finely dotted with clear reddish brown. 

 Scarlet Queen. A seedling from Mme. Crozy, raised by ourselves; 

 rich scarlet overlaid with a carmine sheen almost imperceptible, 

 yet evident in a softening effect visible over the whole flower; a 

 thin line of yellow extends around each flower, more prominent 

 at the base; trusses large and free, retaining the blooms re- 

 markably well ; plant compact and vigorous, numerous flower 

 shoots and spikes; height 3 ft.; a gem in every way. $4.00 per doz. 

 Sophie Buchner. Plant extra vigorous, of a majestic appearance, 

 large leaves, compact, well developed, of a beautiful green 

 strong spikes and numerous flowers, rich vermilion. 

 Theoph. Viard. Vigorous growth, compact habit, beautiful flow- 

 ers of a unique shade of carmine, shaded amaranth red. 

 Price for any of the above, except where noted, $3.50 per doz.. 

 $16.00 per 100. 



