PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—WHOLESALE PLANT LIST. 
SINGLE WHITE TUBEROUS BEGONIA. 
EDDING PLANTS 
used for ‘‘ carpet bedding,” ‘‘ massing,” ‘ribbon line” planting or general bed- 
ding. We grow immense quantities of this class of stock, and we are in a position 
to execute the largest orders in a prompt, satisfactory manner, and at the lowest rates. 
Parties desiring large quantities will do well to write us, and we will make special prices 
Per 100 
Allternantherasseetvedescs alec csr $4 00 
Os NellOWAn ae ete 4 00 
Ageratum. Best white and blue... 3 00 
Caladium Esculentum. Large fol- 
The below-named are all well-known test- 
° ed varieties of the leading plants that are 
Per 100 
Geranium. Mt. of Snow. Silver 
NC AVEGS acs eis 0. cc oiuye ape eres $6 00 
Geraniums. Bronze leaved........ 6 00 
inGoldentFeather .. ...:cn eee eee 2 00 
Hollyhocks. (See page 16)......... 4 00 
| Lobelias. Best dwarf; blue........ 3 00 
WITSaAsEeN SCENES avec creisicrarersrtrererencs 16 00 
Pansies. Finest mixed............ 3 00 
Petunias. Finest double........... 6 00 
sf So Vein levees 3 00 
Roses. Bedding vars. (See page 5). 6 00 
Salvias) “SScarleti Sage aecn ate 00 
Tuberous Begonias. Single....... 7 00 
Matiesated vce: Plants. \-wreler store 00 
Verbenas. Red, white, blue etc.... 3 00 
iage, $12.00, $25.00 and 50 00 
Cannas. Light and dark foliage... 6 00 
@annas)) New) French. c. 7 6 00 
Centaurea (Dusty Miller).......... 3 00 
Coleus. Verschaffeltii, golden; Ver- 
schaffeltii,Golden Bedder; Moon- 
beam, Fire Crest, Hero, Kirk- 
patrick, Mrs. D. I. Haight, | 
SCONCE eeciccve. 1s ee Re Sees 3 00 
Geraniums. Double and single, all | 
GCOLOES asestes toe teyorrs sic wees eVrenaic teres 6 00 
TRUE BLACK CALLA LILY. 
Aurum Sanctum. A rare species from the 
Holy Land. The flowers have a strong 
violet-like odor, are a deep velvety purplish 
maroon—almost black—on the upper side, 
and moss-green underneath. From the 
center of the flower springs a spike of the 
most intense glossy black. Price, 30c. 
each, $8.00 per doz. for strong plants 
started in pots, dormant bulbs. 
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rich glossy 
CAMELLIA JAPONICA. 
We offer splendid plants of the above, 
bushy, well-grown specimens, 2% to 3 ft., 
full of buds; it is seldom that such fine 
plants of these are offered for sale. The 
varieties are the best that could be obtained 
from the most celebrated growers of Europe. 
They embrace Double White, Double Pink 
and Double Red. Price, ist size (in bud), 
$1.25 each; set of three for $3.50; 2d size, 
11g to 2 ft., 75c. each ; set of three for $2.00. 
Richardia Hastata. This fine variety is light yellow, with rich 
YELLOW CALLA LILY.—purpie in the throat of the flower, and is one of the most 
attractive of the species. Price, $1.00 each. 
wealth of blossoms. 
room will remain perfect a long time and brighten it up 
as no other flowers will. 
one foot apart each way, and on the approach of cold 
weather they should be taken up and the bulbs stored 
away in a warm place until spring, when they may be 
started in pots before planting in the garden. 
In Separate Colors. 
x Richardia Alba Maculata. This plant is always ornamen- 
SPOTTED LEAF CALLA.—4a3; even when notin flower, the dark green leaves being beauti- 
fully spotted with white; the flowers are white with a purple throat. Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
‘‘Little Gem.’’ This improved variety rarely exceeds 12 
TOM THUMB CALLA LILY .—inches in height and blooms most abundantly. The flowers 
are not more than half the size of the common variety, and therefore can be used with telling effect 
in bouquets. Jtis in every way superior as a house plant to the larger growing variety. Price, plants 
from pots, lic. each, $1.50 per doz., $10.00 per 100; extra strong plants, 40c. each. (See cut.) 
CROTONS (Assorted ye ec ouely colored foliage plants, suitable for sub-tropical bed- 
b \ ding, and now largely used for that purpose. We offer a fine 
eoliection. Price, 20c. each, $2.00 per doz, 
7 7 An exceedingly ornamental plant for 
CLIVIA (IMANTOPHYLLUM) MINIATUM.—greenhouse or conservatory; it fiowers 
during the spring and summer months, remaining in bloom for a long period. The flowers about 2 
inches long, are borne in clusters of from ten to twenty; color a fine red orange, shading to buff; 
large, fine plants. Price, $1.00 each, $9.00 per doz. 
Ms TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. 
ALL SELECTED BULBS. 
= These are now the most popular plants for beds of sum- 
, or as pot plants for the greenhouse, 
conservatory or sitting-room. Our bulbs are all sound, 
well matured and of good size. 
erally supposed that these could not be grown in the open 
air with success, but extensive plantings of them in 
various sections of the country have demonstrated their 
For a time it was gen- 
for this purpose. Nothing can exceed the 
|| brilliancy of their colors, the delicacy of their tints, the 
richness of their waxy flowers, the gorgeousness of their 
effect in masses, or their graceful appearance in beds or 
From the time the first blossom appears until 
all growth is stopped by frost, they are never out of 
bloom, and such blooms, great waxy flowers from three 
to five inches across, borne in such profusion that the 
green foliage is almost hidden under the 
A bunch of these on the table ina 
They should be planted about 
Single Flowered Tuberous Begonias 
In Separate Colors for Bedding. 
Bright Scarlet. .$1.00 per doz., $8.00 per 100 
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Splendid Yellow. 1.00 100 
Deep Crimson... 1.00 ‘“‘ 8.00 ‘ 
Pure White..... 10 Oleue S00 
RichyPinkss. 22.4: BOO ec 8.00 ‘* 
Orange Salmon..1.00 ‘ 3:00 ieee 
| ALL COLORS MIXED. (Selected Bulis). 
$1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 
Double Tuberous Begonias. 
Scarlet, Rose, White 
Yellow. 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
ALL COLORS MIXED. 20c. each, $2.00 
per doz., $16.00 per 100. 
WHITE CALLA LILY. 
Lily of the Nile. Pure white, large, splen- 
did flower. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 
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