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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE.— PLANTS. 



General List of Plants. 



FOR 

 FLORISTS' 

 STOCK. 



Not less than five of any variety sold at the rate per loo. For full conditions of sale, see page 2 of cover. 



TYTE call attention to the generally reduced prices in this class of 



^^ stock this year. PURCHASE EARLY. AU the bedding 



plants, if bought before March 1st, will yield cuttings and produce plants 



from same in time for outdoor planting at the North. «#* J* 



Per 100 



Abutilons. (See page 1 for new sorts) 4.00 



Acalypha Mosaica. Fine bedding plant 6 00 



Sanderii. " Comet Plant," " Chenille Plant," etc 6 00 



Achillea, " The Pearl." Flowers white and closely resembles a Pompon 

 Chyrsanthemum. A grand acquisition for cutting purposes. Suc- 

 ceeds anywhere and flowers nearly the whole season. 8 00 



Achyranthes Emersonii. Dark red foliage 3 00 



Afapanthus Umbellatus. Bright blue flowers 12 00 



Aeeratum. Blue and white, dwarf sorts 3 00 



Princess Pauline 3 00 



Stella Qurney. Best blue 3 00 



" " Little Midget . ' ' See page 1 



Ajuga Reptans Rubra. Useful for carpeting, such as under trees, where 



grass will not grow. Bronze-purple foliage, blue flowers 4 00 



Akebia Quinata. Hardy climbing plant, chocolate flowers 10 00 



AUamanda Williamsii. Yellow flowering greenhouse plant 10 00 



AHernanthera Paronychoides Major. Best crimson 3 00 



" Aurea Ts'ana. Best yellow 3 00 



Alyssum, Tora Thumb. (Double and single) 3 00 



Variegata 3 00 



Large Double White 3 00 



Alyssum Saxatile Compacta. Spring-blooming; dwarf, about 4 to 6 



inches. Hardy 6 00 



Amaranthus, " Joseph's Ckiat." Three sorts. (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



Amaryllis Formossima. Fine house plant 10 00 



JohnsonnL Strong vigorous growth, bearing from 3 to 6 



brilliant red flowers on each stem 20 00 



Vittatta Hybrids. These are beautifully striped and blotched 



and are deliciously fragrant 40 00 



Ampelopsis Veitchii (or " Japan Ivy "). Pot grown 7 00 



Quinquaefolia. The " Virignia Creeper " 8 00 



Anemone Japonica. One of the most valuable fall flowering perennials, 



showing flowers on long slender stems. We oflier white and red .... 8 00 



Anemone Whirlwind. Semi-double, white flowers 8 00 



" Prince Henry. Semi-double, pink flowers 10 00 



Pennsylvanica. White flowers 6 00 



Queen Charlotte. Pink flowers 8 00 



Antirrhinum. Choicest mixed, all colors. (Ready April 1st) 3 00 



Aplos Tuberosa. Tuberous rooted Wistaria 2 00 



AquUegia. " Columbine." A pretty assortment; grows 2i feet high, 



flowering unremittingly during summer 8 00 



Araucaria Exceisa. (See page 1 ) 



Areca Lutescens. (See page 9) 



Armeria " Sea Pink." Beautiful dark pink flowers 6 00 



Atclepias Tuberosa. One of the best border plants. Flower heads a fine 



orange ; lasting in perfection a long time 8 00 



Asparagus Tenuissimus 6 00 



" Plumosus Nanus. 3-inch pots ' 8 00 



" Sprengerii. 3 inch pots 8 00 



Atters. Victoria, finest mixed. (Ready May 1st.) Pot grown 3 00 



" in separate colors, " " 3 00 



Perfection, finest mixed, " " 3 00 



Aitilbe Japonica. White, plume-like spikes of flowers 6 00 



Azalea Indica. (See page 1 ) 



Balsam. White Perfection, (Ready May 1st.) Pot grown 3 00 



" CameUa-flowered, mixed. (Ready May 1st.) Pot grown. . . 3 00 



Baptisia Australis. A very attractive and showy plant, producing freely 



bright indigo blue flowers in early summer 8 00 



Bexonias. Assorted varieties 4 00 



" Tuberous rooted. (See page 1) 



BouEainvillea Sanderiana. Fine plants 10 00 



Bfowalla New Giant. Large, indigo blue flowers 6 00 



Caladlums. " Fancy varieties," choice sorts 12 00 



Calceolaria H ybrida. Assortea 6 00 



Calendula Meteor. Orange colored flowers. (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



T ACK of space forbids us giving extended descriptions of the fol- 

 lowing weU known and useful plants. This list also serves as 

 an index for the phnts in the body of the Catalogue. (See pa.ges t to 

 ft mclusi've.) 



Per 100 



Calla Ethiopica. EsUblished plants 12 00 



" Spotted •• ■• 1 2 00 



" Little Qera. " " 8 00 



" Black ■• " 16 00 



Camelias. Assorted 50.00 



Cannas, New French . (See page 2) 



Carnations. Winter Flowering. (See page 3) 



Caryopteris Mastacanthus. "Shrubby Blue Verbena" 4 00 



Cassia Marilandica. A plant growing from 3 to 4 feet high, bushy, with 



large panicles of bright yellow, curiously-shaped flowers in clusters. . 6 00 



Castor Oil Bean. ( Ready May 1st) 6 00 



Celosia, '' Queen of the Dwarfs," (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



" Golden Beauty. Best yellow. (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



Centaurea Gymnocarpa. White leaved. (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



Chrysanthemums. (See pages 4 and 5) 



Cineraria Hybrida. Assorted colors 6 00 



Clematis. Finest varieties — Jackmanii, Henryii, etc ; large flowering; 



strong 2 year vines. (See page 1) 25 00 



" Crispa. Blue, fragrant '. 6 00 



" Coccinea. Deep scarlet 8 00 



" Paniculata. White, fragrant, one year roots 5 00 



Clerodendron Balfouril. 3 inch pots 10 00 



Cobea Scandens. Blue flowers 8 00 



Cocoloba Platyclada. Fine for baskets, etc 4 00 



Coleus. Fancy and standard varieties — Verschaffeltii, Golden Bedder, 



Hero, Chicago Bedder, Fire Crest, etc 2 50 



Convolvulus Mauritanicus. Blue flowering vine 4 00 



Coral Plant. " Erythrina Hendersonii " 6 00 



Coreopsis Lanceolata. Yellow flowers, produced in the greatest profu- 

 sion from June until frost 8 00 



Coronilla Qlauca. Bright yellow flowers 4 00 



Cosmos. White and mixed. (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



Cowslip. Assorted, splendid colors 4 00 



Cuphea Platycentra. " Segar plant " 3 00 



Cypems Altemifolius. Fine for baskets 6 00 



Dahlias. (See pages 6 and 7) 



Daisy. Paris. " Chrysanthemum frutescens," white 4 00 



" Yellow Branching. An improved yellow " Marguerite ". 4 00 



" English. " Bellis Perennis," assorted 2 50 



New Anemone Flowered. See page 1 



Dianthas. (Annual varieties.) (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



Dracaena. (See page 9) 



Erianthus Ravennae. Grows 6 feet, produces large plumes of feathery 



flowers, entirely hardy g 00 



Erythrina Hendersonii. " Coral plant " 6 00 



Euphorbia Corollata. White flowers, blooms all summer 8 00 



'■ Splendens. 3 inch pots. Coral colored flowers 10 00 



Euonymus Radicans var. Variegated foliage 6 00 



Eulalias Zebrina, Japonica var. and Gracillima' 8 00 



Eupatorium Weinmanianum Tricolor. Richly variegated foliage 6 00 



Ferns. Maiden Hair and dish varieties. (See page S) 



Feverfew Golden. " Golden Feather." Ready May 1st 2 60 



Double White. Invaluable for summer flowers 4 00 



Fuchsias. Best market sorts. 2-inch pots, $4.00; 3 -inch pots 6 00 



Funkia Subcordata, " White Day Lily " iQ 00 



" Undulata Variegata. A very fine border plant 10 00 



Gaillardia Grand iflora. Crimson and orange flowers 8 00 



Gazania Splendens. Large yellow flowers 4 00 



Geraniums. Double and single, 2-inch pots, $4 00; 3-inch pots 5 00 



Ivy-Leaved. 2-inch pots. %i 00; 3-inch pots 6 00 



" Scented. 2-inch pots, $4 00; 3-inch pots 6 00 



" Silver. 2-inch pots, S4 00: 3-inch pots 6 00 



Qlechoma Henderacea Var. Variegated grround ivy 6 (X) 



Gloxinias. Fine assortment of varieties 6 00 



Grevillea Robusta. Plants from 3-inch pots S 00 



