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PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



mer planting. The flowers range in color 



from the deepest crimson to light yellow, 



some being beautifully mottled like the 



finest Orchids. They are entirely free from 



insects and diseases of every kind. The 



roots may be kept over from year to year like 



Dahlias or Gladiolus, or if so desired most 



of the kinds can be kept on growing and 



flowering through the winter. 



Antolne Crozy. Flowers deep crimson, 

 light green foliage. 



Emile Leclerc. Flowers golden yellow, mot- 

 tled crimson and scarlet, deep green foliage. 



Admiral Courbet. Flowers light yellow, 

 speckled and blotched with orange scarlet, 

 light green foliage. 



Edouard Andre. Deep carmine flowers, 

 chocolate foliage. 



Plamboyaut. Flowers crimson lake shaded 

 orange, deep metallic green foliage. 



G. Couston. Flowers light primrose yel- 

 low, mottled bright orange. 



J. Cardioux. Flowers brilliant cardinal red. 



Louise Chretien. Flowers clear yellow, 

 speckled and splashed with orange. 



Mme. de Liabaud. A grand variety ; flowers 

 deep carmine lake, sea green foliage. 



Mme. Just. Flowers apricot ; upper petals 

 shaded yellow, lower ones tinted orange. 



Revol Massot. Flowers carmine red, lower 

 petals blotched with golden yellow. 



Ulrich Bniner. Flowers orange red, lower 

 petals striped yellow, deep green foliage. 



Gen. Boulanger. Introduced last season. 

 The ground color is canary yellow, mottled 

 and streaked with crimson and scarlet. 

 Price for any of the above varieties, SI. 00 



each ; set of 13 for $10.50. 



MIXBD VARIETIES. 



We have some of the "new French Can- 

 nas," in mixed colors only without names, 

 which we can afford to sell much lower than 

 the above. Price, 50 cts. each ; S4.50 per doz. 



For the ornamental leaved varieties of Cannas, 

 seepage 125. 



CANNA ehe:^ani. 



Entirely distinct from all other Cannas. 

 its rich green, tropical foliage resembling the 

 Musa or Banana. Its greatest merit, how- 

 ever, lies in the flowers, which are three inch- 

 es long and two inches wide, of a glowing 

 crimson color. They are produced in masses 

 on the summit of whip-like stalks, with 25 

 or 30 flowers on each. After flowering in 

 summer, the roots can be lifted and will 

 bloom all winter in the house. 



50 cts. each; §4.50 per dozen. 



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CACTUS DAHLIAS. 



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Finest and Most Distinct Yarieties. 



CACTUS 



DAHLIA, "A. ^W. Tait." 



(Ready April 15th.) 

 Entirelj- distinct from any other variety, color pure white, veiy 

 double, and having the tips of the petals deeply serrated. Fine for 

 cut flowers. This variety is shown on the top of the engraving. 

 (See cut.) 75 cts. each ; S7.50 per dozen. 



CACTUS DAHLIA, "Mrs. Hawkins." 



(Eeady April 15th. i 

 A beautiful variety, something between the Cactus and Show 

 Dahlias in form ; color, rich sulphur, shading off to the tips of the 

 petals with light canary yellow. This variety is shown on the left 

 side of the engraving. {See cut.) 



50 cts. each ; S4.50 per dozen. 



CACTUS DAHLIA, "Cochineal." 



(Eeady April 15th.) 



Dark, dazzling crimson scarlet. The flowers are produced in the 

 greatest profusion, covering the plants from the ground to the tips. 

 Shown on the right side of the engraving. Price. 50 cts. each : 

 S4.50 per dozen. Or set of 3 described above for $l.-25. 



PRIZE DAHLIAS. 



The following varieties represent the pick of the finest collec- 

 tion in this country, and while not all new, they are all tested 

 sorts and cannot faiUo give the greatest satisfaction to purchasers. 

 The descriptions show the great variety of color the set contains, 

 while for size, brilliancy and profusion of bloom they cannot be- 

 excelled. 



Bicolor. Dark lilac, striped carmine. 

 Duchess of Edinburgh. Clear yellow. 

 Dawn. Creamy white ; very fine. 



1 have had my floral supplies from you, directly or indirectly, for many years, and 

 with the quantity and quality of your goods. — Mas. R. Milliqan, Cambridge, 0., April 6th, 1888. 



■ Henderson " is a household word in our family. I am always {deased. 



