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PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



THE MOON FI^OliVEK, 



Ipomoea (or Calonyction) Grandiflora. 



We sell annually 50,000 

 of this plant. If planted 

 out in rich ground about 

 May 15th, in a situation 

 where it has full exposure 

 to the sun, it will attain a 

 height (if given wire or 

 string to twine on) of 40 

 feet by October 15th, bloom- 

 ing abundantly the entire 

 season. It is called "Moon 

 Flower" from its rare pe- 

 culiarity of blooming best 

 at night, although it also 

 expands its flowers in dull 

 daj's ; the flowers are of 

 pure white, from 5 to 6 

 inches in diameter, emit- 

 ting a rich jessamine-like 

 odor at night. 



The "Moon Flower '' is a 

 tenderplant.but it can easily 

 be kept in the house over 

 winter ; it roots easily from 

 slips, so that no attempt 

 should be made to lift lai'ge 

 plants. 



Price of the true "Moon 

 Flower," 20 cts. each ; 6 for 

 Sl.OO. 



THE GIANT MORNING 



GLORY. 

 (Ipomoea L,earii.) 



This makes a splendid 

 companion to plant to the 

 white "Moon Flower." It is 

 equally rapid in growth, 

 and as free blooming as 

 the white variety, though 

 blooming in the morning 

 or in dull days. The flowers 

 are the most intense violet blue with reddish purple rays, and 

 are six inches across. There is nothing of its color that exceeds 

 in richness the flowers of Ipomoea Learii. Culture the same as for 

 the Moon Flower. 



Price, 30 cts. each ; S3. 00 per doz. 



ANNE BOEEYN PINK. 



Of the same class as the Snow Pink below described— almost 

 identical, except in color, which is a dark rose color with crimson 

 maroon centre. 



Fine stock plants, 30 cts. each ; S3. 00 per dozen. 



Smaller plants, 15 cts. " 1.50 " 



WHITE FORCING PINK, 



"Snow" (Mrs. Sitikins). 



It is entirely distinct from, and inflnitelj- superior to, the old 

 White Scotch Pink, being nearly double the size, and of the most 

 exquisite clove fragrance. It is entirely hardy, thus making it a 

 valuable plant, either for flower gai'den or for cemetery purposes. 



Large Flowering Stock Plants, 50 cts. each ; $4.50 per doz. 



Small Plants 20 cts. " 2.00 



FLORISTS' PINKS. 



These range in color from pure white to maroon, some of the 

 sorts being beautifully variegated, and all deliciously fragi-ant — 

 should be in every garden. Entirely hardy. 



Set of 12 distinct sorts (including the two above described) for 

 $1.50. 



DBACKNA INDITISA. 



PAEMS, DRACENAS, 

 and other Decorative Plants. 



We now grow a large stock of a few of the leading and best 



varieties of Palms, etc., such kinds as are adapted for room culture, 



or for centre plants in fine baskets or vases. 



Dracena Indivisa. Of all the plants in use for centres of vases, 

 baskets, or for beds in the open ground, nothing is so valuable 

 as this. From its graceful drooping habit, it is sometimes 

 called the "Fountain Plant." We sell nearly 5,000 plants of it 

 annually. Price, 25 cts., 50 cts., 75 cts., $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 

 each, according to size. {See cut.) 



Dracena Terminalis. 50 cents to $1.00 each. 

 Fragrans. S2.00 each. 



Areca Lutescens. Very graceful. 75 cents. 



Curculigo Recurvata. 50 cents to $2.00 each. 

 Var. $1.00 to $3.00 each. 



Corypha Australia. A splendid robust grower. 50 cents to $1.00 

 each. 



Euterpe Edulis. This is one of the most useful of Palms, being 

 vigorous in growth, with gracefully cut foliage. 50 cts. to $1.00 

 each. 



Latania Borbonica. This Palm is too well known to need any 

 description ; its strong constitution and other general charac- 

 teristics render it one of the most easily grown. 50 cents to 

 S5.00 each. 



Pandanus Utilus — Scre-w Pine. 50 cts., $1.00 and $3.00 each. 



Pandanus Veitchii. (Variegated Screw Pine.) This is perhaps 

 the finest of all decorative plants. Its beautiful form, with vivid 

 green and creamy white variegation, added to its vigorous 

 growth, makes it indispensable in every collection. We have 

 a splendid stock of this superb varietj-, and offer them very 

 low, quality of plants considered. $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and $3.00 

 each, according to size. Extra large specimens, $5.00 each. 



Musa — Abyssinian Banana Tree. Nothing can exceed the majestic 

 beaut}' of this noble plant as a specimen in the green-house, 

 conservators', on the lawn, or when grown in masses in sub- 

 tropical planting. The broad, massive, luxuriant green leaves 

 attain a length of six feet and over in this latitude. It is of 

 the easiest cultivation, and will thrive during winter in any 

 moderately warm conservatory. Strong Plants, $1.50 each. 



Rhapis Flabelliformis. We have secured a stock of this splendid 

 Palm, which is always scarce and is considered the handsomest 

 and rarest of Japanese Palms. It is particularly well adapted to 

 house culture, being less susceptiiile than most palms to 

 changes of temperature and the various adverse conditions 

 which plants are subject to in dwelling houses. Price, S2.0O 

 each. 



RUBBER PLANTS. 



Wo have a splendid stock of this useful and ornamental plant, 

 which grows under the most adverse conditions. 75 cts., $1.50 

 and $2.00 each. 



I am happy to say that the Moon Flowers arrived safely. When they reached me, after at least thirty days' travel, they were sprouting. They are now blossoming 

 every night, giving out a delicate perfume, which is perceptible at quite a distance.— I&iE B. Wellings, Kogarah, New South Wales, Feb. 22d, 1888. 



