PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



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^|c ABRIDGED LIST, i^^ 



Lack of Space prevents us giving extended descriptions of the following weft known and useful plants. 



Asparagus Tenuissimus. Fine filmy foliage, equal 



to Maidenhair Ferns ; splendid for bouquets 



Asters. All colors mixed. Eeady May 1st 



Alteriiantheras. Crimson, yellow, maroon, etc 



Ageratuni. Blue, white, lavender, etc 



Allamanda Headersonii. Large yellow flowers, blooms 



all summer ; a splendid climbing plant 



Antirrhinum. Choicest mixed, all colors 



Achyranthus. In variety 



Amaranthus. (Joseph's Coat.) 3 sorts 



Artemisia Argentea. White leaved plant 



Aquilegias. (Columbine.) Assorted 



Balsams. White and colored sorts. (Eeady May 1st) . 

 Browallia Elata. Blue flowei-ing. (Keady April 15th). 

 Calendula Meteor. Bright orange flowers ; blooms 



all summer 



Convolvulus Mauritanicus. Blue flowering vine ; 



for baskets and vases 



Calla Lily. All flowering roots. 



20c., 30c. and 50c. each ; S2.00, 3.00 and 



Centaurea Gymnocarpa. I ,t, . ,,.,, , 

 Caiididissima. f (Dusty Millers). 



Crassulas. Drooping plants for baskets, etc. 

 Cestrum Laurifolium. Night blooming Jessamine.. 



Cruel Plant. (Physianthus) 



Cineraria Hybrida. All colors mixed 



Cyclamen Persicum. White, crimson, pink, etc ... 

 Castor Oil Bean. A tropical looking plant ; fine for 



lawns in summer. (Eeady May 15tli) 



Cuphea Platyceutra (Segar Plant) and Hyssopifolia. 



Coronilla G-lauca. Bright yellow flowers 



Cockscombs. All colors mixed. (Eeady May 1st). . 

 Cocoloba Platyclada. Splendid plants for baskets... 



Calceolaria, " Shower of Gold." Finest yellow 



Calceolaria, Creole Queen. Finest maroon 



Daphne Odorata. Fragrant rose colored flowers. . .. 

 Dianthus. (Summer Garden Pinks.) All shades of color 



Daisies, Paris. White, yellow and blue 



Daisies. Hardy varieties, white and red 



Euphorbia Splendens, "Crown of Thorns" 



Echeverias. Well known succulents ; 6 varieties.. . . 



Eucharis Amazonica, "Amazon Lily " 



Eran.themums. Beautiful foliage plants ; 3 varieties. 



Eupatorium Riparium. White ; winter flowering 



Ficus Repens. Trailing Plant 



Feverfew, Golden. The well known Golden Feather. 

 Genista Canariensis. A yellow winter flowering shrub 



Boya Carnosa. Wax Plant 



Impatiens Sultana. Eose colored perennial Balsam. 

 Impatiens Lucy. Light mauve colored flowers.... 



Ivy, German. Fine for baskets, etc 



Variegated. Fine for baskets, etc 



Jessami le. Cape, Grandiflorum, etc 



Lemon Verbena. Valued for its fragrant leaves 



Libonia Perohiensis. Orange and crimson flowers. . 



Lemon Verbena. Fine plants 



Lobelia. Blue, etc. ; upright and trailing 



Lysimach.a. (Creeping Charlie.) An old favorite for 



the garden and hanging baskets, etc 



Lygodium Scandens. (Climbing Fern) 



Leonotis Leonurus. (Lion's Tail.) Orange colored 



flowers somewhat resembling a lion's tail 



Lathyrus Latifolius Albus. Hardv white flowering 



Pea ; 



Linum Flavum. (Yellow Flowering Flax) 



Linaria Cymbalaria. (Kenilworth Ivy) 



Lotus Jacobeus. Beautiful flowers, almost black . . . 



Mosses. G best varieties, for vases, etc 



Mina Lobata. Splendid summer climber 



Mimulus. (Musk Plant) 



Meyenia Erecta. Purple flowers with yellow throat. 

 Myrtle Crape. White and,pink ; half hardy shrubs. 

 Mu&k Plant. Delicious musk odor. (Eeady'May 1st.) 



Each. 



Per Doz. 



25 cts 



$2.25 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



.75 



10 " 



1.00 



30 " 



3.00 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



1.00 



15 " 



1.50 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



1.00 



15 " 



1.50 



15 " 



1.50 



4.50 per doz. 



Each. 



Per Doz- 



10 cts 



. 81.00 



10 " 



1.00 



15 " 



1.50 



15 " 



1..50 



15 " 



1.50 



30 " 



3.00 



20 " 



2.00 



10 " 



1.00 



15 " 



1.50 



10 " 



.75 



15 " 



1.50 



25 " 



2.00 



25 " 



2.00 



50 " 



4.. 50 



10 " 



.75 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



1.00 



20 " 



2.00 



15 " 



1.50 



50 " 



4.50 



15 " 



1.50 



10 " 



1.00 



20 " 



2.00 



10 " 



.75 



15 " 



1.50 



15 " 



1.50 



20 " 



2.00 



30 " 



3.00 



15 " 



1.50 



30 " 



3.00 



30 " 



3.00 



20 " 



2.00 



15 " 



1.50 



15 " 



1.50 



10 " 



.75 



15 " 



1.50 



30 " 



3.00 



15 " 



1..50 



30 " 



3.00 



20 " 



2.25 



10 " 



1.00 



15 " 



1.50 



15 " 



L50 



15 " 



1.50 



10 " 



1.00 



30 " 



3.00 



30 " 



3.00 



10 " 



1.00 



Mesembryanthemums. In variety ; beautiful succu- 

 lents ; fine for rock-work, baskets, vases, etc ... 



Marantas. Six fine sorts ; beautiful foliage 



Mahernia Odorata. Golden Honey Bell 



Madeira Vine. Eapid climber ; f i-agrant flowers .... 



Nasturtiums. Tall and dwarf sorts 



Oxalis. Yellow, white and pink 



Panicum Var. Drooping grass, for baskets 



Peristrophe Augustifolia "Var. A beautiful plant for 

 baskets and vases 



Pilogyne Suavis. Beautiful out-door climber 



Pentstemons. Choice mixed varieties 



Priaiula. Double white; splendid for winter blooming. 



Primula. (Primrose.) Single; mixed, all colors. . . . 



Polemonium Reptans. Hardy ; blue flowering 



Pancratium Coronarium. Pure white lily -like flowers 



Pilea Serpafolia (Artillery Plant) and Reptans 



Passiflora. Purple, blue, violet, white, etc 



Plumbago Larpentae. Purple flowers, in bloom all 

 summer. (Hardy) 



Poinsettia. Double and single. . .30c. and 50c. each, 



Pilea Grandis. New "Artillery " plant 



Phlox Drummondii. All colors mixed 



Richardia Alba Maculata. " Spotted Calla " 



Ssdums. Fine for rock-work. (Hardy) 



Smilax. Well known twining plant, used for fes- 

 tooning 



Solanum Jasminoides. Trailing variety 



Silver Balm. Fragrant foliage plant 



Scuttelarias. Two varieties, crimson and violet 



Stevia. Three varieties ; white flowers 



Succulent Plants. For rockeries, etc 



Tecoma Jasminoides. Summer climbing plant 



Torenia Asiatica. Blue tubular flower ; beautiful.. 



Tropaeolum. Finest mixed varieties, crimson, yel- 

 low, etc 



Thunbergia Harrisii. Blue flowering climber 



Thyme. Gold and silver varieties 



Tradescantias, Vulgaris, Repens, Multicolor, etc . . 



Vincas. Trailing sorts 



Vincas Alba and Rosea 



Veronicas. Splendid plume-like flowers, white to 

 deep purple '. 



Each. Per Doz. 



10 cts. 



$1.00 



75 " 



7.. 5-0 



15 " 



1..50 



5 " 



50 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



1.00 



15 " 



1.50 



15 " 



1.50 



20 " 



200 



35 " 



3.50 



20 " 



2.00 



20 " 



2.00 



30 " 



3.00 



10 " 



1.00 



15 " 



1.50 



25 " 



2.25 



$3.00 and 4.50 



Each. 



Per Doz. 



20 cts. 



$2.50 



10 " 



1.00 



20 " 



2.00 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



1.00 



15 " 



1.50 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



1.00 



20 " 



2.00 



15 " 



1.50 



10 " 



1.00 



30 " 



3.00 



10 " 



1.00 



10 " 



1.00 



15 " 



1.50 



15 " 



1.50 



15 



1.50 



HARDY HBRBACKOUS PI.ANTS. 



Spring, Summer and Fall Blooming^. 



For Open Borders, Cemetery Plots, etc., etc. . 



Anemone Japonica, Alba and Rubra. Fall flowering plants. 

 Armeria (Sea Pink). Beautiful dark pink flowers. Spring. 

 Astilbe Japonica. White ; plume-like spikes of flowers. Spring. 

 Chrysanthemum Inodorum Plenissimum. Low growing, hardy 



double white; splendid for cemetery. Summer and Fall. 

 Dicentra Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart). Spring. 

 Digitalis (Foxglove). All colors, mixed. 



Delphinium! Larkspur). Dark blue, and blue shaded white. Summer. 

 Euphorbia Corrolata. Hardy variety ; white, spray-like flowers ; 



valuable for Bouquets. 

 Gaillardia. (See page 127.) 



Iris. Purple, j^el'ow. whit^ dtc. ; beautiful. Spring and summer. 

 Myosotis (Forget-me-not). The best blue variety. Spring and 



Summer. 

 Pseonias. Crimson, white, rose color, etc. 50 cts. each. 

 Primrose. (Hardy English.) All colors, mixed. Spring. 

 Phlox Subulata. (Moss Pink.) Hardy low growing varieties, white 



and pink; splendid for rockeries. Spring and summer. 

 Tritoma. (See special description, page 132.) Fall. 

 Yucca Filamentosa (Adam's Needle). A very ornamental hardy 



plant, graceful foliage, sending up flower spikes 5 ft. high hung 



with pure white flowers. Spring. 

 20 cents each, except where specially priced. Full set of 16 

 Hardy Herbaceous plants for $3.00. 



I wish to thank you for the promptness with which my order was filled, and also for the many additions you made to it. 

 plants I have ever received from any florist. — Mrs. Stspbem Whsblzb, Fort Smith, Ark., April 3d, 1888. 



It is the most satisfactory collection of 



