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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— .BULBS. 



SNOWDROPS. 



In the early spring months there is nothing more beautiful than a sheet of the snowy, graceful blossoms 

 of the Snowdrop. Beds and effects of surpassingbeauty may be arranged with Snowdrops in the centre, edged 

 ■nith bright blue Scilla Sibircia, or Chionodoxa Lucihse, or by interminghng them. \\ hen Diacticable, such 

 plantings of the Snowdrops should be permanent, i he Snowdrop and the Crocus, when planted in alternate 

 circles, are very effective, and follow each other so closely that no gap is left m the succession. In be ds of 

 Tulips and Hyacinths, Snowdrops are very effective between the lines; they flower while these bulbs are 

 just moving the surface, and when the flowers are over there remains an elegant groundwork of green 

 foliage. TJsed as a permanent edging, and in masses on the edges of lawns, nestling in the grass, they 

 look charming. 



Single Snowdrops. 3 forsc, 15c. per doz., 85c. per loo, $6.00 per looc. 

 Double Snowdrops. 3 for 10c. , 25c. per doz., §1.75 per 100. 



Elwes' Giant Snowdrops. t)ne of the finest of the genus, at least three times the [size of the 

 ordinary single Snowdrop; flowers slightly marked with green spots; very fine for cutting and slightly- 

 sweet-scented, {See cut.) 3 for 5c., 15c. per doz., §1.00 per 100, $7.00 per 1000. 



SPARAXIS. 



Exceedingly large and beautiful blooms of about two inches across, of the most telling combinations 

 and of the brighest shades of color, certain to please even the most fastidious; they are tigered, blotched, 

 spotted, streaked and flushed in the most diverse and pleasing manner. They are not hardy, but do 

 exceptionally well when grown 

 in the conservatory or house in 

 pois, or in cold frames. {See cut) 



Mixed Varieties. 2 for 



5c., 20c. per doz., $1.25 per 



Sternbergia • 

 • • • Lutea. 



<,Mi. Etna Lily, or Lily of 

 the Field) 



One of the most charming 

 and useful of autumnal flower- 

 ing bulbs. 1 he flowers, which 

 are produced from September 

 to November, rise to a height 

 of from three to six inches, are 

 pure yellow,mLchlikea Crocus, 

 But larger, and the petals more 

 fleshy. They are not only very 

 liardy but increase rapidly, 

 spieading out to a foot in 

 hreadth of flowers and foliage. 

 3 for IOC, 35c. per doz., §2.50 

 per 100. 





IRIIIIIIM CRANDIPl.OBUM 



SPRING COLCHICUM. 



{Biilhocodiu7n Vernuvt^ or Meadoiv Sajff'ro72^ 



A charming, early, spring-blocming plant, in flower two weeks before the 

 Crocus. Producing masses of rose-purple flowers, very beautiful for edgings 

 and g^atches here and there, breaking up through the snow in juxtaposition 

 with Snowdrops, it is a charming sight; clumps of them dug up and potted in 

 the winter and placed in a sunny window will soon be a mass of bloom. 3 for 

 IOC, 25c. per doz., $1.50 per 100, by jfzazi^ $i'75 per 100. 



TRILLIUM. 



Grandif lorum. (Great American Wood Lily.) This is one of the most 

 beautiful American plants, perfectly hardy, growing and flowering profusely 

 in partially shady nooks about the lawn, under trees, etc. The flowers are 

 large, of the finest white, changing in a lew days to soft rose; if Rrown 

 several in a pot it makes one of our best white winter flowers. (See cut.) 

 5c. each, 50c. per doz., or by 7naily 6oc, per doz.^ §3.75 per 100, or by 

 mail, $4.30 per 100, 



TRITONIA. 



Exceedingly bright aud free-blooming bulbous plants, highly valuable for 

 both garden and pot culture. A dozen roots in a ten-inch pot will in the 

 autumn make a beautiful display. The bulbs should be grown in pots in a cold 

 frame during winter, and they can either be brought in the conservatory 

 toward spring for blooming, or the bulbs can be kept dormant and planted out 

 in .May, like Gladiolus, and then be lified in the autumn forwinter blooming. 

 Mixed Colors. 3 for loc., 35c. per doz., $2.50 per 100. 



6 bulbs of one variety sold at dozen rates, 25 at 1 OO 

 rates. Postage free, except where noted. 



