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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— GliApIOUUS. 



FEW "SHOW-WHITE" GLADIOLUS. 



HENDERSON'S SPEGIRIt SET OF 12 



" HEJlItliY GttQD GMDIOIiUS." 



Magnificent new varieties of Gladiolus are produced by the art of hybridizing, 



bnt unfortunately the slowness of working tip a stock of any special sort prevents 



them from being offered at a low price for several years. A stroll through our 



many acres of varieties, containing these new sorts, revealed *ome of which we 



could supply a few hundred bulbs, the varieties belngof such rare beauty that we 



concluded to select a set that we offer at the moderate prices quoted below. 



Abricote. A very charming and novel color, soft, satiny, coppery pink, as lus- 

 trous In the sunlight as if burnished. Flowers of great size, with large round petals, 

 A robust grower. 60 cts. each, $6.00 per doz. 



All. Splendid tall and compact spike, with numerous and perfectly arranged 

 flowers of quite a peonllaT and remarkable color ; the ground of the upper petals 

 is of a very pale creamy rose, striped and penoiled cherry red. one (or more fre- 

 quently two) of the lower petals Is yellow with a rose sheen and finely rayed or 

 striped purplish, red. 



Aurora. A very bright and lovely variety. Flowers of largest size, bright salm6fi- 

 lose, striped orange, carmine and lilac, with beautiful blotch of cherry-rose 

 streaked with lilao. 



Baroness Burdett Ooutts. Delicate lilao tinged with rose, flamed rosy purple 1 

 8plke very long, flowers unusually large. A decided acquisition. 



De Lesseps. 8uperb large flowers -of rosy white suffused with pink, flaming 

 into red carmine-lake at the edges. Strong, upright grower ; fine spike. 



Duchess of Edinburgh. Oue of the grandest Gladiolus grown. Great, strong 

 spikes of immense flowers,. deep lilao pink, with the sheen of satin. 



Fred. Douglass. The flneBt dark colored Gladiolus grown. Flowers unusually 

 large, of a rich velvety claret-maroon, beautifully marked and shaded. 



Grand Bouge. A magnificent variety. Splendid, strong spike of enormous 

 flowers ; bright scarlet, with violet blotches. 



Mr. Baines. A splendid grower. Tall spikes of immense flowers of burnished 

 orange-red. One of the most striking in our fields. 



Mile. Maries Mies. Exquisite delicate rose, flamed with carmine, with blotches 

 of rosy purple on pure white ground. Flowers of unusually large size, forming a 

 dense spike. 



time, Auber. A tall, well-filled spike of extra large and beautifully shaped 

 flowers, silvery Mao-rose, dappled with crimson-rose toward the edges ; blotches 

 creamy white. 60 eta. each, $6.00 per doz. 



Sunshine. The best yellow ever produced. Strong, upright grower, with enor- 

 mous spikes of large flowers of much substance ; color pure, rich yellow. 



F&ZCB POB AHT OF THB ABOVE, NOT 8PE0IALLY MENTIONED, 30 CTS. 



SACK, $3 FBB DOZ., OB TBS FT7LX. SET OF 13 



FOB 03, FBBS BY MAIL. 



OLADIOLTTS SEED.— This will produce flowering bulbs in 2 to 3 years' time, 

 of many beautiful varieties. 



Gandaveasis Hybrid*. Mixed varieties Per packet, 10 cts. 



" Byte!*?. Mixed varieties « lOcta. 



THIS magnificent family contains hundreds of varieties, 

 comprising' all Imaginable colors, shades and varie- 

 gations, from the most gorgeous and danling to the 

 softest and most delicate shades. They deserve to be 

 grown in every garden, no matter how large or small. 

 For cutting they are invaluable, the flowers lasting in 

 water a week. There is nothing in the floral kingdom so- 

 easy of culture and so sure to succeed as the "GLADIO- 

 LUS." They can be planted at any time from May to Jul? 

 15th, and never fail to flower the same season, and they 

 grow in any garden soil, and commence blooming in July r 

 and by successive plantings every two or three weeks caa 

 be had in flower the entire season until checked by frost. 

 The bulbs can be furnished by us until May 15th. They ar* 

 easily kept in a paper bag on any convenient shelf until 

 planting-time, and in the autumn when fully ripe, Indicated 

 by the foliage dying down, the bulbs can be dug and again 

 stored in a cool, dry closet. 



*<HEW "SffoW-WfllTE" GLADIOLUS.)* 



This is the best White Gladiolus. The flowers are elegantly formed, and ere of 

 great substance. The spikes are set solidly and perfectly wKh the flowers from bottom 

 to top. The entire flower is a perfect- paper-white, with a slight cream shade on lower 

 half of the lower petal. A suggestion only of purple is sometimes seen on the lower 

 petal, when the flowers are allowed to develop in the field. If the spikes arecut when 

 the first two or four flown open and are allowed to developin water in the house, it u posi- 

 tively snow-white. It is a good strong grower, in many cases producing tftrea spikes, 

 from one bulb. To get the largest flowers and spikes, cut off all butone spike. The 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society awarded this Gladiolus the Prizes* 

 the best White Gladiolus' Introduced, and also three years before a FirtUCtut- 

 Certificate of Merit, (See cut) Price, free by mail, 26 cts. each, $2.60 per dot 



fiEW flHfcDY SWISS GIiHDIOIiUS, 



This variety being perfectly hardy, the bulbs do not require lifting In the fall* 

 and consequently grow up early in the spring full of vigor, and produce immense 

 spikes of extra large flowers that bloom much earlier than other species, thereby, 

 in connection with other varieties, lengthening the display of Gladiolus. In addition 

 to this great merit the flowers are of unusual excellence, of great size (4 Htches aerout), 

 and from IS to 18 are borne on tall, straight spikes-, the color is unusually rich, 

 of a brilliant glowing rosy scarlet, with small white feathers on the lower petals. 

 Price, free by mall, $1.25 each, $13.00 per dosen. 



Ixow I^iged Gladiolus 



IN MIXTURES. 



£3- OUR GLADIOLUS BULBS are all first size, 4 to 6 Inches in circumference. 



•(If desired by mail, add for postage 

 lOo.per dozen.) *~ 



Each. Per doz. Per 100. Per 1,000. 



80c. 



$2.00 



$18.00 



600. 



8.00 



26.00 



60o. 



3.25 



30.00 



600. 



8.26 



30.00 



60c 



8.26 



30.00 



30o. 



2.00 



18.00 



600. 



8.26 



30.00 



60c. 



4.00 



86.00 



60c 



4.00 



36.00 



All Colors Mixed.... . 6c 



Extra Fine American Hybrids, Mixed-. 6c. 



White and Light Varieties Mixed 6o. 



Striped and Variegated Varieties Mixed 6c. 



Fink Varieties Mixed , 6o. 



Bed and Scarlet Varieties Mixed 6c. 



Yellow Varieties Mixed! 6c 



Scarlet and Fink, with White Throats.. 8o. 

 temoine's Butterfly Gladiolus, Mixed.. 8c 



One dozen each (108 In all) of the above mixtures, all kept separate, for $4.00 ; 



60 eaoh (460 in all for $15.00; 100 each (900 in all) for $25 00. 



US' If desired by mail, add at the rate of 10c. per dosen for postages 



OtiHOIOIiUS 1H COIiIiHCTIONS (f*eO by mail). 



Surprise Collection, 12 choice mixed, each bulb of a different variety, f or $060 

 Bijou " 12 extra choice seedlings, unnamed, each different, " .75 



Rainbow " 12 choice named varieties -, " 1,28 



Kewport " 12 new and rare varieties, named.... " 3.00 



Special Set of 13 Really Grand Gladiolus " 3.0O 



Collection of 60 Warned Varieties, page 01 " 6.0O 



or, Full Set of the above 6 Named Collections "14.00 



