PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 and 37 Cortlandt Street, NEW YORK 



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Fritillaria Meleagris 



Singular dwarf spring-flowering plants bearing, 

 large pendant bell-shaped flowers of various colors, 

 yellow, white, black, purple, striped and splashed 

 and checkered in the most curious way. They are 

 invaluable for pot culture and exceedingly pretty 

 when grown in large groups in the garden border or 

 wild garden in a dry situation. Mixed varieties, 

 80c doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Grape Hyacinths 



These very curious and pretty little Hyacinths 

 are perfectly hardy and of the easiest culture, they 

 thrive and increase in either sunny or partially 

 shaded positions in the garden. When naturalized 

 in little colonies where they can remain undisturbed 

 for several years, the effect — especially of the Grape 

 Hyacinths — is very pretty, while as edgings they 

 are most charming. All are also adapted for winter 

 flowering in the house. 

 Blue Grape Hyacinths. 35c. per doz.; $2.50 per 



100. 

 White Grape Hyacinths. $1.00 per doz.; $7.50 



per 100. 

 "Heavenly Blue" Grape Hyacinths. A new 



type with larger flowers of richest gentian blue 



and delightfully fragrant; desirable for cutting 



and of splendid effect massed in the garden or 



border. 50c. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 



Lily of the Valley 



(Ready for delivery in November) 



Henderson's Extra Single Crowns or "Pips." 



The finest grade of Crowns in the world for winter 



flowering. They will bear 12 to 16 large bells on 



strong stalks, with foliage , even when forced for extra 



early; the pips average large, plump and regular, with extra long roots. (See engraving.) 



25 Crowns (1 bundle) $2.00; 100 Crowns, $7.00; $60.00 per 1000. 



Fortin's Giant. This is the largest variety yet produced; it is only adapted for open ground planting and 

 may not show much superiority the first spring after planting, but by the second season, or when it gets well 

 established, it produces wonderfully luxuriant foliage and immense spikes of purest white bells. 

 Crowns, $1.00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 



Oxalis 



Charming little half-trailing or bushy plants particularly adapted for pot culture and hanging baskets, the 

 foliage alone is very attractive and when in flower they are exceedingly pretty. 



Bermuda Buttercup. This is one of the finest winter-flowering plants for pot culture, it is a strong lux- 

 uriant grower, and the great profusion of bloom produced in uninterrupted abundance for weeks is astonishing. 

 The flowers are of the purest bright buttercup yellow. 5c. each; 50c. per doz.; $2.50 per 100. 



Grand Duchess. A California variety of great beauty; of dwarf sturdy growth throwing large exquisite 

 flowers well above the foliage. Extremely free-flowering from November till June. Price for either, White, 

 Pink or Lavender. 5c. each; 50c. per doz.; $2.50 per 100. 



Ranunculus 



Among dwarf flowers these are unrivaled for form and attractive colors, ranging through shades of crimson, 

 white, yellow, purple, black, many of them being beautifully marked with other shades. They flower profusely 

 in pots in the house during the winter or if grown in frames in the spring. Remarkably vigorous growers with 

 immense, and gorgeous, loosely double flowers. Double Giant French Mixed. 75c. doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Ixias 



The Ixia is a beautiful little winter-flowering bulb, 

 with long, slender, graceful spikes of bloom. The 

 colors are rich, varied and beautiful, the centre always 

 differing in color from the other parts of the flower, 

 so that the blossoms, expanding in the sun's rays, 

 present a picture of gorgeous beauty. Mixed Colors, 

 35c. per dozen; $2.50 per 100. 



Scilla (Blue Bells) 



Scilla Siberica (Blue 1 . Most beautiful hardy spring bulbs, producing in profusion masses of 

 exquisite rich blue flowers almost before the snow has disapperaed. If grown in masses, 

 their flowers fairly carpet the ground; and if grown with Snowdrops and Crocus, for contrast, the 

 effect is magnificent. They should be largely planted as undergrowth in Hyacinth beds, etc. Grown 

 in pots they may be had in bloom from Christmas until April. 75c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. (See 

 engraving.) 



Siberica Alba. The new white flowering variety, very beautiful. 75c. doz.; $5.00 per 100. 

 Campanulata. (Wood Hyacinth or Bluebell). Flowers borne on tall spikes, 1 to 2 feet high. Each 



flower measures nearly one inch across an droops gracefully; perfectly hardy; also fine for pot culture. 



We offer the following colors. 



Major Blue. 60c. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. Rose. $1.00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 



White. 80c. per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



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 surpassing beauty may be arranged with Snowdrops 

 in the centre edged with bright blue Scilla Sibirica, or Chionodoxias. or by intermingling them. In 

 beds 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. Used as a permanent edging, and in masses on the edges of lawns, nestling in the 

 grass, they look charming. Snowdrops are easily flowered in pots during the winter. (See engraving.) 

 Single Snowdrops. 50c. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 

 Double Snowdrops. 80c. per doz.; $6.00 per 100.' 

 Elwes' Giant Snowdrop. One of the finest of the genus, at least three times the size of the ordinary 



single Snowdrop; flowers slightly marked with green spots; fine for cutting. 60c. per doz.; $4.00 



per 100. 



Winter Aconite (Eranthis Hyemalis) 



Early in spring the golden blossoms of the Winter Aconite look charming, resting on an emerald- 

 green cushion of leaves and forming a striking contrast to the Snowdrop, Scillas and Chionodoxa. 

 The foliage remains long after the flowers, making the plant especially valuable in moist situations 

 such as under trees, which the Winter Aconite enjoys and where few other flowering plants will 

 thrive. 3 to 8 inches high. 35c. doz.; $2.50 per 100 



