PETER HENDERSON 



-MISCELLANEOUS 1ULBS AXI) ROOTS. 



GLADIOLUS. 



(American and French Hybrids.) 



This magnificent plant is usually set out in spring, 

 successive plantings of the bulbs being made every two 

 weeks, from early in May to middle of July, but it has 

 recently been fouud that although usually considered 

 tender, it may be plant d outside in fall with entire 

 safety, care being taken to plant the bullw at least six 

 inches deep, cover with soil, and that in turn -with hay, 

 manure, or any other protecting material After being 

 in ground all winter, they will come up strongly in the 

 spring. Qu.te recently this beautiful class have been 

 largely forced for cut flowers in the greenhouse during 

 winter months. Heady in October, and sent free by 

 mail on receipt of price, when ordered singly or by the 

 dozen. Each 

 ADANSON. Flowers large and open, rose, slightly 

 tinged with lilac, side petals blotched ama- 

 ranth on white ground, tinted yellow and mar- 

 gined with carmine lilac $0 



ANTON1US. Fine spike of large flowers, cherry 

 colored, tinged with orange, and blazed with 



carmine red, pure white stains 



BERNARD DE JUSS1ED. Violet, shaded 



cherry, purple blotch 



BRENCHLE Y BNSIS. Bright scarlet 



CALYPSO. Flesh color, streaked rose and 



blotched carmine 



CERES. Pure white, flamed lilac 



CLEOPATRA. Soft lilac, lower petals darker, 



purple, blotched 



DON JUAN. Orange red, lower petals spotted 



yellow 



EDITH . Flesh color, with darker stripe 



ELDORADO. Clear yellow, lower petals streaked 



red. 



EUGENE SCRIBE. Tender rose, blazed with 



carminate red 



FELICIEN DAVID. Cherry light, carmine feath- 

 ered, with blotch 



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GALATEA.. Blush white, carmino blotch $0 15 



HORACE. Rich scarlet, large pure white blotch, 



feathered red • • ■ • 20 



HORACE YERNET. Bright purple red, large 



puro white blotch, feathered red 30 



IDA. White ground, slightly tinged rose, lower 



petals light yellow 15 



ISAAC BUCHANAN. Allen's New Seedling, 



the best yellow variety yet introduced 30 



JOHN BULL. White, tinged with sulphur 10 



LA CAN D EUR. White, slightly striped with 



carmine violet 26 



LACEPEDB. Rose, tinged with cherry and violet 25 



LA QUINT1NIE. Bright light orange 10 



LE POUSSIN. Light red, white blotch 15 



LB TITERS'. Bright rosy scarlet 20 



LORD BYRON. Brilliant scarlet, flaked pure 



white, very showy 15 



LOUIS VAN HOUTTE. Dazzling red, late. .. . 10 

 MADAME BASSEVILLE. Cherry rose, spotted 



with purple, the base of petals white 15 



MADAME DOMAGE. Rose, spotted with ama- 

 ranth, striped with white 15 



MADAME MONNERET. Rose, white striped and 



carmine blotch 10 



MARGARITA. White ground, slightly suffused 



with bright carmine » 15 



MARIE. Pure white, with deep carmine blotch. 20 

 MARIE DUMORTIER. White, slightly streaked 



with rose, violent purple blotch 15 



MATHILDE DE LANDEVOISIN. White, slightly 

 tinted with iiesh-colored rose, streaked with 



carmine 20 



MAZEPPA. Orange red, striped white 10 



NAPOLEON III. Bright scarlet, the centre of 



the petals white striped, extra fine 10 



NEMESIS. Bright rose, with white lines and car- 

 mine spots 15 



OPH I R. Dark yellow, purple blotch 25 



OSSI AN. Brisrht rose, flamed carmine 20 



PEGASUS. Flesh color, purple blotch on buff 



ground 10 



PENELOPE. Blush white, lower petals tinted 



yellow, streaked carmine 15 



PHIDIAS. Very brilliant purple ground, slightly 

 tinted with violet, large pure white blotch, 



feathered with carmine, very showy 20 



PRINCESS OF WALES. White, flamed carmino 



rose and carmine blotch la 



PROSERPINE. Rosy white, very strongly 

 marked with deep rose and crimson violet, 



extra fine 25 



SAPPHO. Very fine cherry, tinted with orange, 

 on lower divisions, a pure white stain striped 



with red; brilliant 30 



SCHILLER. Sulphur color, with large carmine 



stains, very fine 30 



SHAKESPEARE. White, or blush white, blazed 

 with rosy carmine, large rose-colored stain, 



admirable 40 



STELLA. White, slightly tinted yellow, flamed 



carmine 15 



VAN DYKE. Crimson amaranth, striped with 



white, very fine 25 



VELLEDA. Delicate rose, lilac stain, very 



large flower of a very line effect 25 



ZENOBIA. Rose, tinged with violet and flamed 

 with dark carmine, large blotch, feathered 

 with crimson 25 



Gladiolus Bulbs. (Mixtures.) 



White and Light Striped, various shades, mixed, $1 00 

 per dozen, $6 00 per 100. 



