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



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"Henderson's Bulb Culture." This is a 

 book of 68 pages, size 734 x 9)/^ inches. This 

 year wc have gotten out a new edition with 32 

 pages of illustrations. The price postpaid is 75 

 cents and we also send it free with every order 

 for bulbs, amounting to three dollars or over. 



"A Book About Lilies" 



By H. S. Adams. Classification, peculiarities 

 of varieties arid culture indoors and in the 

 garden. Price, S1.25. 



LILlUAi SPECIoaUM 



HENDERSON'S SELECTED LIST OF HARDY LILIES 



Lilies commence flowering in June and with the various species maintain a continuous and unbroken succession of bloom until autumn. 

 They are also excellent subjects for the shrubbery border. Most Lily bulbs, being of late maturity, are not ready before October and Novem- 

 ber (the best time to plant them). Where the ground is liable to freeze up before the lite lilies arrive it should be mulched with 6 or 8 inches 

 of leaves or manure so the bulbs may be planted on arrival. 



Auratum Regale ("A Royal Beauty") 



(The Golden Rayed Lily of Japan.) The flowers are pure white, thickly The flowers are white, slightly suffused with pink, with a beautiful shade 



studded with crimson spots, while through the center of each petal runs a of canary yellow at the center, blending out part way up the trumpet, 



clear golden band. Fully expanded, the flowers measure nearly a foot across The fragrance is fascinating. A splendid hardy Lily for the garden, 



and possess a most delicious fragratice. Season of bloom from June to flowering about July 1st. Well-grown bulbs often produce five to eight 



October. 3 to 5 feet. (See illustration.) blooms. $1.00 each; $10. doz. 



First size bulbs 40c each; S4.00 doz. O • T __;r_l: 



Extra size bulbs oOc. each; S5.00 doz. OpeCIOSUm OF L.anClr011Uni 



Mammoth bulbs 75c. each; S7.50 doz. ^he varieties of L. Speciosum or Lancifolium are perhaps the most 



Cj . J U J JO • i-" 1 popular LiUes grown. They are easy of cultivation, and produce large 



anaidum, Hendersons OUperiOr French flowersof delicate beauty on strong stems; height, from 2 to 4 feet; bloom- 



NortV»*»rn C m-urn ^^^ '° August. (See illustration.) The varieties are: 



This is the ever popular, fragrant, snow-white, hardy garden Lily, which opeClOSUm AlDUm 



is also known as ■■Annunciation Lily," and "Madonna Lily." It grows 3 Speciosum Album. White. Largest bulbs, 60c. each; $6.00 doz. 

 to 4 teet nigh, and blooms m the open ground m June. When grown m 



masses these lilies are especially effective against the surrounding greenery ^Tior>ir>ciirvi R 1 1 l->yi i m ^Rr>s«»iim^ 



of shrubs, etc. Price, extra large bulbs, 50c. each, S5.00 doz.; S40.00 per 100. OpeClOSUm rS-UDFUm (,IS.OSeUITi; 



Speciosum Rubrum (Roseum). White, shaded and spotted with rose 



Canadense ^'^^ '■^'^' Largest bulbs, 60c. each; 86.00 doz. 



Our native Canadian Lily. Bright yellow marked with copious spots of SpecioSUm MelpomenC 



red; blooms in June and July. 2 to 3 feet high. 25c. each; $2.50 doz. •„• i ,., j • t. -i ** j t h, iu or> i, oc nn j 



Rich blood-cnmson, heavnly spotted. Largest bulbs, OOc. each; S6.00 doz. 



Canadense Flavum Superbum 



A pure yeUow selection of the above. 25c. each- $2.50 doz. (Turk's Cap Lily.) One of our native species. Grown in good, rich soil, 



-^ J _- , it will produce upwards of 50 beautiful orange, tipped red, spotted flowers 



Canadense Kubrum in a pyramidal cluster. 3 to 5 feet high. Blooms in July. 25c. each; $2.50 



Crimson with dark spots. 25c. each; 82.50 doz. doz. 



r, w , w Tigrinum Splendens 



lilegans Leonard Joerg 



Rich apricot spotted. 30e. each; 83.00 doz. (Improved Tiger Idly.) The grandest of the Tigers, black polished stem, 



sometimes 6 feet high. Very large pyramids of flowers, orange red, spotted 

 ColHfn Cl*»am with black, 3 to 5 feet high. Blooms in -August. 25c. each; $2.50 doz. 



This new yellow sport of L. Tenuifolium resembles its parent in habit of Tigrinum Flora Plena 



growth and freedom of bloom — excepting that the flowers are of pure golden 



yeUow and very beautiful; height IS inches. 50c. each; $5.00 doz. (Double Tiger Lily.) Double bright orange-red flowers spotted with 



black. Blooms in August. 30c. each; S3. 00 doz. 



^^"'■y' Umbellatum 



(The Yellow Speciosum.) A new rare and very beautiful Lily from China. 



It is very hardy, and without doubt one of the best Lihes for garden culture. Of strong, sturdy habit, growing from 2 to 3 feet- high, having large 



The flower stalks, 3 to 5 feet high, carry 5 to 8 large flowers each, rich showy flowers in clusters at the summit, flowering in June and July. The 



apricot-yellow, lightly spotted wuh brown. The shape and size of the colors range through all shades of red from rose to blackish-crimson, yellow, 



flowers has suggested the name "Yellow Speciosum." 75c. each; .57.50 doz. buS, orange, etc., many being spotted. Mixed colors. 25c. each; $2.50 doz. 



We supply 6 Bulbs of one variety at the dozen rate. 



