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



The Chinese j&Gi'ed 

 oi 1 Oriental Jbci^ug. 



(A variety of Polyanthus Narcissus.) 



The " Shui Pin Far," or Water Fairy 

 Flower; Joss Flower, or Flower of the 

 Gods, etc., as it is called by the Celestials, 

 is a variety of Narcissus, bearing in lavish 

 profusion, chaste flowers of silvery white 

 with golden yellow cups; they are of ex- 

 quisite beauty and entrancing perfume. 

 It is grown by the Chinese according to 

 their ancient custom, to herald the advent 

 of their new year, and as a symbol of 

 good luck. 



'The bulbs are grown by a method known 

 only to themselves, whereby they attain 

 great size and vitality, ensuring luxur.ant 

 growth and immense spikes of flowers; in 

 fact, the incredibly short time required to 

 bring the bulbs into bloom (four to six 

 weeks after planting) , is one of the wonders 

 of nature. '' You can almost see t*iem 

 grow,*' succeeding almost everywhere and 

 and with everybody. They do well in 

 pots of earih. but are more novel and 

 beautiful grown in shallow bowls of 

 water, with enough fancy pebbles to pre- 

 vent them from toppling over when in 

 bloom. A dozen bulbs started at inter- 

 vals, will give a succession of flowers throughout the winter 



^PoiiYANTHUS ^JVSRGISSUS, 



OR BUNCH FLOWERED DAFFODILS. 



The Polyanthus varieties of Narcissus are not only beautiful but deliciously sweet 

 scented and of the easiest culture; very free-dowering and suitab T e for window garden, 

 conservatory or garden, continuing long in bloom. '1 hey War tall spikes of bloom bearing 

 from six to twenty -four flowers each. I he pure white petals and gold cup of some varieties, 

 the yellow with deep orange cup of others, and the self whites and yellows, render them 

 great favorites. 



NOTE. — Polyanthus Narcissus — although not considered hardy — have lived out for 

 two -winters i?i the vicinity of Boston with a slight covering of straw and leaves and 

 produced much larger flowers and more of them ^than when grown in the house in pots. 

 {If desired by ma£Z % add for postage at the rate of 2c. ptr bulb.) 



YELLOW VARIETY. 



Grand Soliel d'or. Rich yellow with reddish orange cup — a favorite bedding and 



cutting variety. 6c. each; 6oc. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



TWO COLORED (Yellow and White) VARIETIES. 



States General. Clusters of white flowers with citron colored cups shading to white^ 



Very early. 6c. each; 60c. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 

 GloriOSUS- Immense trusses of pure white with primrose colored cups. Very early;. 



splendid to force, fcc. each; 75c. per doz.; $4.50 per ico. 

 Grand Monarque. Large white flowers with lemon yellow cup; can be successfully 

 grown in water, like the '* Chinese Sacred " mentioned below. 8c. each; 90c. per doz.;. 

 §6.00 per 100. 

 Double Roman- Clusters of white flowers with double citron colored cups — it is. 

 very early and grown principally and largely for forcing. 5c. each; 4^0. per doz.; 

 $2.00 per 100; $15.00 per 1000. 



Sunset. A remarkably beautiful and 

 distinct variety. '1 he flowers are 

 borne in clusters of four or more and 

 are of the most exquisite fragrance; 

 the petals are canary ye low and the 

 cup rich orange scarlet. Price, 10c. 

 each; $1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



WHITE VARIETIES. 

 White Pearl, True, (Louis Le 



Grande.) Large, pure satiny white 

 flowers. Exquisite. 12c. each; $1.25 

 per doz.; $7.00 per too. 

 PaperWhite. (TotusAlbus.) Pure 

 snow-white flowers in clusters. This 

 variety is perh ps more largely forced 

 for cut flowers than any other, millions 

 of them being used for the large 

 flower markets of the world. 5c. 

 each; 40c. per doz.; $1.75 per 100; 

 $12.00 per loco. 



PaperWhite Large-Flower- 

 ed- (Totus albus grandiflorus.) 

 '1 his new variety is of vigorous 

 growth and early bloom, with im- 

 mense individual flowers and larger 

 truss For forcing or early decorative 

 purposes and for cut bloom at Christ- 

 mas it is invaluable. (See cut.) 5c. 

 each; 50c. per doz.; $2.50 per 100; 

 $18.00 per 1000, 



Mixed Polyanthus Narcis- 

 sus. 5c. each; 50c. per doz.j 42.50 

 per 100; $20.00 per 100. 

 Add for post age , if Polyanthus Nar- 

 cissus are to go by mail, 2c. per bulb. 



Large Flowering Paper White 

 Narcissus. 



(See cut.) 

 We are importing direct from China, immense bulbs of the true large flower- 

 ing variety. Price, i^c. each; $1.75 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



(If "wanted by mail, add 3c. per bulb for postage.) 



See last pages for Chinese Lily Bowls. 



JO/NQUILS. 



Much prized for their charming, large golden and deliciously sweet scented 

 flowers, perfectly hardy, and flowering very early in the spring, also admirably 

 adapted for winter flowering in the house; 3 to 6 bulbs in a 4 or 5 inch pot. 

 (See cut.) 



Double deep yellow, fine. 6c. each; 60c. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 

 Single rich yellow; very fragrant. 5c each; 2^c. per doz.; $1.50 per loo; 



$10.00 per 1000. 

 Campernelle. very large yellow flowers, cc. each; 3CC. per doz.; $1.75 



per 100; $10.00 per 1000. 



(1/ Jonquils are ivanted by mail, add 15c. per 100 /or postage.) 



6 sold at doz. rates, 25 at 100 rates, 250 at xooo rates, postage free except where noted. 



