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HENDERSON'S AUTUMN BULB CATALOGUE— 1926 



MIXED NARCISSUS AND DAFFODILS 



FOR NATURALIZING IN BORDERS, WILD GARDENS, ETC. 



These are a Special Mixture which we offer to encourage liberal plantings. They 

 ar very suitable for growing in masses for garden decoration, and are particularly 

 adapted for mixed borders, "naturalizing" in shrubbery Jjy woodland walks, and 

 semi-Tvald, outlying grounds. The flowers of the different tjijes are of endless 

 beauty, of graceful forms and a varietv of color combinations. 



•.See illustration.; Price, SI. 2.5 per doz. ; $9.00 per 100; 885.00 per 1,000. 

 ALL WHITE POLYANTHUS NARCISSUS 

 Paper White "Grandiflora" or Large Flowering, 12c. each; 81.25 per doz.; 

 89.00 per 100. 



These were imported uniil ilris year from the South of France, hutasthe U. S.Govern-- 

 ment prohibits their importation v:e can only offer clonieslic-groirn bulhs, which flower 

 freely but do not bloom as early as the imported biilb.i. 



Lilies for Forcing in Pots, Etc. 

 CALLA LILIES 



Calla Aethiopica, or Lily of the Nile. This old favorite AVhite Calla Lilj- is 



too ^^-ell known to require any description. "We offer dry roots, as they are su- 

 perior for forcing and winter-flowering purposes; they come into bloom quickly 



and require less room making less foliage. (See illustration). Extra large bulbs, 



35c each, S3. 50 per doz. 

 The Godfrey Everblooming Calla. This new hybrid is a true ever-blooming 

 variety. A good plant, pro- 

 duces an astonishing quan- 

 tity of large, snow-white, 

 slightly fragrant flowers. 

 Compared with the ordinary 

 white Calla, it gives three 

 flowers to one. The plant is 

 of dwarf, compact, strong 

 growth, about 18 inches 

 high, -nath an abundance of 

 dark green leaves. Dormant 

 bulbs, 25c. ea., 82.50 per doz. 

 Yellow Calla, Elliotian- 



na. The yellow Calla; 



large rich, deep golden 



flowers often 4 to 5 inches 



across at the mouth ; habit 



of growth and foliage 



like the old favorite 



white Calla excepting the 



leaves of EUiotianna are 



spotted with white. Dry 



bulbs, 50c. ea., 85.00 



per doz. 



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BERMUDA EASTER LILY 



Liliiim Longiflorum Harrisii 



The short time required to bring this peerless 

 Lily into flower renders it invaluable. The flowers 

 are delightfully fragrant pure waxy-white, and if 

 cut when partially open, can be kept for two weeks. 

 Bulbs potted in September can be had in flower in 

 December, if desired. 



A succession of bloom can be kept up throughout 

 the winter by bringing in a few pots of bulbs from 

 cold frames at intervals. Blooming plants in pots 

 are suitable for Easter oft'erinas and presents. 



Bulbs Ready for Shipment — Auoi'si to Dtcember. 

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First Size Bulbs. (6 to 7 inches in ciro 

 for either pot culture or for cut flowers 

 6 to S flowers. 35c. ea. : .83.50 doz. : 827 



Extra Size Bulbs. (7 to 9 inches in circun 

 size to grow as pot plants for decoration 



[mference.) Those are good bulbs 

 The bulbs should produce from 

 .50 per 100. 



fercncc.) This is the most popular 

 id equally as valuable for cutting. 



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THE FORMOSA EASTER LILY 



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Bulbs .should produce from « to 12 flowers. 60c. ea.: 80.00 doz.; 845.00 



per 100. 

 Monstrous Size Bulbs. (9 to 11 inches in circumference.) These are 



usually grown for specimens in pots, for exhibitions and-decorations. Each 



bulb should produce from 12 to LS flowers. 81.00 ea.; 810.00 per doz. 



Lilium Longi.fforum 

 Formosum 



This is an improved type of the well known L. longiflorum also known as 

 the "Easter or St. Joseph's Lily." The plants are of healthy strong growth — 

 about 3 feet high and produce beautiful snow white triimpet shaped flowers, 

 6 to ^ inches long. This lily is largely grown by florists who "force" them as 

 pot plants and for cut flowers. It is not cjuite as early as Lilium Harrisii. 

 For Shi])ment, September to December. 

 Extra Size Bulbs, 7 to 9 inches. 50c. ea. : .85.00 doz. ; .837.50 per 100. 



LILIUM LONGIFLORUM GIGANTEUM 



This Japanese type is highly thought of for late wainter and Easter forcing — 

 though the bulbs of this variety are often carried over in cold storage to be 

 brought into bloom at any desired time the succeeding year. The plant is of 

 sturdy stocky growth — with black marked stems. The flowers of purest 

 white are the largest of the longiflorums. For Shipment October to December. 

 Extra Size Bulbs, 7 to 9 inch. 50c. ea. ; S5.00 doz. ; §3750 per 100. 



