PETKR HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— BULBS, ETC., FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. 



INDEX OF BULBS 



WITH GUIDE TO THEIR SELECTION 

 FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES. 



For WINTER FLOWERING BULBS FOB GREENHOUSE OR WINDOW select from those marked 



For SUMMER AND FALL FLOWERING BULBS FOR FOT CULTURE select from 



For SPRING FLOWERING, HARDY BULBS FOR GARDENS, LAWNS, ETC., select from 



For SUMMER AND FALL FLOWERING, HARDY BULBS FOR GARDENS, LAWNS, ETC 



For SUMMER AND FALL FLOWERING, GARDEN BULBS, NOT HARDY, for spring planting 



For HARDY BULBS FOR "NATURALIZING" in semi-wild grounds, etc 



For BOLD ISOLATED CLUMPS on lawns 



For PLANTING IN SOD— to flower and ripen before the lawn is cut in spring — 



Those marked " H " are hardy; " H H " half hardy ; and " T " tender. 



* 

 O 

 A 



e 



Q 



H.WQ Aconite, Winter (Eranthis) 82 



TO Achlmenes 2G 



HHK Agapanthus (African Lily) 26 



H&HH* A Allium 86 



hH KW Alutrcemeria 26 



T * Amaryllis 27 



T " Sarniensia (Nerine) 41 



H*© " l.ntca (Sternbergla)...44 

 TO " Purpurea I \ 'allots I. ...45 



HH K " Hardy (Lycorls) 40 



HH*K " Atainasco type 



(Zephyranthea)...45 



H American Cowslip 26 



T - Iff Ainorphophallus 2<> 



H&HH*A Anemone 28 



HH - Anomatheca 2 7 



HHK Antholyxa 27 



f* i Arum 27 



H*© Astilbe (Spinca) 44 



HH* Bablana ( Baboon Hoot) '29 



r/QK Begonia, Tuberous 29 



t* ) Belladonna Lily (Amaryllis) 27 



H*© Bermuda Easier Lily 25 



HHK B'-ssern 29 



HaUJ Bleeding Heart 29 



HAQ Blood Hoot 29 



HHK Bobartiu (Homerla) 85 



HH I'' avoa 80 



HH*A Brodiica 30 



HaQ/ Bulbocodlum 30 



T*'-) Calla, Black i Arum Sanctum) 27 



T*0 •' Red (Arum Cornutum) 27 



T*OK " White, Yellow, etc 80 



HH*A Caloch<irtU8 81 



HAQ Canmssia 81 



HH* Chines.' Sacred I.ilv 22 



H* \Qt Chionodoxa 81 



H fe Christ mas I lose I 1 1 el I, -bonis) :S4 



H© Cinnamon Vine 32 



H '■■ ,} Colcblcum 24 



H*AiJ Convallarta i Lily of the Valley )40 



H*A Corbu'arln 21 



HH- Conperia 8 2 



T - Crlnum 82 



H ,*;:. t croi-us 24 



HHK Crocosnia i Montliretia) 11 



H ',' Crown Imperial 82 



T* Cyclamen :12 



H* \Q Daffodil (Narcissus) 18 to 28 



H a - Iff Day I.ilv 84, 85 



h ;■ 



HaQ 

 HAQ 



H©t£ 

 HAJ 



H 



H&HH ■:• 



HH* 



H&HH* . 



H0UJ 



H* ; 



T-*- 



HH*K 



H*AQ/ 



H 



T 

 H * 



H 



HAQ/ 

 T* 

 HHK 

 H©* 

 H*A 



HH* 



HH* 



H*A 



HA*Q? 



HHK 



H&HH .* 



HH* 



H 



T M ■ 



H* . 



HH* 



H* :: 



H H^K 



H r 

 i* ■ 



H* aQ 



HH -; 



TK 



HH* 



H 1 

 HH h 

 H©V 



PAGE 



Dlcentra or Dlelytra 29 



Dodecatheon( American Co WBllp)26 

 Dogs-Tooth Vlolel 



{ Erythronlum) 33 



Ereinnrus 33 



Eranthis (Winter Aconite) 82 



Erythronlum 88 



FIcur-dc-Lis ( Iris) 8.6, 37 



Freeala 33 



Frltlllarlaa 33 



Fuukla 34 



Gala nt bus (Snowdrops) 43 



Gesnera 34 



(iia. Mollis 34 



Glory of Snow (Chionodoxa) 31 



Gloxinia 34 



Golden Molly (Allium) 26 



Guernsey i.ilv (.Serine) 41 



Hellchorns 34 



Henicrocnllis 35 



Hepatica 35 



Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) 27 



Homerla I Bobartia) 35 



Hoteia iSpira'ai 44 



Hyacinth, Dutch 5. 6, 7, 8 



Mixed 5 



" Bedding and Forcing.. 5 



" Collections for Beds ..10 



" Roman 9 



" Italian or Parisian 9 



*■ Pan or - 'DutehRomans"9 

 Hyaclnthus,Mu8k,Grape<fcFeath..9 



Candlcans 35 



Iris 86, 37 



Ixla 35 



Ixiolirion 35 



Jaroba-an Lily I Amaryllis) 27 



Jonquil I Narcissus Jonquilln)...21 



I. a die 1 1. 'ilia 40 



Leucojum (Spring Snow-flake). ..43 



Lilium Harrlsll 25 



1. Ilium H.iliesi 25. 88, 39 



I.ilv of the Nile (Calla) 80 



Lily of the Valley -10 



Lycorls 40 



Madeira Vine 40 



Mariposa Lily (Calochortus) 81 



Meadow Saffron i Bulbocodlum |80 



Milla + 1 



Montbretia 41 



HA*Q 



T*Q 

 H*AQ 



T0 



H*A 

 HH*G 



T - 



H©UJ 



H 



HAQ 

 HH - 



H 



HAQ 



HH* 



T* 



H 

 TO 

 HH*K 

 H*AQ 



h*aq; 

 h*a; 



HH* 

 H©* 



TOK* 

 H 



HA*/ 

 H*A 

 HffiQ 



H 



H*A 



H©QUJ 



HH* 



HH* 



TK 



H*A 



HA 



H*A 



T*Q 



TO 



HH*K 



HAQ 



HH*K 



PAGE 



Muscarl (Grape. Feathered and 



Musk Hyacinths). ..9 



Nipglln 41 



Narcissus, Large Trumpet. ..18, 19 



" Medium Trumpet 20 



" PoeticUB Varieties 21 



Hoop Petticoat 21 



" .lonquilln orJonqulls21 

 " Polyanthus Varietles22 



" Double Varieties 23 



Nerine 41 



Ornithogulum 41 



Oxalis 41 



Pancratium (Isemene) 42 



1'ffionla 42 



Plantain Lily (Funkla) 34 



Posque Flower (Anemone) 28 



Peruvian Lilies (Als.tromeria)...2fi 



Puscbklnia 42 



Quamash (Camassia) 31 



Ranunculus 42 



lUchardia (Call as) 80 



Sanguinaria (Blood Boot) 29 



Scarborough Lily iVallota) 45 



Schizostylis 4;( 



Scilla 43 



Snowdrop 43 



Snow Fluke (Leucojum) 43 



Sparaxls 43 



Splr.i'U 44 



Sprekelia (Amaryllis) 27 



Spr'g Colcblcum I Bulbocodlum 180 



Spriug Squill (Scilla) 43 



Star of Beth'ni (Ornithogaluni 1.41 



Sternbergia 44 



Tlgrldla 44 



Trillium 44 



Triteleia 44 



Tritoma 45 



Tritonla 45 



TropaVolum 45 



Tuberoses i.~> 



Tulip, Single Early 12, 18 



•' Single Late II. 15 



Double 16. 17 



T.vdiea \r, 



Vallota VS 



Wat son la 45 



Winter Aconite I Eranthis) 32 



'/.I'phyi-antlies 45 



PLANTS. 



PAGE 



tcalypha 1 Cornel Plant | 47 



Ikebla 54 



A 1 1. in I Hilda 52 



Mfheaa 55 



\mpclopslH ". I 



■\ra urn lin .".1 



Arbor Vita; 



trlstolochla 5 1 



Upldlstrn 4s 



Vsparagus is 



Axalens 17. 55 



Begonias 1 B 



Berberry 56 



Rlgnonta 54 



berries .">r> 



Drownllln 18 



PAGE 



' ilyi anthus 55 



Camellias I 8 



Carnations is 



Clel lira 55 



' ■ PI Is 55 



Chlonanthus 55 



Chrysanthemums 49 



Clematis 49 



Collections Oi Plants 46 



Comet Plant (Acalyphal 47 



Corrhorns 55 



Cm-rants 



1 J |» ins I B 



Deutzlas 



1 'i oca?nns •" 1 



Exoehorda 55 



Ferns 50 



Forsythia 55 



Geraniums 50 



Gooseberries 5 



Grape Vines 5 



H ci ly sarin in 5 



lli-lii it ropes 5 



Herbaceous Plant Collections....! 



Honeysuckles 5 



Hydrangea 5 



Hypericum 5 



Ivy 5 



.1 asm 1 11 u in 5 



Kerria 5 



Lilacs 5 



Orange 



Palms 



Pandarius 



Pansii-s 



Philadelphus 



Pinks 



Primulas 1 Primmsi- 1 



Privet 



Prunus 



Raspberries 56, 



Rhododendron 



Roses 52, 



Rubber Plants 



Sambucus 



Snow ball 



Shrubs, Hardy Flowering 



Smllnx 



s 1 'hi a 64, 



Syringa 



Tamnrlx 



Viburnum 



Vines, llar.lv Climbing 



Violets 



Welgellas 



Wistaria 



Xnnlhoceras 



PAGE 



55 

 57 

 55 

 53 

 51 

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 54 

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55 

 55 



:..-■ 

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 55 

 54 



sreds err;,), miscellaneous (;r„). vegetable roots. 



SEE 

 Flower Seeds 

 Vegetal) e Seeds, 

 Clovei S m lei 



-'■eds ... 



Lawn Grass 



0a(s 



Kye 



Rape 



Vetch. San. I ..r \\ inter 

 Wheal 



Di>. Pi 



58 to 



64,61 



68 

 67 



'■■7 

 68 

 68 



'•.7 



niSCELLAMZOfS. n..i 



Books 77 to si 



liers ..'.-I [neeel It Idea 76 



Hyi mi . Ilnsses, etc 70 



.lar.litil." 1 -i-s. .-t.- 7 1 



Tools 72 til 75 



Plant Stands 



Potting Soil and Essentials. ....69 

 1 Hi Hentei * 69 



Wlndon Brackets 69 



Hanging Baskets 71 



Flower Pots 71 



Tubs 7 1 



Chinese I.ily Bowls ro 



Hot-Bed Mats 72 



Sash 72 



Protecting Cloth 72 



FumJgators . 

 Thermometers 



PAGE 

 73 



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VEQETABLE ROOTS. 



Asparagus 58 



Khubarb . 7 



