PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE.— PLANTS. 



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General List of Plants for Florists' Stock 



WE CALL ATTENTION to the advantage of getting stock of the following 

 plants as soon after this list is received as possible. PURCHASE EARLY. 

 All the bedding plants, if bought before March 1st, will yield cuttings and pro- 

 duce plants from same in time for outdoor planting at the North. 



I ACK OF SPACE forbids us giving extended descriptions of the following well 

 1— known and useful plants. The selection of varieties in Geranium s 

 Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, etc., etc., must be left to us. Purchasers selection 

 may be made from our retail catalogue at one-third off prices quoted therein. 



Ageratum. Blue and white, dwarf sorts 



" Princess Pauline 



" Stella Gurney, Best blue ' 



"Little Midget". . 



Inimitable 



Alternanthera Paronychoides Major. Best crimson 



Aurea Nana. Best yellow .' 



Jewell. Brilliantly colored, growth stronger than the 



foregoing 



Alyssum, Tom Thumb. (Double, single and variegated) 



Amaranthus, "Joseph's Coat." (Ready May 1st.) 



Ampelopsis Veitchii (or "Japan Ivy"). Pot grown 



Antirrhinum. Choicest mixed, all colors. (Ready April 1st.) 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus 



" Sprengerii 



Asters, Henderson's Invincible. White, blue, pink and crimson 



" Giant Comet or Ostrich Plume. White, pink, blue and crimson. . 



" Semple's Late. White, pink, blue and crimson 



" Victoria. White, blue, pink and crimson 



(AH Asters Ready April 15. Pot grown plants.) 



Begonias. Assorted varieties 



Cannas, New French. Dormant roots up to April 1st. . . .' 



" Growing plants ready April 1st 



Carnations. Winter flowering, plants from 2J<-inch pots 



Marguerite. Assorted colors 



" Hardy Garden. Assorted colors 



Centurea Gymnocarpa. White leaved. (Ready May 1st.) 



Chrysanthemums. Cut flower varieties 



See our retail catalogue for new sorts of Chrysanthemums, our collec- 

 tion is comprehensive and contains the best extant. 



Clematis, Paniculata. White, fragrant, 2-year roots 



Cobea Scandens. Blue flowers. (Ready April 15th.) 



Coleus. Fancy and standard varieties — Verschaffeltii, Golden Bedder, 



Hero, Chicago Bedder, Fire Crest, etc 



Cosmos. White and mixed. (Ready May 1st.) 



Dahlias. Field grown roots. Fine named sorts 



Fuchsias. Best market sorts, 2-inch pots, S3. 00; 3-inch pots 



^Geraniums. Double and single, 2-inch pots, $4.00; 3-inch pots 



Ivy-Leaved. 2-inch pots, $4.00; 3-inch pots 



Scented. 2-inch pots, $4.00; 3-inch pots 



" Silver. 2-inch pots, $4.00; 3-inch pots 



Heliotropes. Finest varieties, 2-inch pots, $3.00; 3-inch pots 



Hibiscus (Chinese). Crimson, pink, etc 



" Peachblow. Double, light pink, 3-inch pots 



Hollyhocks. Double, apricot, lavender, purple, crimson, white, salmon, 



yellow, rose, pink, black, blush, maroon, white with violet center.. . 

 Ipomea Learii. "The Blue Dawn Flower." 



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Ipomea Maxima. (Giant Moon Flower) 4 . 00 



Iris Kaempf erli. The rainbow hues of these grand flowers rival the finest 



Orchids. We offer the improved Japanese varieties, Named sorts.. 10.00 



Iris Kaempf erii. A fine mixture without names 6.00 



Iris Germanica (Fleur-de-Lis). Named sorts 6.00 



Iris Germanica. Mixed sorts ! 4 . 00 



Ivy, German 3 . 00 



Lantanas. New dwarf varieties 4.00 



Lemon Verbenas. Fine plants 6 . 00 



Lobelia. Droopjng and upright assorted colors. (Ready April 1st) 3.00 



Nasturtiums. Tom Thumb and Climbing, all colors. Pot-grown. (Ready 



April 1st) 3 . 00 



Double sorts. Yellow and crimson 6.00 



Paeonies Herbaceous. White, rose, crimson, etc 14 . 00 



" Named Sorts, a fine collection 16 . 00 



Pansies. Best varieties 3 . 00 



Passifloras. Cerulea, etc 4 . 00 



" Militaris. Rich scarlet 6 . 00 



Petunias. Double Fringed named sorts. . . . : 6 . 00 



" Double Seedling 4 . 00 



" Single Seedling 3 . 00 



Phlox Drummondi Grandiflori. Best assortment. (Ready May 1st.) 



Pot-grown : 3 . 00 



Phloxes, Hardy. Named sorts 5 . 00 



Pink, "Her Majesty." Double white hardy, 2-inch pots -. 3.50 



" Abbottsford. Deep rosy pink 3 . 50 



" Homer. Deep pink 3 . 50 



" Juliette. Pure white laced with crimson 3.50 



Large clumps of above 10 . 00 



Roses. (See pages 33 and 34) 



Special sorts selected from our retail catalogue at one-third off 

 prices quoted therein. 



Salvias. Scarlet 3 . 50 



Salvia Patens. Beautiful blue flowers. . . .' 4.50 



Smilax. Strong plants 3 . 00 



Stevia Serrata. White winter flowering 3 . 00 



" " Variegated. Fine bedding plant 3.00 



Stocks. Best German Ten Weeks, assorted. (Ready April 1st) 3.00 



Sweet William. From frames 4 . 00 



Tradescantia. Four sorts. Trailing basket plants 3.00 



Tritoma Pfitzerii. A dwarf, free flowering, very brilliant variety 12.00 



Verbenas. Mammoth strain. Named varieties 3.00 



Vinca, Major, Variegata Trailing vine; 2-inch pots 4.00 ' 



" Large plants from 5-inch pots 15.00 



" Alba. Upright, white, summer blooming "Periwinkle" 4.00 



" Rosea. Upright, rose, summer blooming "Periwinkle". ........ 4.00 



" Alba Rosea. Upright, white with rose colored center 4.00 



BOOKS for the FLORIST and MARKET GARDENER 



For full list of books 

 see retail catalogue. 



" PICTURESQUE GARDENS." 



By CHARLES HENDERSON. 



Price, "Popular Edition" with Heavy Levant Paper Cover, $1.00 Postpaid. 



"Price "De Luxe Edition" on heavy plate paper, handsomely bound in cloth, 



with panel in colors, $2.00 delivered free in the U. S. 



This unique book mirrors the charms of the prettiest parks, lawns and gardens 

 •of Europe and America. The picturesque and the natural styles are shown in 

 over three hundred magnificent, photographic illustrations from nature. Many 

 of these views are 5x7 inches, some larger, few smaller; they are grouped and 

 printed in a most artistic manner on heavy paper, with just enough text matter 

 to describe the view and name the plants, vines, trees and shrubs needed to 

 produce a similar effect or design. 



GARDENING FOR PLEASURE. 



By PETER HENDERSON. 404 pages fully illustrated. Price, post-paid, $1.50. 

 Its scope embraces directions for the culture and propagation of Flowers, Vege- 

 tables and Fruits. It has had a large sale, and gone through several editions, 

 it treats on the Vegetable Garden, Flower Garden, Fruit Garden, Greenhouse, 

 Grapery, Window Garden, Lawn, the Water Garden, etc. 



GARDENING FOR PROFIT. 



By PETER HENDERSON. 375 pages, fully illustrated. Price, post-paid, $1.50 

 If you wish to grow Vegetables for Sale, read GARDENING FOR PROFIT. 



The personal success of its author during his long career as a market gardener, 

 and the success of thousands from the time he first made his cultural methods 

 known up to the present day show the popular estimation of the value set 

 upon this great work. While written particularly for the Market Gardener 

 and Trucker, yet it is of equal value for large private gardens. It tells the whole 

 story, from selection and treatment, of soils to marketing the produce; also 

 covers the forcing of vegetables, strawberries, etc. 



PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE. 



By PETER HENDERSON. 325 pages, fully illustrated. Price, post-paid, $1.50. 

 If you wish to become a Commercial Florist, then of all books you should 

 procure PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE. We have any number of compli- 

 mentary letters from people who actually knew nothing of the florists' business, 

 but who followed the instructions in this work and are now "full fledged florists." 

 And although written especially for the Commercial Florist, it is equally valuable 

 to the amateur and all having conservatories, greenhouses, window gardens, etc. 



HOW THE FARM PAYS. 



By PETER HENDERSON and WM. CROZIER. 

 400 pages. Profusely illustrated. Price, post-paid, $2.00. 



An acknowledged authority for farmers. Gives practical Methods of Growing 

 Grass, Grain, Root Crops; Fruits, etc., and all about Stock, Farm Machinery, 

 etc. It is written in plain and easy-to-be-understood language. The information 

 given is intended to make the work of the farm pay. 



HENDERSON'S HANDBOOK OF PLANTS 



AND GENERAL HORTICULTURE, 



By PETER HENDERSON. 

 538 Pages. Profusely Illustrated. Price, post-paid, $3.00. 



The standard American dictionary of plants, flowering, ornamental, economic, 

 etc., including vegetables and fruits; in fact, a complete work on cultivated 

 plants. Everything is arranged alphabetically and very complete descriptions 

 are given, with full cultural instructions for everything of importance, also a 

 glossary of the technical terms used in describing plants. A monthly calendar 

 of operations for the greenhouse and window garden, flower, fruit and kitchen 

 garden, renders it valuable as a book of reference. 



HENDERSON'S BULB CULTURE. 



68 pages, profusely illustrated. Price, postpaid, 50c. 



This gives the up-to-date met hods of treatment for all kinds of Hardy and 

 Tender Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn Flowering Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, 

 etc. — Bulbs for Gardens and Lawns — Design Bedding — Mixed Borders — 

 Naturalizing — Situations, Soils and Preparation — Time and Depth to Plant 

 — Treatment after Flowering — Bulbs for the House and Greenhouse — Forcing 

 — Flowering Bulbs in Glasses of Water, etc. — Keeping Dormant Bulbs — Hints 

 on Buying and Selecting for Different Purposes, etc. 



CULTURE OF WATER LILIES AND AQUATICS. 



Rerised and enlarged edition. Profusely illustrated. Price, post-paid, 50c. 



This gives the latest methods of growing and flowering Nymphaeas, Nelum- 

 biums, Victorias and all other Ornamental Aquatics, both in natural and artifi- 

 cial ponds, pools, tanks, etc. 



If ordered at one time, we will supply the full set 

 of above eight Books, including the De Luxe 



Edition of "Picturesque Gardens." (Separately, they would cost $12.50.) 



carriage prepaid, for $10.00. 



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