PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— WHOLESALE LIST OF PLANTS. 



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SPECIAL IMPORT OFFER 



OF 



AZALEAS. 



(For Shipment about October 20th.) 



We have made special arrangements with the lar- 

 gest grower of Azaleas in Belgium, and take pleasure 

 in offering for delivery in the Fall of 1902, f. o.b. New 

 York City, Indian Azaleas, double and single, all 

 named varieties, leading market kinds, shapely 

 plants, well headed, at the prices quoted below. 

 This is a specially low import offer, both as to sizes 

 and prices, and your early order is solicited. Azaleas 

 are growing in favor yearly, as the great demand 

 this season proves. It is to your interest to order 

 now and take advantage of the low prices we offer. 



They are shapely specimens and will make splendid 

 plants for winter and spring decoration. These 

 plants will be carefully packed and can be safely sent 

 by freight if shipped before Nov. 10th. 



We offer the following varieties : 



Mme. Van der Cruyssen, Dr. de Moore, Niobe, 

 Deutsche Perle, Mme. C. Van Langenhove, Ver- 

 vaeneana, Empress of India, Bernhard Andrea Alba 

 and Helen Thielman. 



Per doz. Per 100. 



10 to 12 inch heads $450 $35.00 



12 to 14 " " 6.00 45.00 



14 to 15 " " 7.00 55.00 



6 sold at dozen rates, 25 at 100 rates. 



NOTE. — Above prices include all charges for 

 packing, cartage, duty, foreign freight, 

 etc. They are f. o. b. N. Y. City. 



HARDY WHITE AZALEA, INDICA ALBA. 



One of the most useful varieties, used as a hardy shrub. Un- 

 equalled for cemetery planting; magnificent specimens of it, 6 

 to 10 feet high and wide, are attractions in Greenwood Cemetery, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. Price, strong, bushy plants, 75c. each, $7.50 

 per doz. 



HARDY AZALEA, AMOENA. (Double Red Azalea.) 



A beautiful hardy variety, producing numbers of double rosy 

 red flowers. Price, 1st size, 50c. each, $5.00 per doz.; 2d size, 

 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



AMPELOSIS VEITCHII. 



Sometimes called " Boston Ivy " and " Japan Ivy." 



Entirely hardy in the most exposed places, attaining a height 

 of 20 to 30 feet in two or three years, clinging to stones, brick 

 or woodwork with the greatest tenacity. For covering dead 

 trees, gate posts, boundary walls, verandas, etc., it has no equal. 

 In the summer the foliage is a rich shade of green, but in the fall 

 it assumes the most gorgeous tints of scarlet, crimson and orange, 

 so dazzling as to be seen at a great distance. Price, strong one- 

 year-old plants from 3-inch pots, $6.00 per 100. 



ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI. 



A most desirable species, exceedingly useful and ornamental 

 as a pot plant to grow on a shelf in the window or on a pedestal 

 in the sitting-room, or to droop from baskets. The fronds are 

 frequently four feet long, a rich shade of green, retaining their 

 freshness for weeks after being cut. A fine house plant, as it 

 withstands dry atmosphere. (See Cut.) Price, fine plants 

 from 5-inch pots, $3.50 per doz.; 4-inch pots, $2.00 per doz.; 3- 

 inch pots, $1.25 per doz., 2-inch pots, 75c. per doz., $5. 00 per 100 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. 



{Climbing Lace Fern.) Bright green leaves, gracefully arched, 

 and as finely woven as silken mesh, retaining their freshness for 

 weeks when cut. Plants from 4-inch pots, ,$2.00 per doz.; 

 3-inch pots, $1.25 per doz., $8.00 per 100; 2-inch pots, 75c. per 

 doz., $5.00 per 100. 



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