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PETEK HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— SUPERIOR BULBS— WHOLESALE. 



HENDERSON'S Q1ANT 



'Christmas Forcing" 

 LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



Hendersons Giant Christmas forcing 



LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



The finest grade of Lily of the Valley in the world for early winter flower- 

 ing. They will bear twelve to sixteen large bells on strong stalks, with foliage 

 even when forced for extra early ; they are equally superior for later or suc- 

 cessional crops The pips average large, plump and regular, with extra long 

 roots. Read what our customers think of them. 



"The Christmas Valley I had from you were very fine— better than any I have 



handled in iS years' experience, and I have kicked myself because I did not order more. 



Will want a large quantity next season; can't compete now-a-days unless you have 



something a little better than the other fellow— and the extra price received more than 



pays the difference in cost between No. I stock and ordinary, and there 



is a satisfaction outside of dollars and cents that goes a long way." 



S. A. E. LYMAN, Essex Greenhouses, 



Coe Ridge, Ohio. 

 u We see from the style of bloom that you have a fine strain of Lily 

 of the Valley and you may book us for 30,000 pips for fall delivery." 



A. S. MA ZBEAN, Lakewood, N. /. 



Spirea 

 or Astilbe. 



LARGE IMPORTED CLUMPS 

 SUITABLE FOR FORCING. 



(Expected for Shipment in November.) 



Gladstone. A new, large flowering Spiraea— an improvement over all 1 



other white-flowering Spiraeas— and one of the most beautiful winter] Doz 

 and spring flowering pot plants grown ; the immense trusses of flowers 

 are as white as snow, and are borne on erect, strong stalks 18 inches 

 high. Well-grown plants bear 25 to 40 of these plume-like trusses, 

 practically enveloping the plant with a feathery foam 



Japonica. The old favorite for winter forcing 



Astilboides Floribunda. great improvement. It is dwarfer in habit, 

 earlier and more profuse in bloom than Spiro?a Japonica. s a Florists' 

 market plant, and for forcing for cut flowers, it is unrivalled 



Nana Compacta Multlflora. Of compact growth, ample foliage, magnifi- 

 cent panicles of feathery white flowers 



Prices. 



2.00 

 .50 



100 



15.00 

 3.00 



4.00 

 3.50 



1000 



28.00 



35.00 

 30.00 



PRICES OF LILY OF THE VALLEY PIPS. 



Expected for Shipment Earl} in November . 



Henderson's Giant Christmas Forcing described above, $2.00 

 per 100, $15.00 per 1000. $35.00 per case of 2,500 pips. 



Henderson's Large Early Flowering Berlin, extra size— 3 years 

 old— sand-grown pips for early forcing— can be flowered" with 

 foliage by the holidays if needed. $1.75 per 100, $12.00 per 

 100<1, $28.00 per case of 2,500 pips. 



Henderson's Large Flowering Hamburg. The florist's standard 

 sort for flowering after Jan. 1st— 3 year old sand-grown pips 

 $1 .50 per 100, $10.00 per 1000, $23.50 per case of 2,500 pips. 



For Lily of the Valley for Outside Planting, Fortin's and 

 Clumps, See Page 11. 



FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA. 



{Ready for Delivery in August.) 



One of the most popular and charming bulbs, flowering in the 

 winter and spring. They force readily and can be had in bloom 

 by Christmas if desired and a continuous display of bloom may 

 be kept up through the winter by proper handling. The flowers 

 are produced 6 to 8 on stems about 9 inches high, and are particu- 

 larly useful for cutting, remaining in good condition kept in wa- 

 ter for two weeks. 



nammoth Bulbs, -% inch up, 15c. doz., 85c. per 100, $7.50 per 1000. 



Selected Strong Bulbs, % in. up, 12c doz., 65c. 100, S5.50per luOO. 



First Size Bulbs. % in. up, 10c. per doz., 50c. 100, $3.75 1000. 

 {For Freesia Leichtlinii — the yellow one, see page II.) 



SPIREA 

 ASTILBOIDES 

 FLORIBUNDA. 



We furnish 6 bulbs of one variety at dozen rates ; 25 at 100 rates ; 350 at 1,000 rates. Postage will be extra on bulbs desired by mail. 



