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PETER HENDERSON ACO., MEW YORK- 



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NEW DOUBLE GERANIUMS 



We offer below a splendid New Collection of Geraniums for 

 1912, personally selected from the best of the European im- 

 portations both double and single. They are all fine bedders. 

 Agathos. Strong trusses; immense semi-double flowers of a deep 



carmine color. A compact, well branched plant. 

 Baron Dhanis. Grand cochineal red, semi-double flowers, with 



a purplish tint. A distinctive variety and fine bedder. 

 Comte Carminati di Brambilla. A very rich color of currant 



red, shading lighter towards center; two lower petals blotched 



white at throat, white eye; an excellent variety with large 



semi-double flowers and trusses. 

 G. Zille. Good trusses and large flowers of a pretty shade of 



cochineal carmine shading through violet at center to beauti- 

 ful and rich color, plant of good habit, always flowering. 

 Jean Eyriam. Free flowering, large trusses, semi-double flowers 



of a carmine lake color, with large white eye, very distinct. 

 Latham. Immense semi-double flowers of a beautiful shade of 



deep madder carmine with a white center, very floriferous; a 



distinct variety, enormous trusses, long flower stalks. 

 Pierre Suhau. Immense semi-double flowers of a beautiful shade 



of carmine purple, with rich velvety finish, low habit, free 



flowering, beautiful trusses. 



New Single Geraniums. 

 Comtesse de Hohenwart. Immense flowers of a currant red 



with cardinal red upper petals shading lighter toward center, 



very large trusses; a beautiful variety. 

 Jean Balde. A beautiful novelty shade of reddish purple; petals 



are blotched white at base very floriferous, enormous trusses 



set upright on long flower stalks. 

 Leonce Depont. Deep carmine shading purple with a large 



white center, beautiful flowers, good strong trusses. 

 Marguerite Philippe. A pretty shade of salmon carmine with 



white eye, profuse bloomer, an e.xcellent bedder. 



New Single Geraniums — Continued. 



Raymond Poincare. Immense flowers of a deep car- 

 mine color; upper petals blotched white. 

 Price for the foregoing, 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. 



Collection of 12 New Geraniums for 1912 $3.00. 



NEW GERANIUMS OF 1911. 



Single Flowering. 



Marcellin Berthelot. Semi-dwarf; robust grower; im- 

 mense trusses; grand flowers; brilliant scarlet. 



Amedee Giat. Plant of good compact habit; strong 

 trusses; grand flowers; brilliant solferino violet, two 

 upper petals superbly maculated bright red. 



Giselle. Perfect habit of growth; fohage comparatively 

 small; flowers of middle size, borne on long stems, 

 forming large bouquets of pure rose pink. 



Suzanne Leepre. Robust, compact grower; large trusses 

 and flowers; a beautiful shade of aurora salmon, 

 softening toward a lighter distinct eye. 



Mme. F. Carnot. Bright rose, center flashed white. 



Lave. Bright orange scarlet, large round flowers. 

 Double Flowering. 



Henry Bataille. Plant robust and compact; trusses 

 held well above the foliage, cerise red with brilliant 

 scarlet shading; a splendid bedder. 



Convoitise. Plant short; foliage small; trusses large; 

 lung flower-stalks; flowers large and open; clear 

 solferino violet, upper petals maculated red. 



Fiat. Plant of good habit; compact foliage; medium 

 flowers of good substance, orange salmon, copper tint. 

 Prettiest colored novelty in the salmon type. 



Electre. Good habit; plant dwarf, always covered with 

 flowers; semi-double; clear wallflower violet; very 

 brilliant. A beautiful shade when massed in bedding. 



Joseph Vianney. Semi-double; large round petals; 

 salmon rose, shaded peach. 



Aurora. The trusses are large and bold; a bright, pleas- 

 ing shade of aurora copper, shaded lighter. 



Price for the above, 20c. each, collection of 12 for $2.25.' 



"GLORIOUS" GERANIUMS. 



Dagata. A remarkably beautiful shade of soft, clear 

 rose-pink, the base of the upper petals marked with 

 silvery white. 

 Mile. Anastasia Lecadre. (Single.) Immense trusses. 

 Color carmine-rose the center marked with clear white. 

 Jean Oberle. Flowers semi-double, white with a pretty shade 



of rosy blush in the center deepening to tender salmon. 

 Dr. Philiippe Tissie. A semi-double " Aureole." Bright 



crimson, magenta towards the center, which is pure white. 

 Leopold Bouille. A bright crimson-magenta, shading through 



violet-red to the center which is clear white. Semi-double. 

 Pamela. (Single.) Center white merging into rosy lake, the 



outer margin being a rich violet crimson. 

 PAUL CRAMPEL. (Single.) A magnificent, richly colored 



crimson-scarlet, the most intense shade imaginable. Gigantic 



trusses and extra large florets. Will supersede all others in its 



color for bedding. (See cut.) $12.00 per 100. 

 Mrs. Lawrence. A beautiful shade of soft, satiny, salmon with 



white markings. Large flowers and trusses, semi-double. 

 Leon Baudrier. A charming shade of soft but conspicuous cerise 



shaded lighter towards the center, which is silvery white. 

 Maurice Pottecher. Brilliant scarlet shading through tender 



violet to a distinct white center. 

 Red Wing. Deep cardinal red, with a soft, velvety sheen; 



unusually attractive; semi-double flower, large trusses, an 



ideal bedder. Price for the above, 15c. each, $1.50 per 



doz. Set of 11 "Glorious" Geraniums for $1.25. 



GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE GERANIUMS. 



Sophie Dumaresque. Gorgeously variegated, golden-yellow, 

 orange, red and bronzy-green. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



L'Elegante. An Ivy Geranium variegated green and white, oc- 

 casionally tinted with pink. 20c. each, $2.00 per doz. 



Mme. Languth. Foliage green and white, double flowers, red. 



Mrs. Parker. Green and white foliage, double flowers, pink. 



Mme. Solleroi. Dwarf, habit. Leaves green and white. 



Mountain of Snow. Vivid green foliage marked with white. 



Happy Thought. Center of leaves yellow, margin vivid green. 



Black Douglas. Rich yellow foliage, zone of bronze-black. 

 Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., $8.00 per 100. 



