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



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For Autumn Planting. 



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All bulbs are delivered free in the United States, except where noted. 



ACHiriENES. 



These are splendid and profuse eummer-blooming plants for the conser- 

 vatory or window decoration ; flowers of many charming colors ranging 

 through all shades from white to crimson, including many that are beauti- 

 fully spotted. 

 Mixed Varieties. (Ready in November.) 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 



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ALSTROHERIA. 



Peruvian Lilies. Tuberous rooted plants, 

 robust and abundant blooming, with beauti- 

 ful, large lily-like flowers of great beauty, 

 borne in clusters during the summer; colors 

 — crimson, rose, yellow, purple, etc., shaded 

 and marked. They are splendid for cutting, 

 being of much substance and lasting in per- 

 fection for a long time. Splendid subjects 

 for either pot culture or for planting out in 

 frames. 2 to ■! feet. [See cut.) 



Mixed Varieties. [Ready in November.) 10c. 

 each, $1.00 per doz. 



AGAPANTHUS 

 UHBELLATUS. 



The Great African Lily. 



These are noble ornaments in pots 

 or tubs for lawns, terraces or piazzas 

 or for the decoration of the green- 

 house. Foliage luxuriant and grace- 

 ful ; flowers bright blue, borne in 

 clusters of 20 to 30, and measure 

 fully a foot across. The flower 

 stalks frequently attain a height of 

 3 feet, the flowers opening in suc- 

 cession for a long period during the 

 summer and autumn. [See cut.} 

 Ready in November. 20c. each, S2.00 

 per doz. 



ATAPINTHT. ' 



ALLIUM. 



The varieties we offer are among the most 



beautiful for pot culture or garden decoration. 



They are of the easiest culture. 



Azureum. Truly beautiful, either for pot or 

 garden culture, being quite hardy, flowers 

 deep azure blue, borne in large umbels ; 

 height, 1 to 2 feet. 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



Anreuiu (Moly or Golden Allium). One 

 of our most showy border plants, perfectly 

 hardy, bearing large golden yellow flowers in 

 June. A very old favorite, and fine for natu- 

 ralizing in the garden, where it forms large 

 clumps ; height, 1 foot. 3 for lOc, 30c. per 

 doz., S1.75 per 100. 



Hermitti Grandiflomm. A splendid winter- 

 flowering and forcing variety; the flowers last 

 a long time after being cut. The flowers are 

 large, of immaculate whiteness, and continue 

 to bloom from December to the end of April. 

 [See cut.) 3 for lOc, 30c. per doz., $1.75 perlOO. 



Neapolitanuitt. Another excellent variety for 

 winter flowering now extensively forced by 

 florists for cut flowers, being of pure white 

 with green stamens, borne in large loose 

 umbels; height, 15 to 18 inches. 3 for lOc, 

 30c. per doz., $1.75 per 100. 



Ostro^vskianum. A beautiful new species 

 from Asia Minor, with large heads of beautiful 

 rose-colored flowers on stalks 2 feet high ; 

 very early, free flowering and hardy. 15c. 

 each, $1.25 per doz. 



6 bulbs sold at dozen rates, 25 at 100 rates ; 



delivered in United States free, except 



where noted. 



ALLIUM GRANDIFLOllUM. 



