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



IRIS 



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Scorpion Iris. [Alata.) This is a gem. The plant onlj- grows about a 

 foot high. The flowers are very large, measuring four to six inches across, 

 of a delicate lilac blue, with showy blotches of brightest yellow, spotted 

 with a darker shade, the whole forming one of the richest combinations 

 of color imaginable. One of the features of this rare plant is that its 

 flowers are produced when our gardens are practically flowerless, com- 

 mencing to bloom in October and producing a second crop of flowers in 

 December if the weather be not too severe. It is of the easiest culture, but 

 prefers a warm, dry sunny border. It is admirably adapted for pot culture 

 for greenhouse or window garden. 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 



Susiana. {The Mourning Iris.) A remarkably handsome species with im- 

 mense flowers, blush color, tinted with brown and covered with a network 

 of dark lines ; May-flowering ; height, 1 foot. A remarkable variety. 

 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. 



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^ IXIOLIRION. ^ 



Tartaricum. An elegant and rare half-hardy 

 bulbous plant of free growth, and producing 

 grand spikes, two feet high, of splendid bell- 

 shaped star-like flowers of rich purple, shaded 

 with sky-blue. Bulbs planted out by us last 

 autumn proved perfectly hardy with a slight 

 protection, and bloomed beautifully in June ; 

 the bulbs can be kept dry and planted out in 

 spring, or they may be grown in pots in cold 

 frames and be brought into the conservatory 

 toward spring for blooming. {See cut.) 15c. 

 each, $1.50 per doz. 



LENTEN OR ^^^ 

 CHRISTMAS ROSE. 



{Hellcborus Niger.) 



A most beautiful class of hardy plants growing freely in almost any situation, 



flowering in great profusion in early spring, and if grown in the house, or in 



frames, will bloom from December all through the winter months. The flowers 



are two or three inches in diameter, pure wax^ white (Seecul) (Ready in Novemher.] 



30r. each, $3.00 per 

 doz. 



The Ixia is a beautiful little winter-flowering bulb, with low, slender, grace- 

 ful spikes of bloom. The colors are rich, varied and beautiful, the centre 

 always differing in color from the other parts of the flower, so that the 

 blossoms, expanding in the sun's rays, present a picture of gorgeous beauty. 

 (See cut.) 



Crateroides. Bright scarlet, the earliest of all, and grand for forcing. 

 3 for lOc, 30c. per doz., $2.00 per 100. 

 Wonder. A double variety. Very deep pink, 

 sweetly perfumed. Extra. 5c. each, -500. per 

 doz., $4.00 per 100. 

 ISized Varieties. Many beautiful colors. 

 2 for 5c., 20c. per doz., $1.25 per lUO. 



^ LACHENALIAS. ^ 



Beautiful early spring-flowering bulbs for con- 

 servatory and window-garden decoration. The 

 spotted foliage and spikes of brilliant flowers 

 render them exceptionally striking. They are 

 very easily grown, and can be had in bloom by 

 Christmas, if desired, and can be grown in cold 

 frames if protected from frost. (See cut.) 

 ITelsoni. A new hybrid : without doubt the 

 finest of the race, producing its large golden 

 yellow flowers in long racemes with wonder- 

 ful freedom, lasting in flower in a cool house 

 nearly two mouths. Of the easiest culture; 

 treated same as Hyacinths. 30c. each, $3.00 doz. 

 Fendnla. Very strong-growing and handsome 

 flowers, bright red, tipped with green and 

 yellow. 25c. each, $2.50 doz. 

 Rtibida. Deep red, freely spotted, one of the 

 firstin bloom. Very distinct and showy. 25c. 

 each, $2 50 per doz. 



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IXIOI.IEION. 



Henderson's 

 ^j^ Bulb . . . 

 Culture 



Tells how to grow 

 bulbs for winter flow- 

 ^ ering in the house or 

 greenhouse, and for 

 spring flowering in 

 the garden. It treats 

 on summer-flowering 

 bulbs. It also tells 

 how to ' ■ force " bulbs. 



Price, postpaid, 

 25c., or given free as 

 premitim on an order. 

 See second page cover. 



LENTEN OR CHRISTMAS ROSE. 



LACHENALIAS. 



BULBS DELIVERED FREE in the United States, except where noted. Remember your Premium. See second page Cover. 



