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



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^.^ LILY OF THE VALLEY.^.^ 



(Ready for deliver)/ in November.) 

 The Lily of the Valley is one of the most useful and greatly admired plants 

 grown ; the modest bell-shaped flowers of purest white are highly prized for 

 cutting purposes, and for flowering in pots in the winter they are exceedingly 

 well adapted. Beautiful and most interesting ornamental designs for the 

 parlor or conservatory may be produced by planting the Lily crowns in Crocus 

 pots or in pyramidal pots made especially for this purpose, and pierced with 

 holes. They will last several weeks in beauty. By taking them in at intervals, 

 a succession of different designs may be kept up all winter. They are also 

 forced in immense quantities by florists, but they are the most charming when 

 grown in lai'ge patches, in partially shaded localities around the lawn, near the borders of streams, 

 lakes, etc., being perfectly hardy. (See cut.) 



Larg'e-flowering' German Single Crowns. 3 years old, for forcing, pot culture, or open 

 ground planting. Per bundle of 25 crowns, 6Uc., $2.00 per 100 ; or, buyer paying transit, $15.00 

 per 1,000. 

 Henderson's Extra " Christmas Forcing' " Single Crowns. The finest grade of Crowns 

 in the world for early winter flowering, they will bear J 2 to 16 large bells on strong stalks, with 

 foliage, even when forced for extra eai'ly ; the pips average large, plump and regular, with extra 

 long roots. Perbundleof 25 crowns, 75c.; per 100, $2.60; or, buyer paying transit, $20.00 per 1.000. 



Iiarge Clumps of Lily of the Lily, for open ground planting, 30c. each, $3.25 per doz.; or, 

 buyer paying transit, §20.00 iier 100. 



Fortin'S Giant Lily of the Valley, for open ground planting. See Novelties, page 8. 



HENDERSON'S "rHUIsTIIAS FOHCINO 

 LILT OF THE V.4I,LEY. 



Lycoris, Nerine or Guernsey Liles. 



AJso known as "Japanese Hardy Amaryllis." 



These bulbous plants are of great beauty ; they belong to the Amaryllis family 

 and are consequently adapted to pot culture in the greenhouse or window garden. 

 Coming from colder climates than the tropical Amaryllis, they thrive under cooler 

 treatment. They make splendid garden plants, and this is the popular way of 

 growing (hem in Japan and China. Grown outside they flower towards autumn. 

 L. Radiata, Aurea and Squamigera have proved to be hardy grown in a warm, 



sheltered sunny border, protected with 

 a frame or mulching during the winter, 

 Aurea. Produces flower stems about 

 18 inches high, surmounted with from 

 12 to 18 deep yellow lily-like blossoms. 

 25c. each, $2.60 per doz. 

 Radiata, also known as Nerine 

 Japonica or Sarniensis and the 

 "Guernsey Lily." Flower stems 

 about a foot long with clusters of from 

 8to 12 fiery red lily-like flowers about 

 two inches across ; colors very bril- 

 liant, and in the sunlight glisten as if 

 sprinkled with gold dust ; the wavy, 

 recurved petals and long red stamens 

 give a graceful effect to the flower. 

 These beautiful Lilies are perhaps the 

 most popular and useful of the Ama- 

 ryllis family ; perhaps no bulbs bloom 

 with more certainty and swiftness 

 afterpotting ; for autumn and winter 

 floweringtheyare extremely beautiful. 

 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. (See cut.) 

 Squamigera. A very strong-growing 

 and large-flowering variety, and per- 

 haps the hardiest of the lot ; it is fre- 

 quently grown by the Chinese as a 

 cemetery plant. The flower spikes 

 are stout and solid, from 2 to 3 feet 

 high, bearing umbels of from 5 to 7 

 large lily-like flowers about i inches 

 in length, nearly twice the size of the 

 other varieties. The color Is a soft 

 rosy pink, delicately tinged with sil- 

 very gray. 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. 

 Fothergilli Major. See Novellie^, 

 page 10. 60c. each, $6.00 per doz. 



LTCORIS RADIATA, ALSO KNO'WN AS NERINE 

 JAPONICA OR SARNIENSIS. 



BULBS DELIVERED FREE in the U. S., except where noted. NOTE OUR PREMIUM OFFER on the second page of cover. 



