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New Carnations 



Gorgeous. A giant in growth and size of flower. The color may be 



described as rich glowing crimson, suffused with vermilion. 

 Matchless. The flowers are large, fringed and very fragrant. They 



are borne on long stiff stems. Color pure white. 

 Mrs. B. P. Cheney. A free-flowering variegated variety. The shading 



is distinct from any other and darker than Benora. 

 Northport. A pretty shade of cerise-pink, long stiff stems, perfect form, 



very free-flowering. 



Price. 20c. each, S2.00 per doz., set of 4 for 7oc. 



Standard Named Carnations 



Beacon. Brilliant scarlet with crimson tones; a free-flowering sort. 

 Benora. White penciled with bright red. large flowers produced 



freely, long stems. (See engraving.) 

 Brooklyn. Deep pink heavily fringed. A very free bloomer and healthy 



grower. 

 Crimson Bedder. Deep crimson flowers, large and borne in great 



profusion. 

 Dorothy Gordon. Light rose pink, bright and attractive. Large flowers, 



free blooming. 

 Enchantress. A superb shade of rosy-blush -pink, very rich towards 



the center. (See engraving.) 

 Harlequin. Bright orange splashed with red, a very unique sort and 



quite attractive. 

 J. H. Manley. Brilliant orange-scarlet, blooms average 3 to 3) 2 inches 



in diameter. 

 La Mode. A new shade of heliotrope, shows some glistening pink at 



base of petals. 

 Mrs. C. W. Ward. Perfect form, full center color, deep lustrous pink. 



A magnificent variety of the largest size, free blooming and keeps 



splendidly. 

 Oriole. Deep golden-yellow with pencillings of carmine at margin and in 



body of flower. Flowers large, a good grower and free bloomer. 

 Orpheus. Bright yellow striped with pink and white. The best Car- 

 nation in its color. 

 Rosette. A beautiful shade of rose-pink. Very large flowers. 

 Royalty. A beautiful shade of deep, bright purple; a shade not usual 



in the Carnation. 

 Salmon Beauty. A beautiful shade of pink, somewhat deeper than 



Enchantress. The calyx is long and narrow and does not split. 

 White Enchantress. A pure white "sport" from the pink Enchantress 



offered above, large beautiful flowers. 



Price, 10c. each, -Sl.OO per doz., S6.00 per 100. set of 16 for SI. 25. 

 "Marguerite Monthly Carnations." A new race of Monthly Carnations 



which is of the greatest value for summer blooming. They bloom 



freelv all summer; the flowers are mostly double. Price, 10c. each, 



SI.O6 per doz., S6.00 per 100. 

 Hardy Garden Carnations. These produce only one crop, flowering 



heavilv in June. A fair proportion will be double. Price, 10c. each, 



Sl.OO per doz., .S6.00 per 100. 



Calla Lilies 



The Godfrey Ever-Blooming Calla. Compared with the ordinary white 

 Calla, it gives three flowers to one, the flower being equally large, of 

 perfect form and very much whiter. The plant is of dwarf, compact, 

 strong growth, about 18 inches high. Price, 25c. each, S2.50 per doz. 

 Calla Aethiopica, or Lily of the Nile. This old favorite White Calla Lily 

 is too well known to require any description. Price, 20c. each, -52.00 

 per doz. 

 Little Gem Calla. This rarely exceeds 12 inches in height. The flowers 

 are about half the size of the common 'variety and can be used with 

 telling effect in bouquets. Price. 15c. each, SI. 50 per doz. 

 Yellow Calla, EUiottiana. Large, rich, deep golden flowers often 4 to 5 

 inches across at the mouth, the leaves are spotted with white. Price, 

 60c. each, S6.00 per doz. 

 Spotted Leaf Calla. {Richardia Alba Haculata.) Dark green leaves 



spotted with white; otherwise 



the plant resembles the 



old favorite white Calla, 



excepting being of 



smaller habit. 



Price. 15c. each, 



SI. 50 per doz. 



Camellia Japonica 



Favorite flowering plants for cool green- 

 houses and the South. The varieties we 

 supply are the best extant, the pick of a 

 Continental collection, and embrace double 

 white, double pink, double red and double 

 variegated. Price, Sl.OO each, S9.00 per doz. 



Canterbury Bells 



Favorite hardy garden plants, growing 2 to 2J4 



feet high, in dense clumps, blooming profusely in 



early summer, large bell-shaped flowers. Price, 



15c. each, $1.50 per doz. For other hardy perennial 



plants see pages 176-177. 



Dracaena Indivisa 



A splendid house or garden plant with 

 slender drooping leaves. It is used ex- 

 tensively as a center plant for vases and 

 for porch and window boxes. A useful 

 plant for large specimens on the lawn or 

 for jardinieres, as it will thrive where many 

 other plants -would perish. It will stand 

 full exposure to the sun and its long, 

 graceful narrow leaves give a beautiful 

 effect with other plants. It is unsurpassed 

 for hardiness in the house and eminently 

 fitted to contrast with Palms and other 

 Decorative plants. [See engraving.) Price, 

 large plants, Sl.OO each; 2d size. 50c. each, 

 S5.00 per doz. 



Our Business 

 waa founded by 



Peter Henderson in 1847 ^°on byTis'^son^'* Charles Henderson grMas^oM*^ Peter and Howard M. Henderson 



