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Henderson3"Fudwer Bulbs! 



This catalogue describes the largest selection of high quality bulbs 

 imported into America from Holland, Italy, France,. Great 

 ■Britain, Asia Minor, China, Japan, Bermuda, etc. 



PARCEL POST ZONES AND RATES FROM NEW YORK CITY 





Local: This 



1st 



2nd 



3rd 



4th 



5th 



6th 



7th 



8th 





means the 

 BorouKhs of 

 Manhattan 



Up to 



50 to 



150 to 



300 to 



600 to 



1000 to 



1400 to 



Over 



Weight 



50 



150 



300 



6C0 



1000 



1400 



1800 



1SO0 



in 



and the 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



Pounds 



Bronx: 



from 



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from 



from 



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from 



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from 





Pelham and 

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 Manor. 



New 



New 



New 



New 



New 



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New 



New 





York 



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York 



York 



York 



York 



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York 



1 



SO. 05 



$0.05 



SO. 05 



$0.06 



SO. 07 



$0.08 



$0.09 



$0.11 



$0.12 



2 



.06 



.06 



.06 



.08 



.11 



.14 



.17 



.21 



.24 



7 



.06 



.07 



.07 



.10 



.15 



.20 



.25 



.31 



.36 



4 



.07 



.08 



.08 



.12 



.19 



.26 



.33 



.41 



.48 



5 



.07 



.09 



.09 



.14 



.23 



.32 



■ 41 



.51 



.60 



6 



.08 



.10 



.10 



.16 



.27 



.38 



• 49 



.61 



.72 



7 



.08 



.11 



.11 



.18 



.31 



.44 



• 57 



.71 



.84 



8 



.09 



.12 



.12 



.20 



.35 



.50 



.65 



.81 



.96 



9 



.09 



.13 



.13 



.22 



.39 



.56 



.73 



.91 



1.08 



10 



.10 



.14 



.14 



.24 



.43 



.62 



■ 81 



1.01 



1.20 



11 



.10 



.15 



.15 



.26 



.47 



.68 



.89 



1.11 



1.32 



12 



.11 



.16 



.16 



.28 



.51 



.74 



.97 



1.21 



1.44 



13 



.11 



.17 



.17 



.30 



.55 



.80 



1.05 



1.31 



1.56 



14 



.12 



.18 



.18 



.32 



.59 



.86 



1.13 



1.41 



1.68 



15 



.12 



.19 



.19 



.34 



.63 



.92 



1.21 



1.51 



1.80 



16 



.13 



.20 



.20 



.36 



.67 



.98 



1.29 



1.61 



1.92 



17 



.13 



.21 



.21 



.38 



.71 



1.04 



1.37 



1.71 



2.04' 



18 



.14 



.22 



.22 



.40 



.75 



1.10 



1.45 



1.81 



2.16 



19 



.14 



.23 



.23 



.42 



.79 



1.16 



1.53 



1.91 



2.28 



20 



.15 



.24 



.24 



.44 



.83 



1.22 



1.61 



2.01 



2.40 



21 



.15 



.25 



.25 



.46 



.87 



1.28 



1.69 



2.11 



2.52 



22 



.16 



.26 



.26 



.48 



.91 



1.34 



1.77 



2.21 



2.64 



23 



.16 



.27 



.27 



.50 



.95 



1.40 



1.85 



2.31 



2.76 



24 



.17 



.28 



.28 



.52 



.99 



1.46 



1.93 



2.41 



2.88 



25 



.17 



.29 



.29 



.54 



1.03 



1.52 



2.01 



2.51 



3.00 



26 



.18 



.30 



.30 



.56 



1.07 



1.58 



2.09 



2.61 



3.12 



27 



.18 



.31 



.31 



.58 



1.11 



1.64 



2.17 



2.71 



3.24 



28 



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.32 



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.60 



1.15 



1.70 



2.25 



2.81 



3.36 



29 



.19 



.33 



.33 



.62 



1.19 



1.76 



2.33 



2.91 



3.48 



30 



.20 



.34 



.34 



.64 



1.23 



1.82 



2.41 



3.01 



3.60 



31 



.20 



.35 



.35 



.66 



1.27 



1.88 



2.49 



3.11 



3.72 



32 



.21 



.36 



.36 



.68 



1.31 



194 



2.57 



3.21 



3.84 



33 



.21 



.37 



.37 



.70 



1.35 



200 



2.65 



3.31 



3.96 



34 



.22 



.38 



.38 



.72 



1.39 



2.06 



2.73 



3.41 



4.08 



35 



.22 



.39 



.39 



.74 



1.43 



2-12 



2.81 



3.51 



4.20 



36 



.23 



.40 



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.76 



1.47 



2.18 



2.89 



3.61 



4.32 



37 



.23 



.41 



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.78 



1.51 



2-24 



2.97 



3.71 



4.44 



38 



.24 



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1.55 



2-30 



3.05 



3.81 



4.56 



39 



.24 



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1.59 



236 



3.13 



3.91 



4.68 



40 



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1.63 



242 



3.21 



4.01 



4.80 



41 



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1.67 



2.48 



3.29 



4.11 



4.92 



42 



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.88 



1.71 



2.54 



3.37 



4.21 



5.04 



43 



.26 



.47 



.47 



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1.75 



2.60 



3.45 



4.31 



5.16 



44 



.27 



.48 



.48 



.92 



1.79 



2.66 



3.53 



4.41 



5.28 



45 



.27 



.49 



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.94 



1.83 



2.72 



3.61 



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5.40 



46 



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1.87 



2.^8 



3.69 



4.61 



5.52 



47 



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1.91 



2.84 



3.77 



4.71 



5.64 



48 



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1.00 



1.95 



2.90 



3.85 



4.81 



5.76 



49 



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1.02 



1.99 



2.96 



3.93 



4.91 



5.88 



50 



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1.14 



2.03 



3.02 



4.01 



5.01 



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52 





53 



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.57 



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1.10 





54 



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.58 



.58 



1.12 



PARCEL POST WEIGHT LIMIT 



55 



.32 



.59 



.59 



1.14 





56 



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.60 



.60 



1.16 



The weight limit within the Local 1st, 



57 



.33 



.61 



.61 



1.18 



?nd and 3rd Zones is seventy (70) pounds 



58 



.34 



.62 



.62 



1.20 



within the other zones the weight limit 



59 



.34 



.63 



.63 



1.22 



is fifty (50) pounds and the size limit 



60 



.35 



.64 



.64 



1.24 



eighty-four (84) inches for combined 



61 



.35 



.65 



.65 



1.26 



length and largest girth. 



62 



.36 



.66 



.66 



1.28 



Packages weighing 8 oz. or less can be 



63 



.36 



.67 



.67 



1.30 



forwarded anywhere in the V. S. at a 



64 



.37 



68 



.68 



1.32 



cost of one cent for each two ounces or 



65 



.37 



.69 



.69 



1.34 



fraction thereof. 



66 



.38 



.70 



.70 



1.36 





67 



.38 



.71 



.71 



1.38 



Your local postmaster will inform 



68 



.39 



.72 



.72 



1.40 



you what Zone you are in from New 



69 



.39 



.73 



.73 



1.42 



York City, if you are in doubt, and 



70 



.40 



.74 



.74 



1.44 



you ce 



in add f 



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f»e accor 



dingly. 



SPECIAL NOTICE 



Bulbs and roots mature and ripen at different 

 periods during the late summer and autumn, and 

 shipments will he made as follows in the absence of 

 contrary instructions. 



Our August Shipment includes Lilium Harrisii, 

 Frecsins. Roman and French Hyacinths, Paper-White 

 and Roman Narcissi. 



Our September or Main Shipment includes the 

 General line of Bulks, such as Hyacinths, Tulips, Nar- 

 cissi, Crocus, Iris, Peonies and Callas. 



Our November Shipment includes Lily-o.'-the- 

 V alley and Lilies. 



The ground is sometimes frozen in northern lati- 

 tudes by the time our November shipments are 

 ready, but. if customers will have the ground covered 

 where the late-maturing sorts are to be planted, with 

 2 feet of dry leaves, straw or manure, to prevent freez- 

 ing, the bulbs can be planted with safety when re- 

 ceived. 



Our New Leaflet, "How to Grow Bulbs," gives 

 concise instructions both for indoor and outdoor cul- 

 ture. Free with every order. 



HENDERSON'S BULB CULTURE, New and 

 Enlarged Edition. Price 50 cents. GIVEN FREE if 

 asked for with orders for not less than S3. 00 worth of 

 Bulbs. 



CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE: All advance 

 orders for growing crops are booked by us previ- 

 ous to harvesting and receipt — subject to crops 

 permitting — and accidents or delays beyond our 

 control. Should shortages necessitate it, we 

 reserve the right to fill such orders pro-rata. 



BUSINESS RULES 

 WE DELIVER FREE IN THE UNITED STATES 



(except where noted otherwise) by Parcel Post, Ex- 

 press or Freight. 



All Vegetable and Flower Seeds by the packet, 

 ounce, quarter-pound and pound. We will also de- 

 liver free, pints and quarts of Peas. Beans and Corn 

 if small seeds equal in value are ordered at the same 

 time. 



We also deliver free most Bulbs at the single price. 

 Purchaser pays transit charges on Bulbs and Roots 

 (except at the single price), also on seeds in larger 

 quantities than noted above. 



All goods that we do not deliver free must have 

 postage added according to Zone Rate on this page 

 if ordered by Parcel Post. In the catplogue we give 

 the packed weight of all varieties of Bulbs and other 

 goods that may be forwarded by parcel post. 



THE PRICES QUOTED IN THIS CATALOGUE 

 ARE NET — We offer no premiums, discounts or 

 gratuities. This list cancels all previous quotations. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO. give no warranty, 

 express or implied, as to description, quality, 

 productiveness, or any other matter, of any 

 Seeds, Bulbs or Plants they send out, and they 

 will not be in any way responsible for the crop. 

 If the purchaser does not accept the goods on 

 these terms, they are at once to be returned. 



HOW BEST TO ORDER AND REMIT 



Remittances should be made either in the form of 

 an Express Money Older or a P. O. Money Order, 

 Bank Draft or Registered Letter. 



Note: If Bills or Silver are remitted be sure and 

 register the letter, otherwise it is at sender's risk. 



Customers can also shop by express, as all ex- 

 press companies have purchasing departments in all 

 their offices. They make no charge other than the 

 return expressage. 



If Goods are Wanted (by Parcel Post or Express) 

 C. O. D., 25 per cent of the amount must accompany 

 the order. Plants we do not send C. O. D. 



Orders from unknown Correspondents, with- 

 out remittances, should be accompanied by New York 

 City references to sat e delay. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 and 37 Cortlandt Street, NEW YORK 



