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POINSETTIA PULCHERRIMA. 



The popular Christmas plant. It bears terminal tracts of fiery scarlet leaves giving the 

 plant a most splendid appearance and peculiarly fitting it for decoration at the Christmas 

 holidays. Price, 1st size, 50c. each, $4.50 per doz.; 2d size, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



OTAHEITE ORANGE. 



A dwarf Orange, which bears a profusion of fragrant flowers and edible fruit. One of 

 the most effective plants for the house. We offer plants from five inch pots. Price, 60c. 

 each, $6.00 per doz.; from 3-inch pots, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



NEW HARDY PHLOXES. 



We offer below a fine collection of these popular garden plants. They are from the open 

 ground, nice compact plants. Ready Oct. 20th. 

 Elizabeth Campbell. Very bright salmon-pink, with lighter shadings, dark crimson eye, a 



new shade. 

 Frau Anton Buchner. The finest white variety, largest truss and individual flowers; dwarf 



habit. 

 Rosenberg. Bright reddish-violet, with blood-red eve, large truss. Flowers as large as 

 silver dollar. Price, 20c. each, $2 .00 per doz. Set of 3 for 50c 



SELECT HARDY PHLOXES. 



Aglae Adanson. (Medium.) Snow white with red eye. Immense flowers. 



Albion. (Medium.) Pure white, faint aniline-red eye. 



Antonin Mercie. (Medium.) Light ground color, upper half of petal deeply suffused 

 bluish lilac, large white halo in center. 



Champs Elysee. (Dwarf.) A very bright rosy-magenta. 



Charles Sellier. (Medium.) Bright reddish violet with large, white, star-shaped center. 



De Miribel. (Medium.) White, suffused rosy scarlet, red eye. 



Etna. (Medium.) Crimson red. suffused fiery red; cherry-red eye. 



Eugene Danzanvillier. (Tall.) Lilac shading white towards the edges; large white center. 



General von Heutz. (Medium.) Scarlet, rose shadings, crimson-red eye. A very beauti- 

 ful and attractive sort. 



George A. Strohlein. (Medium.) Bright scarlet, crimson-red eye. 



Gruppenkonigin. (Tall.) Pale rose-mauve, claret-red eye. 



Henry Murger. (Tall.) White, crimson-carmine centre. 



Hermine. (Dwarf.) Pure white, early. Flowers of good size, a splendid 

 variety for bordering medium and tall sorts, never exceeds 10 inches in height 



Jeanne d'Arc. (Tall.) Clear white. A splendid variety. 



La Vogue. (Medium.) Beautiful, soft, light pink. Large flowers. 



Louis Blanc. (Tall.) Reddish violet with purple shadings and darker eye. 



Le Mahdi. (Tall.) Very deep reddish violet with darker eye. 



Le Prophete. (Dwarf.) Bright violet rose, large light halo and bright rose eye. 



Mme. Paul Dutrie. (Tall.) A delicate lilac-rose. The flowers are very large 

 and borne in panicles of immense size. 



Mozart. (Tall.) White, suffused salmon; aniline red eye. 



Mrs. Jenkins. (Tall.) A grand early variety; pure white. 



Obergartner Wittig. (Medium.) Bright magenta, with crimson-carmine eye; 

 large flower and truss. 



Pacha. (Dwarf.) Deep rose pink, suffused with solferino-red and carmine- 

 purple eye. Unique and showy. 



Prosper Henri. (Dwarf.) Pure white with a large eye of rosy magenta. 

 very pronounced. 



R. P. Struthers. (Tall.) Rosy carmine with claret-red eye. 



Selma. (Tall.) Large flower, pale rose mauve, claret red eye. 



Siebold. (Tall.) Bright vermilion-red, overlaid with orange scarlet; crimson- 

 red eye. A very showy variety. 



Sunshine. (Dwarf.) Aniline-red, crimson-red, eye light halo. 



Vesuvius. (Medium.) Pure red with bright purple eye; a dazzling color. 



Von Hochberg. (Tall.) The ideal deep crimson Phlox, the richest of its color. 

 Large florets and fine trusses. 



Von Lassburg. (Medium.) A grand white variety, color very pure and flowers 

 exceptionally large. 



Price, plants from open ground, ready Oct. 20th, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz., 

 $10.00 per 100; set of 31 for $4.00. 



SPECIAL OFFER. For massing in borders and large beds, a general assort- 

 ment without names. Price, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 



PETES HEN0U«n» CO. 



HENDERSON'S SUPERB PANSIES. 



We have devoted particular care and attention to these for a number of 

 years and have received hundreds of letters praising their superb beauty. This 

 season our mixture is made up from the very best selection of our own saving, 

 also our far-famed " Mammoth Butterfly strain, so we are convinced our 

 customers will be reallv i 

 per doz., $2.00 per 100. 



delighted with them. Price, plants from seed beds, 30c. 

 (Cannot be supplied after Nov. 1st.) 



PRIMULA MALACOIDES. 



A new species from China. It is one of the most charming plants we know; 

 there could be nothing more graceful or more airv. It is fairly loaded down with 

 flowers of a very pretty shade of light lilac. They are borne in clusters on long, 

 slender but wiry stems, the individual flowers are one-half to three-fourths 

 inches across. The foliage is very attractive, making a handsome setting for the 

 flowers. As a pot plant or for cut flowers it is of the greatest value, of the easiest 

 culture it will become a favorite for the window garden. Price, strong plants. 

 2oc. each; $2.50 per doz. 



PKIMULA OBCONICA. 



These are great improvements, producing trusses of large fringed-edge 

 flowers nearly double the size of the older type and containing several colors, 

 including lavender, blush-pink, white, etc., favorite pot plants for house and 

 conservatory. Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



CHINESE PRIMROSES. 



For winter flowers there is no more desirable plant than the Chinese Prim- 

 ™ se - They are easily grown and flower incessantly throughout the winter. 

 We offer crimson, pink, white and rose. Price, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 



SMILAX. 



The well-known vine used so largely in festooning. Bright green, 

 glossy leaves, keeps a long time when cut. Very effective grown in a 

 sunny window. Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 



SWAINSONIA GALEGIFOLIA. 



The flowers are borne abundantly in graceful spravs of 12 to 20 flowers 

 in each, resembling sweet peas but smaller. They are very useful for 

 cut flowers. We offer two varieties. Alba, bearing pure, glistening 

 white flowers and Rosea, bearing rich, rosy-red flowers. Price, 15c. 

 each, $1 .50 per doz. 



HARDY DOUBLE ENGLISH VIOLET. 



This vioKt is entirely hardy, perfectly double, a deep violet-purple 

 color and most deliciously fragrant. It surpasses the well-known " Marie 

 Louise " Violet in richness of color, being many shades darker, and far 

 excels it in its delightful odor; this is one of its greatest merits. It is 

 entirely free from disease of any kind, will grow and bloom in any garden 

 and in any situation nothing is more appropriate for cemetery plots 

 than the Hardy, Double English Violet. (See ail.) Price, 1-year plants, 

 grown out-doors, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 



WINTER^FLOWEKING VIOLET. 



Marie Louise. This is the variety which is grown by the hundreds of 

 thousands to supply the cut-flower markets of the company. It is 

 not hardy in the North. Color, a rich purple, flowers fragrant, large 

 and double stems long. Price, plants specially prepared for winter 

 blooming, 15c. each, $1 .50 per doz., $10.00 per 100. 



LARGE-FLOWERING SINGLE VIOLET. 



Princess of Wales. A grand variety; very large flowers and long stems, 

 color a deep purple, intensely fragrant. This is a fine variety for cut 

 flowers. Price, plants from cold frames, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz,. 

 $10.00 per 100. 



