PETER HENDERSON 6i CO., NEW YORK.— BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. 



HENDERSON 8 



WHITK ROMAN 



HVACIXTHS. 



What some people think of Henderson's 

 White Bonxan Hyacinths. 



"From one of your sclcftfd ■\Vhir» Kon-.un Ilyat'iiith 

 bnlbs I huve twelve gou^ spik s of hlooni.'' 



Miss SVSIE WESTlmoOK 

 March 1, 1899. NeK-VLrn, Tiiiii. 



"I pet more spikes of 'firsts' from your strain of 

 White KoiuuQs than from any X ever grevr before " 



A. S. WALLACE (Horlst). 

 Montclair, X. J. 



'HE flowers, wliilp Rtnallor than those of the 



iidinnry Dutch Hyacinth. yet areproduced 



in iiiuih creator abundance — each bulbpro- 



duciiijiseveral very graceful «pikemif bloom; 



their delicious i)crl'unie, earlines.s and profusion of 



bloom have made Roman Hyacinths oxceeilinply 



popular. They are so easily fp-own and so early 



f potted in.\UKUstand September they can be brought 



lower in November and December, and by a succession 



tntin;;8can be had in bloom throughout the fliuter. 



in Hyacinths are tiot considered hardy enough for open tcround culturenorth of Wash- 

 II. tliDU^h in our grounds near New York they have I)riiveil perfectly hardy, slightly 

 protected. For cutting pin|iiiKcs the Itciinan Hyacinth is the finest bulb Krown. {See cut.) 



Prices of Roman Hyacinths. 



Delivered free 

 in U. S. 



Or if Buyer pays 

 Transit. 



• 



Earb. 



Doz. 



Doz. 



100. 



1,000. 



SmtIj White nomana. " Selected Special " largest bulbs 

 " " " Extra size bulbs, 13 to 15 centimetres 

 " ** " First size bulbs 



Double wuiii- Romans. Extra stre bnlbs 



niush Pinl Romans. " " ' . 



Dark Rose Romans. " " 



Llsht Illue Roni.nn«. " " 



Canar7 YrlloiT RomaDS. " " 



While Itnllan or Parisian. " " 



7c. 



Oc. 



5c. 

 10c. 



5c. 



5c. 



le. 

 10c. 



5c. 



75c. 



60c. 



50c. 

 SI.IO 



«3c. 



Vic. 



40c. 

 $1.10 



50c. 



COc. 



60c. 



40c. 

 SI.CO 



35c. 



3.5e. 



30c. 

 $1.00 



iuc. 



$4.00 

 3.25 

 i.M 

 7.50 

 2,50 

 2 50 

 2.25 

 7.S0 

 8.75 



$35.00 

 26.00 

 20.00 



20.00 

 20.ro 

 18.00 



25.00 



WHITE IT.VI.IAN UVAll.VTU. 



GRAPE HYACINTHS. 



Very pretty, producing flowering 

 Bpike.s about t> Indies liijjh, with little 

 rounil I>ell8 so arranged as to resemble 

 a bunch <>f grapes. .Admirable for per- 

 manent lK-dsanded);in)rsaud partially 

 ehaileil situations, whei-e they should 

 bo planted in Rronps of one dozen or 

 more, where they will soon spread, 

 and l)eiiig perfectly hardy will take 

 rare of themselves. They are very 

 pretty when urown si.\ in a pot in the 

 liiiusc for winter llowerlng. (.s'ee cut.) 



Blue Grape, l.">c. per doz., 75c. 



per loo. $i; oo per 1.000. 



White Grape, --'oi- per doz., $1.00 

 per 100, $7. jo per 1,000. 



WHITE ITALIAN HYACINTHS. 



The iirofusiou of bloom, frugrauceand Krace- 

 ful spikes reudertheni very popularfor cutting 

 purpo.ses. The bulbs are red-skinned and bloom 

 a little later than White Romans, and, there- 

 fore, are valuable for succession ; also for gar- 

 den iilantingforspriugtlowers. (See prices above.) 



PAN li'mt; HYACINTHS. 



Tile Hollanders practice this method of 

 growing Hyacinths for winter (lowering in 

 the house, «'ith most satisfactory residts: 

 10 to 12 bulbs are planted in earthern 

 pans,."^ or inches acrfiss. Several of tlie.se 

 pans can be lille<l and put away to root in 

 the usual manner, anil by bringing them 

 In at Intervals a lieautifnl display can be 

 enjoyed for weeks, (.S'cc cut.) 



White, Pink, Crimson, Blue, Ptir- 

 pl3 or Mixed Colors. 



Price, ."c. cacli, .'jOc. per iloz.. delivered 

 free ill tlie 1'. S., or. purchaser paying 

 transit, for 40c. doz.. $3.75 per 100. 



I' \N TIV M r\TMS. 



A1USK HYACINTHS, 



Ziarg'e Plowering. 



A sm.ill-growinir Ilyncinth o1 a pur- 

 plish color, emitting when in Mower a 

 strongand very agreeable musky odor. 

 Valiiible for pot culture, aiid well 

 worili growing iu clumps in the open 

 gn tuiid. 



Price, 10c. eacli, .$1.00 per doz. 



Feathered Huacintiis. 



Exceedingly pretty, featlipr.w pliimn- 

 like spikes, averaging 9 to 12 inches 

 hi;rh. I'ew plants are more striking 

 in t he g.arden or more useful forcutting. 



Price, 20c, per doz., $1.2.'j per lOO. 



