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PETHR HE."^I3ERSON & CO.. NEW YORK.— MISCELLANEOUS BULBS. 



HEXDER80N S CHRISTMAS FORCING 

 I.ILY OF THE VAT.I.EV. 



LACHENALIAS. 



Beantifiile«rlysprin;rflowerinjrl milts 

 for Kinservalor.viinil window tcardfii 

 (Iwor.itiiiii; tile eiiouerl fnlia'ie and npiki'S <if liiilliant fliiwcrs 

 render llieni exoeplionally strikinc Tlie.v are very eaKily prown. 

 and can be had in bloom by Christmas if desired, or can be 

 SCrown in cold frames if protected from frost. (Nee cut.) 



ITelsoni. A new hybrid ; without doubt the fim-Kt of therare. pro- 

 ducing its lartre golden yellow flowers in long racemes with won- 

 derful freedom. lasting in flowerin acool hoiisenearly two months. 

 Of the easiest culture; treated same as Hyacinths 



Fendnla. Very strong growing and hundsome. flowers bright red 

 ti|iped with green and yellow 



Snbida. Deep red freely spotted, one of the tirst in bloom. Very 

 distinct and slu>wy ". 



LILY OF THE VALLEY, ilir.l-"?;,;:.' *.•:,-?,'; 



most useful and greatly adiuiivd i)laiits grown: the m<ideKt 

 bell-shnjjed flowei-s of purest white aj-e highly prized for culling 

 purposes, and for flowering in pots in the winter they are ex- 

 ceedingly well ndapled and will last several wit'ksin beauty. Hy 

 taking tiieni in at intervals ,a succes.sion of flowers may bi' kept 

 up all winter. They are also foix'cd in immense quantities by 

 florists, but they are the most charming when grown in large 

 patches, in imrtially shaded localities around the lawn, near the 

 borders of streams, lakes, etc.. being perfectly hardy, (lleudv 

 for ili'liVHVy in SoVHinlfiT.} 



Iiarg'e-flowering' German Sing'le Crowns. Three years old. 



lor fcirciiig, poi cull ni-e. or open ground planting 



|.*1 :!.o(i per l.ooo. buyer |i.-i,\ ing tr.-insit. I 



Henderson's Extra " Christmas Forcing' " Singfle Crowns. 

 The finest grade of Crowns in the wdrld for early winter llower- 

 iiig. they will bear twelve to sixtet'ii large bells on strong stalks. 

 wilh foliiiuf. even when forci-d for extr.a early ; the pips .average 



huge, iilnmp and ivgular. with extia long roots. (.See cat.) 



l?l^s.no per 1 .000. buyer fiaying transit.) 



Portin's Giant. This '« the Largest variety yet )>roduced i It 1« 

 only ailnpted for oi)en ;roniid planting and may not show much 

 Hujieriority the first spring after planting, but by the second sea- 

 son. Hlien it gets well established, it produces wonilerfnlly luxuri- 

 ant ffdiage and immense spikes crowded with purest white bells 

 twice the size of any other sort. In every way It is suiH-rior 



Ziarge Clumps of Lily of the Valley, for ofH-n ground phuit- 

 iug 



FBICHS 



DeliTtred Free in U. S. 



Each. 



25c. 

 200. 

 20o. 



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$2.50 

 2.00 

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$i8.oo! 



12.00 

 12.00 



liesp bul Il- 

 ls-long to 



I Vr*0!?l^ Japanese Hardy Amaryllis. T 

 *-• ' V-V/IXIO. ous pl;iiits are of great biauty : they 



tin' Amaryllis family and are conseciuently adapted to jiol cullur<> 

 in the greenlionse or window garden. Coming from colder cli- 

 mates than the tiiipical .\marvllis. they thrive under cooler treat- 

 ment. They make sjileiidid gardi-n jilants. and this is the |iopu- 

 lar way of growing them In .lapan tinil China. Urowii outside 

 (hey flower tow.ard aiitiinia. They have jiroved to be hanly 

 grown in a warm, shelteivd sunny border. pfot<vte<i with n fninie 

 or inulcliiMg during the winter. I.S'ee nit .) 



Sqnamigera. .A very strong-growing and larg<'-tlowerin;: variety, 

 and perhaps the hanliest of the lot; it is frci|iienlly grown by 

 the I hiiiese as a ceiiu'ti'iy plant. Tin- llower spikes niv stout and 

 solid, from ■_> to :! feet high, bearing uinhils of from ."> to 7 laiui' 

 llly-llkelloHerxabout 4 iinhi'sin length, nearly twice thesiieof the 

 other v.irielies. 'i'he color is n soft rosy pink, dellcutely tlngi-d 

 with silvery gray 



Anrea. I'ro. luces flower stems about IH inches high, FurniountMl 

 with from 1 1 to 1 .S di-ep yellow llly-like blossoms 



Japonica or Badiata. KlowiTstemsnbout afoot longwiih clus- 

 ters of from Nto 1 L'liiry n-d llly-llki-ilowei-sabout I wo Inchi's across; 

 colors \'cry brilliant, and in the sunlight glisten as If sprinkled 

 with gold dust ; the «a\'\'. rei'urved petals .ainl long refl si.Mniens 

 i:l\en graceful eff«N-t to the tlower. Perhaps no bulbs bloom wiih 

 111 ore cerfnlnty and swiftness after potting; for autumn and win- 

 tir (lowering they are e\tr>'melv iM'nutlfnl 



Sang^inea bears a ilnster of larp- cr<Kus-llke flovrerM on 12-lneli 

 Biems. Color, bright scarlet 



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30c. $0.50 



40c. 



GOiv 

 Each. Doz 



30c. $3.00 



$1.75 



2.50 



100. 

 $20.00 



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".O 20.00 



10c.' l.fio 

 12c. I 1.1'.-. 



0.00 

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