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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— MISCELLANEOUS BULBS 



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TriOI'.KOLlM JAUUA 1 1 II. 



TRITOMAS. 



A Ktntoly ffe-niis of hnrrly tiilieroiis ])lant»<, 

 ciiiiiifntl.v <'fftitlve for )j;nrdfii and Inwii dfc- 

 orntloii. throwing up tall Kpikcs of hIujw.v flowtTH during the 

 late Hiininier and nntiinin monthH. Thr nt-w varieties are ninr- 

 vclniiH IniprovementM over the old well-known "Red Hot Poker" 

 ]il,iht. iSuecut.) {lli-ttily ill Suvpiiiliir.) 



T. Nobilis. The granderit of Immense Bplkes of brilliant orange 

 iirl ilducrs on steniH (j to 7 feet high 



T. Pfitzeri. .\ dwarf early, free-blooinlng sort; spikes of pure 

 liri;.'ht crimson, without a tinge of yellow or orange. 2 feet high. 

 'T'pi'T'Pi^l A Exceedingly bright and free-blooming bulbous 

 1 'vl * V./i^l/A« plants, highly valuable for both garden and 

 pot cult me. \ dozen roots in a ten-inch pot will In the autumn 

 make a beautiful di«iilny. The bulbs sliould be grown In pots 

 In a cold frame during winter, and they can either be brought in 

 the conservatory towards spring for l)loomliig, or can be trans- 

 ferred to the open ground In .May for summer blooming, or the 

 bulbs can be kept dormant and planted out in .MaylikeGladiolus, 

 and tlien be lifted in nutiimii for wiiiler blooming. 



Crocata. .Mixed colors .Many beautiful sorts 



lieautlful and graceful climbing plants 

 for the conservatory or window gar- 

 den, producing in the early spring months richly colored flowers. 

 They can be grown in pots and trained over low trellises — or as a 

 t>rack('t plant In tlie window. (.SVe i-iit.) 



Jarrattii. Scarht, yellow and black 



These ])opular summcr-blooming bulbs 

 produce tall si)lkes of deliclously fra- 

 grant waxy pure white (lowers. The Singh and Pearl varieties 

 are e.xtenslvely forced In tlie greenliouse for cut bloom, though 

 the bulbs are generally kept dormant until spring and then 

 planted In the open ground, or they can be started In the house 

 and be removed to the open ground In May, thereby securing 

 early tlnwers before frost In autumn. (Remix in Xoyenilter.) 



Soable Dwarf Pearl. Twenty to twenty-fourincheshlgh ; flowers 

 iiftcii tun inches III iliaraeter, and imbricated like a Camellia 



Variegated Foliage. The leaves are bordered with white, mak- 

 ing till- plant very attractive even when not In bloom. Flowers 

 large, single 



Albino. .V new branching single variety, flowering thirty days 

 earlier tlian the old single: throws from two to five flower stems 

 from a single bull), and these again are often branched; most 

 valuable for cut flowers 



TROP^OLUM. 



TUBEROSES. 



npY'rv /p A Very distinct plants of the Gesnera family, pror 

 1 I L^/T-f/A. dudng a long and brilliant succession of flowers of 

 the mo.st diverse shapes and gayKolored markings. They are 

 valualjle for winter flowering In a warm greenhouse or conserva- 

 tory, as by starting them early or late they will bloom In any 



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rut. 



\/AI I OTA Ptirptirea. (Scarborough Lily.) A valuable 

 V /»l->I-«v/ ' ^»» free summer and autumn bloomer, color rich 



WATSONIA. 



red. It does well planted in the open ground In May, and when 

 in bud can be potted and removed for conservatory or window 

 decoration. It Is one of the really good window plants. (See cut.) 

 (Iliigle Lil.y.) Summer-flowering bulbs, 

 hardy south of Washington, and can be 

 grown nurtii with the jirotectlon of a cold frame, or the bulbs 

 can be kept dormant and planted out In spring. Their long 

 spikes of brilliant scarlet, pink, white and purple flowers are very 

 effe<-tive and most useful for cut flowers. 

 Mixed Varieties 



VPDH VC* A MTH F" ^ Amongoumiost beautiful dwarf 

 LiCttrll I IV'^'^ * lll^,Jt btilboiis plants, very effective for 

 planting out in masseslii May. floweringwitli great profusion dur- 

 ing the summer. They are also most siH table for pot culture ; 6 to 

 1 J liiilliB clustered In a G-lnch pot in the autumn will give a fine 

 display of bloom dining the winter In the window garden or 

 conservatory. 1 foot liigli. [See rut.) 



Atamasco. M'hite suffused with flesh color, hardy 



Candida. Large white flowers 



Bosea. Heautiful, large rose-colored flowers 



Sulphnrea. Bright yellow 



FSICES 



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Each. Doz 



50c. 

 50c. 



4c. 



$5.00 

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100. 



$2.0(1 



10.00 



1.25 



8.00 



1.25 



.40 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 



2.0O 

 2.50 



2.50 



8.00 

 20.00 



9.00 



2..50 

 8.00 

 3 00 

 3.00 



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