24 PETER HENDERSON & CO.—WHOLESALE 
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LIST 
Hardy Varieties. 
These are beautiful 
for permanent 
| they soon form 
great beauty when in bloom; a 
situation partially shaded suits 
them to perfection. 
f subjects 
situations, where 
large clumps of 
(Ready in November.) 
Apennina. Beautiful rich blue flowers, 
as large as a fifty cent piece, elegantly cut 
foliage, it blooms profusely in early 
spring, also beautiful grown in pots. 14 
foot, 3c. each; 3cc. per doz.; $2.00 per 100, 
Blanda. New. (See novelties.) A 
most lovely new variety—the earliest of 
all—it blooms almost as soon as snow- 
drops, and before the Crocus. A clump 
of it grown in pots is charming; flowers 
1 to 1% inches across, borne in profusion 
and of the loveliest sky blue, shaded with 
white. (1% foot.) soc. each; 3:.0o per 
doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
Hepatica Angulosa. One of the 
finest of the spring blooming varieties, it 
is a vigorous grower and blooms profusely 
sending its large sky blue flowers, on 
stalks 6 to gincheshigh. 15c. each; $2.co 
per doz. 
Sylvestris or ‘Snowdrop Wind 
Flower.” A very distinct and showy 
species, commences blooming in April 
and continues sometimes all summer; the 
flowers are 2 inches across, pure satiny 
white and fragrant, height 1 foot. roc. 
each; $1.00 per doz. 
ANOMATHECA. 
Cruenta. Acharming plant for either pot 
culture or for blooming out of doors, hardy 
south of Washington but requiring the 
protection of a cold frame in cold cli- 
mates, their dwarf stature, brilliant and 
profuse bloom continued for a long period 
render them very popular, flowers bright 
rosy carmine, botched with crimson. 
Height % foot. 6c. each; Goc. per doz. 
ANTHOLYZA. 
A very showy and stately bulb with the 
appearance of Gadiolus. They are hardy 
south of Washington, and can be grown in 
cold sections in a cold frame, or, they may 
be planted out in the spring, flowering from 
July to September, for grouping in beds or 
shrubberies, their brilliant long tubular flowers 
and tall spikes of bloom rendering them very 
effective, also fine for cut flowers. 
Bicolor or Cunonia. Flowers scarlet 
and black. A very uncommon combin- 
ation in bulbous plants. Height 2 feet. 
roc. each; $1.00 per doz. 
Ethiopicaor Floribunda.A ta 1 many 
flowered variety, color scarlet and green. 
15c. each; $1.50 per doz. 
ARUM. 
Dracunculus. (Dragon Arum.) Flow- 
ers one foot long, purple, red and black 
blue, stem beautifully marbled, leaves 
handsome, resembling a small palm, a 
rapid grower, making a curious and or- 
namental pot plant. oc. each; $1.00 per 
doz. Postage, extra per bulb 5c. 
Arum Detruncatum. 
Detruncatum. New. A very hand- 
some dwarf growing variety, with large 
beautifully spotted and marbled flowers. 
soc. each; $5.00 per doz. (See cut.) 
Postage extra 5c per bulb. 
ASTILBE or SPIREA. 
Japonica. Ready in November. The 
flowers are borne in large feathery 
panicles of white, and last a long time in 
bloom. Large quantities are forced by 
florists, though a perfectly hardy herba- 
ceous plant. This is undoubtedly one of 
the most beautiful and graceful subjects 
grown, its foliage and flowers combined 
making it one of the finest gems for winter 
and spring decoration in the house or con- 
servatory, while for grace and elegance as 
a cut flower it is unequalled. oc. each ; 
$1.00 per doz.; $5.00 per 100.; $45.00 per 
1000, 
Compacta Multiflora. New (See 
novelties) Flowers twice the size of 
the old variety, piant very compact. 25c. 
each; $2.50 per doz. Postage extra per 
root ioc. 
Aurea Reticulata. Flowers pure 
white in large clusters, foliage beautiful 
green elegantly veined with yellow, very 
handsome. (See cut.) 30c. each; $3.00 per 
doz. Postage extra per root Toc. 
BABIANA. 
A charming genus with leaves of the 
darkest green, thickly covered with downy 
hairs, and bearing snowy spikes of flowers, 
characterized by their rich self colors or the 
striking contrast of very distinct hues in the 
same flower, they vary in color trom the richest 
carmine to the brightest blue, many of them 
being sweet-scented. As they are not hardy 
north of Washington, should have the protec- 
tion of acold frame. ‘lhey are very success- 
fully grown in pots. Five or six bulbs in a 
five inch pot, make lovely and useful speci- 
mens. Height 6 tog inches. (See cut.) 
Mixed Varieties. 3c. each; 30c. per doz. 
BEGONIAS. 
Tuberous Rooted. 
Ready for delivery tn November. 
The wonderful beauty of this class of 
Begonias and its adaptability to almost all 
situations, has made it a general favorite for 
both pot culture and summer garden decora- 
tion, they are now being used by thousands 
for bedding purposes, For this purpose, they 
are unsurpassed, while grown in pots, for 
house or conservatory decoration they are 
simply grand. ‘heir blooms, large and tel- 
ling, are thrown up in countless profusion in 
all shades of yellow, white, vermilion, crim- 
son, scarlet, rose, orange, etc., etc.; which in 
addition to the charming dark green succulent 
foliage, and their ease of culture, bid fair to 
eclipse in popularity the geranium. We offer 
the following distinct varieties. 
Single Varieties. 
White, Scarlet, Rose, Yellow, 
Dark Blood Red or Orange. 
1sc. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Single Mixed Varieties. 12c. each; 
$1.25 per doz.; $0.00 per roo. 
Double Varieties _ (See cuz). 
Red, White, Rose or Yellow. 3sc. 
each; $3.50 per doz. 
Double Mixed Varieties. 
25c. 
each: $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100, 
Bulbs, Gondensed List, on yellow pages A and B. 
