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Lxr inum 



PowelU. Fine hybrids for sunny sheltered situa- 

 tions in the garden, forming large clumps and 

 blooming freely during the summer. Probably 

 hardy as far north as Washington, especially if 

 mulched during the winter. The picture on 

 previous page shows some in the border outside 

 of the greenhouses in Kew Gardens, England, 

 where they have been growing for years. Flowers 

 large and Lily-like, borne in clusters on strong 

 3 to 4 foot stems; foliage luxuriant. 



Powelli Roseum. Rose-pink flowers. 25c. each; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



Powelli Album. Pure white flowers. 30c. each; 

 $3.00 per doz. 



Kirkii produces flowers of the greatest beauty. 

 Usually two flower stalks of dark purplish color 

 are sent up at the same time, each bearing a large 

 umbel of enormous Lily-like flowers, of white, with 

 a reddish-purple stripe through the center. Extra 

 large bulbs, 35c. each; $3.50 per doz. 

 For Free Delivery of Crinums add 5c. each. 



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This beautiful new hardy vine belongs to the 

 same Dioscorea family as the well-known Cinna- 

 mon Vine, but is entirely different and much finer. 

 The slender vines are of dense growth and very 

 graceful. Leaves of good size, forked or divided 

 and of a deep emerald-green with a decided lustre 

 or sheen. Flowers in drooping racemes and so 

 numerous as to be a very distinct and attractive 

 feature of the vine. Tubers round and solid like 

 a Gladiolus bulb, therefore, convenient to 

 handle. Price, 15c. each; $1.50 per doz< 



Hyacinthus Candicans 



A luxuriant growing, summer-floW' 

 ering plant, spreading 2 to 3 feet, 

 throwing spikes 4 to 5 feet in height, 

 each bearing 20 to 30 large, white, 

 bell-shaped flowers, splendid for 

 groups. If planted in the center 

 of beds of scarlet Gladiolus, the 

 effect is magnificent. (See cut.) 

 Price, 7c. each; 75c. per doz.; 

 $5.00 per 100. 

 For Free Delivery add tBc. per doz. 



Madeira Vine 



The old favorite, "Climbing 

 Mignonette." So much prized 

 for porches and arbors, on ac- 

 count of its rapid growth and 

 freedom from insects. Thick, 

 glossy leaves, and long, hanging 

 stems of feathery, fragrant, white 

 flowers. The tubers we offer are 

 selected large size. Price, 5c. each; 

 50c. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 

 For Free Delivery add 12c. per dozen 



Milla Biflora ^^fpTower 



Flowers star-shaped, 2 inches across, clear 

 waxy-white, of great substance, enlivened by 

 a frost-like sparkle; the fragrance is delightful. 

 Place a stalk in water and the flowers will all open; 

 we have seen 11 stalks shoot up successively from 

 one bulb. Height, 12 to 18 inches. For an effective 

 display, group of 12 to 25 or more should be planted 

 about 6 inches apart in a sunny bed. Price, 5c. 

 each; 50c. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



Montbretia 



The Montbretia is one of the most floriferous 

 and showy of summer-flowering bulbous plants. 

 A dozen or more bulbs planted 6 inches apart in 

 a group in a sunny position and allowed to remain 

 will form magnificent clumps from 2 to 3 feet a- 

 cross, producing, in great numbers, graceful spikes 

 8 to 12 inches long, each spike bearing from 18 to 

 30 exceedingly showy star-shaped flowers, 1 14 to 2 

 inches across. They flower freely the first season, 

 but clumps of 2 or 3 years' standing are required 

 to bring out their great merits. Montbretia Mixed 

 Hybrids. Price, 5c. each; 50c. per doz. ; $3.50per 100. 



Oxalis, Summer-Flowering 



Valuable for edging walks, flower beds, etc. 

 Bulbs planted 3 inches apart form rounded rows of 

 delicate foliage, about 1 foot high, which produce 

 flowers in endless succession. 

 Laslandra. Rosy-pink. Price, 15c. per doz.; $1.00 



^er 100. 

 Deippi. Rosy-white. Price, 15c. per doz.; $1.00 



per 100. 



Lily Bulbs 



For Free Delivery add 25c. per dozen. 

 Single Bulbs Mailed Free. 

 Auratum. (The Golden-rayed Lily of Japan.) 

 Flowers pure white, with crimson spots; through 

 the center of each petal runs a clear golden band. 

 Flowers measure nearly a foot across, produced 

 abundantly; delightfully fragrant; 3 to 5 feet. 

 First Size Bulbs. 15c. each; $1.50perdoz.;$10.00 



per 100. 

 Extra Large Bulbs. 25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $18.00 per 100. 

 Canadense. Our beautiful native meadow Lily. 

 Bright yellow marked with copious spots of red; 

 2 to 3 feet high. 15c. each; |l.50 per doz. 

 Elegans Erectum Robustum. Flowers very large, 

 erect and borne in clusters; orange, spotted 

 maroon; 1^2 feet. 15c. each; $1.50 per doz. 

 Elegans Incomparable. Deep ox-blood, red, spot- 

 ted black. 18c. each; $1.75 per doz. 

 Elegans Leonard Joerg. Rich apricot spotted. 18c. 



each; $1.75 per doz. 

 Elegans Painted Chief. Bright flame color. 18c. 



each; $1.75 per doz. 

 Elegans Aurora. Deep rich orange suffused scarlet. 



18c. each; $1.75 per doz. 

 Henryi. One of the best Lilies for garden culture 

 and massing. The flower stalks. 3 to 5 feet high, 

 each carry 5 to 8 flowers of a rich apricot-yellow 

 lightly spotted with brown. 50c. each; $5.00 

 per doz. 



Longiflorum. Well-known, beautiful, snow 



white, fragrant, hardy garden Lily; flowers 



trumpet-shaped, 6 to 8 inches long; height, 



VA to 3 feet. Price, 15c. each; $1.50 per 



doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



Speciosum or Lancifolium. The most 

 popular Lilies grown, being easy of 

 cultivation, and producing large flow- 

 ers of delicate beauty on strong 

 stems; height, from 2 to 4 feet. 

 {See cut.) 



Speciosum Album. White. Price, 

 20c. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 

 per 100. 



Speciosum Roseum. W hi t e , 

 shaded and spotted with rose and 

 red. Price, 15c. each; $1.50 per 

 doz.; $12.00 per 100. 

 Speciosum Melpomene. Rich 

 blood-crimson, heavily spotted. 

 Price, 20c. each; $2.00 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



Speciosum Magnificum. A grand 

 variety, flowers nearly double the 

 size of other Speciosum varieties 

 and of taller sturdy growth. Col- 

 oring, rich red, heavily spotted. 

 Price, 25c. each; J2.S0 per doz. 

 Superbum. (Turk's Cap Lily.) One 

 of our native species. When established 

 in good, rich soil, it will produce upwards 

 of 50 beautiful orange flowers, tipped red, 

 spotted in a pyramidal cluster; 3 to 5 feet. 

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

 TenuifoUum. (The Coral Lily of Siberia.) The 

 stems about 1 to 2 feet high, clothed with grass- 

 like leaves, bear a raceme of five to twenty bril- 

 liant crimson, nodding flowers. To be effective a 

 dozen or more should be planted in a close colony. 

 Price, 15c. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Tigrinum Splendens. (Improved Tiger Lily.) 

 The grandest of the Tigers, black polished stem, 

 sometimes 6 feet high. Very large pyramids of 

 flowers, orange-red, spotted with black; 3 to 5 

 feet. Price, 12c. each; $1.25 per doz.; $10.00 

 per 100. 

 Tigrinum Flora Plena. (Double Tiger Lily.) Of 

 stately habit, 4 to 6 feet high, bearing an im- 

 mense number of double bright orange-red 

 flowers, spotted with black. Price, 15c. each; 

 $1.50 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. 

 Umbellatum. Mixed Colors. Of sturdy habit, 

 2 to 3 feet high, large showy flowers held in 

 upright clusters. The colors range from rose to 

 blackish-crimson, yellow, buff, apricot, orange, 

 etc., many being beautifully spotted. Price, 

 12c. each; $1.25 per doz.; $9.00 per 100. 



Pancratium Calathinum 



Handsome clusters of large, very striking, fra- 

 grant, pearly-white flowers. Bulbs should be kept 

 warm and dry, and planted out in the middle of 

 May. 'They will then commence flowering in 

 July. It is also admirably adapted for pot culture. 

 {See cut.) Price, 10c. each; $1.00 per doz. 

 For Free Delivery add 15c. per dozen. 



HENDERSON'S BULB CULTURE, 



Revised and Enlarged Edition, 

 described on page 194, 



PRICE, 50c., 



given FREE if asked for 

 vith orders to value of not less than 



$3.00 



