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



DOUBLE CHINESE P/EONIAS. 



These noble plants are exceedingly effective. The flowers are large, 

 massive, perfect in outline and most beautiful. The profusion and 

 duration of bloom, combined with handsome massive foliage, accom- 

 modating habit and easy culture, render them one of the most 

 popular of hardvplantsgrown for lawn and garden decoration, or for 

 mingling with shrubs, or amongst herbaceous plants in borders and 

 wild gardens. [See cut., i Ready for delivery in X:\emher.) 



Prices of named varieties [excepting Festiva Maxima), 50c. 

 each, $3.00 per doz., delivered free iu ihe United States. 

 Cyntheree. White, centre bordered carmine. 

 Festiva. Pure white, centre carmine spotted. 

 Festiva Maxima. The finest white Pii-ony grown: very large 



guard petals with cone-shaped centre slightly flaked purple. $1.00 



each. 

 Mag-nifica. White shaded carmine, centre yellowish white. 

 Prolifera Tricolor. White, centre spotted yellow. 

 Mademoiselle Leonie Calot. Soft pink, extra fine flower. 

 Taglioni. Pale pink. 



Isabella Karlitzkie. Glowing purplish rose, beautiful form. 

 Princesse Mathilde. Pure fresh rose, self colored. 

 L'Eclatante. A grand purplish blood red ; one of the best. 

 Rubens. Dark red. 



Louis Van Houtte. Solid bright violet or cherry red. 

 Rubra Triumpnans. Bright crimson purple. 



OLDER STANDARD VARIETIES. 



Prices, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz., delivered free in the United States. 



Double White. I Double Purple Red. 



Double Rose Pini. Double White with Yellow 



Double Crimson. Centre. »„„„„. ,_„ 



Double Mixed Colors 25c. each. $2.50 per doz..^ls.00 per 100. 



COLLECTIONS OF 



DOUBLE P/EONIAS 



(Festira Maxima not in- 

 cluded), 



6 named varieties, . $2.75 

 12 " " . 5.00 



Delivered Freein the U.S. 



Older Standard Varieties, 

 6 separate colors, . $1.50 

 Delivered Freein the U.S. 



PANCRATIUH. 



Calathinum. 



Robust-growing, bulbous plants, 

 producing handsome clusters of 

 large, fragrant while flowers on tall 

 stiff steins. They are admirably 

 adapted for pot culture, flowering 

 during the late winter months, or 

 the bulbs can be kept warm and dry, 

 and planted out in the garden In the 

 middle of May. They will then com- 

 mence flowering in July. (.See cut.) 

 20c. each. $2.00 per doi. 



PUSCHKINIA. 



Scillioides. 

 A bulbOUB plant of great beauty, per- 

 fectly hardy, Bower pearly white, richly 

 striped »itii pale blue down the centre ol 

 each petal; Its numerous flowers spring up 

 from the centre ol h« peculiarly formed 

 leaves. It is admirably adapted lor edg- 

 ings and forming patches In (rout ol mixed 

 borders, flowering i" April and May. 

 Height, 4 to 8 inches. They do very nicely 

 In pots for winter flowers, II Btarted slon 

 ami cool, (.see nil. I :\ lor 1 o, .. :ioc. per 

 doz., |K.O0 |K-r 100. 



Henderson's New Book, "PICTURESQUE GARDENS," Contains 340 Photographic Illustrations ; see page 80. 



