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



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AMARYLLIS. 



iMABrt.ua 



JOUNSONI. 



AMOriATHPr'A Cruenta. A charming plant 



/Al^lWl ir\ I lIL^n. f,, r e |tber put culture or for 



blooming out-of-doors, hardy south of Washington but requir- 

 ing the protection of a cold frame In cold climates; their dwarf 

 -tat i] re. brilliant and profuse bloom continued for a long period 

 reader them very popular, flowers bright rosy carmine, blotched 

 wlttacriraHon;heiglit.*,ft. (Seecut.) 2 for 5c, 20c. dz., $1.25 100. 



Probably the most magnificent and gorgeous bulb- 

 ous plant known. Their In use flowers, rlehness 



of coloring and regal habit an- simply Incomparable. They throw up spikes from 

 is inches t.. :; feel high, bearing enormous trumpet-shaped flowers, averaging 

 to 10 Inches across, Ol great substance, some being of rich and glowing colors, 

 Others delicately Shaded and superbly veined, l'or pot culture lii the window, 

 i onsi ryatory op greenhouse, they are well adapted, and when In bloom in the 

 winter and spring months, no flowers can approach their beauty. 

 Johnsoni. (Bermuda Spice Lily.) A very popular variety, wine red, with a 

 white stripe down each petal; an early and abundant bloomer and a specially 



robust grower. (See cut.) Large bulbs 40c. each, $4.00 perdoz. 



Defiance. This is a gem, being a sturdy grower, flowering repeatedly during 

 the season. Flowers extraordinarily large, of velvety carmine red, striped 



and Becked and suffused with white $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz. 



Aulica Platypetala. (Lily of the Palace.) Flowers large and extreme!] 



handsome, glowing crlms tipped green. Splendid winter bloomer.. .. $1 00 



Bach $10.00 per doz. 



Vittata Hybrida. These are unnamed seedling hybrids, and will produce some 

 new varieties of exceptional beauty. Theeoloringsand markings are exquisite; 

 the I m II is a re very large, and are of sutllelent strength and age to produce mag- 

 nificent flowers during the winter or spring Cue. each, $6.00 per doz. 



Formosissima. (Jacobcean 

 Lily.) A quaintly-shaped, 

 beautiful flowerof grand dark 

 scarlet, free blooming; forces 

 well am] can lie grown in 

 water like Hyacinths; if the 

 bulbs are kept dry during 

 winter, they can be planted in 

 the open ground in the spring 

 and will flower during the 

 summer.. 12c. ea., $1.2."> do/. 

 Belladonna Major. (Bella- 

 donna Lily.) Autumn-bloom- 

 ing variety of extreme beauty 

 and fragrance, the spikes 

 grow from 2 to 3 feet high, 

 each carrying from G to 12 

 beautiful flowers, "sweet as 

 lilies," of silvery white, flush- 

 ed and tipped with rose, i See 

 cut.). .. 15c. ea., $1.00 perdoz. 

 Equestris. (The Barbados 

 Lily.) Bright light scarlet, 

 with a white star-like throat, 

 running out into bars in the 

 centred the petals ; very free 

 bloomer. (Seecut.) inc. each, 

 $1.50 per doz. The collec- 

 tion of above 5 named 

 Amaryllis, 1 bulbeach, $1.25. 

 For A maryllia A t.imasco.see 

 " Zephyrnuthes," page 41. For 

 A. Samiensis, see " Nerine," 

 page 37. For A. Lutea, see 

 " Stern bergla." page 23. 



AMARYLLIS BELLADONNA. 



Peruvian Lilies. Tuber- 



AHORPHOPHALLUS. 



AL5TR0HERIA. 



beautiful, large, lilv-llke flowers of great beauty, borne In 

 clusters duriug the' summer; they are splendid for cutting, 

 being of much substance and lasting In perfection for a long 

 time. Splendid subjects for either pot culture or for planting 

 out in frames. Verv robust and abundant blooming varie- 

 ties. Colors: crimson, rose, yellow, purple, etc., shaded and 

 marked; 2 to 4 feet. 



Mixed Colors. I Ready In Xovewber.)..10c. ea., $1.00 doz. 



Kivieri. 

 A bulbous 

 plant of luxuriant tropical aspect, 

 producing enormous palm-like foli- 

 age spreading In the shape of an 

 umbrella, the stem ol deep green is 

 marbled with brown and white; a 

 desirable plant for specimens or 



groups on a lawn. The flowers are 

 very large, Of deep red, and are pro- 

 duced before the leaves appear, but 

 the plant is chiefly grown for its ele- 

 gant tropical foliage. Plant out In 

 May. (Seecut.) [Ready in Novem- 

 ber.) 76c. each, $7.50 perdoz. 



ANTHOLYZA. 



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Very 

 showy 

 and stately with the appearance of 

 QladlOlUS. They are hardy south ol 

 Washington, and can be grown in 

 cold sections In a cold frame, or 

 they may bo plnnted out lu the 

 spring, flowering from July to Sep- 

 tember, for grouping In beds or shrubberies, their brilliant long tubular flowers 

 and tall spikes ..( bio. mi render them verv effective, also tine for cut flowers. 

 Mixed Colors '.'1 for 10c., 80c. per doz.. $2.00 per 100. 



AMAltYLLIB EQ.UE9TIt[S. 



SIX BULBS OF ANY ONE VARIETY supplied at DOZEN rates, 25 at 100 rates, 250 at 1,000 rates. 



