PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— SUPERIOR BULBS— WHOLESALE. 



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Henderson's Superior Northern Grown 



...LILIUM CANDIDUM... 



{Ready in August.) 



Our Lilium Candidums are the thick, broad-petalled type so supe- 

 perior to the narrow-petalled south of France stock. The bulbs are 

 plump, heavy and healthy. 



This popular, fragrant, snow-white, hardy garden Lily is also 

 known as " Annunciation Lily," and " Madonna Lily." It grows 

 3 to 4 feet high, and blooms in the open ground in June. When 

 grown in bold masses or in rows these lilies are especially effective, 

 the brilliancy of their snow-white flowers against surrounding 

 greenery of shrubs, grass and trees is very telling. This lily dislikes 

 being coddled, thriving best when it can remain undisturbed for 

 years in good garden soil. 

 Price, 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 50c. doz.; $3.50 per 100; 832.00 per 1000 



" 9 to 10 <• - 60c. .. ; $4.00 •■ - ; $38.00 - 



LILIUM AURATUM 



The Golden Rayed Lily of Japan. 



(Importation Expected in October.') 



The most popular hardy garden Lily grown. The 

 flowers are pure white, thickly studded with 

 crimson spots, while through the centre of each 

 petal runs a clear golden band. Fully expanded 

 the flowers measure nearly a foot across, are 

 produced abundantly from June to October, 

 and possess a most delicious fragrance. 3 to 5 

 feet. 



First size bulbs, 8 to 9 inch 



Extra Large bulbs, 9 to 1 1 inch 



Mammoth bulbs, 11 to 13 inch 



Each. Doz. 100 



.08 

 .12 



.20 



$.75 

 1.25 

 2.00 



$5.00 



8.00 



15.00 



HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR 



Japan Easter Lily Bulbs 



(LILIUM LONGIFLORUM.) 



For shipment last of September or early in October to December. 



The imported Japan grown bulbs of Lilium Longiflorum as they arrived in this coun- 

 try up to two or three years ago — were usually a mixture of various types, including early 

 flowering, later flowering, tall, dwarf, narrow leaved, broad leaved, green stemmed, red 

 stemmed, black stemmed, small flowered, large flowered, etc. Agreeable to our persistent 

 solicitation, our growers commenced to separate the desirable types, and discarded those 

 unsuitable for Florists' use. So that this year we are able to offer only the best forcing 

 strains of Japan grown longiflorum which our growers say will come 90% true though we 

 cannot guarantee it. Of course, on account of the later arrival of the bulbs they cannot 

 be forced into flower as early as the Bermuda type Lilium Harrisii, but for late winter 

 and spring flowering the Japan grown bulbs are very popular on account of their low 

 price. Some florists think the flowers from the Japanese bulbs are superior in size and 

 substance to those of Lilium Harrisii, but we think the cool, slower forcing of the Japanese 

 bulbs accounts for this. 



In ordering, be careful to state which strain of Japan longiflorum is wanted. In ab- 

 sence of such information L. Longiflorum Multiflorum will be sent. 



Longiflorum Multiflorum. This type blooms in Japan about ten 

 days earlier than Eximium. The stem is tall, leaves narrow and 



PRICES. 



the plant a little more slender. It is the favorite type for forcing 



Doz. 



$.40 



.75 



1.00 



.75 

 1.00 

 1.50 



.50 



.85 



1.50 



100 

 $3.00 

 5.50 

 7.50 



4.50 



7.50 



12.00 



3.50 



6.50 



12.00 



1000 

 $28.00 





50.00 



8 to 10 inch bulbs 



70.00 



Longiflorum Giganteum. This type flowers in Japan about a week 

 later than L. Eximium, but the flowers are of larger size, perfect 

 form and of supeiror substance; stems marked black. 



40 00 



7 to 9 inch bulbs 



70.00 



9 to 10 inch bulbs 



100.00 



Formosa Longiflorum. A type grown on the island of Formosa. It 

 was tried experimentally by several florists in the U. S. last 

 winter — some of whom endorse it enthusiastically — while others 

 do not report it so favorably. We advise orders for trial onlj' 

 this season. 



32.00 





60.00 



9 to 10 inch bulbs 



100.00 







(FOR OTHER LILIES, SEE PAGE 17.) 



Six bulbs of any one variety sold at dozen rates; 25 at 100 rates; 250 at 1,000 rates. Postage will be extra on bulbs wanted by mail. 



