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HENDERSON'S AUTUMN BULB CATALOGUE— 1929 



HENDERSON'S 



Modern Peonies 



Selected from the World's Newest and 

 Best Varieties 



Our Method of Selling 1 Henderson's Herbaceous 

 Peonies. — It is the rule among most sellers of Peonies 

 to send out divided roots, that is, older plants cut into 

 several 3 to 5 crowned roots. These, of course, can be 

 sold at a lower price, but all Peony purchasers should 

 know that normal flowers of maximum size will not be 

 produced on these divided roots for two or three years. 

 As most of our customers prefer to pay a little more and 

 get older, undivided roots, therefore we are offering roots 

 of 2 and 3 years' growth from the divided stage. These, 

 according to age, will give a great quantity of perfect 

 blooms the succeeding summer if planted between 

 September 1st and November 1st. For cultural instruc- 

 tions send for our Peony Guide post free. 



The roots offered in this list are for shipment September 

 15th to November 15th. 



White Varieties 



2 Yrs. 3 Yrs. 

 Old Old 



Albatre. Very large, milk white, shaded 



ivory $1.00 $1.50 



Baroness Schroeder. Flesh white fading 

 to milk white 1 - 50 2 -°° 



Couronne D*Or. Pure white, ring of yel- 

 low stamens around tuft of center petals 

 tipped carmine 1.00 1.50 



Duchess de Nemours. Pure white 

 crown, sulphur white collar, no crimson 

 flecks 1.00 1.50 



Festlva Maxima. Pure white, center 



prominently flecked crimson 1.00 1.50 



James Kelway. Rose white changing to 



milk white '• 50 2 - S0 



Mme. Crousse. Pure white center flecked 



crimson 100 |.so 



Mons Dupont. Milk white center splashed 



crimson showing stamens 1.00 1.50 



Pink and Rose Varieties 



Albert Crousse. Rose white flecked 

 crimson 1.50 2.50 



Autfuste Villaume. Extra large, compact 

 globular rose type. Dark violet rose. 

 Tall grower 1.25 2.00 



2 Yrs. 3 Yrs. 

 Old Old 



Claire Dubois. Large double globular flowers; color, 



rich clear satiny pink with with glossy reflex $1.25 $2.00 



Dorchester. Large, compact rose type. Pale hydran- 

 gea pink, sulphur white collar, no crimson flecks. 

 Free bloomer. Early 1.00 1.50 



Eugenie Verdler. Large, medium bright clear pink 



with silvery reflex 1-25 2.00 



Mons Jules Elie. Lilac pink shading to deeper rose at 



base of entire flower, overlaid with sheen of silvery rose , - n 2 «» 



Solan |{e. Lilac white, deepening salmon toward the 



center 3.00 4.50 



Triomphe Du Nord. Large medium compact bomb. 

 Light solferino-red with silvery reflex. Tall free 

 bloomer. Mid-season 1.00 1.50 



Umbellata Rosea. Large, informal rose type. Guards 



violet rose shading to amber white center 1.00 1.50 



Venus. Pale hydrangea pink, collar lighter . 00 . »« 



Crimson and Dark Red Varieties 



Adolph Rosseau. Purple garnet 2.00 3.50 



Felix Crousse. Brilliant red 1.50 2.50 



CRIMSON AND DARK RED VARIETIES— Continued 



2 Yrs. 3 Yrs. 

 Old Old 

 Grover Cleveland. Very large and full; strong, vigorous 



grower; dark crimson; late J2.00 $3.50 



Karl Rosenfteld. Brilliant dark crimson. One of the best. 2.00 3.50 



Longfellow. Large flowers of good form, brilliant 



crimson 3.00 4.50 



Mons. Martin Cihuuc, Dark purlish garnet ....... . 3.00 4.50 



Peonies to Color 



(Without Names! 

 Doublo White, Double Red, Double Pink 



We offer these in strong divided roots at 50c. each; J5\00 per doz. 



We hold an annual exhibition of Peony Flowers beginning about the 

 middle of June; and we send imitations to our friends in the vicinity of 

 New York. At that time we publish "Henderson's Peony Guide" which 

 we will forward free to all applicants. 



