PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE.— PLANTS. 



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GENEPvAL LIST OF PLANTS 



FOR FLORISTS' STOCK. 



TTJE call attention to the generally reduced prices in this class of 

 ^^ stock this year. PURCHASE EARLY. All the bedding 

 plants, if bought before March 1st, will yield cuttings and produce plants 

 from same in time for outdoor planting at the North. 



T ACK of space forbids us giving extended descriptions of the fol- 

 lowing well known and useful plants. The selection of varieties 

 in Roses, Geraniums, Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, etc., etc., must be left 

 to us. Purchasers selection may be made from our retail catalogue at 

 one-third off prices quoted therein. 



Per 100 



Abutilons. A fine variety, tall and dwarf ^ $3.00 



Acalypha Mosaica. Fine bedding plant 5.00 



Sanderii. " Comet Plant," " Chenille Plant," etc 4.00 



Achyranthes Emersonii. Dark red foliage 3 . 00 



Agapanthus Umbellatus. Bright blue flowers 12 . 00 



Ageratum. Blue and white, dwarf sorts 2.50 



" Princess Pauline 2 , 50 



Stella Gurney. Best blue 2 . 50 



" Little Midget ". 2 . 50 



" Inimitable 2 . 50 



Akebia Quinata. Hardy climbing plant, chocolate flowers 10.00 



Ailamanda Hendersonii. Yellow flowering greenhouse plant 8.00 



Alternanthera Paronychoides Major. Best crimson 3.00 



" Aurea Nana. Best yellow 3 . 00 



" Jewell. Very brilliantly colored, growth stronger than 



the foregoing 4 . 00 



Alyssum, Tom Thumb. (Double and single) 2.50 



" Variegata 2 . 50 



Large Double White 2 . 50 



Amaranthus, " Joseph's Coat." (Ready May 1st.) 2.50 



Amaryllis Formosissima. Fine house plant 10.00 



" Johnsoni. Strong vigorous growth, bearing from 3 to 6 



brilliant red flowers on each stem 20 . 00 



" Vittata Hybrids. These are beautifully striped and blotched 



and are deliciously fragrant 60 . 00 



Ampelopsis Veitchii (or " Japan Ivy "). Pot grown 6.00 



" Quinquefolia. The " Virginia Creeper " 8.00 



Antirrhinum. Choicest mixed, all colors. (Ready April 1st.) 3.00 



Apios Tuberosa. Tuberous rooted Wistaria (Bulbs) 3 . 50 



Araucaria Excelsa. (See Page 50.) 



Asparagus Plumosus Nanus 6 . 00 



' Sprengerii 6 . 00 



Asters, Henderson's Invincible. White, blue, pink and crimson 4.00 



Giant Comet or Ostrich Plume. White, pink, blue and crimson. 4.00 



" Semple's Late. White, pink, blue and crimson 3.00 



" Victoria. White, blue, pink and crimson 3.00 



(All Asters Ready April 15. Pot grown plants.) 



Azalea Mollis 5 . 00 per doz . 



Hardy Ghent 5. 00 per doz. 



Hardy Double 5 . 00 per doz. 



Balsam. White Perfection. (Ready May 1st.) Pot grown 3.00 



' Camelia-flowered, mixed. (Ready May 1st.) Pot grown 3.00 



Begonias. Assorted varieties 4 . 00 



" Tuberous rooted. (See page 50) 



Bougainvillea Sanderiana. Fine plants 10.00 



Browallia New Giant. Large, indigo blue flowers 6 .00 



Caladiums. "(Fancy varieties," choice sorts. (See page 50) 15.00 



Calceolaria Hybrida. Assorted. (Ready April 1st) 6 .00 



Calendula Meteor. Orange colored flowers. (Ready May 1st) 3.00 



Calla Ethiopica 10.00 



" Spotted 8.00 



" Little Gem 8 . 00 



" Elliottiana. Yellow flowers 40.00 



Camellias Assorted 50.00 



Cannas, New French. Dormant roots up to April 1st 4.00 



" Growing plants ready April 1st 7 . 00 



Carnations. Winter flowering, plants from 2i-inch pots 4.00 



" Marguerite. Assorted colors 3 .00 



Hardy Garden. Assorted colors 3 . 00 



Caryopteris Mastacanthus. "Shrubby Blue Verbena" 4.00 



Castor Oil Bean. (Ready May 1st) 6 . 00 



Celosia, " Queen of the Dwarfs." (Ready May 1st) 3.00 



Golden Beauty. Best yellow. (Ready May 1st) 3 .00 



Centurea Gymnocarpa. White leaved. (Ready May 1st) 3.00 



Per 100 



Chrysanthemums. Cut flower varieties $4 . 00 



See our retail catalogue for new sorts of Chrysanthemums, our col- 

 lection is comprehensive and contains the best extant. 



Cineraria Hybrida. Assorted colors 6.00 



Clematis. Finest varieties — Jackman'i, Henryii, etc.; large flowering; 



strong 2 year vines 25 . 00 



Clematis Crispa. Blue, fragrant 8.00 



" ■ Coccinea. Deep scarlet 8 . 00 



" Paniculata. White, fragrant, 2-year roots 12.00 



Clerodendron Balfourii. 3-inch pots 10.00 



Cobea Scandens. Blue flowers. (Ready April 15th) 6.00 



Coleus. Fancy and standard varieties — Verschaffeltii, Golden Bedder, 



Hero, Chicago Bedder, Fire Crest, etc 2.50 



Convolvulus Mauritanicus. Blue flowering vine 3.00 



Coronilla Glauca. Bright yellow flowers 4.00 



Cosmos. White and mixed. (Ready May 1st.) 3.00 



Cowslip. Assorted, splendid colors 4 . 00 



Cuphea Platycentra. " Segar Plant " 2.50 



Cyperus Alternif olius. Fine for baskets 6 . 00 



Dahlias. Field grown roots. Fine named sorts 8.00 



Daisy, Paris. " Chrysanthemum frutescens," white 4.00 



" Yellow Branching. An improved yellow " Marguerite " 4.00 



" English. " Bellis Perennis," assorted 2.50 



Dianthus. (Annual varieties.) (Ready May 1st) 3.00 



Erianthus Ravennae. A hardy grass. Grows 6 feet, produces large 



plumes of feathery flowers, entirely hardy 8.00 



Euphorbia CoroUata. White flowers, blooms all summer 8.00 



" Splendens. 3-inch pots. Coral colored flowers 10.00 



Euonymus Radicans var. Variegated foliage 10.00 



Eulalias Zebrina. Marked transversely with golden bars 8.00 



" Japonica var. Leaves striped white 8 . 00 



" Gracillima. Narrow green foliage 8.00 



Eupatorium Weinmanianum Tricolor. Richly variegated foliage 3 .00 



Ferns. (See page 50.) 



Feverfew, Golden. " Golden Feather." (Ready May 1st) 2.50 



" Double White. Invaluable for summer flowers 4.00 



Fuchsias. Best market sorts. 2-inch pots, $3.00; 3-inch pots 5.00 



Geraniums. Double and single, 2-inch pots, $4.00; 3-inch pots 5.00 



" Ivy-Leaved. 2-inch pots, $4.00; 3-inch pots 5.00 



" Scented. 2-inch pots, $4.00; 3-inch pots 5.00 



" Silver. 2-inch pots, $4.00; 3-inch pots 5.00 



Gloxinias. Fine assortment of varieties, IJ inch and over 4.00 



" Special colors 6 . 00 



Grevillea Robusta. Plants from 3-inch pots 8.00 



Heliotropes. Finest varieties. 2-inch pots, $3.00; 3-inch pots 4.00 



Hibiscus (Chinese). Crimson, pink, etc., as below: 



" Grandiflorus. Single carmine pink, 3-inch pots 5 . 00 



" Rubra, fl. pi. Double red, 3-inch pots 5 . 00 



" Versicolor. Single carmine red, 3-inch pots 5 00 



" Rosa Sinensis. Single rosy red, 3-inch pots 5 . 00 



" Peachblow. Double, light pink, 3-inch pots 8.00 



" " Crimson Eye." Hardy; white with crimson center 6.00 



Hollyhocks. Double; pink, white, yellow, maroon, etc 6 . 00 



" Single, mixed 6.00 



" Everblooming 6.00 



Honeysuckles. Finest varieties, ground grown '. 8 00 



" From 2-inch pots 4 00 



Hop Roots. (Ready April 15th) 2 . 00 



Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora 10.00 



" Herbaceous Varieties. (See page 50). 



Impatiens Lucy. Fine for summer blooming. Pinkish lilac 4.00 



" Holstii mixed 6 . 00 



" Sultani. Fine for summer blooming. Rosy carmine 6.00 



Ipomoea Learii. " The Blue Dawn Flower." 3.00 



