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



■ HEMEROCALLIS, or DAY LILY. ■ 



Very ornamental hardy plants having elegant foliage and handsome flowers 

 of bright yellow, delicately perfumed. They are of the easiest culture in an/ 

 ordinary garden soil, and form admirable clumps. The ilowers are somewhat 

 ephemeral, but are produced successively and m great abundance. Although 

 perfectly hardy, they bear forcing well in a temperature of 50 degrees. 

 Flava. The old favorite " Yellow Day Lily," 



bright light yellow, very fragrant, fine for 



cutting ; 2 to 3 feet high. 15c. each, $1.50 doz. 



Postage, 5c. extra. (Ready in October.) 

 Middendorfii. A very distinct and rare 



variety which we are importing from China. t^ ,j= -g^, ,^ y 



The plant makes a dwarf, compact bushy H^ o~— >-^5=^ .. ^^L%-J:^. 



growth only about 1 foot high, bearing large, B. /^^."l ^^^^^^^t*-"*^ - 



lily-like flowers of dark orange yellow. {See ^0i , T?> ^Bk i ^^^ afete^SA J^~>i 



cut.) 50c. each, 15.00 doz.; postage 5c. each 



extra. (Ready in October.) 



AURANTIACA MAJOR. 



{Giant Floiuerin^ Day Lily.^ 

 A new Hemerosallis from Japan ; a very vig- 

 orous growing plant with broad, long foliage, 

 and immense broad-petalled trumpet lilj'-like 

 flowers 6 inches across, of a deep orange color, 

 and very fragrant ; it flowers freely during 

 late summer and autumn. It is one of the best 

 hardy perennials introduced in years, and has 

 received highest awards from English Horti- 

 cultviral Societies. (See cut.) 50c each, $5.00 

 doz. Postage, 5e. each extra. (Ready in Oct.) 



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HEMEROCALLIS MIDDE^fDORFII. HEMEROCALLIS AURANTIACA MAJOR. 



^^^^HELLEBORUS NIQER.^ 



(Christmas or Lenten Rose.) 

 A most beautiful class of hardy plants growing freely in almost any situation, flow- 

 ermg m great profusion m early spring, and if grown in the house, or in frames, will 

 bloom from December all through the winter months. The flowers are two or three 

 mcheb m diameter Pure waxj white. (See cut.) (Ready in November.) 20c. each, $2.0C 

 per doz If b\ ^i ail aii^c each ejctr a for postage. 



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IXIOLIRION. 



Tartancum An elegant and 

 rare half-hard> bulbous plant 

 of free growth and producing 

 grand spikes 2 feet high ot 

 splendid bell-shaped star like 

 flowers of rich purple, shaded 



with sky blue. Bulbs planted ^^^^•^•^^^^m^mm^^mt ^n.^™^^.^^^— ^^^^ 



out by us last autumn proved perfectly hardy, with a slight protection, and bloomed 

 beautifully in June ; the bulbs can be kept dry and planted out in spring, or thej^ may 

 be grown m pots in cold frames and be brought into the conservatory toward spring 

 for blooming. (See cut.) 10c. each, $1.00 doz. 



The Ixia is a beautiful little winter-flowering bulb, with low, slender, graceful spikes 

 of bloom. The colors are rich, varied and beautiful, the centre alwaj^s differing in color 

 from the other parts of the flower, so that the blossoms, expandingin the sun's rays, 

 present a picture of gorgeous beauty. [See cut.) 

 Crareroides. Bright scarlet, the earliest of all, and grand for forcing. 3 for lOc, 



25c. per doz., $1.50 per 100. 

 Wonder. A double variety. Very deep pink, sweetly perfumed. Extra. 3 for lOc, 



35c. doz., $2.50 per 100. 

 .Mixed varieties. Many beautiful colors. 2 for 5c., 20c. per doz., $1.00 per 100. 



6 bulbs of one variety sold at dozen rates, 25 at 1 OO rates Postage free, except where noted 



