PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— AUTUMN FLOWERING BULBS. 



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Refracta Alba. This one of the most popular and 

 charming bulbs for pot culture, flowering m the winter 

 and spring in the conservatory or window garden. 6 

 or 8 bulbs should be planted in a 4-in pot. They force 

 readily and can be had in bloom by Christmas if desir- 

 ed, and by having a dozen or more pots started in the 

 cold frame they can be brought in at intervals, thereby 

 keeping up a continuous display of bloom throughout 

 the winter; the flowers are produced 6 to 8 on stems 

 about 9 inches high, and are particular'y useful for 

 cutting, remaining in good condition kept in water for 

 two weeks ; the flowers are a pure ■white with a yellow 

 blotched throat and are exquisitely fragrant. {See cut ) 

 Extra large bulbs, 3 for 5c., 20c. per doz., $1.00 per 100. 



Leichtlinii Major. A beautiful large flowering 

 variety, with primrose yellow flowers, marked with 

 orange blotches, very fragrant. 3 for lOc, 30c. per doz., 

 $2.00 per 100. 



FRITILLARIA. 



A group of dwarf spring-flowering plants, bearing sin- 

 gular large pendent bell-shaped flowers of white, purple, 

 bronze, black or yellow, most of which are striped, 

 splashed or checkered in the most fantastic fashion; they 

 are invaluable for pot culture, and exceedingly pretty 

 when grown in large clumps in the border in a dry sit- 

 uation. (See cut.) 



Meleagris. (Snake's Head or Guinea Hen Flower.) 

 Bell-shaped flowers of various colors, yellow, white, 

 black, purple, striped and splashed and checkered in 



the most curious way. Mixed varieties 



3 for lOc, 25c., per doz., $1.25 per 100. 



Meleagris Latifolius. A larger 

 growing variety of the above, with 

 broad foliage, and large checkered 

 flowers, earlier and a decided im- 

 provement, 5c. each, 50c. per doz., 

 $3.00 per 100. 



Aurea. A lovely new species, as rare 

 as it is beautiful, bearing large golden 

 yellow bell-shaped flowers which are 

 curiously checkered with black brown 

 spots. It is perfectly hardy, beginning 

 to flower in March continuing till May. 

 It is admirably adapted for planting 

 out of doors in partial shade. May also 

 be grown in pots for greenhouse or 

 winter decoration, where its curious 

 flowers prove a constant source of 

 admiration. {See cut.) 5c, each, 50c. 

 per doz., $3.00 per 100. 



Kamtschatensis. Also known as 

 the "Siberian Black Lily." The stems 

 attain a height of from 12 to 18 inches, 

 bearing pendulous bell-shaped flowers 

 of richest purple black color, very 

 hardy, flowering in spring. 20c. each, 

 ^.00 per doz. 





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FREESIA REFRACTA ALBA. 



GLADIOLUS. 



Early- Flowering: 



Hardy Varieties. 



These beautiful Early-flowering Glad, 

 iolus are greatly prized on account of 

 their blooming in June and July, if 

 planted in the Autumn in dry soil and 

 protected with a covering of about six 

 mches of straw,, leaves or litter. If 

 planted in cold frames they will flower 

 as early as May, and this perhaps is the 

 better way in very cold localities. 

 These Gladiolus are also invaluable for 

 flowering in the grreenhouse in pots for 

 winter bloom. The colors and mark- 

 ings are very handsome, the bulbs can 

 be kept dormant until spring and then 

 planted in open groxind if preferred. 

 {Ready in November .) 



The Bride. {Colviin Alba.) Very 

 beautiful; purest white. 2 for 5c.. 20c. 

 per doz., $1,00 per 100, or iy mail^ il-ZJ. 



Mixed Early-flowering: Hardy 

 Gladiolus. 2 for 5c., 25c. per doa.. 

 $1.50 per 100, or by mail, $j.^j. 



GLOXINIA, LARGE FLOWERING. 



GLOXINIAS. 



Some Grand Erect Flowering- Varieties. 



{Ready in November^ 

 Gloxinias, as well known, are the most beautiful flowering plants that we 

 have for the decoration of greenhouse and window during the spring and summer 

 months. They are of easy culture and good bulbs produce from 50 to 100 flowers 

 3 to 4 inches across of the most exquisite and gorgeous colors, many of which are 

 magnificently spotted, mottled and blended, during their season; as many as 20 

 are frequently open at one time and the effect is charming. The following five 

 varieties we selected from a large collection in Europe this season as being the 

 most beautiful and distinct; they are all of the erect or "look you in the face" 

 class, as gardeners call them, which are now considered so much superior to the 

 pendulous varieties. (See cut.) 



Defiance. Glowing crimson scarlet, lustrous and rich. 

 Emperor Frederick. Bright.rosy scarlet, bordered with a pure white band, 



strikingly beautiful. 

 Tig:er Spotted. Beautiful spotted and mottled. 

 Kaiser Wilhelm. Velvety cerulean blue with deep white throat. 

 Mont Blanc. Pure satiny white, exquisite. 



Price of any of the above named varieties. 30c. each, $3.00 per doz., or the set ofe 

 5 for $1.25. 

 Mixed Gloxinias. Large flowering, best varieties. 20c. each, $2.00 per doa. 



