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



HE Crocus is one of 



the earliest flowers ot 



sprin)^, and occupies t 



prominent place in everj 



garden. When planted as ar 



edging in triple lines of one 



or more colors, the effect is 



i" btrikmg No sprmg display surpasses that of Cro 



cub the broad wa\ y bands of golden-yellow, striped 



purple, or of pure white, when they expand theii 



blossoms m February and March, are incomparable 



In lawns and pleasure parks, planted in the grass 



the Crocus is extremely effective. For several years 



past, Crocus, Sno-n drops, Daffodils, etc., have beec 



planted in our parks and lawns, in wild places wood 



land %\alks etc , to the great delight of visitors and 



the enhanced decoration of the parks. In one of the 



parks, thousands of Crocus were used in the grass 



and the effect was mat " liless. 



Choice Named Large-FloWered Dutch Crocus. - «»"s isjiixed colors. 



•^ If aesiredbv mail, add for postaee at the rati 



Price of any of the undermentioned Crocus (except where noted), 1 2c. 

 per doz., 60c. per 1 OO, $5.00 per 1 ,000. 



ly desired by tnail^ add at the rate of i^c, per 100 for postage. Dozens vtailed free. 



LARGE NAMED YELLOW CROCUS. 



Yellow Mammoth. Large bulbs, 

 each producing a number of large gold- 

 en yellow flowers. 15c. per doz., 75c. 

 per 100, $6.00 per 1000. 



Yellow First Size. Bright yellow, 

 1 Jc. per doz., 40c. per 100, $5.50 per 1000. 



Cloth of Gold. Golden yellow, striped 

 brown, small flowers, but very profuse. 

 10c. per.doz., 40c. per 100, $3.50 per 1000. 



If desired by jnail, add for postage at the rate ofijL 

 per TOO. Dozens mailed free. Per Per Per 



doz. 100. 1000 



Blue and Purple, mixed $0 10 $0 40 $3 5C 



Variegated and striped, mixed.. 10 40 3 K 



White, mixed 10 40 3 5C 



Large Yellow 10 40 3 5( 



All colors, mixed 10 35 8 OC 



Caroline Chisholm 

 Princess of Wales. 



pure white. 



LARGE NAMED WHITE CROCUS. 



Pure white. 

 Splendid, large, 



Mont Blanc. Large and fine w^hite. 

 T h e b a ■ The purest of whites, very free 

 blooming. 



LARGE NAMED STRIPED AND VARIEGATED CROCUS. 



Albion. Violet, striped lavender and 

 white, extra large flower. 



Cloth of Silver. Silvery white, striped 

 lilac, small flowers, but very profuse. 



Imperati. Flowers in January, bluish- 

 white, purple stripe, yellow throat, 

 sweetly scented. 25c. doz., §1.50 per 100. 



La Majesteuse. Immense white 



flowers, striped lilac. 

 Sir Walter Scott. White striped, 



purple, extra. 

 Ne [-"lus Ultra. Purple, variegated 



with white. 



LARGE NAMED BLUE AND PURPLE CROCUS. 



Baron Von Drunow. Large, purple. 

 David Rizzio. Large, dark purple. 



Garabaldi. Extra large, dark ptirple. 

 Lilaceus. Light blue, extra. 



AUTUMN FLOWERING CROCUS. 



Colch'cum Autumnale. (Jleadow Saffron.) Very effective and handsome hardy 

 plants, the flowers of which come through the ground without the leaves in the fall, 

 the leaves appearing the following spring. The flowers comprise many shades of 

 white, purple, rose, striped, etc. They make lovely borders or margins to beds. 

 Mixed sorts, 3 for lOc, 30c. per doz., f 1.50 per 300. Postage toe per dozen exira. 



Parkinson! A beautiful rare variety from the Greek Archipelago; large flowers, 

 of white, tessellated and barred with rose and purple, like a checker board, very 

 odd. (i<r« cut.) 5c. each, 50c. per doz., $3.50 per 100. 



AUTUMN FLOWERl.yJ CROCUS, PARKINSONT. 



O sold at dozen rates, 25 at 1 OO rates, 250 at 1 ,000 rates. Postage free, except where noted- 



