^ETEK HENDEPP CO'S 



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1896 





AUTUMN CATALOGUE 



WIW 



OF — 



BULB5, PLANTSIandISEEDS, '^ 



m DELIVER FREE 





All Bulbs offered singly or by Ihe dozen, (except where noted.) 

 All Vegetable Seeds by the packet, ounce, X 'b-, pound, J^ pint, pint and quart. 

 When Peas, Beans and Sweet Com, by the pint or quart, are sent by freifrht or express, at purchaser's expense, 

 A DEDUCTION of 7c. per pint, or 15c. per quart, may be made. 



Purchaser pays transit charges only on pecks, bushels and barrels, and on Farm Seeds, 



Tools, Implements, Insecticides, etc., also on some heavy Bulbs and Roots especially noted. 

 Plants s ent free by mail if desired, yet WE EARNESTLY ADVISE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR PLANTS sent by 

 Express when possible, as we can send larger plants and tbey arrive in better condition, and we add 

 enough gratis, to generally cover express charges. IMPORTANT By a recent ruling of the Express Com- 

 panies, plants of all kinds will be carried at a reduced rate all over the country, this reduction will make 

 the charges at least twenty per cent, less than merchandise rates heretofore charged on plants. 

 ^^~/f your order J'or Bulbs includes some that are net ready be/ore Ko^'emher, please state if you ijuant us to send all of the other goods at oncCy and 

 ihe November Bulbs as soon as ready — or i/ 'we shall hold the Tvhole order and make one shipment. 



AT PRICES QUOTED IN THIS 

 CATALOGUE TO ANY POST OFFICE 



THE United States. 



• • • About Ordering, Remitting, Shipping, Etc. • • • 



Remittances should be made either in the form of an Express Money Order (which is the best and safest method of remit- 

 ting), or a P. O. Money Order, Bank Draft or Registered Letter. 



Customers can also shop by express, as all express companies have purchasing: departments in all their offices. If you wish to 

 order goods from us to be sent by express, ask for a Purchasing Order Blank at any express office, and it will be supplied and forwarded 

 without charge, other than usual rates for returning goods. 



If goods are wanted C. O. D., 25 per cent, of the amount must accompany the order. 



Orders from unknown correspondents, not accompanied by a remittance, should send New York City reference, to save delay. 



We make no charge for cartage or delivery of goods to any railway station, steamship line or express office in Xew York City, and 

 no charge for packing excepting for cloth bags. 



IMDEX 



BULBS, rwvs. 



PAGE 



Achimenes 23 



Aconite (see Eranthis). . . . . 27 



Agapanthus - 23 



Alstromeria 23 



Alliums 23 



Amaryllis 24 



Anomatheca ... 25 



Antholyza . 25 



Anemones 25 



Arum 25 and 26 



Astilbe 38 



Babianas ... 25 



Brodiaeas 26 



Bulbocodium 38 



Callas White, Black, etc. ... 26 



Calochortus 27 



Camassia 27 



Chionodoxa 27 



Colchicum 22 and 38 



Crinum . 27 



Crocus 22 



Crown Imperial 28 



Cyclamen 28 



Dielytra ; 28 



Eranthis 39 



Erythronium 28 



Freesia 29 



Fritillaria 29 



Gladiolus 29 



Gloxinias 29 



Hemerocallis 



30 



SEEDS, 



Flower Seeds .... 56 I 



Vegetable Seeds ... 57 to 60 | 



" " Specialties ..57 I 



Clover, Scarlet 66 | 



Grass Seeds 61 to 03 | 



PAGE •$' 



Helleborus 30 



Hyacinths 2 to 7 



ins 31 to 32 



Ixias 30 



Ixiolirion 30 



Jonquils 19 



Lachenalias 33 



Leucojum 38 



Lilies 40 to 43 



Lily of the Valley 33 



Narcissus 16 to 21 



Nerine 34 



Omithogalum 34 



Oxalis 34 



Pasony . 35 to 36 



Puschkinia .38 



Ranunculus 36 



Scilla 37 



Schizostylis 37 



Snowdrops 37 



Snowtlakes.. .. ...".... 38 



Sparaxis 37 



Spiraea 38 



Sternbergia 38 



Tritonia 39 



Triteleia 39 



Trillium 39 



TropEEOlum 39 



Tulips 8tol5 



Vallota. 30 



Winter Aconite 39 



Pages 

 • 56 to 66. 

 Lawn Grass 



Rye 



Rape 



Vetch, Sand or Winter. 



.61 

 .65 

 ,60 



.66 

 Wheat 64 and 65 



ROOTS. 



Asparagrus .' 58 | Rhubarb , 



55 



PLANT5. 4l'tri5. 



Akebia 52 



Altheas 53 



Ampelopsis 52 



Apios 52 



Araucaria 46 



Aristolochia 52 



Azaleas. 51 to 53 



Begonias 51 



Berberry 53 



Bignonia 52 



Blackberries 53 



Calycanthus 52 



Calceolaria 51 



Camellias 51 



Carnations ... 50 



Chinese Matrimony Vine . 52 



Chrysanthemums 48 and 49 



Cineraria 51 



Collections of Plants ..... 44 



Corchox us 53 



Comus 53 



Currents 53 



Decorative Plants 40 



Deutzias ...Si 



Dewberry ,. 54 



Dracaenas 4(5 



Exochorda 53 



Ferns 51 and 52 



Forsj'thia 53 



Fuchsias 51 



Geraniums 51 



Gooseberries '... 55 



Grapevines 55 



Heliotropes . . .51 



Honeysuckles . 52 



Hedge Plants 53 



P.AGE 



Hydrangea 53 



Jasminum 52 



Lilacs 53 



JIaples, Japan 53 



Orange, Otaheite 51 



Palms 45 to 40 



Pandanus .46 



Pansies 52 



Pelargoniums 52 



Philadelphus 53 



Primulas (Primrose) 51 



Privet 53 



Prunus »... 53 



Pyrus . . 53 



Raspberries . . 53 and 55 



Rhodotypus 53 



Rhododendron 53 



Rhubard Roots 55 



Roses 47 



Rubber Plants 46 



Saintpattlia 51 



Salisbu^k" 53 



Sambucus 53 



Snowball 53 



Shrubs, Hardy Flowering .. 53 



Smilax 52 



Spirasa ... 53 and 38 



Strawberries 55 



Styrax . „ 53 



Swainsonia 52 



Viburnum ... .... 53 



Vines, Hardy Climbing 52 



Violets 52 



Weigelias 53 



Wistaria 53 



MISCELLANEOUS. ^^\%^\ 



Books ... 73 I Hyacinth Glasses, etc 



Fertilizers and Insecticides. ..72 T_ardineres, etc 



I Tools 6; 



70 



. ...n 



■ and 69 



PETER HENDERSON & CO., 



ALFRED HENDERSON, Pres. 



CHARLES HENDERSON, VIce-Pres. and Treas. 



Sept. 1st, 1896. 



35 & 37 CORTLANDT ST.. NEW YORK. 



