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PETER HENDERSON'S CATALOGUE. 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. 



A tropical plant of the well-known family of Caladium. 

 growing to a height of four or five feet, with correspond- 

 ing breadth. The leaves are of immense size, often eigh- 

 teen inches by two feet. As a single plant for lawns or 

 large flower borders it has no superior. 



25 ets. each ; S2. 25 per doz. 



Large, 50 ets. each ; >4.r>u per doz. 



Extra large bulbs, $1.00 each -, j9.00 per doz. 



Nardy. Five feet high; deep green, margined brown; 

 flowers Indian red. 



Plankerii. Dark green, broad, ovate leaf, orange-col- 

 ored flowers. 



Princess do rVelce. Five feet high; broad, deep green 

 leaf; flowers light oanary. 



Surprise. Narrow, green, lanceolate leaves; flowers 

 deep orange-scarlet. 



"Warscewiczil. Green foliage, margined red; 3 feet 

 high ; flowers intense crimson. 

 25 ets. each, except where noted ; S2-25 per doz. 

 Set of 20 varieties for §4.50. 



CALCEOLARIA- 



CALCEOLARIAS, HERBACEOUS. 

 Hybrida Superba. An exceedingly fine strain, spotted 

 and marbled in all shades of yellow, maroon, rose, 

 white and crimson. Completely covered in spring 

 with pocket-like flowers. (See cut). 

 25 ets. each ; $2.25 per doz. 



CALCEOLARIA. 



Shrubby. All colors; brown, pink, yellow, maroon, etc. 



25 its. each ; $2.25 per do/.. 

 " Shower of bold." (*'ee Description, page 93.) 



CANNA INDICA (Newer Sorts.) 



Plants used largely in sub-tropical gardening, for the 

 grand effect which their rich and varied-colored leaves 

 produce. The sorts below named are the finest we can 

 select from our collection of overGO varieties, old and new. 

 They combine the most striking tropical foliage with 

 flowers many of them equal to Gladiolus. 

 Admiration. Foliage sea-green, margined red; 5 fed 



high ; flowers dark scarlet. 

 Aug. Ternier. Large, showy, dark green leaves, tipped 



red; 7 feet high. 

 Bihoreli. Dark green foliage, shaded with chocolate; .; 



feet high. 

 Amazon. Foliage green ; flowers canary yellow, very 



fine ; 4 feet. 

 Canrobert. Foliage dark; vermilion scarlet flowers; 6 ft. 

 Creole. A very fine dark variety; 6 ft. 

 Erin. Foliage green ; orange and scarlet flowers ; 4ft. 

 Golden Fleece. Green foliage ; flowers straw color: 5ft. 

 Oriole. Green leaves; flowers deep orange color; 6 ft. 

 I. like Blackburn. (See page 93.) $1.00 each. 

 Tricolor. Variegated foliage, orange flowers. 

 Daniel Hooibrenck. Four feet high ; deep green 



slightly margined purple; flowers dark orange. 

 Indica Variegata. Light green, ovate leaf; beauti- 

 fully ribbed; 6 feet high. 

 r?l clal iea. Foliage dark chocolate-tinted green ; flowers 



Indian red; 4 feet high. 

 Kid. Schmidt. Broad ovate leaf, flowers dark orange 



scarlet. 



■ I i:> \ II".V SNOWDON. 



NEW MONTHLY CARNATION, 

 " Snowdon." 

 This OUt gives B fair representation of this most valu- 

 able new Carnation. Its merits are that the flowers are of 

 the purest white, borne in unequalled prolusion on plants 



thai rarely ever exceed one toot in height. This quality 

 of (Iwarfriess makes it exceedingly valuable, as if can be 

 grown close to the glass on front benches of the green- 

 house. As a pot-plant for the parlor, or for market pur- 

 poses, it has no superior. 



Stock plants, 50 ets. each. 



Strong, well-rooted plants, in 3-inch pots, 25 ets. each; 



$2.25 per doz. 



MONTHLY CARNATION, 

 "Peter Henderson.'' 



Nanz & Neuner, of Louisville, Ky., have complimented 

 us by naming this Carnation as above, It is one. of the 

 freest winter-flowering varieties; largest size and pure 



V, llltc. 



This, together with Snowdon, are now grown to the ex- 

 clusion of nearly all other w bite sorts. 



25 ets. each ; $2.25 per doz. 



CARNATION, "King of the Crimsons." 



This has now become a standard sort around New York, 

 where the cut-flower men consider it almost indispensable. 

 The flowers are a dark rich shade of crimson maroon, and 

 are produced so freely that it is one of the most profitable 

 varieties now grown. 



Large stock plants, 75 ets. each ; 8G.00 per doz. 

 Smaller, 25 ets. each; $2.25 per doz. 



CARNATiON, " Queen of Whites." 



Flowers very large and snow white. It is a very strong 

 grower. An excellent forcing variety. 



30 ets. each ; $3.00 per doz. 



CARNATIONS, MONTHLY— General Col- 

 lection. 



Indispensable either for the decoration of the flower- 

 garden in summer or for the green-house or parlor in win- 

 ter. The varieties we name are among the finest of this 



