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PETEI^ HENDEKSOJl St CO.— GliADlOIiUS. 



NEW "snow-white" GI^iDIOLUS. 



HEnDEHSON'S SPEGIflli SET OF 12 



" REMV GHflHD GIiAOIOLUS." 



Magnificent new varieties of Gladiolus are produced by the ar* of hybridizing, 



but unfort-unately the slowness of working up a stock of any special sort prevents 



-them from being offered at a low price for several years. A stroll through our 



many acres of varieties, containing these new sorts, revealed some of which we 



could supply a few hundred bulbs, the varieties being of such rare beauty that we 



■concluded to select a set that we offer at the moderate prices quoted below. 



Abricote. A very charming and novel color, soft, satiny, coppery pink, as lus- 

 trous in the sunlight as if burnished. Flowers of great size, with large round petals. 

 A robust grower. 50 cts. each, $5.00 per doz. 



Ali. Splendid tall and compact spike, with numerous and perfectly arranged 

 flowers of quite a peculiar and remarkable color ; the ground of the upper petals 

 is of a very pale creamy rose, striped and penciled cherry red, one (or more fre- 

 quently two> of the lower petals is yeUow with a rose sheen and finely rayed or 

 striped purplish red. 



Anrore. A very bright and lovely variety. Flowers of largest size, bright salmon- 

 lose, striped orange, carmine and lilac, with beautiful blotch of cherry-rose 

 streaked with lilac. 



Baroness BTirdett Coutts. Delicate lilac tinged with rose, flamed rosy purple- 

 Spike very long, flowers unusually large. A decided acquisition. 



De ZiSsseps. Superb large flowers of rosy white suffused with pink, flaming 

 into red carmine-lake at the edges. Strong, upright grower ; fine spike. 



Sachess of Edlnburg'll. One of the grandest Gladiolus grown. Great, strong 

 spikes of immense flowers, deep lilac pink, with the sheen of satin. 



Fred. iJongflass. The finest dark colored Gladiolus grown. Flowers unusually 

 large, of a rich velvety claret-maroon, beautifully marked and shaded. 



Grand Soa^e. A magnificent variety. Splendid, strong spike of enormous 

 flowers ; bright scarlet, with violet blotches. 



Mr. Baines. A splendid grower. Tall spikes of immense flowers of burnished 

 orange-red. One of the most striking in our fields. 



Mile, Uaries Uies. Exquisite delicate rose, flamed with carmine, with blotches 

 of rosy purple on pure white ground. Flowers of unusually large size, forming a 

 dense spike. 



Ume. Anber. A tall, well-filled spike of extra large and beautifully shaped 

 flowers, silvery lilac-rose, dappled with crimson-rose toward the edges ; blotches 

 creamy white. 50 cts. each, $5.00 per doz. 



Sunshine. The best yellow ever produced. Strong, upright grower, with enor- 

 mous spikes of large flowers of much substance ; color pure, rich yellow. 



THIS mag'nificent family contains hundreds of varieties, 

 comprising' all imaginable colors, shades and varie- 

 gations, from the most gorgeous and dazzling to the 

 softest and most delicate shades. They deserve to be 

 grown in every garden, no matter how large or small. 

 For cutting they are invaluable, the flowers lasting in 

 water a week. There is nothing in the floral kingdom so 

 easy of culture and so sure to succeed as the "GLADIO- 

 LUS." They can be planted at any time from May to July 

 15th, and never fail to flower the same season, and they 

 grow in any garden soil, and commence blooming in July, 

 and by successive plantings every two or three weeks can 

 be had in flower the entire season until checked by Croat. 

 The bulbs can be famished by us until May 15th. They are 

 easily kept in a paper bag on any convenient shelf until 

 planting -time, and in the autumn when folly ripe, indicated 

 by the foliage dying down, the bulbs can be dug and again 

 stored in a cool, dry closet. 



^^JlEW "SflOW-WHlTE" GIiflDlOIiUS. N> 



This is the best White Gladiolus. The flowers are elegantly formed, and are of 

 great substance. The spikes are set solidly and perfectly with the flowers from bottom 

 to top. The entire flower is a perfect paper-xchite, with a slight cream shade on lower 

 half of the lower petal. A suggestion only of purple is sometimes seen on the lower 

 petal, when the flowers are allowed to develop in the field. If the spikes arecut when 

 theflrst two or four flowers open and are allowed to develop in water in the house, itisposi- 

 lively snow-white. It is a good strong grower, in many cases producing Wire* spikes 

 from one bulb. To get the largest flowers and spikes, cut off all but one spike. The 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society awarded this Gladiolus the Prize as 

 the best White Gladiolus introduced, and also three years before a Firsl-CUut 

 Certificate of Merit. {See cut.) Price, free by mail, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



Ji^Vit HHHtDY SWISS GIiflDIOIiUS, 



" XrRICliKiSIS." 



This variety being perfectly hardy, the bulbs do not require lifting in the fall, 

 and consequently grow up early in the spring full of vigor, and produce immense 

 spikes of extra large flowers that bloom much earlier than other species, thereby, 

 in connection with other varieties, lengthening the display of Gladiolus. In addition 

 tn this great merit the flowers are of unusual excellence, of great size (4 inches across), 

 and from 15 to 18 are borne on tall, straight spikes ; the color is unusually rich, 

 of a brilliant glowing rosy :.carlet, with small white feathers on the lower petals. 

 Price, free by maU, $1.25 each, $12. OO per dozen. 



liow I^i^iGBD Gladiolus 



IN MIXTURES. 



«3= OUR GLADIOLUS BULBS are all first size, 4 to 6 inches in circumference. 

 flSff- (If desired by mail, add for postage 



10c. per dozen.) "S^ 

 All Colors Mixed 



Each. 

 5c. 



Pc^ doz. 

 Mc. 

 50c. 



Per 100. 



$2.00 



3.00 



Per 1,000. 



$18.00 



25.00 



5c. 



50c. 



3.26 



30.00 



1 5c. 



50c. 



3.25 



30.00 



5c. 



60c. 



3.25 



30.00 



5c. 



30c. 



2.00 



18.00 



5c. 



60c. 



3.25 



30.00 



8c. 



60c. 



4.00 



35.00 



8c. 



60c. 



4.00 



35.00 



FSICE FOB ANY OF THE ABOVB, NOT SPECIALLY MENTIONED. 30 CTS. 



EACH, $3 FEB DOZ., OB THE FTTIJC SET OF 12 



FOB $3, FBEE BY MAII.. 



OIiADIOZtTTS SEED. — This will produce flowering bulbs in 2 to 3 years' time, 

 of many beautiful varietias. 



Oandavensis Hybrids. Mixed varieties Per packet, 10 ctg. 



Lemoinei Hybrids, Mixed varieties " lOcts. 



Extra Fine American Hybrids, Mixed. 



White and Iiight Varieties Mixed 



Striped and Variegated Varieties Mixed 5c. 



Fink Varieties Mixed . 5c. 



Bed and Scarlet Vanoties Mixed. . 



Yellow Varieties :>tlixed 



Scarlet ani Pink, with White Throats.. 8c. 

 Iiemoine's Butterfly Gladiolus, Mixed. 



One dozen each (108 in all) of the above mixtures, all kept separate, for $4.00; 



60 each (450 in all) for $16.00 ; 100 each (900 in all) for $25 00. 



IfS" If desired by mail, adtl at the rate of 10c. per dozen for postage. "536 



GliflDIOLiUS IM COIiIiECTIONS (free by moil). 



Surprise Collection, 12 choice mixed, each bulb of a different variety, for$0.60 

 Bijou " 12extrachoiceseedlings, unnamed, each different, " .75 



Bainbow " 12 choice •named varieties " 1.25 



Newport " 12 new and rare varieties, named " 3.00 



Special Set of 13 Beally Grand Gladiolus " 3.00 



Collection of 60 Named Varieties, page 91 " 6.00 



or, Full Set of the above 6 Named Collections "14.00 



