PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK. — WHOLESALE CATALOGUE.— PLANTS 



ITALIA. 



THE NEW GIANT. ... 



....ORCHID-FLOWERED CANNA. 



The coloring is gorgeous in the extreme, rich golden yellow with 

 great patches of brilliant reddish crimson and irregular spots of the 

 same shade on the upper petals. It is strikingly unique, surpasses 

 even an Orchid in color effects, and has a rich, oriental appear- 

 ance. The flowers are six to eight inches across. The growth is 

 stately, in ordinary seasons reaching six feet, broad and massive, 

 beauty and strength combined, a wealth of graceful foliage and 

 gorgeous flowers. {See cut.) Price, Dormant roots, $5.00 per 

 100, growing plants, ready May ist, $2.00 per doz. ; $12.00 per 100. 



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AUSTRIA THE NEW QIANT -- • 



....GOLDEN LILY-FLOWERED CANNA. 



The claim of Italia to the title of Orchid-flowered is not better 

 than this to Lily flowered; It is, in truth, a giant, with flowers 

 six to eight inches across, a giant in its superb growth, young 

 plants set out in June forming dense spreading clumps, with ao 

 to 25 stems six feet high, and every stem surmounted with a spike 

 of its glorious, golden, lily-like flowers, a giant in its grand foliage, 

 a magnificent giant in its every attribute. {See cut.) Price, 

 Dormant roots, $3.00 per 100, plants, ready May ist, $1.50 per 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



ADMIRAL A YELL AN. The best of the comparatively new 

 dark-leaved varieties. Orange scarlet, overlaid with salmon, 

 a rich, luminous appearance. 

 ALEMANNIA. Truly a "Giant" flowering Canna. The 

 foliage alone would be sufficient to render the plant beautiful. 

 The flowers are enormous and surpass in size even those of the 

 Canna " Italia." Outer petals scarlet, with a very broad yellow 

 border, inside scarlet and dark red. 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. 

 AMERICA. The first " Giant " flowering dark-leaved Canna. 

 The beautiful foliage is of a bronze color with dark red hues and 

 shining as if varnished. The flowers are enormous, beautiful 

 glowing purplish red, flamed and striped. 35c. each, $3. 50 per doz. 

 AMI JULES CHRETIEN. Glossy rose salmon, shading toward 

 the edges to a deeper color ; the base of each segment relieved 

 by a light yellow blotch, and the reverse by a much larger one. 

 AURORE. Entirely distinct, orange salmon flowers of large 



size and very heavy trusses, foliage rich green. 4 feet, 

 CZAR ALEXANDER III. Very large flowers, brilliant car- 

 mine, produced in heavy spikes, green foliage. 3^ feet, 

 i DEPUTE RAVARIN. A magnificent variety, spreading 

 flowers of very rich crimson. It resembles Alphonse Bouvier, 

 except that the trusses of flowers are erect and larger, 5 to 6 feet. 

 [ F. NEU VESSEL. A splendid sort, a soft pleasing shade of car- 

 mine; good size, excellent habit, foliage dark green with bronzy 

 markings; of strong robust habit, growing 4^ feet. Very 

 effective. 



i FRANZ BUCHNER. Entirely distinct from all others ; color 

 a deep orange suffused with scarlet, with a delicate wavy fringe 

 of yellow around the edge of the petals ; dwarf, compact habit. 



1FURST HOHBNLOHE. Upper petals purest yellow, the 

 lower slightly marked with crimson. Its excelling points are 

 its great abundance of bloom, its neat, compact, uniform growth 

 and its large spikes of flowers. 3 feet. 



1QRAF O8WALD DB KBROHOVE. Intense rich orange 

 scarlet, very bright : bronzy jjreen foliage. 



IHORTENSU BARB ERE AU. An exceptionally good bright 

 cherry red, with large, heavy trusses of good-sized flowers. 

 For prices gee end of next column. 



MAD. LEON LECLERC This is a bright orange scarlet 

 with a heavy tip and narrow margin of yellow on each petal ; 

 entirely distinct from anything yet introduced and a most 

 pleasing addition. 



MDLLE. BERAT. A most distinct and novel variety, being 

 the nearest approach to a clear, rich pink yet introduced, a very 

 soft shade of rosy carmine, unique; foliage green. 



MME. A. BOUVIER. Flower large and spreading, a medium 

 shade of red, dotted with deep crimson Yellow edge and throat. 



MME. FAYRICHON. A most prolific flowering variety, 

 flowers satiny carmine, with peculiar orange sheen. 



MME. SALLIER. An entirely distinct, variegated yellow 

 variety. Flowers large, ground color a clear yellow, with bright 

 scarlet stripes running through the petals, very distinct. 



PAPA. Considered by many the finest red yet introduced. 

 Grows about three feet high, with immense spikes of flowers of 

 giant size and of fine form; heavy, light green foliage. 



PAUL MBYL AN. A beautiful shade of orange red, with golden 

 edge, there being just sufficient of this yellow border to in- 

 tensify the orange; a most desirable free flowering variety. 



P. J. BERCEMANS. A grand, robust growing Canna. large, 

 deep green foliage, flowers a rich shade of carmine crimson, 

 soft and yet brilliant, broad petals and very large trusses. 



ROBERT OWEN. A medium sized flower 1 quite distinct in 

 color, upper petals being of a light canary yel ow, lower petals 

 being irregularly striped and spotted with red. 



ROI DBS ROUGES. M. Crozy calls this the king of the reds, 

 and it is certainly one of the finest of the many reds yet intro- 

 duced; the flowers are of good size, with heavy petals, and are 

 produced on stout, thickly-set stems; foliage green. 3 feet. 



SIR TREVOR LAWRENCE. Large round flowers, carmine 

 rose with yellow border; foliage green. 4 feet. 



80UV. DE MAD. CROZY. Garnet red flowers, border and 

 centre brilliant yellow, green foliage. 4 feet. 



VICE-PRESIDENT LUIZET Excellent for massing, rich 

 cherry-red, large, compact spikes; foliage green. 3^ feet. 



Price, except where noted, dormant roots, $10.00 per 100, 

 plants, ready May rst, $2 50 per doz. 



