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



(jENERAL I 1ST OF pLANTS. 



FOR * <*■ 



FLORISTS' 

 * # STOCK. 



Not less than five of any variety sold at the rate per 100. For full conditions of sale, seepage 2. 



WE call attention to the generally reduced prices in this class of 

 stock this year. PURCHASE EARLY. All the plants, if 

 bought before March 1st, will yield cuttings and produce plants from 

 same in time for outdoor planting at the North. J* 



T ACK of space forbids us giving extended descriptions of the fol- 

 lowing well-known and useful plants. This list also serves as 

 an index for the plants in the body of the Catalogue. (See pages 3 to 

 15 inclusive. ) ■£ ~ ■£ •»* 



Per 100. 



Abutilon Savitzii. Variegated foliage $8 00 



Abutilon Souv. de Bonn. Variegated foliage 6 00 



Abutilons. in 12 finest sorts 4 00 



Acalypha Mosaica ." 8 00 



Achillea, "The Pearl." Flowers white and closely resembles a 

 Pompon Chrysanthemum. A grand acquisition for cutting pur- 

 poses. Succeeds anywhere and flowers nearly the whole season. 8 00 

 Achy ranthes Emersonii, an improved form of A. Lindenii.. 3 00 



" Caesii. Yellow and red 3 00 



" Hoveyii. Pink and Crimson 3 00 



Adiantum Cuneatum. (See Ferns, page 11.) 



Agapanthus Umbellatus Bright blue flowers 12 00 



Ageratum. Blue and white, dwarf sorts 3 00 



Akebia Quinata. Hardy climbing plant, chocolate flowers 10 00 



Allamanda Hendersonii. Yellow flowering greenhouse climber 10 00 



Alternanthera, Paronychoides Major, best crimson 3 00 



" Aurea Nana, best yellow 3 00 



" Rosea Nana, rose colored 3 00 



Alyssum, Tom Thumb. (Double and single) 3 00 



Variegata 3 00 



" Large Double White 3 00 



Amaranthus, "Joseph's Coat" Three sorts. (Ready May 1st). . . . 3 00 



Amaryllis Formosissima Fine house plant 6 00 



•' Johnsonii. Strong vigorous growth, bearing from 3 



to 6 brilliant red flowers on each stem ~rr: 50 oO 



" Vittata Hybrids. These are beautifully striped and 



blotched and are deliciously fragrant 40 00 



AmpelopsiS Veitchii (or miniature Virginia Creeper) 7 00 



" Quinquef olia. The " Virginia Creeper " 12 00 



Anemone Japonica. One of the most valuable fall flowering 

 perennials showing flowers on long slender stems. We 



offer white and red 8 00 



Antirrhinum. Choicest mixed, all colors. (Ready April 1st) 3 00 



Apios Tuberosa. Tuberous rooted Wistaria 2 00 



Aquilegla. "Columbine." A pretty assortment; grows 2)^ feet 



high, flowering unremittingly during summer 8 00 



Araucaria excelsa $2.00 and $3.00each. 



Ardisia Crenulata, 3-in. pots 10 00 



Areca Lutescens. (See page 6.) 



Aristoiochia Sipho. "Dutchman's Pipe." 15 00 



Armeria "Sea Pink," Beautiful dark pink flowers 4 00 



Asclepias Tuberosa. One of the best border plants. Flower 



heads a fine orange; lasting in perfection a long time 8 00 



Asparagus Tenuisslmus. Graceful, fern-like climbing plant. . 4 00 



Plumosus Nanus. (See page 7.) 2 in pots 6 00 



" Sprengerii (See page 7.) 5 00 



Asters. Victoria, finest mixed. (Ready May 1st.) Pot grown 3 00 



11 " in separate colors " " 3 00 



" Perfection, finest mixed. " " 3 00 



Astilbe Japonica. White, plume-like spikes of flowers 6 00 



Azalea Indlca (See page 7.) 



Balsam. White Perfection. (Ready May 1st.) Pot grown 8 00 



Balsam. Camelia flowered, mixed. (Ready May 1st.) Pot grown.. 3 00 

 Begonias. (See page 7.) 



Bougalnviilea Sanderiana 12 00 



Blgnonla Radicans 8 00 



Browalia Elata. Blue flowering. Ready April 15th.) 4 00 



" New Qiant 6 00 



Caladlums. "Fancy varieties. "choice sorts 20 00 



Calceolaria Hybrida. Assorted. (Ready May 1st.) 6 00 



Calendula Meteor, orange colored flowers (Ready May 1st.)... 3 00 



Calla Ethioplca. 5 inch pots 16 00 



" Spotted 8 00 



" Little Gem «, 6 00 



" Black 12 00 



Camelias. Assorted 75 00 



Cannas. (Seepage8.) 



Per 100. 



Carnations. Winter flowering varieties, plants from in. pots. . 



" Alaska. Pure white, 2 in pots $2 50 



" Aramazlndy. White pencilled scarlet 2 50 



Daybreak. Blush pink 2 50 



Flora Hill. Pure white 2 50 



G H. Crane Scarlet 6 00 



" Victor. Deep salmon pink 2 50 



Lizzie McGowan. White 2 50 



Mrs. Jas. Dean. Pink 2 50 



" Meteor. Crimson 2 50 



" Emily Pierson. Scarlet 2 50 



Wm Scott. Deep pink 2 5<> 



'• Scarlet Wave. Scarlet 2 50 



41 Triumph. Pink, pure color 2 50 



White Cloud. White 3 00 



Mrs Thos. W Lawson Pink 25 00 



Olympia. Striped 18 00 



The Marquis. Pink 18 00 



" Marguerite Carnations, 3 00 



" Hardy Garden Carnations, from ground 3 00 



Caryopteris MastaeahthUs. "Sltig Spirea" 4 00 



Castor Oi! Bean. (Ready May 15tfe.).i.»i , 1 600 



Celosia " Queen of the Dwarfs." (Ready May 1st) 3 00 



Golden Beauty. Best yellow. (Ready iffly 1st.) 3 00 



Centaurea Gymnocarpa. White leaved. (Ready March 1st.). 3 00 

 Chrysanthemums. See page 9 



Cineraria Hybrida. Assorted colors 4 00 



Clematis. Finest varieties— Jackmanii, H en ryii, etc, all im- 

 ported plants; large flowering; strong 2 yr. vines...,, 25 00 



" Crispa. Blue, fragrant 8 00 



" Coccinea. Deep scarlet 10 00 



" Paniculata. White, fragrant 8 00 



Clerodendron Balfourli, 3 inch pots 10 00 



Cobea Scandens. Blue flowers 4 00 



Cocoloba Platyclada- Fine for baskets etc 4 00 



Coleus. Fancy and standard varieties— Verschaff eltli. Gol- 

 den Bedder, Hero, Chicago Bedder, Fire Crest, 



Golden Verschaffeltil, etc 2 60 



Convolvulus Mauritanicus. Blue flowering vine 4 00 



Coral Plant. "Erythrina Hendersonii" 6 00 



Coreopsis Lanoeolata. Yellow flowers, produced in the great 



est profusion from June until frost 8 00 



Coronilla Glauca. Bright yellow flowers 4 00 



Cosmos. White and mixed. (May lst^ 3 00 



Cowslip. Assorted, splendid colors 4 00 



Crotons. Choice varieties 15 00 



Cuphea Platycentra- "Segar Plant." 3 00 



Cyclamen Persicum. 4-in. pots 12 00 



Cyperus Alternifolius. Fine for baskets 4 00 



Dahlais, Green Plants, (See page 10.) 6 00 



Daisy, Paris "Chrysanthemum frutescens." white 4 00 



" Yellow Branching. An improved yellow "Marguerite" 4 00 



" English. "Bellis Perenis," white and red 2 50 



Dianthus. (Annual varieties.) (Ready May 1st.) 3 00 



Dracaena. (See page 6.) 



Erythrina Hendersonii. "Coral Plant" 6 00 



Eulalias, Zebrina, Japonica var. and Gracillima 8 00 



Euphorbia Corollata. White flowers blooms all summer 8 00 



" Splendens. 3 in. pots 10 00 



Euonymus Radicans var. Variegated foliage 8 00 



Ferns. Maiden Hair and basket varieties. (See page 11.) 



Feverfew, Golden. The well-known " Golden Feather." 2 50 



Double White- Invaluable for summer flowers 4 00 



Fuchsias. Best market sorts; 2 in. pots $4 00; 3 in. pots 6 00 



Funkia Subcordata "White Day Lily." 8 00 



Undulata Variegata. A very fine border plant 8 00 



Gaillardia Grandiflora. Crimson and orange flowers $ 8 00 



