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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— SUPERIOR BULBS— WHOLESALE 



EASTER LILY BULBS. 



HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR 



BERHUDA 



Easter Lily Bulbs. 



(LILIUM HARRISII.) 



Notv Ready For Shipment. 





Doz. 



100 



li'OO 



First Size Bulbs. 



iS t° 7 inches in circumference.) 



$0.50 



$4.00 



$35 00 



Intermediate Size. 



(6 to 7 inches in circumference.) 



0.75 



4.50 



40.00 



Extra Size Bulbs 



i" to q inches in circumference.) 



l.'O 



7.00 



65.00 



Monstrous Size Bulbs. 



{0 to II inches in circumference.) 



2.00 



16.00 





The TRUE Bermuda Easter Lily is our Great 

 Specialty. We were the pioneer introducers of it 

 and have always been "Headquarters," suppl\ ing 

 the irade generally, both in Europe and America. 



We wish to lay particular stress upon the size 

 and quality of our Bulbs which are larger, health 

 ler and better than those usually sold -for the rea- 

 son that no expense is spared in manuring and cul- 

 tivating. Experience having shown us that bulbs 

 so treated are incomparably superior to bulbs 

 grown on impoverished and unfertilized land year 

 after year, which constitutionally weakens the 

 bulbs and they give results accordingly. This is 

 the general practice— especially among those who 

 endeavor to grow cheaply— to enable them to un- 

 dersell. 



The so-called Bermuda Lily disease is primarily 

 the result of reduced vitality caused by insuffic- 

 ient plant food in the soil. While there is no crop 

 of bulbs on the island entirely free fro-n the dis- 

 ease, yet we have less of it in our fields than an- 

 other grower, as we have always realized the im- 

 portance of proper fertilization. 



WHAT FLORISTS THINK OF 



Henderson's Easter Lily Bulbs 



**/ do not hesitate to say that the lot of Harrisii I 

 bought from you this season are the best I received for 

 a number of years. They are the nicest looking plants 

 that I have seen anywhere* and 1 am glad that it is so, 

 as this was the first time I got my Harrisiis from you 

 and which will assure you of getting further orders*' 

 CHRIS BESOLD y Florist. 



Mineola, Long island. 



"/ have been growing your Harrisii bulbs for several 

 vcars. Last season I divided my order* placing one- 

 half with you and the other half with another promi- 

 nent seedsman. Yours 7vere the true Bermuda Har- 

 risii^ while the others were badly mixed with a worth- 

 less variety which grew to enormous height with a very 

 small flower. Your half were all of an even size with 

 towers of excellent quality. I had the honor of hav- 

 ing the ftnest lilies in Pittsburgh from your bulbs, 

 n ere were but few of your plants diseased - probably 

 (O in the whole batch of 6,000 bulbs. You will have my 

 full order next season." 



WM. F. LAUCH, Florist, 



Carrick, Pa 



"I got too Harrisii Lily Bulbs from you last year 

 and qq of them bloomed all right, they were a nice tot." 



WILLIS F. HAMILTON, Florist, 



Belfast, Maine. 



"i'ou may book my order for 7 to q inch Lilium Har- 

 risii for tqo2, rhose from you this year were ftne" 



E. HAENTZE, Florist, 

 Fond du Lac, Wis. 



LILIUM HARRISII. 



L ILIUM LONGIFLORUM 

 GIGANTEUM. 



The Large Flowering Japan Grown Easter Lily. 



This type flowers in Japan about a week later 

 than L. Eximium, but the flowers are of larger 

 size, perfect form and of superior substance; stems 

 marked black. 



L. Longiflorum Ulganteum. 



Doz 



100 



1000 



Intermediate size bulbs 



(0 to H inches in circumference.) 



060 



1 INI 



36.00 



Rxtra S.ze Bulbs. 



(7 to 9 inches in circumference.) 



0.80 



6.00 



55.00 



HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR 



JAPAN 



Easter Lily Bulbs. 



(LlLIUn LONGIFLORUM.) 



For shipment last of September or early in Oct. 



The imported Japan grown bulbs of Lilium 

 Longiflorum as they arrived in this country up to 

 two or three years ago — were usually a mixture of 

 various types, including earlv flowering later flow- 

 ering, tall, dwarf, narrow leaved broad leaved, 

 green stemmed red stemmed black stemmed, 

 small flowered, large flowered, etc. Agreeable to 

 our persistent solicitation, our growers com- 

 menced to separate the desirable types, and dis- 

 carded those unsuitable for Florists use So that 

 this year we are able to offer only the best forcing 

 strains of Japan grown longiflorum which our 

 growers say will come 905f true though we cannot 

 guarantee it. Of course, on account of the later ar- 

 rival of the bulbs they cannot be forced into flower 

 as early as the Bermuda tvpe Lilium Harrisii, but 

 for late winter and spring flowering the Japan 

 grown bulbs are very popular on account of their 

 iow price. Some florists think the flowers from 

 the Japanese bulbs are superior in size and sub. 

 stance to those of Lilium Harrisii. but we think the 

 cool, slower forcing of the Japanese bulbs accounts 

 for this. 



In ordering, be careful to state which strain of 

 Japan longiflorum is wanted. In absence of 

 such information L. Longiflorum Eximium will be 

 sent. 



L ILIUM L ONGIFLORUM E XIMIUM. 



The True Japan Grotem Easter Lily. 



Flowers pure white, large, trumpet-shaped. 

 Forces medium early. 



L. Longiflorum var. Eximium. 



Doz. 



100 



1000 



Intermediate Size. 



6 to 8 inches in circumference.) 



$0.10 



$.'.50 



$24.00 



bxtra Size tsulbs. 



(? to Q inches in circumference.** 



0.50 



4.00 



37.00 



Monstrous Size fcsulos. 



(q to to inches in circumference. 1 



1.00 



7.0) 



65 00 



L ILIUM L ONGIFLORUM 



M ULTIFL ORUM. 



The Early Japan Grown Easter Lily. 



This type blooms in Japan about 10 days earlier 

 than Eximium The stem is tall leaves narrow and 

 the plant a little more slender than Eximium. 



L. Longiflorum Multiflorum. 



Doz 



100 j 1000 



Intermediate size bulbs 



(0 to 8 inches in circumference.) 



$0.45 



$3.25 



f.30.00 

 43.00 



Extra Size Bulbs 



(7 to q inches in circumference.) 



0.60 



4.50 



L ILIUM LONGIFLORUM 



FOLDS ALBO M ARGIN A ITS. 



Sil-ver Leaned Japan Grown Easter Lily. 



Flowers and growth similar to L Eximium but 

 the foliage is beautifully edged with white making 

 strikingly beautiful plants when well grown and 

 in flower. « to 8 inch bulbs. 20c each, $-?.' 0 per dor.. 

 $1«.0( per 1 00. 



