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



fXHlMTION (OllECTioN 



Y> OF CHOICE CHRYSANTHEMUM^ 3 \ 



MLLE. MARIE LIGER. 



i*T*HIS collection is made up of such sorts as are generally 



I grown for exhibition purposes. 

 I * We have entirely remodeled the collection this year, 

 liaving discarded all the excellent older sorts, which have been 

 Imperseded by the newer ones we offer. 



KTote. — In this collection will be found some of the best CUT 

 FLOWER VARIETIES. Examine the list carefully. 



For general list of Chrysanthemums see Retail Calatogue, 

 :rom which we offer a discount of one-third. 



\. J. Balfour. Rose-pink; broad petals, incurved, very large, 

 klgoma. Japanese Incurved, producing heavy foliage close 

 under the flower, short stiff stem. Color, a beautiful shade 

 of light rose, silvery reverse. 

 Brutus. Very bright red shaded with orange; broad flat petals 



reflex but full to centre. Season, Oct. 20th to Nov. 5th. 

 Col. D. Appleton. One of the largest globular yellow sorts; 



grand stem and foliage. A leader among yellows. 

 2. J. Salter. Immense as an early yellow. Large, perfect flower. 

 Convention Hall. Color, white, of an exceedingly pure tone. 



Very broad centre petals, incurving closely. 

 Durbin's Pride. Lavender-pink; broad, reflexed and curling 



petals. A noticeably beautiful flower of immense size. 

 Dr. Enguehart. Bright pink, a very valuable variety for cut 



flowers. A leading prize winner at all the shows. 

 Ethelyn. A Japanese Incurved. Petals, light rose-pink at 

 the base, shading lighter at the tips. A very handsomely 

 formed flower, which is sure to become popular. 

 F. S. Vallis. Immense Japanese flower, yellow, deepening to 

 | citron. Long petals, twisting and refloxing into a broad, 



dec]) bloom. A grand variety for exhibition. 

 Godfrey's King. Reddish-crimson with golden reverse. The 



coloring is very bright and clear. 

 Godfrey's Masterpiece. Indian-red with rich golden-yellow 



reverse, only the tips showing the latter color. 

 Golden Wedding. This is undoubtedly the grandest golden- 

 yellow variety ever introduced. 



oldmine. Rich golden-yellow. Outer petals reflexed. Late 

 lobosa Alba. A very compact, closely incurved Japanese, of 

 globular form, and pure white. 



H. W. Buckbee. A bright yellow; habit dwarf, petals loosely 



arranged. An excellent variety. Good keeper. 

 Henry Sinclair. A clear, bright canary-yellow; a bold, hand- 

 some flower 6 inches in diameter by 5 inches high. Early. 

 Kate Bromhead. A very large flower, a pleasing shade of 



golden-amber. A winner in the bronze class. 

 Lavender Queen. A large Japanese, soft lavender-pink. 

 Lady Roberts. Beautiful deep crimson, bright golden tips 



and reverse. A red which does not fade or burn. 

 Lady Hopetoun. Beautiful heliotrope-pink, reverse of petals 



silver, the flower recurving, showing both shades. 

 Lord Hopetoun. A beautiful crimson, which is still scarce. 

 Lord Salisbury. Yellow suffused crimson, slightly reflexed, very 



large. Has taken numerous prizes for size. 

 Maud Dean. An extra large-flowered variety ; petals broad and 



incurving; color pink, almost rose, an un usual shade. 

 Merza. An extra large, pure white Japanese of dwarf habit. 



As a single-stem variety it has no equal. 

 Millicent Richardson. Rosy-violet, very large and massive. 

 MDLLE. MARIE LIGER. Closely incurving blooms of large 

 size. The color is pearl-pink, deepening to a very bright shade 

 at the base of petals. It is perfectly uniform, perfecting every 

 flower, A splendid exhibition variety. (See cut.) 

 Miss Minnie Bailey. A seedling from Mrs. Perrin; good stem 

 and foliage. Color, bright pink. Never fades or loses color. 

 Mrs. Barkley. Large broad-petalled Japanese; color rosy- 

 mauve with silvery reverse. A pleasing variety. 

 Mrs. J. I. Thorneycroft. Fine, dwarf, commercial yellow,. 

 Mrs. George Mileham. Rosy-lavender, shading to mauve; 

 long, broad, graceful petals slightly reflexed, centre partly 

 incurved. A grand exhibition variety and very distinct. 

 Mme. Paolo Radaelli. Creamy- white, delicately flushed with 



rose. Incurved, with broad, whorling petals. « 

 Mme. Rouyer. Very large flowers, with broad, curling petals; a 



bright shade of pink. Habit dwarf and strong. 

 Mrs. Thirkell. The gigantic yellow that created a sensation 



everywhere it was exhibited. Immense flower, not coarse. 

 Mrs. Harry Emmerton. Immense flowers, fine yellow, grand 



reflexing form, splendid exhibition variety. 

 Mrs. J. J. Mitchell. A large Japanese Incurved. Color, beauti- 

 ful, clear cream. A verv artistic flower. 

 Mrs. Emil Buettner. (Gotden Beauty.) A late golden-yellow, 



ready for Thanksgiving and later; elegant large blooms. 

 Mrs. Henry Robinson. A. variety of exceptional merit, large 

 and well finished. An early white, blooming with us Oct. 5tn. 

 Mrs. H. H. Weeks. An immense flower with broad claw-like 

 petals, incurving to form a globe of white. A standard variety. 

 Mrs. Jerome Jones. A grand, globular white, of large size. 

 Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain. The most beautiful shade of pink yet 



produced in a large flower. Valuable for cut flowers. 

 Nellie Pockett. Creamy-white Japanese, long, drooping florets. 

 R. E. Richardson. (Schray's Pink.) The brightest, clearest 



pink yet introduced in the Chrysanthemum family. 

 Sephia. Large Japanese Incurved, fully double, shade of yellow 

 similar to Col. D. Appleton. A beautiful exhibition variety. 

 Silver Cloud. Color, creamy-white, shading to bright apricot. 

 The Yellow Eaton, or Dr. Oronhyatekha. A yellow ' sport " 



from Timothy Eaton. Splendid for every purpose. 

 T. Carrington. Enormous Japanese Incurved; fine form and 



texture; color, rich carmine-rose, with silvery reverse. 

 Timothy Eaton. The largest, globular Japanese Incurved. 



Novemb er 5th and later. Color, 'soft white. A grand flower. 

 W. R. Church. Japanese Incurved. Deep rosy-crimson with 



bronze reverse and greenish-gold tips. Massive flower. 

 Wm. Seward. A grand, large, deep, rich blackish-crimson. 

 Zampa. Old gold, reverse bright strawberry-red, lower petals 

 tubular, balance flat, reflex, full to centre. Season, Nov. 5th 

 to 15th. 



Price, 60c. per doz, ; $4 00 

 for «2.50. Rea.lv Maivh LSI 



per 100; set of 5J Exhibition sorts 



