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



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Henderson's Superior Northern Grown 



...LILIUM CANDIDUM... 



(Ready in August ) 



Our Lilium Candidums are the thick, broad-petalled type so supe- 

 perior to the narrow-petalled south of France stock. The bulbs are 

 plump, heavy and healthy. 



This popular, fragrant, snow-white, hardy garden Lily is also 

 known as " Annunciation Lily," and " Madonna Lily." It grows 

 3 to 4 feet high, and blooms in the open ground in June. When 

 grown in bold masses or in rows these lilies are especially effective, 

 the brilliancy of their snow-white flowers against surrounding 

 greenery of shrubs, grass and trees is very telling. This lily dislikes 

 being coddled, thriving best when it can remain undisturbed for 

 years in good garden soil. 



Price, 8 to 9 inch bulbs, 60c. doz.; $4.00 per 100; J35.00 per 1000 



LILIUM AURATUM 



x The Golden Rayed Lily of Japan. 



(Importation Expected in October ) 



The most popular hardy garden Lilv grown. 

 The flowers are pure white, thickly stud- 

 ded with crimson spots, while through 

 the centre of each petal runs a clear 

 golden band. Fully expanded the flowers 

 measure nearly a foot across, are pro- 

 duced abundantly from June to October, 

 and possess a most delicious fragrance. 

 3 to 5 feet. 



First size bulbs. 8 to 9 inch 



Extra Large bulbs, 9 to 11 inch 



Mammoth bulbs, 11 to 13 inch 



(FOR OTHER LILIES, SEE PACE 17.) 



HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR 



Japan Easter Lily Bulbs 



(LILIUM LONGIFLORUM.) 



For shipment last of September or early in October to December. 



The imported Japan grown bulbs of Lilium Longiflorum as they arrived in this coun- 

 try up to two or three years ago — were usually a mixture of various types, including early 

 flowering, later flowering, tall, dwarf, narrow leaved, broad leaved, green stemmed, red 

 stemmed, black stemmed, small flowered, large flowered, etc. Agreeable to our persistent 

 solicitation, our growers commenced to separate the desirable types, and discarded 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 90% true though we 

 cannot guarantee it. Of course, on account of the later arrival of the bulbs they cannot 

 be forced into flower as early as the Bermuda type Lilium Harrisii, but for late winter 

 and spring flowering the Japan grown bulbs are very popular on account of their low 

 price. Some florists think the flowers from the Japanese bulbs are superior in size and 

 substance to those of Lilium Harrisii, but we think the cool, slower forcing of the Japanefe 

 bulbs accounts for this. 



In ordering, be careful to state which strain of Japan longiflorum is wanted. In ab- 

 sence of such information L. Longiflorum Multiflorum will be sent. 



Longiflorum Multiflorum. This type blooms very early in Japan. 

 The stem is tall, leaves narrow and the plant a little more slender. 

 It is the favorite type for forcing. 



7 to 9 inch bulbs 



8 to 10 inch bulbs 



Longiflorum Giganteum. This type blooms in Japan about two weeks 



later than L. Multiflorum, but the flowers are of larger size, per- 

 fect form and of supeiror substance; stems marked black. 



7 to 9 inch bulbs 



Formosa Longiflorum. A type grown on the island of Formosa. It 

 was tried experimentally by several florists in the U. S. last 

 winter — some of whom endorse it enthusiastically — while others 

 do not report it so favorably. We advise orders for trial only 

 this season. 



6 to 8 inch bulbs , 



PRICES. 



Doz. 



.75 

 1 .00 



1.00 



.60 



7 to 9 inch bulbs 1.00 



1000 



50.00 



75.00 



7.'). 00 



40.00 

 75 00 



Six bulbs of any one variety sold at dozen rates; 25 at 100 rates; 250 at 1,000 rates. Postage will be extra on bulbs wanted by mail. 



