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



OTAHEITE ORANGE. 



A dwarf Orange, which bears a profusion of fragrant flowers and 

 edible fruit. One of the most effective plants for the house. We offer 

 plants from 5-inch pots. Price. 60c. each, S4.00 per doz.; 3-inch pots, 

 $1.00 per doz. 



HENDERSON'S SUPERB PANSIES. 



We have devoted particular care and attention to these for a number 

 of years and have received hundreds of letters praising their superb 

 beauty. This season our mixture is made up from the very best selec- 

 tion of our own saving, also our far-famed " Mammoth Butterfly " 

 strain, so we are convinced our customers will be really delighted with 

 them. Price, young plants. $1.00 per 100, $8.00 per 1000. 



PASSION FLOWERS. 



Rapid growing vines, easily grown in sunny window or conservatory 

 and blooming freely in pots when well established. We offer: Cerulea. 

 blue flowers, John Spalding, ivory white flowers, variegated foliage, 

 Pfordtii, purple flowers, carmine and white center. Price, 3-inch pots, 

 $6.00 per 100. 



Hardy Phloxes — Fall Blooming. 



These grand, hardy, flowering plants are becoming very popular and 

 deservedly so. They are of the easiest culture, and during the late 

 summer and fall months make the garden bright with their wealth 

 of bloom. (See cut.) 



Aguinaldo. Rosy-carmine, splashed white in center. 

 Albion. Pure white, faint aniline red eye. 



B. Comic. Rich purplish-crimson. This is the standard variety in its 

 color. 



Champs Elysee. Deep violet-crimson. A splendid large flower and 

 very showy. 



Deuil de St. Pierre. Rich amaranth-red, very intense. 

 Graf Von Ungerer. White, suffused with rosy lilac, dark crimson eye. 

 Hermine. Pure white, early bloomer, very dwarf, only 10 inches high. 

 Jeanne d'Arc. Dwarf, clear white. The best in its type. 

 La Soleil. Rosy magenta with carmine eye and light halo. 

 La Vogue. Beautiful soft, light pink. Large flowers and trus, unique 

 in its color. 



Marie Belanger. Carmine, dark eye. An old variety, but very valuable 



for its vigor and floriferousness. 

 Michael Cervantes. Clear white with pure red eye. 

 Miss Lingard. Pure white, flowers very early. A standard sort. 

 Mme. Marie Kuppenheim. Pure white, a dwarf grower, and late bloomer. 

 Mrs. Jenkins. A grand early variety, bearing immense panicles of pure white 



flowers. 



Pecheur d'lslandc. Crimson red suffused swith cochineal red, bright carmine-red 



eye, very distinct. 

 Poussion. White, regularly striped rosy-pink; very fine. 



Prof. Schliemann. Pure mauve with crimson-carmine eye. An effective late 

 variety. 



R. Werner. Rosy-carmine, dark eye. Large flower and truss, very striking. 

 Roxelane. Royal-purple, large flower. One of the best in its color, very effective. 

 R. P. Struthers. Rosy-carmine with claret-red eye. One of the brightest and 

 showiest. 



Sunshine. Aniline red, a crimson red eye with a light halo in center. 

 Von floethe. Tyrian rose suffused with carmine lake, carmine red center. 

 White Lady. Pure white. Tall grower, free blooming and late. 

 Wm. Muhle. Rich, deep carmine-purple; distinct crimson eye. 

 Price, plants from 3-inch pots, 60c. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 



SMILAX. 



The 

 keeps 

 3-inch 



well-known vine used so largely in festooning. Bright green, glossy leaves, 

 a long time when cut. Very effective grown in a sunny window. Price, 

 pots, $4.00 per 100. 



Winter Flowering Violet, Marie Louise. 



The double purple variety groW'n almost exclusively for cut flowers. 

 Price, pot grown plants. 3-inch $8.00 per 100. 



SINGLE VIOLET, PRINCESS OF WALES. 



This variety is now grown extensively for winter flowers. Deep color, 

 long stems, large flowers and strong violet fragrance. Plants from frames, 

 $6.00 per 100. 



Hardy Double English Violet* 



This violet is entirely hardy, perfectly double, a deep violet purple color 

 and most deliciously fragrant. It surpasses the well-known " Marie Louise " 

 violet in richness of color, being many shades darker, and far excels it ib 

 its delightful odor; this is one of its greatest merits. It is entirely free from 

 disease of any kind, will grow and bloom in any garden and in any situation. 

 Nothing is more appropriate for cemetery plots than the Hardy, Double 

 English Violet. (See cut.) Price, plants from field, $2.00 per doz., $l. r > 00 

 per 100. 



ClMNItSK I'HIMULA. 



Primula Obconica. 



Large fringed hybrids. 



These new, large-flowering hy- 

 brid ever-flowering Primroses are 

 great improvements, pro- 

 ducing trusses of large, 

 f ringed-edge flowers nearly 

 double the size of the 

 older type and containing 

 several colors, including 

 lavender, blush -pink, 

 white, etc.; favorite pot 

 plants for house and con- 

 servatory on account of 

 their wonderful blooming 

 qualities, flowering nearly 

 the year through. Price, 

 plants from 3-in. pots 7. r ic. 

 per doz., $6.00 per 100. 



Chinese Primroses. 



For winter flowers there 

 is no more desirable plant 

 than the Chinese Primrose. 

 They are easily grown and 

 (lower incessantly through- 

 out the winter. Our plants 

 comprise all the shades of 

 crimson, pink, white, red, 

 rose, blush, blue, and varie- 

 gated. Price, plants from 

 3-inch pots, 75c. per doz., 

 $6.00 per 100. (See cut.) 



PETER HENDERSON* «l 



