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



Per I Of 



Thyme. Golden and lemon $ 2.50;' 



Torenia Fournerii. Blue; fine for summer flowers (ready May 1st) 3 00 



Tradescantia. Four sorts. Trailing basket plants 3.00 



Tritoma Grandiflora Major. Spikes a foot in length and three inches in 



diameter, of the brightest shade of orange and scarlet 10.00 



" Pfitzerii. A dwarf, free flowering, very brilliant variety of the 



above. A useful cut flower sort 12.0Cif 



Verbenas. Mammoth strain. Named varieties 3.00 I 



Vinca, Variegata, Major, etc. Trailing sorts; 2-inch pots 4 0C 



" Large plants from 5-inch pots 15 . 0C 



" Alba. Upright, white, summer blooming " Periwinkle " 4 .00 



" Rosea. Upright, rose, summer blooming " Periwinkle" 4.00 



Alba Rosea. Upright, white with rose colored center 4.00 



Violet, Princess of Wales. Plants from 2-inch pots 4.00 



" Hardy English. One year plants 12 00 



" " " Young plants s.00 



Yucca Filamentosa. "Adam's Needle." Strong plants 12 00 



Zinnias. Assorted colors (Ready May 1st) 3.00 



Hardy Herbaceous Plants* 



Below we offer a selected list of hardy perennials. These plants are from l 



the open ground and pots and are ready for shipment up to about June 1st. 

 Full details regarding heights and blooming season given in retail catalogue. I 



Per 100 I 



Achillea, " The Pearl." Best white $6.00 | 



Achillea Tomentosa. Yellow flowers 6 .00 I 



Aegopodium Podograria var. Variegated foliage 6.00 I 



Anthemis Tinctoria. Yellow flowers 6.00 I 



Arabis Albida. Pure white flowers 6.00 I 



Armeria Man lima. (Sea Pink) 6.00 I 



Aster Novae-Anglae. Purple Aster 6.00 I 



Ajuga Reptans Rubra. Hardy, low growing, valuable cemetery plant. . 6.00 I 



Aqutlegia. Assorted colors 6.00 I 



Boltonia Asteroides. White flowers 6.00 1 



Campanulas. Canterbury Bells 8.00 I 



Coreopsis Lanceolata. Yellow flowers 8.00 I 



Coreopsis Rosea. Rosy pink flowers 6 .00 | 



Delphinium Formosum. Blue flowers 8.00 



Digitalis. Foxgloves, assorted 6.00 



Eulalia Gracillima. Hardy grass. Graceful foliage 8.00 



Zebrina. Hardy grass, green, golden, bars 8.00 



Variegata. Striped green and white 8.00 



Funkia Variegata. Variegated foliage 8.00 



Qaillardia Grandiflora. Orange and crimson flowers 8.00 



(ieranium Sanguinea. Rosy red... 6.00 



Glechoma Hederaceavar. Variegated ground ivy 6.00 



Helenium Autumnale. Yellow flowers 6.00 



Helen i um Striatum. Orange flowers 8.00 



Helianthus Multiflcrus. Yellow flowers 8.00 



Hibiscus, Crimson Eye. White, red center 8.00 



Lychnis Chalcedonica. Scarlet flowers 6.00 



Lychnis Splendens. Scarlet flowers 6.00 



Monarda Didyma. Crimson flowers 6.00 



Papaver Or ten tale. Scarlet Poppy 8.00 



Bracteatum. Blood red Poppy 8. Off 



Penstemon Barbatus. Scarlet flowers 6 .00 



Phalaris, A. Picta. Hardv striped grass 6 .00 



Phlox Subulata Rosea. Red flowers 6.00 



Alba. White flowers 6 .00 



Physostegia Virginica. Pink flowers 8.00 



Pinks. Assorted varieties, hardy 8.00 



Platycodon Grandiflorum. Blue and white 8.00 



Pyrethrum Hybridum. Assorted colors ' 8.00 



Rudbeckia Fulgida. Crimson flowers S.00 



Golden Glow. Double yellow flowers 6.00 



" Speciosa. Large yellow flowers 6.00 



Saxifraga Crasifolia. Pink flowers 8 . 00 



Solidago Canadensis. Golden Rod 6.00 



Stachys Lanata. White foliage 6.00 



Stokesia Cyanea. Lavender flowers 6 .00 



Tradescantia Virginica. Blue flowers 6 .00 



Tricyitus Hirta Nigra. (Toad Lily.) 6.00 



Veronica Subsessilis. Blue flowers 6 .00 



Spicata Alba. White flowers 6.00 



Per 100 



Iris kaempferii. The rainbow hues of these grand flowers rival the finest 

 Orchids. We offer the improved Japanese varieties, which far sur- 

 pass the older kinds. Named sorts $10.00 



Iris Kaempferii. A fine mixture without names 6.00 



Iris Germanica (Fleur-de-Lis). Named sorts 6.00 



Iris Germanic a. Mixed sorts 4 .00 



Ivy, German 3.00 



" English. Strong plants from 4-inch pots 16.00 



" " Young plants from 2-inch pots 4.00 



Jasminum Grandiflorum. White 6.00 



" Revolution. Yellow 6.00 



Lantanas. New dwart varieties 4.00 



Lemon Verbenas. Fine plants 6.00 



Linaria Cymbalaria. " Kenihvorth Ivy" 4,00 



Lobelia. Drooping and upright assorted colors (Ready April 1st). . . . 3.00 



New Double (Kathleen Mallard) 5.00 



Lysimachia. " Creeping Charlie " 3.00 



Mahernia Odorata. Fragrant yellow flowers. " Honey Bell" 4.00 



Manettia Bicolor. Flame-colored flowers 4.00 



Maurandia Barclayana. (Ready May 1st) 2.50 



Mesembryanthemum Cordifolium var 2 



Mint. (Spearmint.) Pot-grown 4. 



Moon Flower. New Giant 4 



Myosotis. "Forget-me-not" 3.00 



Nasturtiums. Tom Thumb varieties. Crimson, yellow, etc. Pot-grown. 



(Ready April 1st) 3.00 



" Climbing varieties, all colors. (Ready April 1st) 3.00 



" Double sorts. Yellow and crimson 6.00 



Othonna Crassifolia. Yellow flowers, fine for drooping from baskets, etc. 6.00 



Paeonies Herbaceous. White, rose, crimson, etc 14.00 



" Named Sorts, a fine collection 16.00 



Panicum var. Foliage pink, white and bronze, for baskets 3.00 



Pansies. Best varieties 3.00 



Passifloras. Cerulea, etc 4.00 



Militaris. Rich scarlet 6.00 



Petunias. Single. (See page 64 ) 3.00 



" Double seedlings, splendid. (See page 64.) 4.00 



" Double, named, in 12 sorts. (See page 64.) 6.00 



Phalaris A. Picta. Hardy striped grass 6.00 



Phlox Drummondi Grandiflora. ttest assortment. (Ready May 1st.) 



Pot-grown 3.00 



Phloxes, Hardy, Named sorts Pot-grown 4.00 



Mixed 3.00 



Pilea Muscosa. " Artillery Plant " Fine basket plant 2.50 



Pilogyne Suavis. A useful basket plant and fine summer climber 6.00 



Pink, " Her Majesty." Double white hardy, 2-inch pots 3.00 



" Abbotsford. Deep rosy pink 3.00 



" Homer. Deep pink 3.00 



Large clumps of above 8.00 



Plumbago Capensis. Blue flowers 6.00 



Primula Elatior. (Cowslip) 4.00 



Rhododendrons, $9.00 and $12.00 per doz 



Roses. Bedding and climbing sorts. 2J-inch pots 4.00 



3-inch pots 6.00 



5-inch pots 25.00 



Hybrid Perpetual sorts, dormant plants up to April 15th 12.00 



The same established in pots ready about April 15th 25.00 



Special sorts selected from our retail catalogue at one third off prices quoted 

 therein. 



Rudbeckia. " Golden Glow " 5.00 



Salvias. Scarlet, white, pink, etc 3.00 



Salvia Patens. Beautiful blue flowers 4.00 



Saxifraga Sarmentosa. Useful for baskets 6.00 



Selaginella Emiliana. 3-inch pots 6.00 



2-inch pots 4.00 



Smilax. Strong plants 2.50 



Sola mint J asm mimics Grandiflorum. White flowers 4.00 



Rantonetti. Blue flowers 4.00 



" Seal < > rt hia num. Deep blue flowers 4.00 



Stevia Serrata. White, winter flowering 3.00 



Variegated. Fine bedding plant 3.00 



Stocks. Best German Ten Weeks, assorted. (Ready April 1st) 3.00 



Swainsonia Galegifolia Alba 6.00 



" Rosea. Rose colored flowers 6.00 



Sweet William. From frames 4.00 



Thunbergia. Assorted colors. (Ready May 1st) 3.00 



'j£ Vegetable Plants and Roots* <j£ >j£ 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



Add 30c. per 100 for free delivery. 

 The Palmetto. (For description and cut see page 1.) 

 Splendid roots. 2-vear (500 at 1,000 rates). 

 $1.00 per 100, $6.00 per 1,000. 

 Colossal. The standard variety. Fine two-year-old 

 roots. (500 at 1,000 rates.) 75c. per 100, $4.50 

 per 1,000 



CABBAGE AND CAULIFLOWER. 

 That have been transplanted and hardened off in 

 cold frames, and are ready to plant out at any time 

 from March 20th to the end of April 

 Cabbage. Henderson's Early Summer. 

 " Succession. 

 " Charleston Wakefield. 



" Early Jersey Wakefield. 



Price. 75c. per 100, $5.00 per 1,000. 

 Cauliflower. Henderson's Early Snowball Trans- 

 planted plants, $1.00 per 100. $7.50 per 1,000. 

 Note. — Field grown plants of Cabbage and Cauli- 

 flower, ready June 1st. Prices given upon application 

 about that lime. 



Celery. Plant*, ready about July 1st Prices given 

 en application about that time 



CHIVES. 



Clumps. $1 00 per doz , $7 00 per 100. 



EGG PLANTS (POT GROWN). 



(Ready May 1st.) 



Henderson's Improved N. Y. Spineless. The "best 

 Market sort, $3.00 per 100, $25.00 per 1,000. 



HORSE RADISH ROOTS. 



50c. per 100, $4.00 per 1,000. 



LETTUCE. 

 Transplanted Plants. Ready March 20th. 

 Boston Market. 50c per 100, $4 00 per 1,000. 

 Curled Simpson. 50c. per 100, $4.00 per 1,000. 

 Big Boston. 50c. per 100, $4.00 per 1,000. 



PEPPER PLANTS (POT GROWN). 



Ready May 1st. 



Chinese Giant. $2.50 per 100 

 Ruby King. $2.50 per 100. 



RHUBARB ROOTS. 

 St. Martins. Rich, spicv flavor, similar to the goose- 

 berry. $6.00 per 100, $50.00 per 1,000. 

 Linnaeus. The standard variety. $5 00 per 100. 



$40.00 per 1,000 



SWEET POTATO PLANTS. 



(In season onlv from Mav 1st to June 20th.) 

 Yellow Nansemond. 50c. per 100, $3.00 per 1,000. 



TARRAGON. 



True French. Plants grown from cuttings. $20.00 



per 100. 



TOMATO PLANTS. 

 Transplanted Plants. Ready May 1st. 

 Acme, Stone, 

 The Trophy, Freedom. 



Price of any of the above, $1.25 per 100. $10.00 



per 1,000. 



Pondcrosa, Crimson Cushion, Tenderloin. 



$2.00 per 100. $15.00 per 1,000. 



POTTED PLANTS, PONDEROSA TOMATO. 



To meet the growing demand for this peerless va- 

 riety, we offer pot-grown plants. These being stur- 

 dier and better rooted than transplanted plants — 

 are more certain to grow. 50c. per doz., $3.50 per 

 100. Note — Crimson Cushion and Tenderloin at 

 same price The other Tomatoes named above, pot- 

 grown, at 40c. per doz , $2 .50 per 100. 



