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



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EVefl-BIooipg French Cannae 



.STANDARD SORTS. 



Italia'' 



The New Giant Orchid=flowered Canna 



This wonderful variety is well shown in the 

 cut above. The coloring is gorgeous in the extreme, 

 rich golden yellow with great patches of brilliant reddish crimson and 

 irregular spots of the same shade on the upper petals. It is strikingly 

 unique, surpassing even an orchid in color effects and has a rich, 

 oriental appearance. The flowers are six to eight inches across. The 

 flower consists of five petals, but frequently there are six in each flower. 

 The growth is stately, in ordinary seasons reaching six feet, broad and 

 massive, beauty and strength combined, a wealth of graceful foliage and 

 gorgeous flowers. (See cut.) Price, dormant roots. $2.50 per doz.. $16.00 

 per ioo, growing plants, ready May 1st, $3.00 per doz., $20.00 per 100. 



AUSTRIA. The New Qiant Golden Lily-flowered Canna. 



The claim of Italia to the title of Orchid-flowered is not better than 

 this to Lily-floivercd. It is, in truth, a giant, with flowers six to eight 

 inches across, a giant in its suburb growth, young plants set out in June 

 forming dense spreading clumps, with 20 to 25 stems six feet high, and 

 every stem surmounted with a spike of its glorious, golden, lily-like 

 flowers, a giant in its grand foliage, a magnificent giant in its every 

 attribute. (See cut.) Price, dormant roots, $8.00 per 100, growing 

 plants, ready May 1st, $2.00 per doz., $16.00 per 100. 



THE NEW WHITE CANNA, "ALSACE." 



A vigorous grower, green foliage, 4 feet high ; produces from 12 to 18 

 trusses of flowers in a season ; an early and continuous bloomer. The 

 trusses, upon opening, are of a delicate sulphur yellow, changing very 

 soon, however, to a CREAM WHITE without spots. Plants in our 

 grounds were a solid mass of white flowers all summer, a grand and 

 novel sight. It is decidedly a most desirable Canna for its uniqne color, 

 and will be indispensable wherever contrast in color for bedding is 

 required. (See cut ) Price, dormant roots, $12.00 per 100 ; growing 

 plants, ready May 1st, $2.00 per doz., $15,00 per 100. 



The Best Crimson Canna, charles henderson. 



This is a comparatively new Canna, and is acknowledged as the 

 standard crimson ; a very compact grower, elegant dark green foliage 

 on purple stems ; grows about 3 feet. The flower spikes are of the 

 largest size, the petals are very broad and beautifully recurved, which, 

 in addition to forming a magnificent globular head of perfect florets, 

 keep the truss clear of all faded flowers. The color is a deep rich crim- 

 son with a yellow flame at the throat. // is easily the finest crimson 

 Canna. Price, dormant roots, $6.00 per 100 ; growing plants, ready 

 May 1st, $2.00 per doz., $12.00 per 100. 



We have pruned our list severely, cutting out all varieties not 

 of pronounced merit, so that the list now offered only contains the 

 cream of the sorts which are everywhere recognized as standards. 

 Admiral Courbet. Light yellow, speckled with orange. 

 Alba Rosea Grandiflora Creamy white, shading from blush 



pink rich to deep rose, relieved with carmine. 

 Alphonse Bouvier. Deep, rich crimson, velvety in its intensity, 



overlaid with dazzling red. Height, 6 feet. 

 Ami Pichon. Magnificent deep crimson, large trusses of flowers. 

 Bronze Bedder. Deep bronze foliage, rich orange scarlet flowers. 

 Black Beauty. Flowers rich flowing crimson, foliage dark. 4^ feet. 

 ComtedeBouchaud. Golden yellow. heavily spotted with bright red. 

 Comte Horace Choisel. Deep rich magenta ; strong, compact. 

 Doyen J. Sisley. Dark chocolate foliage, flowers orange scarlet. 

 Egandale. Dark foliage, flowers of a soft currant red. 

 Edward Mieg. Rich vermilion scarlet ; dark green foliage; 2|feet. 

 E. Renin . 4 feet, leaves purple, flower large, deep rich rose carmine. 

 El Dorado Golden yellow, slightly speckled red. 

 Florence Vaughan. Deep yellow, mottled rich crimson. 

 Golden Wings Golden yellow, blotched brownish crimson. 

 J. D. Cabos. Flowers rich orange, tinged apricot ; foliage dark. 

 Madame Montefiore. Yellow, slightly spotted with red. ; 

 ^ Madame Crozy. Bright vermilion, scarlet bordered golden yellow. 

 " J Paul Marquant A shade of salmon, overlaid with soft carmine. 

 Pink Ehmanii. Clear, rose pink, fine foliage. $15.00 per 100, 

 dormant. 



Pres. Carnot. A majestic variety with dark foliage ; flowers 

 deep scarlet. 



Qneen Charlotte. Brilliant orange scarlet, deep yellow border. 

 Trocadero. Deep crimson lake of the richest shade. A grand sort. 

 Rose Unique. Beautiful rose color, vigorous growth ; 3+ feet. 

 Sophie Buchner. Plant of a majestic appearance, flowers rich 

 vermilion. 



Sour, d'Antoine Crozy. Intense, dazzling scarlet, bordered with 

 deep yellow. $8.00 per 100, dormant. 



Price for any of the above, dormant roots, which can be sent 

 by mail if desired, and supplied up to May 1st, $1.00 per doz., 

 $6.00 per 100, except where noted. Established plants, growing 

 in 4-inch pots, ready May 1st, $1.50 per doz., $12.00 per 100. 



Giant Orchid-Fj-owkrinu Canna, "Austria. 



