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



CALLA ELLIOTTIANA. 



PAEONIAS. 



For Forcing 



Shipment in November. 



Place the plants in a cold frame, and 

 when forcing time arrives remove them 

 to a green house with a unitorm tem- 

 perature of from 55 degrees to 60 de- 

 grees, when they should be in flower in 

 about eight weeks; removing the lateral 

 buds gives finer flowers: give plenty 

 of manure water. Strong forcing roots 

 either white, crimson or rose, 20c. each, 

 (2 00 doz., $15.00 per hundred. 



Lilium Candidum* 



Ready for shipment in August. 



(A nnunciation. Madonna or St. foseph 

 Lily.) The well-known Garden Lily, 

 snow-white fragrant blossoms. It is 

 ilso a popular late forcing Lilv for 

 florists. Selected large bulbs. 75c. per 

 ioz., $5.50 per 100, $-48.00 per 1000. 



For a complete list of Lilies see page 12. 



WHITE CALLAS. DRY ROOTS. 



For shipment in September. 



The dry bulbs are superior for forcing purposes, as they come into 

 bloom quickly and require less room— making less foliage. Dry 

 bulbs planted in 4-inch pots will flower nearly twice as abundantly 

 as plants in 6-inch pots that have been kept growing or only semi- 

 dormant. 



PRICE OF DRY CALLA ROOTS. 

 Mammoth Bulbs, 6 ins. and over in circumference, $1.25 doz , $9.00 100 

 Extra Size, 5 " " " 1.00 " 7.00 " 



First Size, 4 ■• " " .75" 5.50 ' 



For other varieties of Cat/as see page 10. 



ORNITHOGALUM ARABICUM. 



ORNITHOGALUM 



STAR OF BETHLEHEH. 



Ready for shipment in August. 



Arabicum. A beautiful variety, throwing 

 up a tall spike bearing numerous large, 

 milk-white, star-shaped flowers, with a 

 black centre, and having a distinct 

 aromatic perfume. Largely forced by- 

 florists for cut flowers. 

 25c. per doz., $1.50 per 100, $12.00 per 1000. 



ALLIUMS. 



FOR WINTER FORCING. 



Ready for shipment in August. 



Hermitti Grandif lorum. A splendid win- 

 ter flowering and forcing variety ; the 

 flowers of immaculate whiteness last a 

 long time after being cut. Blooms from 

 December to the end of April. 

 15c. per doz., 75c per 100, $6.00 per 1000. 

 Neapolitanum. Another excellent variety 

 for winter flowering, extensively forced 

 by florists for cut flowers, being of pure 

 white with green stamens, borne in large 

 loose umbels 

 10c. per doz., 50c. per 100, $4.50 per^lOOO 



Sl'ANSII IRIS. 



LILIUM CANDIDUM. 



SPANISH IRIS. 



Ready for shipment in September. 



This type is well adapted for pot culture and forcing, 

 blooming in the winter. The flowers are of great beauty, 

 and cut in the bud state last from one to two weeks in 

 bloom. If planted in boxes and placed in cold frames un- 

 til they show bud, then brought into heat, they can be 

 had in bloom from March on. 

 British Queen. Massive, pur,- white. 

 Leonidas. Dark, violet hli,,\ 

 Belle Chinoise. Large, golden yellow. 

 Olympia. Creamy yellow and light blue. 

 Lilaceus. Porcelain blue. 

 Prince of Orange. J 'ellow, bronze and Hue. 



Prices of above named Spanish Iris, 50c. per 100, $4.00 

 per 1000. 



Mixed Spanish Iris, 35c. per 100, $2.50 per 1000. 



ALLIUM NEAPOLITAN UM. 



6 bulbs of one variety supplied at dozen rates ; 25 at 100 rates ; 250 at 1000 rates. Postage will be extra on bulbs desired by mail. 



