HENDERSON’S NURSERY, ATHENS, TEXAS 
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Pe rennials, Bulbs, Grasses, Yucca 
For the person who is a lover of flower gardens, and who attempts to 
procure definite color combinations during different periods of the growing season, 
there are no better plants to select than some of our hardy perennials. 
Their beautiful flowers come year after year with little care and they will 
make your garden or border a bower of beauty. 
ARTEMESIA 
ARTEMESIA. “Silver King.” A vigorous, 
quick-growing plant with a close net work of 
branches, fine stemmed and slender leaved. A 
beautiful gray “mist” for setting off bouquets 
and floral combinations. Clumps, 75c, divisions, 
10c each. 
BLUE BONNET 
Native Texas Bluebonnet. Our State flower. 
Every home should have some of these. Seed, 
25c per ounce, $2.50 per pound. 
CACTUS 
ECHINOCEREUS RIECHENBAHII. A pretty 
cactus of columnar growth covered with many 
miniature spines. Has rosy pink bloom in the 
spring. 
APRIOCARPUS FISSURATUS. Small flat 
cactus with many spines. One of the prettiest 
Has light pink blooms in fall. All cactus, small 
size, 35c, larger, 50. 
CANNAS 
Price 10c each; $1.00 per dozen. We have 
the following varieties: 
ITALIA. Golden yellow and bright orange 
scarlet. 
THE PRESIDENT. The greatest red Canna, 
possessing every desirable quality. 
PINK CANNAS. 20c each; $2.00 per dozen. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
AMELIA. (Known also as Pink Cushion, 
lavender rose and Azalea Mum). This variety has 
been brought into prominence recently owing to 
its compact form and early flowering characteris¬ 
tics. Blooms from September until frost. Color, 
bright pink. Large blooming plants, 75c to $1.25 
each; rooted slips in the spring, 10c each, $1.00 
per dozen. 
CORTADERIA 
(PAMPAS GRASS) 
C. ARGENTEA. “Silver Pampas Grass.” 
With silver, plume-like spikes of flowers. An old 
favorite for grouping on the lawn. Grows six to 
eight feet high. Medium clumps, $1.00; small 
clump, 50c; extra large clumps, $2.00. 
MOCK PAMPAS GRASS. Will stand more 
hardships than True Pampas. Plumes n o t so 
showy. Big clump, $1.00, divisions, 20c each. 
FERNS 
ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS, ASPARAGUS 
SPRENGERI and BOSTON FERNS. Price, 15c 
to $1.00 each, according to size. 
IRIS 
DEEP BLUE. A fine, tall, dark blue iris. 
HONORABILIS, Standards, golden, yellow, 
falls, rich mahogamy brown. Price of Iris, 15c 
each; $1.50 per dozen. 
LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS 
PERENNIAL PEA A climbing vine; per¬ 
fectly hardy and increases in beauty each year. 
While the flowers lack the delightful perfume 
of the Sweat Pea, they are larger and much 
more beautiful, growing in clusters and re¬ 
maining in full bloom the greater, part of the 
summer. Mixed colors. Heavy blooming plants, 
25c each. 
LILY 
CRINUM LILY. “Angel Lily.” This lily 
grows from year to year without transplanting. 
Blooms through late summer and fall when other 
flowers are scarce. Gorgeous white flowers with 
pink stripe. Large clump, 75c; large mother bulb, 
40c; smaller size, 25c each. 
YELLOW DAY LILY. Has long narrow, 
leaves. Produces many tall stems of fragrant 
waxen yellow flowers throughout the summer; 
thrives in any good soil. Price, 10c each; $1.00 
per dozen. 
LESPEDEZA (BUSH CLOVER) 
L. FORMOSA. “Purple Bush Clover.” 5ft 
Beautiful shrub with drooping branches. Rosy 
purple flowers in late summer. The plant dies 
to the ground every year and grows out in the 
spring. The old top should be cut. off. Price, 
extra heavy clumps, 75c; medium clumps, 40c. 
MALVIVISCUS 
MALVIVISCUS. “Turkscaps.” This shrub has 
large, heartshaped leaves and is covered from 
June until frost with camelia-shaped scarlet flow¬ 
ers. Price, medium clump 30c; small clumps 20c. 
NARCISSUS 
OLD-FASHION JONQUILS. 5c each; 50c per 
dozen. 
TUBEROSE 
MEXICAN TUBEROSE. Pure waxy-like sin¬ 
gle, fragrant flowers on tall, stiff stems. Very 
free perpetual bloomer of easy culture. Price, 
5c each, 50c dozen. 
YUCCA 
These are very hardy evergreens. 
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. “Adam’s Needle.” 
A conspicuous plant with fibrous needles. The 
large cluster of creamy-white flowers make a fine 
effect in summer. Excellent for massing. Price: 
l%-2 ft., 80c; 2-3 ft., $1.20. 
YUCCA WHIPPLEI. Two foot narrow, glauc¬ 
ous green leaves. The flower spike is six to ten 
feet high and is covered with hundreds of waxen, 
bell shaped flowers. Price: l%-2 ft., 80c; 2-3 ft., 
$ 1 . 20 . 
DASYLIRION. “Saw Tooth Sotol.” Very or¬ 
namental desert plant growing well in hot dry 
situations without care. Green leaves have num¬ 
erous small spiny teeth. Flower spike has many 
catkins of yellow blooms. Fine fop planting in 
pots and urns and in landscape work. Price, 
2-3 ft., $1.00; 3-4 ft., $1.75. 
RED YUCCA. Evergreen sword like leaves 
with pink or red flowers, stalks and blooms. 
Fine for rockeries or any dry hard situation. 
Price, 12 inch plants, 75c; 15 inch plants, $1.00. 
ZEPHYR ANTHES 
Z. CANDIDA. Star-like, two inch flowers of 
six distended petals, white with faint lilac streak 
outside; blooms freely in summer and early fall. 
Price, 10c each, $1.00 per doz. 
