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NEW DOUBLE GERANIUMS FOR 1917 
A. Magne. Beautiful foliage, large semi-double flowers. Color rich purplish 
carmine. 
Amyot. Color deep carmine, white eye. The trusses arc large and beauti¬ 
fully formed. 
D'Estournelles de Constant. Delicate rose mauve color, blotched white at 
the center. 
Durandel. Exquisite apple blossom shaded with peach, fine round per¬ 
fectly formed flowers. 
Jane Valcher. Color clear brilliant red. The trusses arc large and sym¬ 
metrical. 
Satin Rose. White center surrounded by deep mauve, edged white. An 
attractive contrast of color. 
NEW SINGLE GERANIUMS FOR 1917 
NEW BEDDING GERANIUM 
GENERAL FUNSTON 
A beautiful semi-double sport of the well known bedding Geranium 
Double Gen. Grant. In general habit and foliage it resembles the parent 
variety. The color is a deep salmon throughout the flower and a shade 
that does not conflict with any of the salmon varieties now on the market, 
in our grounds the past season it has proved itself one of the best bedding 
varieties we have ever grown, flowering freely and continuously from early 
in the season until frost. (See engraving.) 
The cut above shows a bed of this variety edged with Alternanthera Jewell 
(see page 177) planted by us in the Convention Garden at Boston, Mass., 
which received Honorable Mention. 
Price 25c. each, $2.50 per doz., SI2.00 per 100. Not less than 50 sold at 
the 100 rate. 
Comte Bege. Rosy carmine; base of petals shaded claret. Flowers held 
well above the foliage. 
Jeanne Allias. Rich apricot salmon, veined darker, shaded white. 
Lysias. Large pure white flowers. Dwarf grower, remarkable for its 
abundant blooms. 
Sacha Guiltry. Beautiful round flowers on stiff stems. Bright orange 
scarlet. 
Pablo. Bright pink upper petals marked with white. Long flower stalks, 
large trusses. 
Pierre Vierge. A compact grower, large trusses. Color pure white. 
Price for the above. 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. Collection of 12 New 
Double and Single Geraniums for 1017, $3.50. 
SELECT DOUBLE GERANIUMS 
Albert de Lapparent. Immense aurora rose flowers. Has large white eye. 
Alliance. A cross between an Ivy and a Zonal Geranium, and contain¬ 
ing all the best points of both parents. The flowers arc large, semi- 
double, exquisite pale lilac-pink, the upper petals feathered and blotched 
rich crimson maroon. 
American Beauty. The beautiful semi-double flowers arc deep rosy-car¬ 
mine, shaded with carmine-crimson. They arc not effected by extremes 
of weather. The habit is perfect; semi-dwarf branching and compact; the 
trusses are produced on long stems held well above the foliage. 
Caruso. Robust habit of growth; grand, semi-double flowers of a beautiful 
shade of yellowish orange. 
Helen Michell. A splendid bedding variety, a profuse bloomer and above 
all, remarkable for the size and brilliancy of the flowers which arc of the 
clearest possible shade of scarlet. 
Jeanne Girard. Semi-double flowers, clear orange rose with white center; 
strong trusses. 
Joachim du Beallay. Plant of good habit, very free flowering. A beauti¬ 
ful shade of rosy-white, large semi-double flowers. 
Marquise d'Abadie. Semi-double flowers of exquisite rosy pink color with 
white eye. A strong grower and very free flowering variety. 
Maryland. The Maryland is the result of a cross between Alphonse Ricard 
and La Pilote. In habit of growth it resembles the La Pilote, onlv much 
stronger, being more robust, vigorous and branching. The color is intense, 
da'zzling. fiery red. Large semi-double flowers. 
M. C. Poinsot. Semi-double flowers, clear carmine-lake color with white 
eye. Flowers very freely. 
Mephisto. Large semi-double flowers, fine foliage. Color deep cardinal red. 
Scarlet Bedder. In color it is intermediate, between S. A. Nutt and 
Alphonse Ricard,.being brighter or approaching nearer to scarlet than 
either of the above varieties. Growth similar to that of Alphonse Ricard. 
Price 20c. each. 82.00 per doz. 
Collection of 12 Select Double Geraniums, S2.00. 
DOUBLE GERANIUMS 
Standard Sorts 
A. Riccard. Bright vermilion-scarlet. One of the best for bedding. 
Aurora. I he trusses are large and bold; a bright, pleasing shade of aurora 
copper, shaded lighter. 
B. de Poitevine. Brilliant salmon. Very large flowers. Fine bedder. 
Double Gen. Grant. The leading scarlet bedding Geranium. A vigorous 
grower, free blooming, splendid foliage, large trusses, color intense orange- 
scarlet. 
Electre. Good habit; plant dwarf, always covered with flowers; semi-double; 
clear wall-flower violet; very brilliant. 
Fiat. Good habit; compact foilage; orange-salmon copper tint. Prettiest 
colored novelty in the salmon type. 
G. Zille. Good trusses and large flowers of a pretty shade of cochineal 
carmine shading through violet at center to beautiful and rich color; 
good habit. 
Godefroid Strass. Rich violet-purple, scarlet center. 
Henry Bataille. Plant robust and compact; trusses held well above the 
foliage, cerise red with brilliant scarlet shading; a splendid bedder. Very 
showy and free flowering. 
Jeanne Gazin. Plant robust and massive; enormous trusses supported 
on long stems, lasting exceptionally long; clear beautiful rose-colored 
flowers. Its strong healthy constitution enables it to withstand the 
extreme heat. 
Little Pink. Very dwarf. Bright pink. Splendid for house pot-culture. 
Miss Frances Perkins. Bright pink. A splendid bedder. 
Mme. Fournier-Sarloveze. A beautiful flesh-pink, marked white. 
Mrs. Lawrence. A beautiful shade of soft, satiny salmon with white 
markings. 
Peter Henderson. Trusses enormous, flowers semi-double. Color brilliant 
poppy red; a fine bedder. 
Rosambel. Immense flowers of a rich dark mauve rose. 
Roty. Magnificent deep china pink, bright and lasting. 
S. A. Nutt. Brilliant crimson scarlet. A grand bedder. 
White Swan. Pure white. Splendid habit and trusses. 
Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., $8.00 per 100; set of 10 for $1.50. 
“PANSY GERANIUMS” 
There is nothing that gives better returns for a little care, when grown 
in the window garden, than these, literally covered with flowers, frequently 
in bloom all summer. 
Bridegroom. Lavender-pink, darker on upper petals, with dark blotches. 
Mrs. Layal. The coloring of the flowers is a unique combination of chocolate, 
pink and white. 
Price, for Pansy Geraniums, 20c. each, S2.C0 per doz. 
“7 have sent you three orders within the last month and they were filled the most 
promptly and the ?nosl satisfactorily of any firm I have ever dealt with. Tnt 
Geranium plants that I received were fine.” MISS NETTIE HOOD, 
I Vallington, N. Y. 
Our inkiness p et er Henderson in 1847 Charles Henderson 
founded by 
and his 
grandsons 
Peter and Howard M. Henderson 
