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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK* 
CHINESE AZALEAS (AZALEA INPICA) 
No plant has increased in popularity during recent years with such 
amazing rapidity. At Easter they are seen in every church and in the win¬ 
dows of our finest residences throughout the country. 
VARIETIES.—Mme. Van der Cruyssen, bright rose color {see cut) ; Vervaeniana, 
red and white; Bernard Andrea Alba, pure white; Mme. Camille, white and red; 
Niobe, pure white; Deutsche Perle, early white; Empress of India, salmon-pink, white 
and carmine; Helen Thielman, rosy-carmine; Simon Mardner, deep rose. 
Fine plants, 14 to 16 inches across, SI.25 each, S12.00 per doz.; 12 to 14 
inches, SI.00 each, S9.00 per doz.; 10 to 12 inches, 60c. each, S6.00 per doz. 
Special. Specimen plants, 18 inches, S2.50 each; 20 inches, S3.50 
each; 24 inches, S6.00 each. 
HARDY AZALEAS, assorted. 
Azalea Mollis. Fine plants, full of buds, can be supplied in eight distinct 
sorts. Price, 75c. each, set of 8 for $5.00. 
Azalea, Hardy Ghent. Fine plants about 12 inches across, full of buds, can 
be supplied in eight distinct sorts. Price, 75c. each, set of 
eight for S5.00. 
EVER-RjOWERINQ ABUTILONS. 
Ambigu. Very light fawn, with veins of light rose. 
Cloche d’Or. Clear, rich golden-yellow; fine large flowers. 
Crepuscule. Salmon-pink, soft carmine shadings in the throat. 
Dalou. Deep crimson-maroon throughout; large bells. 
Eureka. Soft French white, overlaid with rosy-pink. 
Explorateur Foreau. A unique shade of glossy rosy-pink, deep 
rose and rich carmine-rose in the throat. 
Fleur d’Ete. Delicate rosy-blush, with light claret veins. 
Fra Diavolo. Intense carmine, strongly toned with violet. 
FREMIET. Rich yellow; large flowers, well opened. ( See cut.) 
Gen. Gallieni. Rosy-red, carmine shadings; yellow centre. 
Grenadier. Rich orange-scarlet; deep yellow in centre. 
Gulliver. A unique shade of soft purplish-carmine. 
Menelik. Deep purplish-crimson, with red shadings. 
Mercie. A very brilliant shade of glossy rosv-carmine. 
Sanglant. Dark crimson, with vivid red shadings. 
Price, 15c. each, set of 19 new sorts for $2.50. 
Hardy Double Azaleas. (Azalea rustica , fl. pi.) A new race 
of Azaleas. Strong plants, 12 to 15 inches across, full of 
buds. Price, $1.00 each, eight distinct sorts for $6.00. 
Azalea Amoena. Double rosy-red flowers; a compact-growing, 
very valuable variety. Price, 1st size, 75c. each, $7.50 per 
doz.; 2d size, 50c. each, $4.50 per doz. 
ABUTILONS. TALL-g rowing. 
AZALEA, MME. VAN DER CRUYSSEN. 
Eclipse. Golden spotted leaves, semi-drooping. 
Golden Bells. Deep, rich yellow, very free. 
Megapotamicum, var. Leaves spotted yellow. 
Savitzii. Variegated foliage, very ornamental. 
Snow Storm. Pure white, semi-dwarf in growth. 
Souvenir de Bonn. Beautifully variegated leaves. 
Thompsonii. Single orange flowers, variegated foliage. 
Thompsonii plena. Spotted leaves, double orange flowers. 
Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz., set of 8 for 75c. 
ARAUCARIA EXCELSA. Norfolk Island Pine. 
Sometimes called the “Christmas Tree Palm,” and “Star 
Palm.” It has deep green, feathery foliage arranged in whorls, 
rising one above the other at regular distances. It is easily 
grown in the house and is highly ornamental. 
Price, 20 to 24 inches high, $1.50 each; 12 to 15 inches high, 
$1.00 each. 
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