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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK- 
r-lMPKD 1847. 
THE “ CAPTIVATING ” COLLECTION 
OF DOUBLE GERANIUMS. 
Grandville. Brilliant scarlet, white centre, carmine aureole. 
Hubert Charron. White centre, margined reddish-carmine. 
JeanViaud. Bright rosy-pink, white blotch in centre; dwarf, 
compact, vigorous and exceptionally free blooming. 
John Doyle. Color, richest scarlet, bright and effective. This 
is conceded to be the finest bedding Geranium in its color 
ever introduced. 
Marquise de Montmort. Deep, brilliant carmine-purple. 
Mme. Barney. A splendid pure deep pink; superb truss. A grand 
bedding variety, close, compact habit and superb bloomer. 
Mme. Charotte. Distinct rosy-salmon, marked white. 
Mme. Jaulin. Delicate peach-pink, with wide border of white. 
Malgache. This is best described as a yellowish-orange. 
Marvel. Crimson-maroon, semi-dwarf, compact grower. 
M. Canovas. Brilliant fiery-scarlet flowers, shaded maroon. 
Thomas Meehan. Rosy-pink, upper petals blotched orange. 
White Queen. This has proven to be the best of the double whites. 
Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. The “CAPTIVATING” 
COLLECTION for SI.00. 
Carillon. A warm shade of copper-rose and apricot, centre 
orange. Large, splendid trusses and flowers. 
Crescendo. Very light orange-scarlet. The best of the “yel¬ 
low” varieties. A very distinct and novel shade. 
Fleur de Rose. An exquisite shade of pure, fresh pink, spot¬ 
ted with white upon the outer petals; a grand sort. 
Godefroid Stass. Rich violet-purple, scarlet centre. 
Harriet Cleary. A valuable new geranium; very compact 
grower; flowers rich, deep, rosy-carmine-pink. 
Le Barde. A pretty shade of china-rose, the outer petals 
lilac-white, a pleasing combination. Dwarf, compact habit. 
Le Soleil. This we believe to be the best double scarlet-crim¬ 
son bedding Geranium. A very rich and attractive variety. 
Little Pink. Very dwarf, not over 0 inches in height; bright 
pink. Splendid for pot culture in the house. 
M. Anatole Roseleur. A grand variety, large, fine flowers, 
fine habit; color, rich, clear pink. 
M. Beyerle. Light cherry-red, extra large flower. A grand 
bedder. One of the best of recent introductions. 
M. Fournier-Sarloveze. A beautiful light flesh-pink marked 
with white. Large trusses, long stems, free-flowering. 
Miriflore. Double aureole, with vermilion margin shaded 
cherry-red to white. One of the most attractive “aureoles.” 
M. Joly de Bammeville. Centre brownish-violet bordered 
deep crimson, upper petals marked nasturtium-red. 
Mme. du Genest. A beautiful shade of rich, deep salmon, 
fine habit and truss. A grand bedder, fine bloomer. 
Mme. Gabrielle de Rovira. White flowers, at centre a soft 
rose aureole. Another very charming “aureole.” 
M. Paul Blondeau. Large trusses, magnificent, fresh, pure, 
brilliant rose. A splendid free-flowering variety. 
M. Rabere. Large flowers, deep pink. Splendid truss. 
M. Rene Malude. Fiery-crimson with violet shades, upper 
petals blazed white at the base. A fine bedder. 
Paul Courty. Large, orange-red flowers, centre lilac. Large, 
handsome trusses, long stems, fine foliage. 
Roty. Magnificent deep china-pink, bright and lasting. In¬ 
dividual bloom very large. Certainly a fine variety. 
Stephane Pol. A very beautiful shade of ecclesiastic violet 
and ruby, the base of the upper petals a fiery-orange. 
Triumphant. Very light yellowish orange-scarlet. 
Price for the Newer Geraniums, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
Newer Double Geraniums. 
DOUBLE GERANIUMS. Standard sorts. 
A. Riccard. Bright vermilion-scarlet. Fine for bedding. 
B. de Poitevine. Brilliant salmon. Very large flowers. 
Caesar. Red-solferino, a brilliant color. Large truss. 
C. de Castries. Clear pink, pure and deep; splendid habit. 
DOUBLE GEN. GRANT. (Heteranthe.) This magnificent 
variety, one of the first of the now celebrated “ Bruant ” 
race of Double Geraniums, is still peerless in its class. It 
never burns, it is a sturdy, compact grower, marvelously 
free in blooming, flowers held well above the splendid 
foliage, large trusses ; color, intense 
scarlet with a touch of orange. (See 
cut.) 
Gloire de France. Bright salmon. 
Hedwige Buchner. Pure white. 
Dwarf, compact habit, very free. 
La Fraicheur. White, edged rosy- 
pink. A delightful color effect. 
Marquise de Castellaine. Beautiful 
red. A shapely grower. 
Miss Frances Perkins. Bright pink. 
Pasteur. Bright orange-scarlet. A 
most brilliant color, fine truss. 
Profusion. Rich salmon. Very pro¬ 
fuse bloomer, grand habit. 
Richelieu. Fiery-scarlet, shaded crim¬ 
son. Dwarf, stands the sun well. 
Roi des Negres. Dark, glowing crim¬ 
son. A splendid bedding variety. 
S. A. Nutt. Brilliant crimson-scarlet. 
White Swan. Pure white; a grand 
variety. Splendid habit and trusses. 
Price for the above, 10c. each, $1.00 
per doz., $8.00 per 100. 
