ALEC HENDERSON. INC 
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CHICAGO 
Florida Plants 
Shipped direct from Florida, carefully and lightly packed. 
Please order in units of 50 or 100 plants. 
CORDATUM 
PHILADENDRON 
AGAVE DECIPIENS 
Century Plants 
Attractive succulent plant for 
house use. 
Per 100.$ 5.25 
Per 1000. 47.50 
AGAVE SISALANA 
Century Plant 
Attractive succulent plant for 
house use. 
Per 100.$4.50 
CHINESE EVERGREEN 
A popular house plant and 
ready seller. Can be grown 
either in water or soil. 
No. 
1—4/5 Ivs., 
3-5 
inches tall. 
Per 
100 . 
.$ 9.00 
Per 
1000 . 
. 80.00 
No. 
2—4/5 Ivs., 
5-7 
inches tall. 
Per 
100 . 
.$ 9.50 
Per 
1000 . 
. 85.00 
No. 
3—6 leaves. 
7-10 inches tall. 
Per 
100 . 
.$13.00 
No. 
4—7 Ivs., 10-12 
inches tall. 
Per 
100 . 
.$18.00 
No. 
5—7 Ivs., 12-15 
inches tall. 
Per 
100 . 
.$22.50 
CRASSULA ARBORESCENS 
Popular succulent plant with 
thick fleshy leaves. 
Per 100.$6.25 
EUPHORBIA SPLENDENS 
Crown of Thorns 
An interesting plant resembling 
a cactus. Has pretty coral-red 
flowers afaiost continually. Likes 
sunny exposure. 
Per 100.$6.50 
NEPHTHYTIS LIBERICA 
Arrowhead Philodendron 
Splendid plant for house use. 
Grows in soil or water. 
Per 100.$ 5.00 
Per 1000. 45.00 
PEPEROMIA OBTUSIFOLIA 
Thick, dark green, oval-shaped 
leaves; requires very little 
water. 
Per 100.$ 4.00 
Per 1000. 35.00 
POTHOS AUREUS 
Leafy indoor vine, with broad 
heart shaped leaves, clear green 
spotted yellow. 
21 / 4 -inch, per 100.$7.00 
POTHOS AUREUS WILCOXII 
Beautifully variegated indoor 
vine for pots or wall pockets. 
Per 100.$8.50 
PHILODENDRON CORDATUM 
One of the best and hardiest 
plants for the home. 
Per 100.$ 5.00 
Per 1000. 45.00 
SAINTPAULIA BLUE BOY 
Probably the most popular of 
the newer varieties of the Afri¬ 
can Violet. Delivery after Easter. 
Per 100.$12.50 
SANSEVIERIA LAURENTI 
Showiest of all Sansevieria with 
golden yellow stripe on edge of 
leaves; requires very little water. 
2 to 3 leaf plants, 12 to 24 
inches high. 
Per 100.$ 6.25 
Per 1000. 55.00 
SANSEVIERIA SUBSPICATA 
An attractive flat growing San¬ 
sevieria. A very serviceable 
plant for garden planting or pots. 
Per 100.$8.50 
SANSEVIERIA ZEYLANICA 
Snake Plants 
Thin, variegated, spike-shaped 
leaves. 
4 to 5 leaf plant, 4 to 6 inches 
high. 
Per 100.$ 4.00 
Per 1000. 35.00 
4 to 5 leaf, 6 to 10 inches high. 
Per 100.$ 5.00 
Per 1000. 45.00 
CACTUS 
Per 100 
Cereus Triangularius.$4.50 
Cereus Serpentinus. 4.50 
Euphorbia Lactea. 4.50 
Stapelia Gigantea . 4.50 
Novelty Hardy Perennials 
We list a few late introductions in hardy perennials that are especially good for 
florist planting. These will be shipped direct from the grower in Ohio. 
SANSEVIERIA 
SUBSIPICATA 
SANSEVIERIA 
LAURENTI 
AQUILEGIAS WAYSIDE GARDEN 
HYBRIDS 
A magnificent strain of Columbines, with 
large flowers and long spurs. Plants grow 
about three feet high and are very prolific. 
The flowers last well in water when cut. 
Three for .$ 0.95 
Per Dozen . 3.00 
Per 100 . 18.00 
CAMPANULA ISOPHYLLA 
A rare Campanula, excellent for hanging 
baskets or window boxes in shade, such 
as a west or north exposure. Its runners 
which are covered with white star-like 
flowers often reach a length of two feet 
and are constantly in bloom. Should be 
protected in winter or carried over in a 
cold frame. Can be supplied in either 
white or blue. 
POTHOS AUREUS 
WILCOXII 
ASTER FRIKARTI, WONDER OF STAFFA 
Lavender-blue flowers 2 to 21/2 inches 
across, produced from July until stopped 
by frost in November. The flowers are 
excellent for cutting, may also be grown 
in pots and forced into bloom during the 
winter. 
FIELD GROWN PLANTS 
Three for .$ 1.50 
Per Dozen . 4.50 
Per 100 . 30.00 
POT GROWN PLANTS 
Three for .$ 1.10 
Per Dozen . 3.30 
Per 100 . 20.00 
Three for .$ 0.95 
Per Dozen . 3.00 
Per 100 . 18.00 
GAILLARDIA SUN GOD IMPROVED 
One of the greatest garden plants as well 
as cut flowers. The stems are two feet or 
more, topped with chamois-yellow flowers 
3 to 31/2 inches in diameter. A prolific 
hardy plant and profitable as well as 
desirable cut flower. 
Three for .$ 0.85 
Per Dozen . 2.75 
Per 100 .. 15.00 
STAPELIA 
GIGANTEA 
EUPHORBIA 
SPLENDENS 
CHINESE 
EVERGREEN 
PEPEROMIA 
OBTUSIFOLIA 
NEPHTHYTIS LIBERICA 
ASTER STAR OF WARTBURG 
Dark lilac-blue disc-like flowers with 
orange centers, measuring 21/2 to 3 inches 
in diameter. Star of Wartburg is a fine 
plant to force in a cool greenhouse. 
Three for .$ 0.85 
Per Dozen . 2.75 
Per 100 . 15.00 
SHASTA DAISY WHITE SWAN 
A very fine small flowered double Shasta 
Daisy, its blooms are somewhat larger 
than Pyrethrums; pure white and fully 
double, excellent for cutting; 24 to 30 inch 
stems; blooming freely on Memorial Day. 
Three for .$ 0.75 
Per Dozen . 2.25 
Per 100 . 12.00 
HEMEROCALLIS HYPERION 
The flowers are a fine citron yellow pro¬ 
duced in great numbers on stout stems 
about 40 inches tall. 
Three for .$ 1.75 
Per Dozen . 5.00 
Per 100 . 35.00 
PHYSALIS GIGANTEA 
An improved Franchetti with fruits almost 
twice the size. The small white flowers 
are succeeded by brilliant orange scarlet 
fruit eight inches in circumference, almost 
twice the size of the common variety. 
Three for .$ 0.75 
Per Dozen . 2.25 
Per 100 . 12.00 
AGAVE SISALANA 
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