ALEC HENDERSON, Inc. 
1305 W. Randolph Street Chicago 7, Ill. 
Phone MOnroe 6-3082 
MEMBER 
‘AMERICAN 
WHOLESALE 
BULB DEALERS 
ASSN.INC 
SPRING 1953 
TERMS OF SALE 
ALEC HENDERSON, INC., gives no warranty, express or implied, as to the productiveness of any 
seeds, plants or bulbs it sells and will not be in any way responsible for the crop. Our liability, 
in all instances, is limited to the purchase price of the seeds, plants or bulbs. 
Terms: 2% ten days, net 60, to customers of approved credit. 
Cash Discounts: 5% on flower and vegetable seeds, 2% on all other items. 
Shipments will be forwarded by best carrier in our judgment at time of delivery, unless otherwise 
specified by customer. 
All prices are subject to change without notice. 
Unknown correspondents desiring to open an account will please furnish credit references and 
allow sufficient time for investigation. 
We do not ship perishable items C.O.D. unless accompanied by a partial payment. 
All goods are offered subject to crop failure, shortages or other causes beyond our control, and to 
being unsold on receipt of order. 
INDEX 
A CarroteSeed! (in lit, Hy drangeci eee 13 Paper Bouquet Snapdragon Plants .13 
Achryanthes Plants....12 Cauliflower Seed ...... LS Fasel san eee ee 19 Holderss= eee Snapdragon Seed ...... 1 
Ageratum Plants Celeriac Seed ..... Zl EggplantiSeed =... 11 I Parsley Seed ... : SHIPS. en eee ee 21 
Ageratum Seed.... Celery Seed ...... perl Impatiens Seed .......... A Pearl Chipss Sphagnum Moss ..21-23 
Alyssum Seed..... 7 Celosia Seed ....... eS F Impatiens Sultani Pelarconium! Plants 213) (Saray) Bars se 
Amaryllis Bulbs.......... Cellophane Bags ...... 17 Fancy Leaved Pianists eee 13; Pepper Seed 2... 235. 11 Spray Hanger . ae 
Antirrhinum (Snap- Celluloid Flowers ...... 17 Caladitin yee 16 Insecticides Petunia Seed _. 5-6 Sprinklers .............- 
dragon) Seed Cemetery Vases ........ 22 Fern Seedlings .......... 14 Inside Back Cover Phlox Seed .... . 7 Stake Fasteners ....... 
Aprons-Rubber .. Centaurea Seed ........ 2 Fertilizers...Back Cover Ipomea Seed .............. 42 hicks WOMNStatice seedmeaees 
Aquilegia Seed Centerpieces. ...............2 22 Flamingo Plant... 13. Ismene Calathina Pins }2 eee eee 20 Stocks Seed 
Artificial Flowers ...... 17 Chemicals Back Gover Floradyie ig Bulbs. 16 Plant Bands, Wood ..23 Styrofoam ...... 
Artillery Plants .. L127 ‘Chenilic tas 17 Floraglow ... seal) Pet iStekes eee DAS Succulents ese 
Asparagus Plants ......12 Chrysanthemum Floralife ..... astlts) J Plant Tubs, Shallow .23 Sweet Pea Seed 
Asparagus Seed ........ 1 DSCC poker rere eee Floratape ..19 Jacobina Carnea Plastic’ @overst =. 
Aster G@ lots ae 24 Cineraria Plants ....... Plorawiaxs. 2.2 nel'G Plants ee eee 13 Poinsettia Plants rT: 
Aster Seed .... .. 2 Cineraria Seed Florist Basket .. walls) Veaxckhoslentey es eceeceee 22) Portulaca Seed 7 tTarraqulic 24 
Dzolecsy sac e see 12 Clay, Plastic Water- Florist Boxes ..... soll PotmCovers ae ae) MANGHORNAGHS wu 
POOL eee ae eee FAQ) Nelkepetesye Veteplh 2 lig) K Rote As = eee AD) Geass —isiontst 2 
B Coleus Plants 12) Florist Supplies) 2......17 Kalanchoe) Plants 2. 13 Prepared Foliage ...... WY Gelvscuslsyeuede: Serel a, 
Balsam Seed .............. Coleus Seed ......... ... 3 Flower Holders .........19 Kalanchoe Seed ........ 4 Primula Malacoides Tometal eee = 
Bamboo Stakes .. Coreopsis Seed ..........10 Foliage Plants ...........14 Knives te Plants ees 1S Mitarenicnscodn ae 
Basket Liners ...... Corsage Bags ..... 2 ly, Fuchsia Plants) 2-13) Kohirabi Seed Primula Obconica Tubs a rs 
Beeotioced es Corsage stems peel eer UIMICOV.eT em seereeeeeen 24 Plants eee NS Gtasaees ixailsg tk 
Begonia Plants .. @osmos Secdgean 13 L Primula Seed ...... TeborousmROotccln 
Begonia Seed .............. Crepe Paper .. eles G Rabels ss ee Pruning Shears .. Beconicse alae 16 
Begonia-Tuberous Czo0ssesmeeeee ...19 Galvanized Vases......24 Lantana Plants . Puttirope sees Twine hed 2 
ROGtCC Meee 16 Cuphea Plants ..... ....12 Gaillardia Seed .......... 10 Larkspur Seed ... Pattie eee eee Dy Gere hapetiy _ aa 
Bircseotswen eee 23 Cyclamen Plants ........ 12 Geranium Plants .......13 Lettuce Seed ..... Pyrethrum Hybridum 2 2 
Black Shading Cloth..24 Cyclamen Seed ........3 Gerbera Seed ........ 10) Lilium Seed! #225 Seed Maa SC ee 10 Vv 
Blanket Cloth ............- 17. Cynoalossum Amabile Gladioli Bulbs .. ..16 Lilium Auratum . 
Bouvion a0 = 20m Seed hee. eee 3 Glass Bowls ...... 22, Lilium’ Reqale ........... R VOSCS oo annnvsceeee nent 22 
Browallia Seed a2) Glass Vases .... P22) lavlauims Rubric, Peghan Seed 11 Verbena Plan's ..........13 
Bulbswe we eeecine.s 16 D Gloxinia Bulbs 16 Lily of the Valley....16 Rinbo ILE cemtecctenoners Verbena Seed ............ 8 
Dahliaiseecus= aaa 3 Gloxinia Plants a Smelhobelcamsec dima 4 Re oS. a a Panze Vinca Plants ... el 
c Daisys Plants\yeee 12 Gloxinia Seed ............ 3 nee Plor SH ccs Vinca Seed ay 
Cabbage Seed ............ 11 Decorative Plants— Gold Letters and M Rubb ee Visqueen .... ee 
Sacti meee roe 14 Barges oo 14 INES CERT ae 20 Marigold Seed .......... 4-5 WwW a CEE Vitec Bands ee 23 
Caladium Esculentum Delphinium Seed ...... 10 Gold Script Words ....20 Matricaria Seed ........10 ENON) cosncomccesston 23 
Bul bsie see eee 16 Designs—Moss Filled 19 Green Plants .............. 14 Metallines ........... 220 Ss WwW 
Caladium, Fancy Dianthus Barbatus Grevillia Robusta Myosotis Seed ............ 10 Waterproof Plastic 
Leaved Bulbs .......... 16 Seedpeer 10 Seed ote eee 3 Saintpaulia Plants 13 easy es ee 
Calceolaria Plants ....12 Dianthus Plumarius Gypsophila Seed ....3-10 N Sledhister SSievereh ota 7 Weatherproof Pencils 23 
Calceolaria Seed ...... 2 SOGC Were ccetrreeel O H Narcissus Bowl .......... 22, Sansevieria Plants 22149 "Wire | lennon 21-24 
Calendula Seed .......... 2 DigitalissSeedig=. 10 Nierembergia Seed ..5 Scabiosa Seed ............ Vices \iieseein arsine 19 
Campanula Seed ...... 10 Dish Garden Plants....14 Hormones....Back Cover Schizanthus Seed ...... i, Wood Trelli 19 
Candytuft Seed .......... De Doveste een Oe Hosen O-P Satie (Grilknttenes ooden Trellises —.... 
Gannay Bulbs) oe 16 Dracaena Seed ......... 3 Hose Couplings .... @rchid’ Peat eee Tapes awe cane oy Wreaths ees 19 
Cards and Envelopes 18 Dracaena Indivisa Hose Menders Osmuni Fibre .. ..23 Shading Compound ..24 
Carnation Cuttings ....15 Plantes eee ees 12 Hose Washers Pansy Seed .... 5) Shears—Floristue see 21 Z 
Carnation Seed ...... 2-10 Dusty Miller Plants....12 (Rider) ieee Pach. Netehelapee aka tr pee eepiea cee | aul (SIGH IMIR Di. “Zinnia Seed eee 9 
