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Title: Catalogue of autumn bulbs : 1898
Identifier: catalogueofautum18pete (find matches)
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Peter Henderson & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: New York : Peter Henderson & Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—BULBS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. CHOICE NftylED All varieties offered on pages 8 and 9 are sold at the uniform price of 19p PQPfl iSl 9fl nPT Hm delivered free anywhere fir buyer paying transit by (10c. each, $1.00 per doz., lull. Gab!;, Ul.GU JJ01 UUi.., in the U. S. Ul, freight or express, ( $8.00 per 100. (3 bulbs of one variety sold at doz. rate ; 25 at 100 rate.) singles. Tinted White. doubles. Grandeur a Merveille, finest blush white, extra fine large truss; it is the best of this color to grow in quantity. "Lord Grey, rosy white, very early, free bloom- ing. Semiramis, cream white, large waxy bells, fine spike. Voltaire, pale blush white, fine spike. Bouquet Royal, pure white, yellow centre, very double, fine spike, extra. *La Virglnite, pale blush, rose centre, good bells, fine broad spike, very early. *Mad. de Stael, blush white, rose centre, fine spike, very early. Venus, ivory white, with rosy blush centre, broad double bells, large spike. singles. Porcelain and Lavender, doubles Captain Boynton, light porcelain blue, very large bells, grand spike. Czar Peter, light porcelain, shaded lavender, large bells, grand spike, one of the finest of this color. *La Peyrouse, fine light blue, large bells, fine large spike; a splendid variety for bedding ' out, and a great* favorite for forcing, very- early. *Blockst>urg-, light blue, marbled, extra large bells, magnificent large compact spike; the finest double light blue, early. *Pasquin, light lilac blue with dark centre, fine spike, early. *Von Sieboldt, light porcelain, marked deep lavender, fine double bells, tall spike. SINGLES. Bright Blue. doubles. Charles Dickens, bright blue, shading porce- lain, excellent,large and compact spike; unex- celled for bedding or pot culture, and good for forcing. Grand Maitre, grand large spike, pure ultra- marine blue, shaded porcelain, strong grower. "Xeonidas, clear light blue, handsome spike, early. Garrick, splendid bright blue, with dark cen tre, extra large truss, early. Blue Lord Welling'ton, rich blue with lilac, dark centre. *Von Speyck, deep lavender blue, with darker shadings, a splendid bright color, immense, very double broad bells, extra fine, tall, straight, compactly furnished spike; singles. Indigo and Purple, doubles 'Baron von Thuyll, deep violet blue, extra large compact spike, early and fine for forcing. Marie, deep purple blue, with light blue stripe, extra good compact and large truss; a splendid variety for pots. Bride of Lammermoor, dark purple, varie- gated centre, large bells, late. *Prince of Saxe Weimar, dark blue, shaded violet, large truss of semi-double bells, early. SINGLES. "Baron von Humboldt, rich black violet, long spike. Sir Henry Barckley, large black blue, good truss. Black. DOUBLES. Prince Albert, splendid dark black blue. Robert Burns, deep indigo black, double bells compact spike. singles. Heliotrope or Reddish Mauve, doubles Jeschko, fine large spike and large bells of dark heliotrope. Crown Prince of Sweden, tall slim spike, compactly furnished with good-sized double bells of reddish heliotrope. SINGLES. Yellow. DOUBLES King- of Yellows, deep, pure yellow, grand truss. "Ida, pure bright yellow, large fine spike, the best pure yellow for early. Heroine, pure golden yellow, very fine large bells. *Jaune Supreme, splendid rich yellow, tall stiff spike, well furnished with large bells, one of the yellowest, early. singles. Orange and Apricot, doubles. Herman, fine orange yellow, large bells. *King- of Holland, rich orange, fine large spike and bells. 'Bouquet d'Orang-e, rosy salmon, fine semi-double bells, early. Minerva, salmon, with rosy carmine stripe, fine double bells, compact rounded spike. PLEASE BEAR IN MIND Henderson's Superior Seeds and Bulbs ARE .... GENUINE ONLY WHEN PURCHASES FROM US DIRECT.
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WE DO NOT SUPPLY DEALERS- that we deliver them FREE (except where noted), anywhere in the U. S. direct to the planter or user. BEEPER HLSO:

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