Keywords: Everything for the garden (15768541294).jpg From PETER HEMDE1S0M KL CO MEW YORK <br> 121 <br> Hendersons superior Flower Bulbs <br> Apios Tuberosa <br> If by Parcel Post add Postage at Zone Rates <br> Weight yi lb per doz Single Bulbs mailed Free <br> An elegant climbing plant growing from 8 to <br> 10 feet high bearing large clusters of brownish- <br> purple sweet-scented flowers in July The tubers <br> may be planted any time in spring the earlier <br> the better and as they are perfectly hardy they <br> require no further attention The vine dies <br> down every winter but starts early in the spring <br> Price 15c each; 1 50 per doz <br> Bessera Elegans <br> Exquisite and free-blooming The flowers are <br> ' borne in graceful umbels of 12 to 20 on stems <br> 1 to 2 feet high and open in succession during <br> fully two months of summer and autumn Color <br> bright vermilion marked with rosy-white For <br> an effective display at least 12 to 25 or more <br> bulbs should be grown in groups in a sunny <br> bed planted about 6 inches apart Price 5c <br> each; 50c per doz ; 4 00 per 100 Mailed Free <br> Chlidanthus Fragrans <br> If by Parcel Post add Postage at Zone Rates <br> Weight 1 x /i lbs per doz Single Bulbs mailed Free <br> A South American bulbous plant that bears <br> very fragrant and pretty bright yellow flowers of <br> open star-like form with long tubes; the flowers <br> are carried on upright clusters on stems 12 to 16 <br> inches high The bulbs may be planted in the <br> garden in spring; they will then flower during <br> the summer and should be taken up in the fall <br> and stored away like Gladiolus bulbs or they <br> may be flowered in pots if desired Price 10c <br> each; 1 00 per doz; 7 50 per 100 <br> Si l <br> Summer-Flowering Bulbs <br> This class includes some of our showiest <br> garden flowers They are of the easiest <br> culture; planted in spring in good garden <br> soil they flower with great certainty <br> during summer and fall The hardy <br> sorts may remain in the ground over <br> winter but the tender sorts are to be <br> taken up after the foliage has ripened <br> in the fall and the bulbs stored away <br> in a dry cool place until planting time <br> the next spring <br> Amorphophallus Rivieri <br> If by Parcel Post add Postage at Zone Rates <br> A showy plant for specimens or groups on <br> a lawn; enormous palm-like leaves 3 to 4 feet <br> in diameter spreading in the shape of an umbrella; <br> the green stem is marbled brown and white; the large <br> red flowers are produced before the leaves appear - It <br> is chiefly grown however for the luxuriant tropical <br> effect of the foliage Plant out in May See cut The <br> larger bulbs produce larger and taller plants the first <br> season Price 50c each; 5 00 per doz Weight 4 oz <br> each <br> Immense Bulbs 1 00 each 10 00 per doz Weight <br> 8 oz each <br> Coope <br> Giant St Brigid Anemone <br> // by Parcel Post add Postage at Zone Rales <br> Weight 1 lb per 100 Single Bulbs and Dozens <br> mailed Free <br> A new race bearing magnificent flowers <br> double semi-double and single 3 to 5 inches <br> across and of the richest as well as the daintiest <br> colors markings blendings etc Scarlet crimson <br> rose pink mauve blue purple yellow cream <br> white tinted variegated striped zoned etc in <br> endless variety The flowers borne on long <br> stems are beautiful when vased the graceful <br> feathery foliage supplying a charming setting <br> The tubers planted in the spring will flower during <br> the summer in sheltered locations See cut <br> Mixed Colors 5c each; 50c doz ; 3 00 per 100 <br> Caladium Esculentum <br> If by Parcel Post add Postage at Zone Rates <br> Weights given <br> Elephant's Ear Grand tropical-looking <br> plant A favorite for specimens on the lawn <br> or for bordering large sub-tropical groups In <br> deep rich soil if freely watered they produce <br> enormous leaves frequently 4 feet long by 3 feet <br> wide; height 4 to 5 feet See cut <br> Extra Size 12 inches and over in circumference <br> Price 25c each; 2 50 per doz Weight 2 lbs <br> _ each <br> First Size 9 inches and over in circumference <br> Price 15c each; 1 50 per doz Weight 1 lb <br> each <br> Second Size 6 inches and over in circumference <br> Price 10c each; 1 00 per doz Weight y 2 lb <br> each <br> eria Drummondii <br> TEXAS EVENING STAR FLOWER <br> // by Parcel Post add Postage at Zone Rates Weight <br> 4 lbs per 100 Single Bulbs and Dozens mailed Free <br> Planted out in the garden in the spring a clump <br> of 12 to 25 or more 4 to 6 inches apart will <br> bloom successively from May to Septem- <br> ber The flowers are star-shaped with <br> long tubes pure white and exquisitely <br> fragrant with the odor of Primroses <br> Price 6c each; 60c per doz ; 4 50 <br> per 100 <br> Cinnamon Vine <br> If by Parcel Post add Postage ax <br> Zone Rales Weight 2 lbs per doz <br> Single Bulbs mailed Free <br> A beautiful hardy climber for_ any- <br> thing on which the vines can twine; it <br> grows from 15 to 30 feet high and when <br> established the vines attain a much greater <br> length The leaves are green thick and <br> glossy always clean healthy and free from <br> insects The white flowers while insignificant <br> emit a delightful cinnamon-like perfume The roots <br> remain in the ground for years increasing in size and vigor <br> but the vine dies down every winter See cut Price extra <br> large 2-year-old roots 12c each; 1 25 per doz ; 10 00 per 100 <br> If Bulbs are wanted by Parcel Post Postage at the Zone Rates must be added <br> The weights 1 <br> are given J <br> Single Bulbs mailed free <br> excepting otherwise noted 43874913 149634 78295 Page 121 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874913 c1915 10 5962/bhl title 78295 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Peter Henderson Co NameFound Amorphophallus NameConfirmed Amorphophallus Blume ex Decne EOLID 29462 NameFound Apios NameConfirmed Apios EOLID 28882 NameBankID 2650415 NameFound Bessera NameConfirmed Bessera EOLID 60498 NameBankID 3409217 NameFound Caladium NameConfirmed Caladium Vent EOLID 29219 NameFound Chlidanthus NameConfirmed Chlidanthus EOLID 29887 NameBankID 1859515 NameFound Elegans NameConfirmed Elegans NameBankID 5116399 NameFound Esculentum NameFound TUBEROSA NameConfirmed Tuberosa NameBankID 4880980 Biodiversity Heritage Library Everything for the garden 1915 Garden Stories Books Bulbs Plants Catalogs Equipment and supplies Flowers Gardening Lawn mowers Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 43874913 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43874913 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-28 Check categories 2015 August 25 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/15768541294 2015-08-25 02 53 10 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Everything for the garden 1915 Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |