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| Keywords: Wholesale price list of requisites for florists and market gardeners (16775431562).jpg PETER HENDERSON CO NEW YORK WHOLESALE LIST OF PLANTS <br> NEW LILLIPUTIAN CANNA <br> LITTLE GEM <br> A remarkable variety which we introduced last year It makes a compact lit- <br> tle clump of handsome green leaves surmounted by a wealth of brilliant orange- <br> scarlet flowers each petal lightly edged with brilliant yellow The sheath and <br> standard are also a brilliant yellow and the base of the lower petal is blazed with <br> the same color up to the point where it recurves In freedom of bloom it is re- <br> markable Plants form trusses early in the season and from the appearance of <br> the first flower until frost is a mass of color <br> The growth is its distinctive feature The extreme height from ground to tip <br> rarely exceeds two feet so that its value for edging for centres of low beds for <br> planting in herbaceous borders or for pot culture is almost beyond computation <br> See cut Price dormant roots up to April ist 1 25 per doz 10 00 per no <br> Growing plants after April ist 2 00 per doz 15 00 per ico <br> NEW GIANT-FLOWERING CANNA <br> PENNSYLVANIA <br> This is the only pure deep red flowering sort in the Giant flowering <br> Canna The flowers are often seven to eight inches across with petals two <br> and a half inches broad borne in splendid branching spikes plants six to <br> seven feet high A tremendous bloomer begins quickly and will <br> produce double the number of flowers of any other of the Giant-flow- <br> ering Cannas Leaves deep green of grand size and proportions <br> Its grand size pure deep scarlet color and profuse blooming habit <br> place it at the head of Giant-flowering Cannas to date It has no <br> equal Price dormant roots up to April ist 2 50 per doz Growing <br> plants ready April ist 3 50 per doz <br> NEW GIANT CANNA <br> /IRS KATE GRAY <br> A robust grower attains a height of six to seven feet <br> broad massive glossy green foliage Flowers a rich <br> shade of orange-scarlet marbled with intense coppery <br> red; yellow in the throat They measure from six to <br> seven inches across individual petals often being over <br> two inches wide The habit of the plant size of truss <br> and individual flower together with its superb coloring <br> make this one of the most desirable of all Price dor- <br> mant roots up to April ist 2 no per doz 15 00 per 100 <br> Growing plants ready May ist 3 00 per doz 20 00 <br> per 100 <br> CANNAS IN QUANTITY FOR HASS1NG <br> For the convenience of those who are at a loss what varieties to select <br> we make a special offer of the best sorts in separate colors If desired <br> we will select tall medium and low-growing varieties for arrangement <br> in beds We offer the following colors crimson pink orange-scarlet <br> yellow-spotted white red with yellow edge scarlet carmine purple <br> all with green foliage We will also supply in quantity dark-leaved varieties so useful <br> for massing in contrasting with the others Price dormant roots up to April ist 3 50 <br> per 100 3 00 per 1000 Growing plants ready April ist 7 00 per 100 60 00 per <br> 1000 25 sold at ico rate 250 at 101 o rate By express only purchaser to pay charges <br> The Striped Canna GOV ROOSEVELT <br> An entirely new and distinct variety; instead of <br> being mottled or spotted it is itriped The varia- <br> tion in the striping is remarkable in the highest <br> degree In some petals the coloring matter runs <br> in even bands of red and yellow others on the <br> same stem will be all red some flowers will be en- <br> tirely red and even some spikes will have only a <br> small proportion of yellow coloring while the <br> others on the same plant will show remarkable <br> variegation Dormant roots Price 1 00 per doz <br> 8 00 per 100 Growing plants ready April ist <br> 1 50 per doz 12 00 per 100 <br> ITALIA <br> The coloring is gorgeous in the extreme rich <br> golden yellow with great patches of brilliant red- <br> dish crimson and irregular spots of the same <br> shade on the upper petals It surpasses even an <br> orchid in color effects Price dormant roots <br> up to April ist 1 00 per doz 8 00 per 100 <br> Growing plants ready April ist 1 50 per doz <br> 12 00 per 100 <br> mixf; meriene lvmbahd <br> A new French variety of great merit The only <br> white Canna previous was Alsace; this new sort is <br> a decided improvement on it The color of the <br> flowers at their best is a glistening snow white <br> The individuals flowers and petals are fully one- <br> third larger than Alsace It is a taller grower <br> and of a more graceful spreading habit Taken <br> altogether it is a very distinct and meritorious var- <br> iety See cut Price dormant roots up to April <br> ist 25c each 2 25 per doz Growing plants <br> ready April ist 35c each 3 50 per doz <br> BLACK BEAUTY <br> A majestic stately variety straight as an In- <br> dian with large massive foliage of the richest <br> bronzy purple color shaded with black the edges <br> of leaves gracefully undulating Where foliage <br> effect alone is desired nothing richer or more <br> handsome can be found Price dormant roots <br> up to April ist 1 50 per doz n co per 100 <br> Growing plants ready April 1st 2 50 per doz <br> 20 00 per 100 <br> salmon 45174330 160879 84546 Page 6 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/45174330 1902 Henderson Peter Co ; Stumpp Walter Co New York N Y Biodiversity Heritage Library Wholesale price list of requisites for florists and market gardeners / 1897-1913 Garden Stories Catalogs Henderson Peter Co New York New York State Nurseries Horticulture Nursery stock Seed industry and trade Seeds Stumpp Walter Co New York N Y Mertz Library The New York Botanical Garden bhl page 45174330 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/45174330 bhlGardenStories Flowers Bulbs Vegetables Canna Lily BHLinbloom henderson peter co new york new york state nurseries horticulture stumpp walter co new york n y mertz library the new york botanical garden bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-03-10 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16775431562 2015-08-24 21 53 50 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Canna genus Wholesale price list of requisites for florists and market gardeners 1902 Photos uploaded from Flickr by FĂŚ using a script | ||||
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