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PETER HENDERSON & CU.-FLOWER SEEDS 



SALPIGLOSSIS, 



OR "PAINTED 



TUBE-TONGUE." 



The large flowering Salpiglossis is one of the most beautiful of flowering annuals ; the 

 flowers large, of many beautiful colors, and exquisitely veined and laced. 

 HHA. 1% ft, 



Salpiglossis, "Large Flowering Mixed. (See cut.) 10 



Imported collection of 6 separate sorts, 50 cts. 



SCABIOSA, Or " Sweet Scabious." 



The "Mourning Bride " of our old gardens, but much improved in size, colors and 

 doubleness. They are very free bloomers, the colors white, carmine, lilac, maroon, 

 etc., excellent for bouquets. Per Pkt. 



Scabiosa Nana fl. pi. Mixed Dwarf Double. 1 ft 5 



Maxima Plena Mixed. New, large flowering, tall double sorts 5 



Imported collection of 6 separate so)-ts, 30 cts. 



TEN WEEKS STOCKS. 



The Ten Weeks Stock, "Stock Gilly " or " Gillyflower," as they are sometimes called, 

 stands pre-eminent among annuals for either flower beds, pot culture, cut flowers, 

 and delicious spicy perfume; they have been 

 greatly improved in the past few years, and a 

 large flowering strain has been originated which 

 for size, doubleness and variety of exquisite 

 shades of color is remarkable. (See cut.) 



URGE FLOWERING DOUBLE DWARF. 



Pure "White 10 I Bright Rose 10 



Canary Yellow. . . , 10 Violet 10 



Blood Red 10 | Flesh 10 



Sky Blue 10 Carmine Rose 10 



Mahogany 10 | Copper Red 10 



Mixed, Large Flowering. Many colors. . . 10 



Wall Flower Leaved Mixed 15 



Pyramidal, Mixed. A beautiful sort, cone- 

 shaped habit 15 



Very Dwarf Snowflake. A beautiful small 

 growing variety, with vigorous main spike 

 and numerous side shoots of very large 

 ^double snow-white flowers; very early. .. 15 

 Fin - Mixed. 10 weeks stock 5 



"CUT MD GOME MT STOCK. 



This grows about two feet high if sown early ; 

 it produces from spring to late in the fall pure 

 white, beautifully shaped double flowers. It 

 throws out numbers of side branches, each of 

 which bears a cluster of blossoms, and the 

 oftener they are cut the better they seem to 

 like it. It makes a splendid stock for cutting 

 and is quite fragrant; succeeds equally w r ell 

 when grown in pots. (See cut.) Per pkt., 25c. 



Biennial Stock. 



Brompton, Finest Mixed. Large flowering 

 double 10 



Emperor or Perpetual Mixed. Large flow- 

 ering double, frequently latts for several 

 years if protected .' 10 



SUNFLOWER. GLOEn.SUS FISTULOUS. 



SALPIGLOSblS, LAKGE FLuWEBESG. 



HeMerson'sto Colossal Stock 



This magnificent new strain is- 

 without a rival. The spikes of bloom 

 and in dividual flowers are enormous- 

 in size and very double, the colors- 

 charming, and the fragrance deli- 

 cious. They remain in flower nea rly 

 twice as long as ordinary Ten Wf s 

 Stock. PeA 



El Dorado. Bright sulph. yellow^ 

 Rosy Morn. Delicate rosy flesh 2\ 



Mount Blanc Purestwhite 2$-. 



Grand Rouge. Brilliant crimson. 20 

 Aurora. Shining copper red. . . 20 

 Blue Bells. Pretty shade of blue 20 

 Collection of above 6 varieties. $1.00 

 Mixed Varieties 20 



Intermediate, or Aiitnmn Stock. 



Mixed. Including many sorts .. 10 



Imparted Collections of Stocks. 



Brompton. or Winter Flowering. 



In 12 separate colors 75 



Dwarf German Ten Weeks. In 



12 separate colors 75- 



In 6 separate colors 50 



Dwarf Pyramidal. In 6 separate 



colors 50 



Empercr. In 6 separate colors. . 50 

 Intermediate. 6 separate colors. 50' 



SUNFLOWER. 



Stately growing plants with im- 

 mense golden yellow flowers ; the 

 single varieties are well known, 

 but the double sorts are not ; they 

 are magnificent. 



Single Varieties. 



Sunflower. New Primrose Colored 

 Silver Leaved. (See Novelties.) 25- 



Macrophyllus Giganteus. .A 



branching pyramidal-shaped 

 plant ; yellow ; G ft 5- 



■ Miniature Sunflower. Of 



dwarf branching habit, bearing 

 m;my little flowers only 2 ins. 

 across ; orange with black cen- 

 tre; 3 ft 5 



"Oscar Wilde." Orange and 



black, only 3 to 6 ins. aci-oss. . . 5 



Silver Leaved. Silvery foli- 

 age ; flowers yellow and black. 5 



Giant Russian. Flowers 18 to 20 inches across ; grown principally for the seeds, 



of which it is very prolific 5 



SUNFLOWER.-Double Sorts. 



Sunflower, Californicus Q. pi. Large double orange flowers ; 5 f t 5 



Globosus Fistulosus. Perfectly round flowers ; very double ; saffron ; 6 ft. (See cut. ) 5 



Oculatus Vhidis. Double yellow flowers, with green centre. 4 ft 5 



Peruvianus. Double orange flowers, striped with black 10 



STOCK, H>.S1)EK«)N'S "CUT ASD COME AGAIK. 



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