PETER HENDERSON & 
CO.—_FLOWER SEEDS. 71 
PANSY (Viola Tricolor Maxima). 
Per Pkt. 
The seeds may be sown any time from September to 
March, though our experience leads us to know that 
those spring sown—that is, during January, February, 
or March—bloom better during the hot, dry weather in 
Summer than those that have been sown in September 
and ‘‘wintered over* in pots or cold frames; these 
bloom earlier, but get exhausted before the hot, dry 
weather of summer sets in. We prefer to sow in shal- 
low boxes (2 or 3 inches deep.) in light soil, merely cover- 
ing the seed and pressing the covering slightly with a 
smooth board. The best temperature for Pansy seeds to 
germinate in is from fifty to sixty degrees; if much 
warmer they are apt to rot after coming up. As soon 
as the plants are well up, and give any indication of 
damping, we plant them at an inch or so apart in shal- 
low boxes, similar to those used for sowing the seed. 
A cool green-house—or, to those who have not that 
convenience, a cool sitting-room—will answer to keep 
them in until the ground becomes warm enough for 
garden operations in spring, when they may be planted 
out in the open ground at once, covering up on cold 
nights, with boards or paper. To those who havea cold 
frame or exhausted hot-bed, it would be best to place 
them there a month or so before planting in the open 
ground. ; 
New Fancy. It is now several years since we first 
offered this strain of Pansy: and we have had 
hundreds of letters testifying to its beauty and 
variety. To those who have not purchased we 
would say that the flowers present almost every 
conceivable shade of color, with markings ex- 
ceedingly odd and varied. We give below a short 
description of each number; occasionally they 
may vary a little, but as a rule they will be found 
to come true to description. (See cut.) 
1. Rich golden yellow, with large maroon eye. 
2. An intense blue, with small white eye. 
3. Of adeep orange shade, with dark center. 
4. Avvery striking variety; a white ground beauti- 
fully and regularly marked with light purple, some- 
times bordering on pink; yellow eye. 
No. 5. A rich light brown variety, with black center, 
and clearly defined light yellow eye. 
No. 6. Upper petals porcelain-blue. fringed with white; 
the lower curiously mottled and marbled with pink, 
chocolate and yellow. Exceedingly beautiful. 
7. Light canary yellow, with lavender center. 
8. Arich velvety black, with very small yellow eye. 
9. Floweris ofa deep chocolate shade, oddly streaked 
— the center with veins of white, yellow, and 
No. 10. The lower portion of the blooms of this are 
bright yellow, splashed with crimson, while the 
upper petals are of a bright purple hue. 
11. Isalight lavender-blue Pansy, with very small 
eye. One of the prettiest of the collection. 
12. Golden yellow ground, upper petals slightly 
touched with crimson, large purple center, while 
the lower part of the flower is very prettily marked 
with a deep band of rose. 
In ordering, please designate by number the variety de- 
Buyer’s selection of any single packet (by number) 
= Ca “* _ six packets “se 
Or the entire collection of twelve packets, described as 
above... 1 50 
Besides the Fancy Pansy alluded to above, we offer the 
following classes, which have been saved from the best 
and most distinct verieties: 
Henderson’s Premier. (See Novelties.)............. 50 
Pansy, English. Very fine mixed 25 
—— —— Extra Choice, From a superb collection. ...50 
—— Qdier, or Five Blotched. A beautiful strain, 
perfect in size and form of flower, as well asin 
beauty.and variety of color....-...--..-...cceec--+- 50 
—— Emperor William. A very valuable addition to 
the large flowering Pansies, distinguished for its 
brilliant color of ultramarine blue, with well de- 
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— Snow Gueen. Puresatiny white, fine...:. ....... 25 
—— White Treasure. Fine pure white.............. 15 
—— Faust, or King of the Blacks. 
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— Mahogany Colored................. ...-.2....0-- 15 
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—— Lord Beaconsfield. Violet shading to white on : 
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— Yellow. POMS Ce 2h PPS Se ise tee cee as 15 
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PETUNIAS. 
Per Pkt- 
For outdoor decoration in summer scarcely any plant equals 
this. They flower the first season, even if sown in the 
open ground, but usually not before July or August. If 
sown in the hot-bed in April they will bloom in June, and 
be larger and finer plants. 
Petunia HMybrida. Finest striped and blotched varie- 
ties mixed. (Saved from Peter Henderson’s collec- 
PEPE TEN ONE Rn area pei Be i Pe eee cea 
— New Dwarf inimitable. Most desirable 
for general cultivation, inasmuch as it adds to our 
gardens a Petunia which is really dwarf. It forms 
a compact plant from 5 to 8 inches high by as much 
in diameter, and thickly covered with cherry-red 
flowers, each of which is marked by a white star. 
This Petunia will be very effective for massing, and 
admirably adapted for pot-culture. Itwill be found, 
also, a valuable sort for market culture, from its 
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—— New Dwarf Double Inimitable. (See 
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—— —— Fine Mixed....................- mneaincatewerittee 10 
NEW FANCY HYBRID. 
An entirely distinct strain from the ordinary Petunia. 
The flowers are of immense size and exquisite colors, 
shades and markings. The double and single Fimbriata 
sorts have beautifully fringed petals. The double and 
single Marginata sorts are bordered with green on each 
petal, making them very attractive. 
It is, perhaps, not generally understood that the seeds 
of double Petunias are only obtained by artificially fecun- 
dating single blooms with the pollen from the double, 
making the seed necessarily high-priced, and the progeny 
cannot be expected to all come double. The est 
double Petunias are always grown from seeds; when 
propagated by cuttings they degenerate rapidly. 
SINGLE SPECIES. 
ie cal Grandifiora Alba, Large, pure 
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—— —— Fimbriata. Beautifully fringed, all 
(OCGCUE Dee ced Lae Om te oad nmaten ee 50 
—— — Kermesina. Crimson,with white throat. .50 
Miarginata, Mixed colors, margined 
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— — Prince of Wurtemburg. 
—— —— Princess of Wurtemburg. 
— Purpurea. Fine = ULDPICs 5 aeeecrce 
— New Fancy Hybrid. (Single, mixed)..50 
DOUBLE SPECIES. 
— Marginata, fi. pl. Greenedged. Mixed.7% 
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— — — Fim briata, fi. pl. Double fri , large 
flowering, comprising all shades of color........ ... % 
—— — — New Fancy Hybrid. (Double, mixed.) 
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PHASEOLUS MULTIFLORUS. 
(Scarlet Runners.) 
Valuable alike as an ornamental climbing plant and a vege- 
table. It grows toa height of ten feet, producing dazzling 
scarlet fOWGES:-2<- scebsce pos ss aecurisot genomes aoe ae 
PINK, CHINA, and other varieties. (See 
Dianthus.) 
PLATYCODON. 
Platycodon Grandiflora. A hardy herbaceous per- 
ennial, native of China, with large white saucer-sha’ 
flowers. Inthe Northern States it should have a slight . 
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POLYANTHUS. 
Flowering plants, blooming in early spring; adapted for 
pot nes or outside beds. 1 ft. Hardy Perennials. 
Polyanthas. Choice mixed, from best laced flowers. ..25 
Gold Laced. -25 
— Duplex (Hosein Hose.) (See cut 25 
—— Dark Varieties Mixed.... ... 25 
—— MWiixed Border Varieties...... hose se =e DBASE 10 
POTENTILLA. 
Handsome flowering herbaceous plants, exceedingly useful 
and ornamental in mixed flower borders, lasting a long 
time in bloom. Hardy Perennials. 
Potentilla, Finest mixed, 144 ft........... he le oe a 
— Double Flowering. Finest mixed, 14 ft 
