PETER HENDERSON & CO.—FLOWER SEEDS. 
75 
SPHENOGYNE., 
Per Pkt. 
A bright yellow, free-flowering border plant, from South 
America; useful for beds, ribbon borders, or edgings. 
Same culture as for Begonia. 
Sphenogyne Speciosa. Hardy Annual. 1it........ 5 
STATICE. 
Exceedingly interesting plants of easy culture. They are 
all very free-flowering, and remain a long time in bloom, 
the flowers being valuable for winter bouquets. 
Statice Bonduelli. Deep golden yellow. Naa 
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—— Spiecata. Forms a beautiful bouquet of rosy pink 
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— Inecana Hiybrida. Fine mixed. Perennial.. 
— Suworowili, (See Novelties)............. iste hre'ait elatger 50 
STOCKS (German Ten Weeks.) 
(Gilliflower. ) 
Ten Weeks Stocks comprise those varieties which, being 
sown in spring, flower during the summer and fall. The 
idal probably produce more double flowers than 
any other sort, and its dwarf habit renders it unequaled 
for bedding-out work. The Wallfliower-leaved have 
glossy foliage distinct from any other class. If the inter- 
mediate Stocks are sown at the same time as the Ten 
Weeks, they will succeed them in bloom, so that the 
‘*time of the Stocks ** can be greatly prolonged. All the 
seed we offer is carefully saved from pot-grown plants. 
1tolft. Half-hardy Annuals. 
Stock, Dwarf German Ten Weeks. Fine mixed.. 5 
— —— — — Large Flowering. Choice mixed..10 
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— —— —— — — Purple............ ............ 15 
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— — — Wallflower-Leaved. Pure white, very 
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INTERMEDIATE. 
The intermediate stocks are valuable on account of their 
flowering late in the fall, also as pot plants for early 
spring blooming, for which purpose the seeds should be 
sown in July or August. 1) ft. 
Stock, Intermediate, Scarlet 
— — White 
— — Purple 2 =a 
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BROMPTON AND EMPEROR 
The Emperor, or Perpetual Flower, may be treated in the 
same manner as the Intermediate Stock; they frequently 
last several years, if protected from tke frost. The Bromp- 
ton isa biennial of branching habit, producing a grand 
Hs 2 whenin bloom. 2 ft. 
Stock Emperor, or Perpetual, Finest mixed...... 10 
— Brompton, or Winter. Finest mixed.......... 10 
COLLECTIONS OF STOCKS AS IMPORTED. 
Large-Flowered Dwarf German Ten pee 
In six separate colors.... ... 
SWEET PEAS. 
Very beautiful, fragrant and free-flowering climbing plants, 
continuing in bloom all summer; supported by common 
pea-sticks they form admirable screens for protecting 
more tender plants or excluding unsightly objects; valu- 
able for trailing on trellis-work, covering rough fences, 
ete.; 6ft. Hardy Annuals. 
Sweet Pea, Scarlet Invincible. Remarkably fra- 
grant, with bright scarlet crimson flowers; an un- 
usually prolific bloomer 
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— — White 
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SWEET SULTAN. 
Per Pkt. 
Showy Annuals of easy culture, very effective in shrubbery 
borders. Hardy Annuals. 
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SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus.) 
A very beautiful class of plants, of extreme richness and 
diversity of color. The varieties have been greatly im- 
proved of late years; lis ft. Hardy Perennials. 
Sweet Williant. “Hine mixedt: 7c. 250s sence necue. 
— —— Auricula-Flowered. Flowers in trusses of 
immense size and of exceedingly beautiful colors. -.10 
— — Double-Flowering. Finest mixed, from a 
splendid collection of double flowers (See cut.).....10 
TACSONIA., 
(Passion Flower.) 
Tacsonia Von Volxemi. This beautiful climber was 
found in New Grenada. It isa plant that flowers 
most abundantly, and for almost the whole year; 
the flowers individually are about five inches in 
diameter, and of the richest scarlet. Half-hardy 
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TAGETES. 
Tagetes Signata Pumila. A beautiful delicate 
fern-leaved plant, forming a compact globular bush, 
and covered with bright yellow blossoms, with a 
reddish-brown stripe through the center of each 
petal. Half-hardy Annual. 1 ft. (See cut.)........ 10 
TRITOMA. 
(Red-hot Poker Plant.) 
Tritoma Uvaria Grandiflora. A most interesting 
plant that ought to be in every garden. The flower- 
stalk grows to the height of three feet; the flower- 
spike is about one foot in length, of colors varying 
from yellow to deep scarlet; giving it somewhat 
the appearance of « heated bar of iron; hence it is 
vulgarly called ‘* Red-hot Poker Plant.”’ It continues 
in bloom from July to October. Grown either singly 
opin masses it produces a striking effect. (See 
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THUNBERGIA. 
Extremely ornamental free-blooming climbers of rapid 
growth, handsome foliage and much-admired flowers; 
good for green-house culture or in warm situations out- 
of-doors. For early flowering sow in sitting-room, hot- 
bed or green-house from January to April, in an average 
temperature of 60 degrees, in light, rich soil, in shallow 
boxes. When the seedlings are fit to handle transplant 
into similar boxes one inch apart, and plant in the open 
ground in May or June. Press the seed into the soil with 
a smooth board and cover lightly. 
Thunbergia Alata. Buff, with white eye, 4ft........ 
— Alba. White, with dark eye, 4 ft....................- 
— Aurantiaca. Bright orange, dark eye, 3 ft.. 
— Bakerii. Pure white, 4 ft.....0........5...... 
— Mixed Varieties 
TRICHOSANTHES. 
Very curious plants, with long, elegant, serpent-like fruit, 
exceedingly ornamental. Half-hardy Annuals. 
Trichosanthes Coccinea. A charming climber, with 
small oval green and white marbled fruit, changing 
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— Colubrina. Serpent gourd, brilliant carmine fruit, 
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TORENIA. 
Same cultural directions as for Coleus will here apply. 
Torenia Fournierii. The Torenias are among the 
preltiest summer plants for vases or hanging bas- 
ets, and this variety, although not altogether new, 
isso distinct and pleasing as to be well worthy of 
special mention. The flower is sky-blue, dotted 
with three dark blue spots, has a bright yellow 
throat, and is an exceedingly free bloomer......... 15 
— Baillonii. A new free-flowering sort, bearing gol- 
den-yellow flowers that have a brownish-red throat. 
varaely distinct from any of the other known 
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