76 PETER HENDERSON & CO.—FLOWER SEEDS. 
TROPZOLUM. 
Per Pkt. 
Very elegant and beautiful climbers, flowering most pro- 
fusely; admirably adapted for green-house or conser- 
vatory decoration, especially during the winter months; 
very useful for covering verandas, trellis and rustic-work 
out-of-doors. Half-hardy Annuals. 
Tropzxolum Lobbianum. Brilliant mixed varie- 
ties; Ott: (Seeciwty wk sass eee eon eee eee 10 
—— — Spitfire. Fieryred...... ............ telomere 10 
——,—— Hrilliante. Wine scarlet). ss aseeae een 10 
—_— Geant des Batailles. Brilliant carmine....10 
-— —— Triomphe de Gand. Orange scarlet, 4 ft..10 
—— Peregrinum, (See Canary Bird Vine.)..... sqanniodd 10 
TUNICA. 
Wunica Saxifraga. A very pretty hardy perennial, 
with rosy lilac flowers, useful for edging, dwarf 
beds; Or wock-worle WGihter gases sedition tere eretaleia 10 
VALERIAN. 
Very showy border plants; will grow in almost any soil. 
‘alf-hardy Perennials. 
Valerian, Red. i ft 
— White. 1 ft......... ........ 
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VERBENA. 
Well-known and universally admired plants; invaluable 
for suminer decoration. Blooming freely the first year 
from seed. Sow in sitting-room, hot-bed or green-house 
in a temperature of 60 degrees during the spring, in shal- 
low boxes. Transplant into pots or shallow boxes as 
soon as fit to handle and plant outin May. Half-hardy 
Perennials. 
Verbena Mybrida. Saved from Peter Henderson’s 
spiendid collection of the best named varieties. 
Great care has been taken that this seed should be 
saved from such as are really Food bedding kinds 
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VERONICA. 
Very ornamental herbaceous plants. V. Syriaca, if sown 
early, forms an extremely pretty edging for small beds. 
Veronica Glauca, Blue, 2 ft. Hardy Perennial..... 10 
—— Syriaca. Bright, blue and white. Half-hardy An- 
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VINCA. 
(Madagascar Periwinkle.) 
A genus of beautiful green-house shrubs, which require at 
all times a ae temperature. Should be sown in shal- 
low boxes in hot-bed, house or green-house in not less 
than 70 degrees, and transplanted into similar boxes 
when an inch or so high, and planted out for summer 
blooming in May. Or if sown in August or Septem- 
ber will make fine plants for winter blooming. 
Vinea Rosea,. ose, with dark eye, 2 ft. .............. 10 
— Alba. White, with crimson eye, 2 ft................ 10 
—— —— Pura. Pure white, exquisite..................- 10 
VIOLA. 
(Violet.) 
A great favorite, deservedly much in demand on acvount 
of its profusion of bloom and delightful fragrance. 
Hardy Perennial. 
Viola Odorata. (Sweet Violet.) 4 ft.................. 10 
VIRGINIAN STOCK. 
Extremely beautiful free-flowering little plants for beds, 
baskets or edgings, growing freely in any soil. Hardy 
Annuals. . ’ 
Wirginian Stock. Red and white mixed; 14ft.... ... 10 
VISCARIA. 
(Rock Lychnis.) Per Pkt. 
Remarkably free-flowering plants, of brilliant colors. 
Hardy Annuals. 
WVisecaria Cardinalis. Anexceedingly showy variety, 
producing a profusion of magenta blossoms;1ft . 5 
— Oculata. Pink, with rich crimson eye; 1 ft........ 5 
—— —— Picta. White, with crimson eye, free flowering 5 
WALLFLOWER. 
A well-known plant, much esteemed for its fragrance. 
Culture same as given for Antirrhinum, AHalf-hardy 
Perennial. 
Wallflower, Double. Finest mixed, 2 ft. (See cut.)..10 
—~ Single Mixed. 246ft. (Seecut.)........ ......... 5 
WHITLAVIA. 
Charming Hardy Annuals, with beautiful bell-shaped 
flowers, growing freely in any soil. (See cut.) 
Whitlavia Grandiflora, Violet blue, 1 ft ..... ...5 
— Gloxinoides. An elegant variety, with beautiful 
Gloxinia-like flowers; corolla pure white, with 
delicate blue lip), 1 ft: << .2 ce erenteprerntinn een anton 5 
WIGANDIA. 
Splendid ornamental foliaged plants, with immense leaves, 
3 ft. long by 144 ft. wide; seed sown early in spring, in 
hot-beds, will produce fine plants by the middle of sum- 
mer. 
Wigandia Caracasana. 
— Wigieri. Superb foliage 
WISTARIA. 
Wistaria Sinensis. Hardy climbing plants, with 
large purple flowers................ fepieiee. Sate ea Preib 10 
XERANTHEMUM. 
A showy class of Everlastings; the flowers when gathered 
young, are useful for winter bouquets. Hardy Annuals. 
Xeranthemum, Double White, 2 ft............... 10 
— Double Purple, 2 ft............-..0..... 2.002.000 10 
— Annuum Superbissimum, Theblooms of this 
new sort are as double as those of a Ranunculus, 
of globular shape, and entirely free from project- 
ing marginal florets. It is said to be the finest form 
of Xeranthemum yet obtained; the flowers will, of 
course, be exceedingly desirable for dried bouquets, 
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| —— —— — FI. Albo. The flowers of this new variety 
are white, equally as double, and of the same globu- 
lar form as those of the red variety offered above. It 
should also be more valuable than the red, for the 
reason that white flowers are alwaysin more re- 
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ZINNIA ELEGANS. 
(Youth and Old Age.) 
Like Balsams or Petunias, these can be raised to flower by 
August, if sown in the ne ground; but if sown under 
glass in April, they will bloom in June, and through- 
out the entire season, making ireer and finer plants. 
Few plants have improved as muchas the Zinnia, and 
we have now dazzling scarlet, yellow, orange, rose, 
lilac, crimson, and white, rivaling the Dahlia in sym- 
metry. Half-hardy Annuals. 
Zinnia Elegans, Fl. PI, Extra choice, 
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— Alba, Fi, PI. White, 1 ft 
—— Coccinea Fl, Pl. Scarlet 
— Striata Fl, Pl. Double striped.............. 10 
Haageana, FI. Pl. The floweris of a deep orange 
yellow color, keeping its color when dried, thus 
rendering it an acquisition for bouquet-making. It 
is also a good bedding plant, blooming continually 
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NEW DWARF ZINNIAS. ° 
double 
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A new dwarf section quite distinct from the above. Four 
distinct sorts as follows: 
Zinnia Elegans Pumila Alba Plena, White...15 
— —— — Salmonea,. 
Salmons 2 oes eee 15 
— — Coccinea. Scarlet.... .. .......-. 
—— — Wiolacea. Purplish Red .... 
—— Dwari Mixed 
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