PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



25 



NYMPHiEA (Water Lily). 



Per Pkt. 

 Nrmpbwa Odorata. This is the true -white water 

 lily found growing in all sections of the country, 

 and which we have often been asked for the seed 

 of It can be grown in aquariums or tanks, which 

 should be kept full of water while the plants are 

 growing, but may be allowed to get dry when the 

 flowering season"is over, (-ee cut.) 25 



Lutea. The yellow water lily 25 



NIGELLA. 



Curious and interesting free-flowering plants of the 

 easiest culture, growing in any garden toil. Hardy 

 Annuals. __ ., . — _-,-. ., 



Nigella Damasoena Nana (Devil in a Bush^. Double 

 blue and white. ? 4 ft • • 5 



_l«ro|»urpurea. Clear rich purple, 1M> ft 5 



Hispanicu (.Love in a Mist 5 



OXALIS. 

 Very attractive and beautiful plants, with richly-colored 

 flowers suitable tor greenhouse decoration, or for rock- 

 work and rustic baskets. Half-hardy Perennials. 

 Oxalis ltosea. A neat, erect-growing plant, with 



bright rose-colored flowers. % ft -.10 



Tropceoloides. Deep yellow, brown leaves, }£ft.l0 



Valdiviana. A very showy and compact-growing 



variety; flowers bright yellow and sweet-scented.. 10 



(ENOTHERA (Evening Primrose). 



(Sun Drops.) 



A very beautiful, free-growing and useful class of plants, 



flowering generally in long spikes. 

 (Enothcra Bistorta Veitclili. Yellow, with crim- 

 son spots. Half-hardy Annual 10 



Drunnuundii. Yellow. Half -hardy Annuals, 2 ft. 10 



Lamarck iana. Bright yellow flowers. 3 to 4 



inches in diameter, and produced in great profu- 

 sion ; a splendid ornamental plant. Hardy Peren- 

 nial, 3ft 10 



Macrocarpa. Primrose. Large blooms. Hardy 



Perennial. V4 f t 10 



Fine Mixed Varieties 10 



PANSY, FAUST. 



PALAVA FLEXUOSA. 



PANSY (Viola Tricolor Maxima). 



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 cold pots or frames; these 

 bloom earlier, but get exhausted before the hot, dry 

 weather of .summersets in. We prefer tq sow in shal- 

 low boxes (2 or 3 inches deep), in light soil, merely 

 covering 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 coining 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 

 shallow boxes, similar to those used for sowing the 

 seed. A cool greenhouse — or, to those who have not 

 that convenience, a cool sitting-room— will answer to 

 lieep them in until the ground becomes warm enoiigh 

 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 

 have a cold frame or exhausted hot-bed, it would he 



Per Pkt 



best to place them there a month or so before planting 

 in the open ground. 



New F»n« •>'. It is now six years since we first offered 

 this .strain of Fancy Pansy; and we have had 

 hundreds of letters testifying to its beauty and 

 variety. To those who have not purchased we 

 would s;iy 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. 



J. <t. Lohk, Iloiist, Maysville, Ky , writes us: 

 "Send $5 worth of New Fancy Pansy seed, same 

 as sent last fall. It is the finest strain I ever saw. 

 I had the best Pansies i» the Cincinnati trwr/cel." 

 Mrs. Mary E. H wi.ns, Washington, N. C.says: 

 '•Your New Fancy Pansies were a mass of beauty, 

 and of every shade from white to black, and the 

 admiration of all." 



Johx L. Hazakd, Block Island, R. I., writes: 

 " Your New Fancy strain of Pansies were the 

 finest that ever grew in K. I." 



No. 1. Kich golden yellow, with large maroon eye. 



No. 2. An intense blue, with small white eye. 



]\o. 3. Of a deep orange shade, with dark centre. 



No. 4. A very striking variety ; a white ground beau- 

 tifully and regularly mariied with light purple, 

 sometimes bordering on pink; yelloweye. 



No. 5. A rich 1 ght brown variety, with black centre, 

 and clearly defined light yellow eye. 



No. G. Upper petals porcelain-blue, fringed with white; 

 tho lower curiously mottled and marbled with 

 pink, chocolate and yellow. An exceedingly 

 beautiful strain. 



No. 7. Light canary yellow, with lavender centre. 



No. 8. A rich velvety black, with very small yellow 

 eye. 



No. 9. Flower is of a deep chocolate shade, oddly 

 streaked towards the centre with veins of white, 

 yellow and black. 



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 



No. 11. Is a light lavender-blue Pansy, with very 

 small eye. One of the prettiest of the collection. 



No. 12. Golden yellow ground, upper petals slightly 

 touched with crimson, large purple centre, 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- 

 sired. 



Buyer's selection of any single packet (by number) 20 



" " " six packets " 100 



Or the entire collection of twelve packets, described as 

 above l 50 



Strong plants of Fancy Pansies, 30 cents each, or $3.00 

 for the set of twelve. 



These Pansies we showed by colored plate'in 1877-8. 



Besides the Fancy Pansy alluded to above, we offer the 

 following classes, which have been saved from the best 

 and most distinct varieties : 



Pansy, English. Very fine mixed 25 



Extra choice. From a superb collection 50 



Odier, or Five Blotched. A beautiful strain, 



perfect in size and form of flower, as well as in 



beauty and va'iety of color 50 



Emperor William. A very valuable addition to 



the large flowering Pansies. distinguished for its 

 brilliant color of ultramarine blue, with well-de- 

 fined ye of purple-violet. One of the best 15 



Snow Queen. Pure satiny white, fine 25 



■ White Treasure. Fine pure white: one of thebest.15 



Faust, or Kiii:> of the Blacks. Flowers in- 



tensely black. (.See cut.) 15 



Vellow. Puregolden 15 



Good .Mixed 10 



PALAVA. 



A beautiful annual, growing to a heighth of 18 inches, 

 and flowering abundantly. Equally valuable for 

 greenhouse or garden 



Palava Flexuosa. Flowers bright pink; base of sepals 

 almost black. t,Seecut.) 5 



PENTSTEMON. 



This beautiful class is in continuous bloom from the time 

 they are planted out in May until frost. In shape the 

 flowers somewhat resemble the Gloxinia, and are 

 shaded and motted in white. blue crimson, scarlet and 

 pink. They bloom the tirstyear.it sown early in March 

 in the hot-house or hot-bed and planted in May. Half- 

 hardy Perennial. 



Pentsteinon. Fine mixed, 2 ft 10 



