PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



CANDYTUFT (Continued.) p er ph. 



Rocket. Pure white, in large trusses, 1 ft 5 



White. Very delicate, 1 ft 5 



New Carmine. (See Novelties) 25 



Fine Mixed. 1ft 5 



Perennial (/. Sempervirens). 1 ft. . ; 10 



Canka. 



_Js^Za^^^ Jlc,J ^ CANNA (Indian Shot). 



With foliage of tropical luxuriance, this plant is particularly 

 suitable for forming groups on lawn.3, or placed as back- 

 grounds for dwarfer growing plants, for which purposes 

 they are now largely used. Of late years this tribe have de- 

 veloped great beauty and variety of flowers, giving them 

 added interest and value. Ha'f-hardy Pareunia's. 



Canna Marechal Vaillant. Splendid variety, orange, 



i to 6 ft 10 



Musaefolia Hybrida. Red, foliage resembling a 



small banana, 2 ft 10 



Nepalensis. Clear yellow, 3 ft 10 



Tricolor. Bright scarlet, striped foliage, 2 ft 10 



Warscewiczii. Brilliant red, variegated foliage, 3 ft. 10 



Zebrina. Scarlet, striped foliage, 4 ft 10 



Finest Mixed 5 



CANTERBURY BELLS (Campanula Medium). 



An old garden favorite, belonging to the class of plants known 



as Hardy Biennials. 

 Canterbury Bells, Double Mixed. %H ft 5 



Single Mixed. 2% ft 5 



Q^/Jy/l**.^ CARNATION. 



Mi important and beautiful class, none more so are grown; 

 desirable alike for out-door decoration in summer, or for 

 w T inter blooming in greenhouse or parlor. Most of the vari- 

 eties have a delicious clove fragrance. Half-hardy Peren- 

 nials. 

 Carnation, Extra Choice Bizarre. Saved from an ■ 

 unequaled collection of named flowers, which will 

 produce a fine assortment of superbly colored vari- 

 eties, including flakes, bizarres and selfs 50 



Perpetual, or Tree. From the best collection ex- 

 tant, and may be expected to produce beautiful new 

 varieties, of various colors and of the highest 



merit 50 



New Grenadin. (See special description in Novelties). ..50 



Monthly, Fine Double German, Mixed. From 



named flowers 25 



Mixed. For border culture 10 



SyX^i^CASTOR OIL BEAN (see Ricinus\ 

 JJATCHFLY (Silane Armeria\ 



'Free-blooming hardy Annuals of the easiest culture. 



Catchlly, Red. IX ft 5 



White. Hi ft 5 



— -Rose. 1^ ft 5 



Mixed 5 



^aJ^a^su CEDRONELLA. Per pM. 



Long spikes of flowers, remaining a long time in bloom, with 

 fragrant foliage, are the characteristics of this Hatdy Pe- 

 rennial. 



Cedronella Cana. Purple, 2 ft 10 



^^yi^^-a^Ze^ CELOSIA. 



Annual plants of tropical origin, and one of the most satisfac- 

 tory and showy plants for garden decoration, bearing in 

 the greatest profusion spikes of beautiful feather-like 

 blooms. In this class is included the well-known cocks- 

 comb. Ha'f-hardy Annuals. 



Celosia Pyramidalis A urea. Golden yellow plumes, 



very fine, 3 ft io 



Coccinea, Rich Carmine, 3 ft 10 



Cristata Variegata (New Variegated Cockscomb). 



A new and strikingly beautiful variety, bearing 

 brilliant combs of crimson and gold, 3 ft 10 



Cristata (Cockscomb). Dwarf, crimson, fine, 1 ft 10 



Dwarf Mixed (Cockscomb). 1 ft.. 10- 



— - Japoniea (New Japanese Cockscomb). A new variety 



of great beauty. The branches are scarlet or crim- 

 son ; the combs are almost as delicately cut as ruf- 

 fled lace, often in pyramidal masses, while the col- 

 ors are of the brightest imaginable 10 



Centatjrea Gymnocakpa. 





Centaurea Candidissima. 



C <«^5JENTATJREA (Dusty Miller). 



All the varieties here named, except C. Americana, are the best 

 silver-foliaged plants in cultivation. Ha'f-hardy Perennials. 

 Centaurea Americana. A strong-growing annual vari- 

 ety, flowers reddish purple 5 



Candidissima. Splendid silvery-leaved plant, 1 ft.. .25 



Clemeutei. A new, robust and free-growing variety, 



producing crowns of silvery leaves, deeply fringed 

 andcut. }, : f t 25 



Gtymnocarpa. A very graceful silver-foliaged vari- 



ety, perhaps the best for bedding purposes. IK ft. 25 



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CENTRANTHUS. 



Compact-growing plants, blooming freely. Hardy Annuals. 

 Ceiitranthus. Mixed, red and white 5 



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CERASTIUM. 



Silver-leaved plants, very suitable for edgings and rock-works. 



Hardy Perr_nn : als. 

 Cerastium Biebersteinii. Leaves silvery white, )i ft . 10- 

 Tomentosum. Gray-colored leaves, >4 ft lC' 



