PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



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COLEUS. Per PH. 



Coleus are indispensable wherever colored leaved plants are 

 desired. The varieties now number legion, and the seed we 

 offer may be expected to produce many new striking vari- 

 eties. Hay-hardy Perennial. 



Coleus, from new Hybrids 50 



^I^^Jt^Ar^e^^ COLLINSIA. 



Very pretty plants with purple, blue and white flowers. 



Hardy Annuals. 

 Collinsia. Mixed 5 



COLLOMIA. 



"Used for border beds ; flowers buff-colored. Hardy Annuals. 

 Col loin ia Grrandiflora 5 



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CONVOLVULUS Minok Tkicolob. 

 (^z^rtr&r^A**^ CONVOLVULUS. 



All will recognize in this the most popular annual in cultiva- 

 tion, for in this tribe is included the well-known Morning 

 Glory. Hay-hardy Annuals. 

 Convolvulus Aureus Supei-tous. Beautiful golden 



yellow, G ft IS 



■ Major (Morning Glory). Fine mixed varieties 5 



Minor Tricolor. Violet, purple and white, 1 ft. 



Hardy Annual. (See Cut) 5 



Minor Cnicaulis. A new variety of upright growth, 



compact heads of rich purplish blue flowers. Hardy 

 A nnual 10 



Mauritanicus. Beautiful for hanging baskets and 



. vases ; flowers blue. Hardy Perennial 10 



&•&*<_ COSMANTHUS. 



A neat little spreading plant, with pretty fringed .flowers. 



Hardy Annual. 

 Cosmauthus Fimbriatus. Lilac and white, 1 ft 5 



^<n-yUj£ COSMIDIUM. 



- A beautiful Coreopsis-like Annual, with large and very showy 

 flowers, admirably adapted for groups or marginal lines. 

 Hardy Annual. 

 Cosmidium Burridgeanum. Crimson, brown and yel- 

 low, 2 ft 5 



faJ^^Jusexuj^ COWSLIP.' 



In very early spring this is a useful plant for borders, but is 

 of little beauty after warm weather sets in. Hardy Peren- 

 nial. 



Cowslip. Tine mixed English. % f t 5 



CRUCIANELLA. 



A very pretty free-flowering plant, useful for rock- work, vases, 



etc. Hardy Perennial. 

 Crucianella Stylosa. Pink, from Persia, 1 ft. . ..j 5 



&£L/£^tMjL, CUPHEA. 



^Commonly called " Lady's Cigar Plant." The variety we offer, 

 however, is a decided improvement on the old sort. 

 Cupliea Rcezlii Grandiiiora Supertoa. Grows 7L% 

 feet high, and studded during winter with conntless 

 red blossoms 50 



(&J—t.u^ CYCLAMEN. 



Valued greenhouse plants, the rich blooms of which are large- 

 ly used by bouquet-makers to give variety to made up bas- 

 kets and bouquets. Their orchid-like blooms possess great 

 beauty and fragrance. Half-hardy Perennial. 



Per PH. 



Cyclamen Persicum. Finest mixed, V ft 25 



Extra Choice, mixed 50 



Persicum Giganteuni. A great improvement over 



the older sort ; each flower measures from 2 to 2^ 

 inches in length, pure white, with purple eye 1 00 



CUCUMIS DlPSACEUS. 



Cucumis Flexuosus. 



^t^&^r^Jier^. CUCUMIS. 



Ornamental Cucumbers with curious fruit, remarkable for the 

 luxuriance and rapidity of their growth. Half-hardy An- 

 nuals. 



Cucumis Dipsaccus, Sulphur yellow, very elegant. (See 

 Cut) 10 



Flexuosus (Snake Cucumber). Fruit 3 ft. long. (See 



Cut) 10 



Gtrossularia (Gooseberry Gourd) , 10 



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CUCURBITA MELOPEPO, STRIPED FLAT. 



CUCURBITA, or GOURDS. 



These grow rapidly, and produce some of the most peculiar 

 and fantastic forms of fruit found in the vegetable king- 

 dom. 

 Cucurbita Leucantha Longissima. Very curious, 



5 ft. long , 10 



Depressa. Dark green fruit 10 



Melopepo, Striped Flat. A new and interesting 



variety, fruit very numerous, dark green, mottled 

 with white. (S°x Cut) 10 



