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PETER HENDERSON" & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



.«£««, GILIA. Per PH. 



Very pretty dwarf plants ; will bloom in almost any situation: 



admirably adapted for massing. Hardy Annuals. 

 Gilia Capitata Major. Sky-blue, % ft 5 



Nivalis. Dwarf, snow-white, % ft 5 



Tricolor. White, lilac and purple, lft 5 



Tricolor Rubro Violacea. (See Noveties) 50 



All Colors, Mixed 5 



,?„&***. GLADIOLUS. 



Gladiolus., Bulblets from named varieties 10 



— — Allen's Hybridized Seed 25 



GLAUCIUM. 



A showy plant, with long silvery leaves, gracefully recurved 

 and deeply cut. and curled. Flowers bell-shaped, orange- 

 yellow. 



Glanciam Corniculatuni (described above) 25 



GLOBE AMARANTHUS (Gomphrena). 



Remark"abTyTiandsome everlastings. The flowers may be cut 

 in summer and preserved for winter bouquets. Half-hardy 

 Annuals. 



Globe Amaranth us, White, 2 ft 5 



Purple. 2ft 5 



Variegated. 2 ft 5 



Mixed. All colors 5 



c£ < GLOXINIA. 



A superb genus of stove-house plants, profuse bloomers, of 

 great beauty and diversity of colors. Stove Perennial Bulbs. 

 Gloxinia, Finest Mixed. From a splendid collection of 

 drooping and erect varieties 50 



Gootd Sipho. 



C^t-o- EMs-triAc 



o-et^o GOURDS (Ornamental). 



All of this genus are of rapid growth, and produce fruit of pe- 

 culiar and varied forms. Tender Annuals. 



Gourd Bottle-Shaped 10 



■ ■ — — Miniature 15 



Dipper 10 



- — - Hercules Club. A curious sort 10 



■ New Miniature. Orange and green striped 15 



Orange. Fruit resembles an orange 15 



Ponder Horn 10 



Siplio 13 



■ Vine Mixed. From a large collection of the most 



ornamental 10 



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GODETIA. 



"Well worthy extended cultivation; their delicate tints of pur- 

 ple and pink have long made them favorites in English 

 gardens, although natives of America. Hardy Annuals. 

 Godetia » Lady Albemarle." (Novelty of 1879.) 

 Grows a foci high. Flowers large, measuring over 

 three inches across ; are of an intense carmine-crim- 

 son shade, the edges of the petals being suffused 



with pale lilac. Profuse bloomer 25 



Fine Mixed 5 



GRAMMAKTHES. 



Per PH. 



Grammanthes Gentianoides. A beautiful plant for 

 rock-work or rustic baskets; of small size, and cov- 

 ered with orange-scarlet, star-shaped flowers. Ha'f- 

 hardy Annuals 15 



GYPSOPHILA. 



Free-flowering little plants for rock-work or small beds. 



Gypsophila Muralis. A charming little plant cov- 

 ered with beautiful pink blossoms. Hardy Annual, 

 X f t 10 



— . Paniculata. White, fine for bouquets. Hardy Peren- 

 nial 10 



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HELIOTROPE. 



Well known, deliciously fragrant plants, excellent for bedding 



purposes or pot culture. Half-hardy Perenn'a's. 

 Heliotrope. Finest mixed 10 



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Helianthus Globosus Fistclosus. 

 fl^yUj^ HELIANTHUS (Sunflower). 



Tall-growing x'lants, with large and showy flowers. Hardy 



Annuals. 

 Helianthus Californicus. Extra large and double, 5 ft. 5 



Globosus Fistulosus. Flowers very large and glob- 



ular-formed, of a bright rich saffron color, 6 ft, {See 

 Cut) 5 



Macrophyllus Giganteus. A large-growing va- 



riety, of pyramidal form 5 



Oculatis "Vixidis. Densely double, with green centre. 5 



"BfELl£HRYSUM: (Everlasting Flowers). 



Flowers mostly used for winter bouquets, for which they 

 are cut before blooms are expanded, and dried in the shade. 

 Harcy Annua 's. 



Helicnrysum Brachyrynchum. Yellow, }£ ft 10 



Bracteatum. Yellow, 1)4 ft .... 5 



Album. White.l^ft 5 



Monstrosum. Finest double mixed, 2 ft 10 



. Bfanum. Dwarf, double mixed, 1 ft 10 



Finest Mixed. All colors 10 



£j HEpYSARUM (French Honeysuckle). 



Abeautiful Hardy Perennial plant, grown in borders, generally 

 known under its inappropriate name of "French Honey- 

 suckle." It is a native of Italy, and has no affinity with 

 the Honeysuckle (Lonicera). 



Hedysaruin Coronarium. Eed and white, mixed, 3 ft. 5 



HELIOPHILA. 



A pretty bright blue Hardy Annual. 



Heliophila Araboides. lft 5 



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HIBISCUS. 



A very ornamental and showy Hardy Annual; color a rich 



cream, with brown centre. 

 Hibiscus Africanus. lifb 5 



