PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



19 



Per Pkt. 

 Oxalis Rosea. A neat, erect-growing plant, with bright 

 rose-colored flowers, % ft 10 



Tropceoloides. Deep yellow, brown leaves, % ft 10 



Valdiviana. A very showy and compact-growing 



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

 OXYUBA. 

 A very showy Hardy Annual, producing its beautiful fringed 



flowers in great abundance. 

 Oxyura Chrysanthenioides. Golden yellow, edged 



* t with pure white, 1 ?i ft 5 



<lrure<^u^ PANSY (Viola Tricolor). 



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 sawn in September and " wintered over " in 

 cold pots or frames, these bloom earlier, but get exhausted 

 before the hot, dry weather of summer sets in. We prefer 

 to sow in shallow boxes (two or three 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 coming up. As soon 

 as the plants are well up, and give any indication of damp- 

 ing, we plant them at an inch or so apart in shallow boxes 

 similar to those used for sowing the seed. A cool green- 

 house — or, to those who have not that convenience, a cool 

 sitting-room — wilt answer to keep them in until the ground 

 becomes warm enough 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 be 

 best to place them there a month or so before planting in the 

 open ground. 

 New Fancy. To those of our customers who within the 

 last three years have bought seeds or plants of our 

 Fancy Pansy no allusion to the great beauty of this 

 strain will be necessary; but as our catalogue falls 

 into thousands of new hands every year, we would 

 say that the flowers present almost every conceiv- 

 able shade of color, with markings exceedingly 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 de- 

 scription: — 

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

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

 No. 3. Of a deep orange shade, with dark centre. 

 No. 4. A very striking variety; a white ground, beautifully 

 and regularly marked with light purple, sometimes 

 bordering on pink; yellow eye. 

 No. 5. A rich light brown variety, with black centre and 



clearly defined light yellow eye. 

 No. 6. Upper petals porcelain-blue, fringed with white; the 

 lower curiously mottled and marbled with pink, cho- 

 colate and yellow. An exceedingly beautiful strain. 

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

 No. 'S. 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 pe- 

 tals are of a bright purple hue. 

 No. 11. Is alight lavender-blue Pansy, with very small eye. 



One of the prettiest of the collection. 

 No. 13. 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 desired. 



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



" " " sixpjackets " 1 00 



Or the entire collection of twelve packets, described above. . . I 50 



Strong plants of Fancy Pansies, 30c. 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 follow- 

 ing 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, per- 



fect in size and form of flower, as well as in beauty 

 and variety 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 eye of purple-violet. One of the best. . . . 25 



"White Treasure. Fine pure white; one of the best. 25 



Faust, or King of the Blacks. Flowers intensely 



black 25 



Yellow. Pure golden 25 



Good Mixed 10 



PALAVA. Per Pkt. 

 A beautiful Annual, growing to a height of 18 inches, and flow- 

 ering abundantly. Equally valuable for greenhouse or gar- 

 den. 

 Palava Flexuosa. Flowers bright pink; base of sepals 

 almost black 10 



JarjuLM****. PENTSTEMON. 



This beautiful class are in continuous bloom from the time 

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

 ers somewhat resemble the Gloxinia, and are shaded and 

 mottled in white, blue, crimson, scarlet and pink. They 

 bloom the first year, if sown early in March in the house 

 or hot-bed and planted in May. Ha'f-Itardy Perennail. 



Pentstemon. Fine mixed 10 



tfMJZ: PERILLA. 



Having black purple-colored foliage, this ornamental plant 

 makes a fine contrast with any of the light or silver-leaved 

 plants usually used for lawn groups or ribbon-line garden- 

 ing. Half-hardy Annual. 



Perilla \u jikiiieiisis. U 2 ft 5 



Ietunia, Single. 



PETUNIAS. 



For outdoor decoration in summer scarcely any plant equals 

 this. They flower the first season, even it' sown in the open 

 ground, but usually not before July or August. If sown in 

 the hot-bed in April they will bloom in June, and be larger 

 and finer plants. 

 Petunia Hybrida. Finest striped and blotched vari- 

 eties, mixed (saved from Peter Henderson's colle-- 



tion). (See Cut) 25 



New Dwarf Inimitable. (Sez Novelties) 50 



New Large-Flowering, Single. (See Nove- 



ties) 75 



Double. (See Nove'.ties) 1 00 



Flore Pleno. Finest double nrixed 50 



New Single German. (Fee Novelties) 50 



Countess of Ellsmere. (Novelties) 25 



Pure "White 10 



Fine Mixed . .10 



PHYSIANTHUS. 



A climbing plant, of rapid growth, flowers pure white and fra- 

 grant. It is often called the " cruel plant," owing to its 

 flowers forming a trap, which closes on insects that may 

 chance to light thereon. 



Physianthus Albens 50 



Ch^-trjU^v^FTNlL, PICOTEE. 



Equally suited for out or indoor culture, flowering freely, and 



having a delicious fragrance. Half-hardy Perennials. 

 Picotee Pink. Saved from finest varieties 50 



(See 



PINK, CHINA, and other varieties 

 Dianthus. ) 

 ■J^-^y/AU^e^^ POLYANTHUS. 



Flowering plants, blooming in early spring, adapted for pot 

 culture or outside beds. Hardy Perennials. 



Polyanthus. Choice mixed, from best laced flowers 25 



Mixed Border Varieties 10 



^.e,a POTENTILLA. 



Handsome flowering herbaceous plants, exceedingly useful 

 and ornamental in mixed flower borders, lasting a long time 

 in bloom. Hardy Perennia's. 



