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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



Per PH. 

 decorations, especially during the winter months: very use- 

 ful for covering verandas, trellis and rustic work out-of- 

 doors. Half-hardy Annuals. 

 Tropceolum Lobhia n ti tn. Brilliant shades of scarlet- 

 crimson. Mixed varieties, C ft 10 



LobbianuDn Spitfire. Fiery red 15 



• Brilliante. Fine scarlet ■ 15 



■ ■ Geant des Batailles. Brilliant carmine 10 



■ Triomplie de Gaud. Orange scarlet, 4ft 10 



Peiegrinum . (See Canary Bird Vine) 10 



TUNICA. 



Tunica Saxifraga. A very pretty Hardy Perennial, with 

 rosy lilac flowers, useful for edgings, dwarf beds or 

 rock-work, K f t : 10 



A^rt'fo^wt VALERIAN. 



Very showy border plants; will grow in almost any soil. 

 Hdrdy Perennials. 



Vaterian, Bed. \y z ft 5 



'White. lKft 5 



. Mixed. IK ft 5 



fr-4?JU~^^jL VERBENA. 



Well-known and universally admired plants; invaluable for 

 summer decoration. Blooming freely the first year from 

 seed. Half-hardy Perennials. 

 Verbena Hybrida. Saved from Peter Henderson's splen- 

 did collection of the best named varieties. Great 

 care has been taken that this seed should be saved 

 from such as are really good bedding kinds, and of 

 attractive colors 25 



Scarlet 25 



White 25 



Mixed 10 



J^XjL^i^u^ VERONICA. 



Very ornamental herbaceous plants. V. Syriaca, if sown early, 

 forms an extremely pretty edging for small beds. 



Veronica Glanca. Blue. 2 ft. Hardy Perennial 10 



Syriaca. Bright blue and white. Half-liardy Annual.. 10 



CMsir€yn^<t**Jl^ VINCA. 



A fenus of beautiful greenhouse shrubs; If sown early in heat, 

 and transplanted to a warm situation in the garden about 

 Mav or June, they will flower beautifully in the autumn, 

 and may be potted for the house before frost. 



Vinca Rosea. Rose, with dark eye, 2 ft 10 



Alba. White, with crimson eye, 2 ft 10 



Fura. Pure white, exquisite 10 



fe&<^ VIOLA (Violet). PerPkt. 



A known favorite, deservedly much in demand on account of 

 its profusion of bloom and delightful fragrance. Hardy 

 Perennial. 



Viola Odors t a (Sweet Violet). K ft 10 



Gr^ei^^ VIRGINIAN STOCK. 



Extremely beautiful free-flowering little plants for beds, 

 baskets or edgings, growing freely in any soil. Hardy 

 Annuals. 



Virginian Stock. Red and white mixed, U ft S 



-y^uscp^^c WALLFLOWER. 



A well-known plant, much esteemed for its fragrance. Ha'f- 

 hardy Perennial. 



Wallflower, Double. Finest mixed, 2 ft 10 



— - Single Mixed. 2^ ft 5 



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VlSCAKIA. 



VISCARIA. 



Remarkably free-flowering plants, of brilliant colors. Hardy 

 Annuals. 



Viscaria Cardinalis. An exceedingly showy variety, 

 producing a profusion of brilliant magenta blos- 

 soms 10 



— Oculata. Pink, with rich crimson eye, 1 ft 5 



WHITLAVIA. 



Charming Hardy Annuals, with beautiful bell-shapedfiowers, 



growing freely in any soil. 

 Whitlavia Grandiflora. Violet blue, 1 ft. (See Cut). 5 



Gloxinoides. An elegant variety, with beautiful 



Gloxinia-like flowers ; corolla pure white, with 

 delicate blue lip 10 



J^r^jLlAe.^JL WIGANDIA. 



Splendid ornamental-foliaged plants, with immense leaves, 3 

 ft. long by 1 ' 2 ft. wide ; seed sown early in spring, in hot- 

 bed, will produce fine plants by the middle of summer. 



Wigandia Caracasana. 6ft. (See Cut) It 



vigieri. Superb foliage 25 



^~^cJ4^ XERANTHEMUM. 



A showy class of Everlastings ; the flowers, when gathered 



young", are useful for winter bouquets. Hardy Annuals. 

 Xeranthemuin, Double White. 2 ft 10 



Double Purple. 2 ft 10 



\ ti n ii i4 in Superbissimum; (See Novelties) 25 



£U^<*-^KL, ZINNIA ELEGANS. 



Like Balsams or Petunias, these can be raised to flower by 

 August, if sown in the open ground ; but if sown under 

 glass in April, they will bloom in June, and throughout the 

 entire season, making larger and finer plants. Few plants 

 have improved so much as the Zinnia, and we have now 

 dazzling scarlets, yellow, orange, rose, lilac, crimson and 

 white, rivaling the Dahlia in symmetry. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Zinnia Elegans, PI. PI. Extra choice, double, 

 IK ft 1" 



Alba. White, 1 ' 2 ft 10 



Haageana, PI. PI. A beautiful novelty. The 



flower is of a deep orange-yellow color, keeping its 

 color when dried, thus rendering it an acquisition 

 for bouquet making. It is also a good bedding 

 plant, blooming continually till the frost sets in. . .15 



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