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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



Per Pk'l. 



. Rubra. A newer variety, of Which seed was offered 



for Hie first time last year. Foliage of darkest 

 green ; the color of the flowers is scarlet-rose, 

 glossy and wax-like 25 



Tnbcrous Rooted. Single. (See Novelties.) 25 



Double. (See Novelties.) 50 



Mt. Blanc. " 25 



BELLIS. 



(Double Daisy.) 



An oid favorite, and one of the most charming spring 

 flowers, in bloom from April to June. HaJf-Twrd-y Per- 



iiaJS, 



itellis Prnnnis. Fines? mixed, !.,' ft 15 



Alba,, fl. pi. J'ure white double daisy, coming 



trite from seed *-5 



BRACHYCOME. 



Dw art-growing plants, covered all summer with a profusion 



of Cineraria-like blooms. Hay-hardy Annuals. 

 iii.n hK'.iiiir Ib« -riclifolist. Swan RiverDaisy.) Mixed 



Line aud White, >. ft 10 



BROWALLIA. 



It is onlv within a few years that the great value of the 

 Browallia as a bedding plant has bi en shown. It is now 

 considered indispensable in all massing and ribbon-line 

 gardening: indeed, for all bedding purposes, it is used 

 almost as freely as the Coieus. it is easily reproduced 

 from seed, and requires no special cultivation. Half-ltardy 

 Annuals. 



Browallia Elata Co?rulea. ISlue, 1 '< ft 5 



Alba. White, l>£ft 5 



Roezlii. Mixed colors, blue and white: flowers 



double t.'ie size of the preceding sorts. A great acquisi- 

 tion 28 



BKYONOPSIS. 



A climbing annual ot great oeauty, Dealing greet fruits, 

 which change in color as the season advances to bright 

 scarlet striped with white. Half-hardy Annual. 



Bryonopsis Laciniosn Erythioiarpa, 10 ft 5 



CACALIA. 



(Tassel Flower.) 



A popular annual, Iree-fioweringand hardy. Kowerstassel- 



shaped, yellow and scarlet. 

 Gaealia. Mixed colors, I;, ft 5 



CALAMPELIS, (Eccremocarpus.) 



A quick-growing climber, attaining a height of 10 feet in a 

 season, and bearing profusely clusters of orange-colored 

 tube-like flowers. (Sep cut.) 



< a la ■•> i>a lis Siabrr 10 



CALANDRINIA. 



Creep'ng plants, well suited for planting in rock-work or 

 similar situations, where they bloom freely. Hardy An- 

 nuals. 



< :i la ml rin In lira nd i flora . Rosv pink, 1 ft 5 



I mbellata. Violet crimson, ^ It 5 



CALCEOLARIA. 



One of the grandest plants in existence, and if the printed 

 instructions we give on each packet of seed are carefully 

 followed, no difficulty will be round with their cultivation. 

 The dense masses of their beautiful pocket-like flowers 

 are formed in spring. 



Calceolaria Hybrida Superlta. From the finest formed 

 and most beautifully marked varieties. 1 % ft. (See C«t.)..50 



New Dwarf. A beautiful dwav; variety; can be 



grown without stakes, and is literally \ia.ieu with flow- 

 ers 50 



Shrubby. Splendid varieties fur oedding; finest 



mixed, 2ft 50 



CALENDULA. 



Hardy annuals, free blooming and attractive, and growing 



well in almost all situations. 

 Calendula Pluvialis. (Cape Marigold.) Large, pure 



white, 1 ft 5 



Pongei fl. pi. (Pot Marigold ) Double white 5 



Officinalis "Meteor." A new variety, very fine 



for pot culture, bearing large light yellow flowers, striped 

 with bright orange-,.. 26 



CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS. 



* Per Pk-i. 



This interesting genns is a native of this country, and ranks 

 among the best annuals. The flowers on the outer edge 

 are yellow, having a dark purple centre. Hardy Annuals. 



taiiiopsis. Finest mixed, 2 It. (See cut) 5 



CALLIRH0E. 



While the plants are vet very small this begins to bloom 

 profusely, continuing throughout the summer and fall. 

 Hardy Annual. 

 Callirhoe Involucrata. Dark purplish crimson, 1 ft. .10 

 Pedata. Crimson purple, with white eye, 2 ft in 



CAMPANULA. 



(Bell Flower.) 

 One of our favorite herbaceous perennial plants, usually 

 sown in the fall, although If sown early in spring will 

 flower the same season. All the varieties are strikingly 

 beautiful. 



Campanula Carpatica. Mauve. Hardy Perennial. 



Ill 5 



Carpatica Alba. Pure white. Hardy Perennial, 1 



n 5 



i.orei. Purple lilac. Hardy Annual, 1 fl 5 



Loni Aiim. White, tinged with silver gray. Hardy 



Annual , 1 ft 5 



Media (Canterbury Bells). Double. (Scecnt) 3 



Calycnntliema Ccerulea. Blue 10 



-Alba, white 10 



— . Rosea, (see Novelties.) 2-> 



Pyramidalis. Blue. Hardy Perennial, 8 ft a 



Pyramidalis Alba. White. Hardy Perennial, 



3 ft r > 



Speculum (Venns 1 Looking Class). Blue, 5i ft 5 



— nore pit-no. A. double bine variety of the well - 



known Venus' f.ooking-Class. The seeds will pro- 

 duce about 50 per cent, of double flowers, the fine 

 form of which renders them well suited' or bou- 

 quets 1 



CANARI BIRD FLOWER* 



(Tiopeolum Peregrinum. > 

 There is no more desirable c'imblng plant in cultivation 

 than ohis. K. >s of rapid growth, and produces an abund- 

 ance ol yellow fringed flowers. Half-hardy Annual. 

 Canary 'Bird Flower. Yellow, 10 ft. (See cut) in 



CANDYTUFT. 



(Iberis.) 



One of the most popular hardy annuals; almost equally so 



as Sweet Alyssum; like it, it is of the easiest culture, and 



grown for a variety of purposes almost all the year round. 



Candytuft, Fragrant. Pure white, pinnated foliage, 



1 ft i 



Crimson. Very beautiful. 1 ft ."> 



Lilac. Dwarf, very compact, % ft "> 



Dark Purple. ■"> 



Hot kit. Pure white, in large trusses, 1 ft 5 



White. Very delicate, 1 ft 5 



New Carmine. This variety produces a mass of 



vivid carmine blooms. (See cut) 10 



Fine Mixed. 1 ft.. 5 



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



CANNA. 



(Indian Shot.) 

 With foliage of tropical luxuriance, this plant Is particu- 

 larly suitable for forming groups on lawns, or placed as 

 backgrounds for dwarfer growing plants, for which pur 

 poses they are now largely used. Of late years this tribi 

 have developed great beauty and variety "of flowers, giv 

 ing them added interest and value. Half-hardy Pern, 

 nials. 

 Canna Marechal Vaillant. Splendid variety orai«re 



4 to 6 ft 1C 



Mussefolia Hybrida. Red, foliage resembj.ng a 



small banana. 2 ft 10 



Ni-paiiiisis. Clear yellow, 3 ft 10 



Tricolor. Bright scarlet, striped foliage, 2ft 10 



— — Warscewiezii. Brilliant red, variegated foliage. 



3ft 10 



Zebrina. Scarlet, striped foliage, 4 ft 10 



Finest Mixed t 



