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PETEE. HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



COCCINEA. 



Per Pkt. 

 A handsome climbing gourd, with glossy foliage and scarlet 

 frnit. Half-linn i a Perennial. 



Coteioea Indira. Scarlet, 10 ft 10 



COCKSCOMB (See Celosia Cristata). 

 COLEUS. 



Coleus are indispensable wherever colored leaved plants 

 are desired. The varieties now number legion, and the 

 seed we oiler may be expected to produce many new 

 striking v 1 1 lei les. Half-hardy Perennial. 



Coleus. Mixed, 2 to 3 ft 25 



Sew American Hybrids. (See Novelties). 2 to 8 ft.50 



COLLINSIA. 



Tery pretty plants, with purple, blue and white flowers. 



Hnrdv Annuals. 

 Collinsia. Mixed, l>i ft 5 



C0LL0MIA. 



Used for border beds; flowers buff colored. Hardy Annu- 

 als. 

 Collomia Grandiflora, 1ft 5 



CONVOLVULUS. 



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

 vation, for in this tribe is included the well-known Morn- 

 ing Glory. The Minor varieties are largely used, and 

 well suited for bedding; they attain an average height of 

 one foot. Half-hardy Annuals. 

 Convolvulus Aureus Superbus. Beautiful golden 



yellow, G f t 15 



Major (Morning Glory). Fine mixed varieties 5 



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



Hardy Annual 5 



minor I ii ii a nl i-. A new varietv of upright 



growth, compact heads of rich purplish blue flow- 

 ers. Hardy Annual 5 



— — BlauritanicuN. Beautiful for hanging baskets and 

 vases; flowers blue. Hardy Perennial 10 



COSMANTHUS. 



A neat little spreading plant, with pretty fringed flowers. 

 Hardy Annual. 



Conmaiiilius Fimbria! us. Lilac and white. 1 ft 5 



COSMIDIUM. 



A beantiful Coreopsis-like Annual, with large and very 

 showy flowers, admirably adapted for groups or marginal 

 lines. Hardy Annual. 



< -.nidium Burriilgraiium. Crimson, brown and 

 yellow, 2 ft 5 



COWSLIP. 



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

 is of little beauty after warm weather sets in. Hardy 

 Perennial. 



Cowslip. Fine mixed English, % ft 5 



CRUCIANELLA. 



A «tt pretty free-flowering plant, useful for rock-work, 



Ta»s»v etc. Hardy Perennial. 

 Cn»«i»nella Stylosa. Pink, from Persia, 1 ft 5 



CUPHEA. 



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

 offer, however, is a decided improvement on the old sort. 



Cuphea Koezlii Grandiflora Superba. Crows.'; 1 , 

 feet high, and studded during winter with countless 

 red blossoms 25 



CYCLAMEN. 



TsttTecT greenhonse plants, the rich blooms of which are 

 l.-r.-.\y ns^d by bowiuet-makers to give varietv to raade- 

 apliaskers and bouquets. Their orchid-like blooms pos- 

 sessgreat beauty and fragrance. Half-hardy Perennial. 



Cyiiame/n Persicum. Finest mixed, %, ft 25 



Extra Choice, mixed 50 



•—Persicum, Giganteum. A great improvement 

 over the older sort; each flower measures from 2 to 

 1 s /z inches in length, mixed 75 



CUC I MIS. 



Per Pkt. 

 Ornamental Cucumbers with curious fruit, remarkable for 

 the luxuriance and rapidity ol their growth. Half-hardy 

 Annuals, B it. 

 Cucumis Dipsaceus. Sulphur yellow, very elegant. 



[See cut) in 



Flexuosus (Snake Cucumber.) Fruit 3 feet long 10 



Grossularia (Gooseberry Gourd) 10 



CYCLANTHERA. 



A climbing plant, bearing oval-shaped fruit, exploding 

 loudly when npe Half-hardy Annual. 



Cyclanthera Explodens. loft 10 



CYPRESS YINE. 



The most popular of annual climbing plants, with delicate 

 fern-like foliage. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Cypi ess Vine. Scarlet, 15 ft 5 



White, 15 it 5 



Rose, 15 it 5 



New Ivy-Leaved. (See Cut.) A rapid-growing 



climber; a variety of the scarlet cypress Vine, with 

 ivy-shaped leaves and slender stems of a violet hue. 

 Mowers striking .scarlet, produced in great profu- 

 sion 10 



cypress Vine is never offered in mixed colors. 



DAHLIA. 



Saved from our magnificent collection of nearly 150 sorts, 

 comprising almost every known shade of color. Half- 

 Hardy Perennials, 4 to o ft. 



Dahlia. Fine mixed 10 



Extra Fine. (From our own collection). (See cut). .25 



DATURA. 



(Trumpet Flower, Angel's Trumpet.) 



Hardy Annual, wi'h double purple and white flowers; at- 



1. lining a height of 3 feet. 

 Datura Fastuosa Hubert ana 10 



DELPHI NUM. 



(Perennial Larkspur. ) 



Of this beautiful tribe of Perennials the best sorts are de- 

 scribed below. 



Delphinium Xudicaule. (New Scarlet.) A most in- 

 teresting plant oi recent introduction, its dwarf, 

 compact habit, taken in connection with the novel 

 and striking color of its flowers, renders it peculiarly 

 valuable ; 1 '.. It 25 



Casbmerianum. In this new variety flower-, an 



inch in diameter are borne on stems from 12 to 16 

 inches long. Flowers light purple. Very striking 

 and beautiful, 2 ft 25 



Km Mini, Beautiful rich blue and white; flow- 



ers the tirst year, :5 /t — 5 



Imperials. (Emperor Larkspur.) For prol'useness 



of blooming the Imperial Larkspur is nnequaled, a 

 single plant being rarely seen with less than 100 

 close, erect spikes ol flowers upon it. It is of sym- 

 metrical, bushy habit, 1J£ ft 5 



Consolida Candelabrum. A new and very ele- 



gant dwarf variety, 1 ft 5 



Finest Mixed Hybrids. A great variety, 2 ft 5 



DIDISCUS. 



Didisrus Cceruleus. A very pretty little blue border 

 plant. Half-hardy Annual, 1 ft 5 



DIGITALIS. 



(Foxglove.) 



Handsome ornamental plants of stately growth and varied 



colors, llnrily I'n euiimls. 

 Digitalis Alba. Pure white, 3 ft 5 



Gloxinoides. White, crimson-spotted, 3 ft 5 



Purpurea. Purple, 3 ft 5 



Fine Mixed Varieties 5 



D0DECATHE0N. 



(American Cowslip, Shooting Star.) 



A hardy herbaceous Perennial, with beautiful light purple 



flowers. It attains a height of 1 ft. 

 Dodecatheon Meadia 10 



