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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



GOURDS (Ornamental.) 



Per Pkt. 

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

 peculiar and varied forms. Tender Annuals. 



Gourd, Bottle-Shaped , 5 



31 i nia I it re 10 



Dipper 10 



Sugar Trough 10 



Hercules' Club. A curious sort 10 



Leucantha Longissima, 6 It 10 



New Miniature. Orange and green striped 15 



Orange. Fruit resembles an orange 3 



■ Powder Horn 10 



Sipho 10 



Fine Mixed. From a large collection of the most 



ornamental 10 



Depressa. Dark green fruit 10 



Mclopepo, Striped, Flat, lireen, mottled With 



white io 



G0DETTA. 



Well worthy extended cultivation; their delicate tints of 

 purple and pink have long made them favorites in English 

 gardens, although natives of America. Hardy Annuals. 



Godetia, "L.ady Albemarle." (Novelty of 1879.) 

 Grows a foot high. Flowers large, measuring over 

 three inches across, are of an intense 1 carmine-crim- 

 son shade, the edges of the petals being suffused 

 with pale lilac. Profuse bloomer. [Seecut) 25 



Whitneyi "Brilliant." Well carmine; shading 



off to light rose at the points of the petals. Plant 

 dwarf and compact and exceedingly free flo\vering..25 



Flue Mixed 5 



GRASSES (Ornamental). 



Nearly all the Ornamental Grasses are very showy and 

 beautiful, and when dried and tastefully arranged in con- 

 nection wilh the Everlasting Flowers, make exceedingly 

 attractive winter bouquets. They are mostly annuals, 

 and those which are not, with the exception of Pampas 

 Grass, tl >werthe llrst year. 

 Agrostis BJebulosa. Exceedingly graceful and beauti- 

 ful; one of the most elegant of Ornamental Grasses. 



Ha flu Annual, l ft 5 



Avena Sterilis. (Animated Oats). Hardy Annual, 



2« ft 5 



Briza Maxima. (Large Quaking Grass). Very elegant. 



Ha nly Annual, 1 It 5 



Gracilis (Slender Quaking Grass). Hardy Annual, 



1 ft 5 



Briiopyrum Siculum. Very dwarf, with shining 



green leaves; very pretty, ">, ft 10 



Bromus Brizoefonnis. Aline grass. Hardy Peren- 

 nial 5 



t liloris Burbata. Pretty and curious. Hardy An- 

 nual, 1 ft ". 5 



Truncata. Fine silvery plumes, 2 ft 5 



Crysurus Aureus. Very dwarf, with yellowish 

 feathery spikes, useful for bouquets. Hardy An- 

 nual, ', ft 10 



t <>ii Lachrymrc (Job's Tears), Half-Hardy Annual, 



2 ft 5 



Er&grostis Flegans (Love Grass). Elegant and 



pretty. Hardy Annual, 2 ft 5 



Krian i b us Ravennse. A superb perennial grass, re- 

 sembling the Pampas in appearance and habit of 

 growth; but attaining a greater height than that 

 variety, and is quite hardy. Flowers the first year, 

 if sown early in heat. Hardy 1'erennial, 10 ft 25 



Festnca Rigida. Curious dwarf variety 5 



Gymnothrix Latifolia. Splendid ornamental grass. 

 Half-Hardy Peren n ial, 10 ft 25 



Gynerium Argcnteum (Pampas Grass). The finest 

 ornamental grass in cultivation, 10 ft. Half-Hardy 

 Perennial 25 



Hordeum Jubatum (Squirrel Tail Grass). Very hand- 

 some, 3 ft 5 



Lagnrus Ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass). Dwarf, very 

 pretty, 1 ft 5 



Fanicnm Capillaceum. Extremely ornamental, 



3ft 5 



Sulcatum. Beautiful palm-like foliage, exceedingly 



ornamental. Half-Hardy Annual, 2 ft 10 



Setaria Macrocheta. Graceful drooping plumes. Har- 

 dy Annual ,2 ft 5 



Slipa Elegantissima. One of the most beautiful of 

 ornamental grasses 10 



Stipa Pennata (Feather Grass). Exceedingly graceful 

 and beautiful. Hardy Perennial, 2 ft 10 



Tricliola iia Rosea. A very beautiful rose-tinted grass. 

 Hardy Perenn ial, 2 ft 10 



Zea Japonica Variegata (Variegated Japanese Maize). 



Striped green and white 5 



■93= Entire collection (one packet of eaci of 24 orna- 

 mental grasses) for $1.50. 



GYPS0PH1LA. 



Per Pht^ 

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

 Oypsophila Muralis. A charming Utile plant covered 



with beautiful pink blossoms. Hardy Annual, '., ft. fr 

 Paniculata. White, fine for bouquets. Hardy Per- 

 inatal 5 



HELIOTROPE. 



Well-known deliriously fragrant plants; excellent for bed- 

 ding purposes or pot culture. Half-Hardy Perennial. 

 Heliotrope. Finest mixed, IS inches 10 



HELIANTHUS (Sunflower). 



Tall-growing plants, with large and showy flowers. Hardy 



Annuals. 

 Helianthus C'alifornicus, fl. pi. Extra large and 



double, 5ft & 



Globosus Fistulosus. Flowers very large and 



globular-formed, of a bright rich, saffron color, 6 ft. 

 Macropbyllus Giganleus. A large growing 



variety, of pyramidal form, 6 it t 



Oculati's Viridis. Densely double. With green 



centre 5 



HELICHRYSUM, (Everlasting Flowers.) 



Flowers mostly used for winter bouquets, for which they 

 are cut before blooms are expanded, and dried in the 

 shade. Marty Annuals. 



lb In In vmiiii Brachyrynchum. Yellow, }, ft 5 



Bracteatum. Yellow, 1 '- ft & 



Album. White, l'ift 5- 



>Ions1 lostim. Finest double mixed, 2 ft 5 



Nullum. Dwarf, double mixed, 1ft 5 



Finest Mixed. All cold's » 



HEDTSARUM, (French Honeysuckle.) 



A beautful hardy perennial plant, grown in borders, gener- 

 ally known uudi-r its inappropriate name pf "French 

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

 with the Honeysuckle qjOonicera). 



II. d \ sa i ii m. C'oronariuni. Red and white, mixed, 



3 ft 5. 



HELI0PH1LA. 



A pretty bright blue Hardy Annual. 



Heliophila Araboides. 1 ft ■> 



HIBISCUS. 



A very ornamental and showy Hardy Anuual; color a rich 

 cream, with brown centre. 



Hibiscus Africanus. J4 f t 6 



Hibiscus (alifornicus. The Hibiscus, as is known, is 

 a very showy genus, and this variety, //. Californirus, 

 is one of the most desirable. It is an herbaceous peren- 

 nial, producing an abundance of pure white flowers — Si 



HOLLYHOCK. 



The seed we offer of this handsome flower has been saved! 

 from named varieties of every known shade of color, and 

 can be confidently recommended. Seeds sown In June 

 or July will produce plants for blooming the next summer. 

 Hardy l't it-nuials. 



Hollybock. Extra choice, double, finest mixed 25 



Fine Mixed. Good varieties 10 



Double AVhite. This is one of the most valuable 



plants now grown for summer flowers. Flowers 

 pure white and perfectly double 2* 



HONESTY, 



(Moon Wort.) 



Interesting summer-blooming plants, suitable for shrub- 

 berries or woodland walks. The seed vessels are flat and 

 broad, and look like transparent silver. Very handsome 

 in bouquets of dried flowers. Hardy Biennial. 



Honesty. Purple 2 ft * 



HUMEA. 



When fully grown this attains a height of 8 feet, forming a 

 most attractive object, either in the conservatory or in 

 pots on the lawn. Its flowers of ruby-red are produced 

 in drooping racemes. Half-hardy Biennial. 



Humea Elegans 1* 



