PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



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1P03KEA. 



Per Pkt. 

 This, beautiful genus, like the Convolvulus, to which it is 

 closely allied, is most useful for covering trellises, arbors 

 or unsightlv objects. Tender Annuals. 

 Iponicea Bona. Kox. (Evening Glory). Large and fra- 

 grant. 10 ft 10 



Burridgii. Rose and crimson. 15 ft 5 



Caccinea (Star Ipomcea). Bright Scarlet. 10ft 5 



(irandiflora Marmorata (Variegated Morning 



Glory). A very beautiful variety, with heart shaped 

 leaves of a delicate green, marbled with .silver- 

 white: flowers carmine and white. (See Cut.) 10 ft.,10 



Limbats. Blue and white, 10 ft 5 



Uuumoclit. (See Cypress Vine) 5 



IBERIS (See Candytuft). 

 ICE PLANT. 



A very singular dwarf trailing plant, much used for gar- 

 nishing: the leaves and stems are covered with crystal- 

 line globule-, giving it the appearance of being covered 

 with ice. Half-Hardy Annual. 



lee Plant (MeseinbryantlumMm crystallinum). From 

 Greece; trailer, X ft 5 



INDLAN SHOT, (See Canna.) 

 INOPSIDIUM. 



One of the few plants that succeed comparatively well in 



the shade. Hardy Annuals. 

 Inopsidium Acaule. Sky-blue, 2£ ft 10 



IP0M0PS1S, 



(Standing Cypress.) 



Most beautiful plants, with long spikes of dazzling orange 

 and scarlet flowers. Half-Hardy Biennials. 



Ipomopsis Flegans. Scarlet, 3 ft 5 



Superba. Orange, 3ft 5 



JAC0BEA (Senecio.) 



Hardy Annuals of the easiest culture, in the varieties of 



which are to be found purple, bronze, pink and white. 

 Jacobea Elegans. Mixed, 1 ft 10 



Dwarf Double. Mixed, ) z ft 10 



KAULFUSSIA. 



Desirable plants of dwarf habit and compact growth. 



Hardy Annuals. 

 Kaulfussia Amelloideg. Bright blue, > 2 ft 5 



Rosea. Pink, mauve centre, a ft 5 



LANTANA. 



The varieties of Lantana are almost numberless. The 

 flowers are borne in Verbena-like heads, embracing every 

 shade of pink, purple, orange and white. Half-hardy 

 Perennials. 



Lantana Hybrids. Mixed. (See cut) 10 



LARKSPUR. 



(Annual Delphinium.) 



A most desirable and beautiful genus, the prevailing hue of 



whose flowers is blue. Hardy Annuals. 

 Larkspur, Dwarf Rocket. Finest mixed double, 



lft .i 



Tall Rocket. Finest mixed, double, 2 'i ft 5 



Candelabra-Formed. (See Delphinium) 5 



Bismarck. A new variety of great merit, mixed. . .10 



Double Stock Flowered. "Lustrous carmine." 



(See Novelties) 25 



LATHYRUS (Everlasting Pea.) 



Very ornamental, free-flowering plants, useful for covering 

 trellises, old stumps, fences or walls; growing in any soil. 

 Hardy Perennials. 



Lathyrus Latifolius. Purple, 5 ft 5 



Albus. White, 5 ft :, 



Mixed. Purple and white .i 



LAVANDULA (Lavender.) 



Much prized for its fragrant violet flowers; succeeds best 



in a dry, gravelly soil. Hardy Perennial. 

 Lavandula Spica. Lilac, 2 ft 5 



LAYATERA. 



Per P\-i. 

 Tall-growing, showy .plants, very effective when used a> a 



background to other plants. Hardy Annuals. 

 Lavatera Trimestris. Rose and pink striped, 3 ft ■> 



Alba. White, 3ft 5 



LEPT0SIPH0N. 



Although a native of this country, this pretty little Annual 

 is much more appreciated in Europe than here, at home. 

 All of the varieties are of the easiest culture, and well 

 suited for marginal lines in r.bbon beds. 



Leptosiphon Aureus. Golden yellow. }j ft 5 



Densiflorus Albus. Pure white, 1 ft 5 



Ilybridus. Fine mixed, y; ft 5 



Rosens. A beautiful variety, of dense habit. (See 



cut) 5 



LIMNANTHES. 



A dwarf-growing plant, attaining its best development in a 



moist and shady situation. Hardy Annual. 

 Limnantbes Douglasii. Yellow and white, frasrant, 



% ft » 



LLNARIA. 



A particularly effective plant in roc k- work or ribbon lines. 



Hardy Annuals. 

 Linaria Bipntita Alba. White, )i ft 5 



Splendida. Deep purple, < 2 ft 10 



■ Cymbalaria (Kenilwortli Ivy). A rapid-growing 



climber that is very much used for covering fences 

 or unsightly objects. An old plant, but one that we 

 have often been asked for seed of. 25 



LINUM. 



(Flowering Flax.) 



The garden varieties of this are conspicuous for their bril- 

 liant and varied colors. 



Linum Flavimn. Yellow, 1 fl. Hardy Perennial. 10 



Grand iflornm Coccineum. Scarlet, 1 ft. Hardy 



Annual 1° 



L0ASA. 



This in our Trial Grounds proved ti be an excellent climb- 

 ing plant, flowering very profusely all season, and in bloom 

 Nov. 1st: 6 ft. 



Loa.ii Herbert ii. Scarlet. Half-hardy Perennial 10 



Tricolor. Shaded yellow. Hardy Annual 10 



LOBELIA. 



Low-growing plants, mostly with blue and white flowers. 

 They are admirably adapted for the front lines of ribbon 

 borders, and fur vases or hanging baskets, blooming pro- 

 fuselv from June to November. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Lobelia Erinus Alba. Pure white, H ft 10 



Paxtoniana. A beautiful variety, fine habit, pro- 

 fuse bloom of pure white, with sky-blue belt; a 



splendid bedding plant, ii ft.; a bedding sort 10 



Speciosa. One of the most effective vaiieties for 



bedding, a ft 10 



Crystal Palace Compacta. Blue. The best bed- 

 din >. variety. Y 2 f t 10 



Gracilis. Light blue, spreading hab.t, y z ft. For 



baskets 10 



Fulgens (Queen Victoria). Brilliant scarlet, fine bor- 



der Perennial, 2 ft '-5 



Caidinalis. (See Novelties) 25 



Finest Mixed Varieties 10 



LOPHOSPERMUM. 



Exceedingly ornamental climbing plants, with large and 

 handsome flowers: very effective for conservatory or gar- 

 den decoration. Half-hardy Annual. 



Lopbospermum Hendersonii. Rosy carmine, 10 ft. .10 



LYCHNIS. 



Very handsome and useful Perennials. L. Chalrednnica 

 is strikingly effective in mixed flower and shrubbery 

 borders. L. Fulgens is brilliant in the extreme. I.. 

 Haageana is a beautiful hybrid, varying in different 

 shades 



Lychnis Chalcecloniea. Scarlet, 2 ft 5 



Fulgens. Bright scarlet, i ft 10 



Haa'geana. Bright orauge scarlet, 1 fl 10 



Nana Hjbrila. (New) 10 



