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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



Per Plct. 



Strong plants of Fancy Pansies, 30c. each, or $3.00 for the 

 set of twelve. 



These Pansies we showed by colored plate in 1877-S. 



Besides the Fancy Pansy alluded to above, we offer the fol- 

 lowing classes, which have Ween saved from the best and 

 most distinct varieties. 



Pansy, English. Very fine mixed 25 



Extra Clio ice'. From a superb collection 50 



Odier, or Five Blotched. A beautiful strain, per- 



fecl iii size and form of flower, as well as in beauty 

 and variety of color 25 



Emperor William. A very valuable addition to 



the large-Howe ring pansies, distinguished for its 

 brilliant color of ultramarine blue, with weii-deflned 

 eye of purple- violet, one of the best. 15 



Snow Q,ueeii. Pure satiny white, fine 25 



White Treasure. Fine pure white; one of the 



best 15 



Faust, or Iving of the Blacks. Flowers intense- 

 ly black 15 



Yellow. Pure golden 15 



Good Mixed 10 



PALAYA. 



A beautiful Annual, growing to a height of is inches, and 

 flowering abundantly. Equally valuable for greenhouse 

 or garden. 



Palava Flexuosa. Flowers bright pink: base of sepals 

 almost black i> 



PEXTSTEM0N. 



Tibs beautiful class is in continuous bloom from the time 

 they are planted out in May until host. In shape the 

 flowers somewhat resemble the Gloxinia, and are shaded 

 and mottled in white, blue, crimson, scarlet, and pink. 

 They bloom the first year, if sown early in .March in the 

 house or hot-bed and planted in May. Half-hardy Peren- 

 nial. 



Pent stem on. Fine mixed, 2 ft 10 



PERILLA. 



Having black purple-colored foliage, this ornamental plant 

 makes a fine contrast with any of the light or silver-leaved 

 plants usually used for lawn groups or rihbon-liue garden- 

 ing. Half-hardy Annual. 



Perilln Vankiuellsis. 1 '< ft 5 



L,a< iniaiis. cut-leaved variety; excellent for bed- 

 ding ....." 10 



PETUNIAS. 



For out-door decoration in summer scarcely any plant 

 equals this. They Mower the tlrst season, even if sown in 

 the open ground! but usually not before July or August. 

 If sown in the hotbed in April, they will bloom in June, 

 and be larger and finer plants. 

 Petunia Hyhrida. Finest striped and blotched vari- 

 ties, mixed (saved from Peter Henderson's collect- 

 ion) 25 



New Dwarf Inimitable. (See Novelties) 25 



Countess of Ellsmere. Pink, white throat . . .10 



Pure White 10 



Fine Mixed 10 



NEW FANCY HYBKID. 



An entirely distinct strain from the ordinary Petunia. The 

 flowers are of immense size and of exquisite colors, shades, 

 and markings. The double and single Fimbriata sorts 

 have beautifully fringed petals. The" double and single 

 "Marginata" sorts are bordered with green on each 

 petal, making them very attractive. 



it is, perhaps, not generally understood that the seeds 

 of double Petunias are only obtained by artificially fecun- 

 dating single blooms with the pollen from the double, 

 making the seed necessarily high priced, and the progeny 

 cannot be expected to all come double. The finest, dou- 

 ble Petunias are always grown from seed; when propa- 

 gated by cuttings they degenerate rapidly. (See full page 

 illustration.) 



SINT.LE SPECIES. 

 Petunia Hyhrida Grandiflora Alba. Large pure 



white 50 



— Fimbriata. Beautifully fringed, all shades.50 



Kermesina. Crimson, with white throat. .50 



Marginata. Spotted violet and purple 50 



Prince of Wnrtemburg. (See Novelties). 'lb 



Princess of Wnrtemburg. (See Novel- 

 lies) 25 



Purpurea. Fine deep purple 50 



Striad. Prettily striped and streaked, in 



all colors 60 



IVew Fancy Hybrid. (Single, mixed). ...50 



DOUBLE SPECIES. Per PU. 



Petunia Hybrida Grandiflora Marginata, Fl. PI. 



(Jreen-edged, double, large flowering, all shades. A 

 superb strain 75 



Fimbriata, Fl. PI. Double fringed, large 



flowering, comprising all shades of color 75 



New- Fancy Hybrid. (Double, mixed). 1 00 



PHYSIANTHUS. 



A climbing plant of rapid growth; flowers pure wdiite and 

 fragrant. It is often called the "cruel plant," owing to 

 its flowers forming a trap, Which closes on insects that 

 ina,\ chance i" lighi thereon. 



Physianthus Alliens 25 



PINK, CHINA, and other varieties (See 

 Dianthus.) 



POLYANTHUS. 



Flowering plants, blooming in early spring; adapted for pot 

 culture or outside beds, 1 ft. Hardy Perennials. 



Polyanthus. Choice mixed, from best laced flowers 25 



Duplex (Hose in llosei. (See cut] 25 



Mixed Border Varieties 10 



P0TENT1LLA. 



Handsome flowering herbaceous plants, exceedingly useful 

 ami ornamental in mixed flower borders, lasting a long 

 time in bloom. Hardy Perennials. 



Potent ilia. Finest mixed, 1 '., ft 10 



Double Flowering. Finest mixed, l}i ft 25 



PHLOX. 



Phlox Dnimmnnflii, to which section nearly all the follow- 

 ing classes and varieties belong, is one of the very finest 

 of annual plants, and stands almost unrivaled for prolu- 

 sion and duration of bloom and richness of color. The 

 " Grandiflora," or large flowering varieties, are a great 

 improvement over the older sorts, the flowers being 

 half as large again, and as freely produced. The Heyn- 

 holdli and Nana Compacts class are especially fine, their 

 habit of growth being dwarf and compact, and one mass 

 of bloom! Both these sections have recently been largely 

 grown in pots by florists for market purposes, with great 

 success— one variety in fact, P. Ifeiinholdii Alt>a, does not 

 do well in the open ground, but, pot grown, it is unsur- 

 passed. Hardy Annuals. 



Phlox Drummondii Alba. Pure white 10 



Atropurpurea Striata. Beautifully striped. ..10 



Black Warrior. Dark purple 10 



Cocci nea. Deep scarlet 10 



Isabellina. Pale yellow 10 



L.eopoldii. Bright rose, white eye 10 



Ore ii lata. White, with purple eye 10 



Princess Royal. Light purple, with white 



streaks 10 



Queen Victoria. Violet, white eye 10 



Radowitzii. Rose purple, white eye 10 



Rosea. Pure rose color 10 



Finest Mixed Varieties. (See cut) 5 



Grandiflora. A very tine strain. Mixed all 



colors 10 



Grandiflora Splendens. Anew variety. The 



flowers are large bright scarlet, with a conspicuous 

 white eye, the centre of which is encircled with a 

 well-defined violet edge 15 



Heynholdii. Bright scarlet dwarf and com- 

 pact 10 



Alba. (See Novelties) 25 



Cardinalis. (New.) Compact and bushy ; 



brilliant scarlet 25 



Perfection. The plants are literally cover- 

 ed with beautiful coppery-scarlet flowers, continu- 

 ing in bloom lat ■ into the fall 25 



Decussata. Perennial mixed, saved from named 



varieties 10 



New Dwarf Phlox Drummondii. 



A distinct section of the above, and distinguished from it by 



its dwarf habit and compact growth, % ft. 

 Phlox Drummondii Nana Compacta Coccinea. 



Deep scarlet, white eye 15 



Red. A bright shade 15 



Chamois Rose. Pure salmon rose 15 



Fireball. Bright dazzling scarlet 15 



Snowball. Pure white 16 



PLATYC0D0N. 



Platycodon Grandiflorum. A hardy herbaceous per- 

 ennial, native of China, with large white saucer- 

 shaped flowers. In the Northern States it should 

 have a slight protection in winter 10 



