PETER HENDERSON & CO.-FLOWEE SEEDS. 



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POPPY. 



r> r Pkt. 



Plants with large and brilliantly colored flowers, always 

 making a showy display in the garden. Hardy Annuals. 



Poppy. Carnation-Flowered. Double, mixed, 2 fl .. . 5 



French. Papaver RlUBas). Ranunculus-flowered, 



double-mixed. 2 ft 5 



New Papaver I lnbrosum. This makes a gor- 

 geous display in the garden: its flowers are a rich 

 vermilion, with a shining black spot on each petal. 

 One of the showiest plants in our trial grounds 

 last summer. (See cut) 25 



Bracteatum. Very large orange scarlet flowers, 



averaging five inches in diameter. Perennial vari- 

 ety... 10 



English Scarlet. One of the commonest plants in 



great Britain, being found growing wild there in 

 field after field, and which produces the most gor- 

 geous effect that can be imagined with its dazzling 

 scarlet blooms , 5 



PORTULACA. 



Beautiful and popular Hardy Annuals, of the easiest culture, 

 luxuriating in an exposed sunny situation, and producing 

 throughout the summer their flowers of almost every hue 

 in the greatest profusion. The double Portulaca is one of 

 the finest annuals in cultivation, } 2 ft. 



Portulaca Brdmani. A fine variety. Flowers large. 



pure white, with a reddish purple eye 5 



Golden Striped. A very distinct and strikingly new 



variety. Flowers of a light straw color, with golden 



or orange stripes 5 



Alba. Clear white 6 



Red and White. Striped 5 



Splendens. Rich purple 5 



Sew Pink. This is a great improvement on the 



common single Portulaca. The flowers, nearly 

 twice the size of the old variety, are of a delicate 



pink shade 5 



New Salmon, a new and strikingly odd color in this 



well-known annual 15 



Splendid Mixed, Single. All colors 5 



Orandi flora Doable. Finest mixed. These are 



unsurpassed for brilliancy of color by any annual 

 grown. Our Double Portulaca is saved from the 

 finest double flowers only, the plants of which are 

 grown from cuttings, and we believe will produce a 

 larger percentage of double flowers than any other 

 strain offered. (See cut.) 15 



Primula (Chinese Primrose). 



Our Primulas are from the finest existing strains. In the 

 Fimbriata sorts the flowers are beautifully fringed, as are 

 the Filicifolia class also, but the latter nave added beauty 

 in their Fern-like foliage. Following the English practice, 

 it is usually advised to sow Primula seeds in July and 

 August, but in our hot, dry climate it is very difficult to 

 nave them germinate at that season; so, in our own ex- 

 perience, we have found that the best time to sow is in 

 February, March or April. Then sown, the seed germi- 

 nates freely, and fine plants can be had for winter flower- 

 ing. The great perfection to which Primulas have been 

 brought renders them in attractiveness and value scarce- 

 ly equaled by any class of plants. X it. (See cut.) 



Primula Sinensis Fimbriata. Very choice mixed, 



from prize flowers. (.See cut) 50 



Alba. Purewhite 50 



Rubra. Red, very fine 50 



Striata. Striped with red 50 



Kermesina Splendens. Bright carmine with 



distinct yellow eye 50 



Alba Plena. Double white 100 



Rubra Plena. Double red 1 00 



Double Mixed. Red and white 1 00 



The double varieties produce a large percentage of double 



flowers, and are superb. 



Punctata Elegantissima. A beautiful new 



variety, flowers deep velvety crimson, strongly 

 fringed, and regularly marked at the borders with 



small snow-white spots 1 00 



• Filicifolia Alba. White fern-leaved, verv 



beautiful 50 



Rubra. Red. fern-leaved 50 



Fimbriata Cristata Nana. A verv interesting 



and distinct race, of French origin. The plant is of 

 dwarf and dense habit, with small foliage. The flow- 

 ers are snow-white, with a pale yellow eve, are dent- 

 ated. and show a tendency to become double. This 



Primula comes nearly always true from seed 75 



Globoga Rubra. (See Xovelties) 75 



Alba. (See JTovelties) 75 



PYRETHROI, 



(Feverfew. ) 



Per Pkt. 



An old and favorite herbaceous plant, of which several dis- 

 tinct classes are offered below. Hardy Perennials. 



Pyrethrum Hybridum fl. pi. New varieties of this 

 beautiful, hardy, herbaceous plant, saved from 

 double flowers only, l*. ft 25 



Roseuin. The flowers of this and its varieties are 



gathered, dried and pulverized, and form the true 

 "Persian Insect Powder" so much in demand 10 



Part he 11 i folium Aureum (Golden Feather. Bright 



golden foliage. One of the best bedding plants, 1 ft.10 



Laciniatum. A variety of " Golden Feather," the 



foliage distinctly cut and fringed 10 



Golden Gem. A splendid bedding plant, producing 



large double white flowers, which are continued 

 throughout the summer. The color of the foliage is 

 a brighter yellow than that of the old "Golden 

 Feather," itself one of the best bedding plants grown. 

 (See Cut.) 1 ft 10 



Aureum Selaginoides. The fiat golden foliage re- 

 sembles two fronds of some species of Ferns, over- 

 laying each other, and this peculiarity, with its dwarf 

 and compact habit, gives it great interest and beau- 

 ty. New last season 25 



Double White Feverfew. (See Matricaria) 15 



RH0DANTHE. 



Belongs to what is known as " Everlasting Flowers," ami is 

 invaluable for winter bouquets: but it has also added in- 

 terest and value from the fact of its being equally desir- 

 able when grown as a pot plant in greenhouse or parlor, 

 or when planted out for garden decoratkn, 1 ft. Balf- 

 hardy Annuals. 



Rhodanthe Atrosanguinea. Dark purplish crimson, 



very brilliant. {See Cm) 10 



Maculata. Bright rosy crimson, with yellow disc ...10 



Alba. Pure silvery white, very beautiful 10 



RICINTS, 



(Castor Oil Bean.) 

 Tall growing plants of tropical origin, and whose luxuriant 

 foliage renders them exceedingly ornamental and desir- 

 able. Half-hardy Annuals. 

 Ricinus Borboniensis Arboreus. Very large and 



handsome foliage, 15 ft 5 



Giganteus. Leaves of immense size, 12 ft 5 



Gibsonii. Dark red foliage 5 



Obermanii. (Sanguineus.) Red fruit; splendid or- 

 namental plant, 8 ft 5 



Tricolor. Three-colored, very beautiful, 7 ft 5 



Mixed Varieties 5 



ROCKET, 



(Dame's Violet.) 

 Well-known, very fragrant, early spring-flowering plants, 

 growing and blooming freely. Hardy Perennials. 



Rocket, Sweet Purple. 1 ', It 5 



"White. l' 4 ft 5 



Mixed. l>i ft 5 



SALPIGL0SSIS. 



Remarkably beautiful autumn-blooming plants, with funnel- 

 shaped flowers, curiously veined and marbled. Half-hardy 

 Annuals. 

 Salpiglossis Azurea Grandiflora. Sky-blue, IK ft.. 10 



Coccinea. Scarlet, 1J4 ft 10 



Large-Flowered. Finest mixed, 1H ft. (See cut).. 10 



SALYIA, 



(Flowering Sage.) 

 With its spikes of scarlet, white and blue, the Salvia makes 

 one of the most gorgeous plants in the garden. <S. Patens 

 (blue) and S. Splendens (red) are perhaps the best repre- 

 sentatives of these two primary colors to be found in the 

 whole range of flowering plants* Seeds sown in April will 

 flower in July and August, and continue throughout the 

 season. Half-hardy Perennials. 



Salvia Patens. Splendid deep blue. 3 ft 25 



Splendens. (Scarlet Sage.) Vivid scarlet, 3 ft 10 



Alba. New white, very distinct 25 



SAXYITALIA. 



Dwarf-growing, free-flowering plants, very suitable forsmall 

 beds or rock-work. Hardy A annuls. 



Sanvitalia Procumbens Fl. Pleno. A beautiful ac- 

 quisition: flowers densely double, bright golden yel- 

 low ami produced in the greatest abundance. % ft. 

 (See Cut) 10 



