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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES 



Primula, (Chinese Primrose.) 



Our Primulas are from th« fineit existing strains. In the 

 Fimbriata sorts the flowers are beautifully fringed, as are the 

 Filicifolia class also, but the latter have 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 have them 

 germinate at that season ; so, in our own experience, we have 

 found that the best time to sow is in February, March or 

 April. Then sown, the seed germinates freely, and fine 

 plants can be had for winter flowering. The great perfec- 

 tion to which Primulas have been brought renders them in 

 attractiveness and value scarcely equaled by any class of 

 plants. (See cut.) 



Trn.V pkt 



Primula Sinensis Fimbriata. Very choice mixed 



from prize flowers. (See cut.). $2 00 



Alba. Pure white 2 00 



Rubra. Red, very fine 2 00 



Striata. Striped with red.... 2 00 



Kermesina Splendens. Bright 



carmine with distinct yellow eye. 2 00 



Alba Plena. Double white.. 3 00 



Rubra Plena. Double Red.. 3 00 



Double Mixed. Red & white 3 00 



The double varieties produce a large percentage of 



double flower ■% and are superb. 



Punctata Elegantissima. A 



beautiful new variety, flowers deep 

 velvety crimson, strongly fringed 

 and regularly marked at the bor- 

 ders with small snow-white spots. 3 00 



Filicifolia Alba. White fern-leaved, 



Tery beautiful 2 00 



Rubra. Red fern-leaved 2 00 



Fimbriata Cristata Nana. A very interest- 



ing and distinct race, of French 

 origin. The plant is of dwarf 

 and dense habit, with small foli- 

 age. The flowers are snow-white, 

 with a pale yellow eye, are dent- 

 ated. and show a tendency to be- 

 come double. This Primula 

 comes nearly always true from 

 seed . Retail pkt's 50 



NEW PRIMULAS. 



Globosa Rubra, and Globosa Alba. 



We offer a red and white variety of an improved strain of 

 Chinese Primrose known as the "Globosa;" the flower* are 

 certainly much larger than other existing sorts, while the 

 habit of the plant is dense and compact. 



Either variety, retail pkt. 50 cents. 



PETUNIA, New Dwarf Inimitable. 

 (P. Hybrida Nana Compacta Itlulliflora.) 



A novelty worthy of general attention, inasmuch as it adds 

 to our gardens a Petunia which is really dwarf. It forms a 

 compact plant from 5 to 8 inches high, by as much in dia- 

 meter, and thickly covered with cherry-red flowers, each of 

 which is marked by a white star; occasionally a few seed- 

 lings will appear, whose blooms will be of another hue. 

 This Petunia will be very effective for massing, and admir- 

 ably adapted for pot culture. It will be found, also, a valu- 

 able sort for market culture, from its dwarf habit. 

 Per trade pkt. $1 00. 



New Fancy Hybrid. 



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 " sort 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 fecundating 

 single blooms with the pollen from the double, making the 

 seed necessarily high priced, and the progeny cannot be ex- 

 pected to all come double. The finest double Petunias are 

 always grown from seed ; when propagated by cuttings they 

 degenerate rapidly. — (See full page illustration.) 



Single Species. 



Petunia Hybrida Grandiflora Alba, Large pure 



white, per trade pkt $1 00 



Fimbriata. Beautifully fringed, 



all shades 100 



Kermesina, Crimson with white 



throat, per trade pkt 100 



Marginata. Spotted violet and 



purple, per trade pkt 100 



Prince of Wurtemburg, trade pkt 1 00 



Princess of Wurtemburg, " 1 00 



Purpurea, fine deep purple, " 1 00 



Striata, prettily striped and streaked, 



in all colors, per trade pkt 1 00 



New Fancy Hybrid, mixed of 



above, fertilized in our grounds, Sf)le7ldid, per 



trade pkt 1 00 



Double Species. 



Petunia Hybrida Grandiflora Marginata fl. pi. 



Green-edged, double, large flowering, all shades. 



A superb strain, per trade pkt 2 00 



Fimbriata, fl. pi. Double fringed, 



large flowering comprising all shades of colors, 



per trade pkt 2 00 



New Fancy Hybrid, (Double 



mixed) striped, fringed, and other large flower- 

 ing sorts fertilized in our grounds, trade pkt. . 2 00 



