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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK—FLOWER SEEDS i 
SUMMER IS THE TIME TO PLANT 
HENDERSON'S 
PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS. 
Hardy gardening is becoming more popular 
in America every year. To meet the increasing 
demand for seeds of perennial plants we append 
a list of the leading sorts, which if sown this 
summer will produce plants that will flower next 
- season. Biennial grow from seed one year, 
bloom and die the next. Perennials last for 
several years, blooming annually from seed 
after the first season. Cultural directions are 
printed on each packet. 
- Perennials are generally raised from seed sown 
from early spring to about August Ist, in the 
latitude of New York. Treated thus, they 
make strong plants which may be planted in a 
permanent situation early enough in the fall 
to enable them to winter safely. In some 
instances plants will flower the first year from 
seed if sown quite early, but nearly all require a 
year to reach their best development. 
The great charm of Perennials lies in their 
permanence. Once established they are a con- 
stant source of pleasure, and among the most 
interesting plants in our gardens, presenting a 
variety of size, form and color so great as to fit 
them for almost every conceivable purpose in 
the garden. Some may be made to thrive under 
most unkind conditions while others are adapted 
to the most skilful cultivation. Many plants 
of this class, notably Antirrhinums, have been 
so greatly improved by hybridization during 
recent years, that they may now be had in vary- 
ing height, and in almost every shade of color. 
A very large proportion of the Perennial plants 
that may be grown from seed have great value 
as cut flowers, particularly so because of their 
great stibstance, which enables them to stand 
up well long after cutting. In the matter of 
arrangement they offer an almost endless choice. 
Some grow into majestic plants, which may stand 
as single “specimens, others may be used for 
conspicuous display in masses or clumps, while 
others are of great value as border plants. Not- 
withstanding their individual charm, they are 
most effective when planted in a mixed border, 
where by arranging them according to height, 
color and season of flowering, an attractive dis- 
play may be had from the earliest days of spring, 
all through the summer, and even after the first 
frosts herald the approach of winter. And so, 
week by week, as sure as the season revolves such 
a border will present new charms and revive old 
ones, the beauty of it growing with ever-increas- 
ing interest. (See our Complete List on pages fol- 
lowing.) 
HENDERSON'S “GARDEN BEAUTIFUL” COLLECTIONS 
HENDERSON’S GARDEN BEAUTIFUL” COLLECTION OF 
HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
FOR GARDENS, BORDERS AND GROUPS 
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(These flower from seed the second year and thereafter.) 
4711 Collection of 24 Kinds, Enumerated pk $1.25 \ Mailed 
4712 Collection of 12 Kinds, Prefixed X for 7 Freel - 
Achillea, The Pearl. Double white fewer. borne profusely in summer. 
XAlyssum Saxatile Compacta. Spring-blooming, hardy yellow Alyssum. 
XAquilegia or Columbine, Large-Flowering Hybrids. Beautiful new colors. 
XAsters,Hardy, Large-Flowering Hybrids. Improved Michaelmas Daisies. 
Canterbury Bells, Calycanthema, Mixed. The ‘“‘Cup and Saucer”’ type. 
Candytuft, Gibraltica. Rose and white hardy Candytuft. 
Carnation, Hardy Garden, Mixed Colors. Double fragrant flowers. 
- XCoreopsis Lanceolata, Harvest Moon. Large golden-yellow flowers. 
_ XDelphinium, Large Single Hybrids, Mixed Colors. Perennial Larkspurs, 
Dianthus Plumarius, Double Mixed. The Pheasant’s Eye or Grass Pinks. 
~XDigitalis Gloxinoides, Mixed. The finest strain of Foxglove,variouscolors. 
Gaillardia Grandifiora Maxima, Mixed. Flowers, red, yellow, etc. 
XHollyhock, Extra Choice Double, Mixed Colors. Many beautiful colors. 
Lobelia, Hardy Hybrids, Mixed.” Improved types of the Cardinal Flower. 
_ Pentstemon, Finest Mixed. Large Foxglove-like flowers of brilliant 
colors. 
peaonaen Mariesi, Mixed Colors. Compact bushes with bell-shaped 
owers. 
Poppy, Hardy Oriental Hybrids Mixed. Immense flowers, 6 inches 
across. 
Pyrethrum, Large-Flowering Hybrids, Mixed. 
XScabiosa Caucasica. 
Stokesia Cyanea. 
across. 
Sweet Rocket, Mixed Colors. Fragrant purple or white flowers. 
XSweet William, Large-Flowering, Single, Mixed. Rich colors. 
Tritoma Uvaria Grandifiora (Red-Hot Poker). Spikes of fire-red flowers 
ba te hola Double Large-Flowering, Mixed Colors. Fragrant flowers’ 
Single Daisy-like flowers. 
Saucer shaped flowers, of lovely light blue. 
The Hardy Cornflower Aster, blue flowers, 4 inches 
HENDERSON’S “GARDEN BEAUTIFUL’ 
COLLECTION OF SEEDS OF 
HARDY CLIMBING PLANTS 
(These are Perennials, flowering after the first 
year.) 
4731 Collection of 6 Kinds, Enumerated 
Below, 50 Cents. 
Ampelopsis Veitchii. The Japanese or Bos- 
ton Ivy, clings to walls, etc. 30 it. 
Aristolochia Sipho. Dutchman's Pipe Vine, 
luxuriant climber. 30 feet. 
Clematis Paniculata. A mass of white star- 
like flowersin autumn. 30 ft. 
Kudzu Vine. Grows rapidly; 
purple flowers. 40 to 50 feet. 
Lathyrus Latifolius, Mixed Everlasting Pea. 
Sweet Pea-like fowers. 6 to 8 ft. 
Wistaria Sinensis. Pendant clusters of blue 
flowers. 25 to 40 feet. 
Pea-shaped, 
Henderson's 
GARDEN GUIDE AND RECORD - 
Free with orders of $2.00 or over 
Includes Growing Flowers from Seeds Aid to 
Selection for Different Purposes, List of 
Fragrant Flowers, Plans for Flower Beds, 
Gladiolus, Peony Culture, Dahlia Culture, 
Bulb Culture, Insects and Plant Diseases etc. 
