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POLYANTHUS (Primula Elatior). An early-blooming 
Primrose for spring flower beds or pot culture; the 
large umbels of flowers edged and laced are borne 
on stalks 8 inches tall. Mixed colors............ 
POPPY GIANT ORIENTAL. These hold an unrivaled 
position for effectiveness in hardy borders; height 
2 to 3 feet; flowers immense, often 6 inches across. 
Colosseum. Flowers 8 inches across. Dark scarlet, 
with a black spot at the base of each petal........ 
Beauty of Livermere. Crimson with,black blotch... 
Princess Victoria Louise Salmon-scarlet........... 
Salmon Queen. Salmon-yellow............5....<. 
Rembrandt: Orance scarlet. tise eee eee 
Mixed Colors:Pe7h000iseedso0 Cus i. eee oes 
POPPY ICELAND (Papaver Nudicaule). Thefragrant, 
crushed satin-like flowers are produced in never- 
ceasing succession from the beginning of June to 
October; fine for cutting 
Vellow: sacs ak AO SW hite sca oes eae ee 
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Mixed Colors. Per 1,000 seeds, 50c............. Rex. 
Storrie’s New Iceland Poppies. This new strain 
contains many new colors and shades, including 
blush, salmon, ccral-pink, orange-rose, white, lemon, 
orange, striped, flecked, edged blended, etc. 
Mixed, Colors... Per,1,000 ‘seeds, (5G 2 ois Sate 
HARDY BLUE PR MROSE—Primula Acaulis 
A beautiful blue-flowered type of the popular old 
English yellow Primrose. Equally as hardy, and 
a fitting companion for naturalizing among shrubs, 
in turf or the herbaceous border................, 
PRIMULA JAPONICA HYBRIDS. These grand, new 
Japan Primroses are perfectly hardy—forming 
stately, robust plants that carry large trusses of 
bloom. The colors range from pure white through - 
shades of pink to-deep crimson 24 cis 5. ate eee Oe 
PYRETHRUM Hybridum. Hardy herbaceous plants, 
flowers 3 to 4inches across, of rose, flesh, pink, white 
crimson, etc.; borne on stems 2 feet high. 
Single, Large-flowering. Mixed colors............. 
Double, Large-flowering. 
SCABIOSA Hardy Varieties. 
Caucasica Perfecta. Dense, spreading plants 2 or 3 
feet high. Semi-double flowers, 3 to 4 inches across 
poised on stalks 1132 to 2 feet long. The coloring 
is-a* beautmulsilacsbldeke sae eS oe ee 
Caucasica Alba. Alarge, pure white variety; counter- 
part of the above; beautiful; the flowers, 3 to 4inches 
across, on long stems, are exquisite for vases, lasting 
5 a long time in water, and they are borne freely like 
those of its blue-colored parent from early summer 
Oca ERA St cee Lae cee eta get oe ea ad 
Japonica. New Scabious from Japan, 234 feet in 
height and breadth, with elegant light green foliage. 
Flowers 2 inches across, on long wiry stems 15 
inches in length, of a beautiful mauve blue....... 
PETER HENDERSON & CO.; NEW YORK_FLOWER SEEDS 
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STOKESIA, The Hardy Cornflower. The plants grow 
from 18 to 24 inches high and begin flowering in 
July, continuing without interruption till late in 
October. The flowers, 4 to 5 inches across, on long 
stems, are valuable for cutting 
Cyanea Blue. Lavender-blue............... oe 
Hybrids, 
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SWEET ROCKET or Dames Violet. 
herbaceous perennials—for the garden border. The 
plants form clumps 2 to 3 feet in height covered 
with showy terminal spikes of flowers resembling 
Stocks. Thecolorsrange from white through lilac 
to pink and purple; very productive of bloom an 
_ splendid for cut flowers. Mixed Colors......... a 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus.). 
finest of our hardy garden plants, of easy culture, 
thriving in any good garden soil. 
about 1 foot high and form fine clumps. 
Henderson’s Perfection. Our improved Perfection 
strains produce in great profusion large florets in a 
great variety of extremely rich colors 
Extra choice Single varieties mixed 
Double large-flowering mixed. Extra choice........ 
Pink Beauty. Large single flowers of pure pink..... 
Scarlet Beauty. Large single scarlet flowers........ 
Harlequin. Large flowers of several colors produced 
on one plant. Some heads will be al! crimson, 
others all pink, white, etc., but usually florets of 
different colors will be borne in one head......... 
TRITOMA UVARIA. ‘Red Hot Poker Plant." Splen- 
did hardy perennial plants, for clumps on lawn or 
among shrubbery, where the tali spikes of orange 
ted flowers make an effective display from August 
until November. 4 to 5 feet..:... 2.2... . ene 
New Hybrid Tritomas. Showy, hardv plants, pro- 
ducing the brightest flowers of the autumn garden. 
They grow from seed and flower well the second 
year commencing in May and continuing thtcugh 
the summer and fall. They range in color through 
shades of yellow to orange and from salmon-pink, 
coral red, etc., to crimson. i 
height from 18 inches to 6 feet 
PANSY-VIOLETS, Tufted or Bedding. (Viola cornuta 
grandiflora hybrida.) Pansy-like blossoms, 2 to 2% 
Pri 
Favorite, hardy, — 
One of the © 
The plants grow 
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The plants vary in 
inches across, of great substance and brilliant colors. 
The plants are hardy, forming tufted clumps, with 
myriads of flowers from spring until cold weather. 
Many are scented.- Mixed colors................- 
WALL FLOWER. These perennials make nice bushy 
plants, 1% feet high, bearing in the spring long 
spikes of fragrant@lowers of various colors, crimson 
purple, yellow apricot, mahogany, pink, etc. 
Large Double. Mixed colors ; : 
Large Single. 
Collection of 6 separate Double Wall Flowers. ...... 
WISTARIA, Chinese. 
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: _Of luxutiant and rapid growth, 5 
bearing in the spring immense panicles of flowers __ 
produced in great profusion, 75 feet. Blue....... .1 
