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PETER HENDERSON & CO.'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



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Cineraria Hybrida. Centaurea Candidissima. 



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CANTERBURY BELLS (Campanula Medium). P£RPKT . 



Very attractive and well-known border plants; succeed in any light rich soil; should be 



transplanted 2 ft. apart Hardy Biennials. 

 Canterbury Bells. Double Mixed, 2£ ft 5 



Single Mixed. 2* ft 5 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER (Tropaeolum Peregrinum). 



An exceedingly ornamental creeper, with bright yellow-fringed flowers, and neat, finely- 

 divided foliage ; a general favorite. Half-hardy Annual. 

 Canary Bird Flower. Yellow, 10 ft 10 



CASTOR OIL BEANS. (See Ricinus.) 

 CARNATION. 



The Carnation is an indispensable plant in all gardens, for its varied and richly-colored 

 flowers, and delicious aromatic fragrance. It succeeds best in light rich soil. Half- 

 hardy Perennials. % 



Carnation, Extra Choice Bizarre. Saved from an unequaled collection of named 

 flowers, which will produce a fine assortment of superbly colored varieties, including 

 flakes, bizarres and self s 50 



Perpetual, or Tree. From the best collection extant, and may be expected to pro- 



duce beautiful new varieties, of various colors, and of the highest merit 50 



Monthly, Fine Double German, Mixed, From named flowers 25 



Mixed. For border culture 10 



CEDRONELLA. 



A beautiful plant, with fragrant foliage, and long spikes of purple flowers remaining long 



in bloom, Hardy Perennial. 

 Cedronella Cana. Purple, 2 ft 10 



CELOSIA. 



The Gelosia Pyramidalis are magnificent plants for greenhouse or conservatory decoration, 

 producing in the greatest profusion spikes of the most beautiful featherly-looking 

 flowers. They succeed well in the garden, if planted out in June, in a warm, sheltered 

 situation. The Cockscombs are highly ornamental and curious looking flowers; very 

 attractive in pots. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Celosia Pyramidalis Aurea, Golden yellow plumes, very fine, 3 ft 10 



Coccinea. Rich carmine, 3 ft 10 



Cristata Variegata. (New Variegated Cockscomb.) A new and strikingly beautiful 



variety, bearing brilliant combs of crimson and gold, 3 ft. (See cut) 10 



Cristata. (Cockscomb.) Dwarf crimson, fine, 1 ft 10 



Dwarf Mixed. (Cockscomb.) 1ft 10 



Japonica. (New Japanese Cockscomb.) A new variety of great beauty. The branches 



are scarlet or crimson ; the combs are almost as delicately cut as ruffled lace, often in 

 pyramidal masses, while the colors are of the brightest imaginable 25 



CENTAUREA. 



All the varieties here named are the best silver-foliaged plants in cultivation. Half-hardy 



Perennials. 

 Centaurea Candidissima. Splendid silvery-leaved plant, 1 ft. (See cut.) 25 



Clernentei. A new, robust and free-growing variety, producing crowns of silvery 



leaves, deeply fringed and cut. £ ft. (See cut.) 25 



Gymnocarpa, A very graceful silver-foliaged variety, 1£ f t 25 



