22 



PETER HENDERSON & CO. 'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



Hibiscus Africanus, 

 Page 18. 



Double Hollyhock. 

 Page 18. 



LYCHNIS. 



PEK PKT. 



Very handsome and useful Perennials. L. chalcedonica, is strikingly effective in mixed 

 flower and shrubbery borders. L. fulgens is brilliant in the extreme. L. Haageana is a 

 beautiful hybrid, varying in different shades. Hardy Perennials. 



Lychnis Chalcedonica. Scarlet, 2 ft 5 



Fulgens. Bright scarlet, H i t 10 



Haageana. Bright orange scarlet, 1 ft 10 



NanaHybrida. (New) 25 



MESEMBEYANTHEMUM. 



Dwarf-growing plants of great beauty, well suited for edgings and covering rock-work, 

 producing their star-like flowers in great abundance the whole summer. Half-hardy 

 Annuals. 



Mesernbryanthemum Tricolor. Mixed colors, i ft § 



MARIGOLD. 



The French and African Marigolds are among the most beautiful of our annuals, their rich 

 and varied colors, and bright foliage producing a splendid effect in almost any situa- 

 tion. The African is the tallest and most striking in large beds; while the French varie- 

 ties are admirably adapted for small beds, or as a foreground to taller plants. Half- 

 luirdy Annuals. 



Marigold African Quilled. Finest mixed varieties, 2 ft, (See cut) 5 



French Dwarf. Fine mixed varieties, 1 ft. (See cut) 5 



MARVEL OF PERU (Four o'clocks). 



The flowers of this class are very varied and beautiful, aud are produced in great abundance. 



The roots may be preserved through the winter like Dahlias. Half-hardy Perennials. 

 Marvel of Peru. (Four o'clocks.) Finest mixed, 2 ft 5 



MAURANDIA. 



These beautiful summer climbers cannot be too highly recommended, whether for the adorn- 

 ment of the conservatory or greenhouse, or for training on trelliswork, verandas, &c. 

 Blooms the first season from seed. Half-hardy Perennial. 



Maurandia Barclayana. Rich violet, 10 ft 10 



Alba. White, 10 ft 10 



Rosea. Rosy Pink, 10 ft f 10 



Purpurea Grandiflora. Purple, 10 ft 10 



- — Finest Mixed Colors 10 



