PETER HENDERSON & CO.'s CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 37 



NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES 



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BEGONIA. Ne Fins Ultra. 

 This novelty will unquestionably take a foremost place among the numerous 

 varieties of Begonia, which have been introduced of late. Its flowers are 

 bell-shaped, gracefully pendulous, of enormous dimensions, and of a dazzling 

 light scarlet, they are produced by threes, and each flowering -stalk is termi- 

 nated by this number of blooms. For size, perfection of form, and richness 

 of color, this variety surpasses, by far, all other hybrids extant, and fully jus- 

 tifies the name that has been given to it. It is of a robust habit, with dark 

 green foliage, and blooms profusely and continuously. 



Price, 50 cents per packet. 



BROWALLIA ROEZLI. 

 The Browallias are now among the best plants we have for bedding pur- 

 poses, giving, as they do, a constant succession of bloom throughout the Sum- 

 mer ; and this new variety will no doubt prove a great acquisition, as the 

 same range of color, blue or pure white, is here to be found as in the old sorts, 

 while the flowers are nearly double the size of any of the other varieties* It 

 makes a compact plant of about 18 inches in height. 



Price, 50 cents per packet. 



PETUNIA -DOUBLE. New Fringed. 



An illustration is almost needed to give a true idea of the peculiarity and 

 beauty of this novelty — the flowers are very double and deeply fringed, and 

 the introducer, who is one of our most reliable horticulturists, says of it, that 

 it is the best of its class yet introduced. 



Price, $1.00 per packet. 



BALSAM— DOUBLE. Extra Choice Mixed. 

 This is a particularly fine strain of Balsam. The flowers are very large 

 and very double, ranging through all the brilliant colors usually found in this 

 popular plant. 



Price, 25 cents per packet. 



CYCLAMEN PEHSICUM GIGANTEUM. 



This new and superb variety is a great improvement over the old sorts. It 

 has broad beautifully mottled leaves, and throws its flower stalk well above the 

 foliage. Each flower measures from 2 to 2 J inches in length, pure white with 

 a fine violet purple eye. 



Price. $1.00 per packet. 



