64 PETER HENDERSON'S PLANT CATALOGUE. 



SALVIA. 



Rosea. A distinct winter-flowering Salvia, with rich, rose-colored flowers, borne in spikes, six 

 inches in length — to contrast with the white, blue and scarlet varieties of Salvia, it is very 

 valuable. 

 Splendens. (Scarlet Sage.) Flower spikes of the most brilliant scarlet. 



G-ordonii. Differs from the above variety in being much more dwarf; flowering 



throughout the summer and winter. 

 Alba. A white variety of "Splendens," identical in every respect, except in color, 

 which is pure white; it is rather dwarf er tnan the scarlet; and contrasts well when 

 planted in lines in front of it. 

 Patens. A variety well suited to contrast with the scarlet, the flowers being of the richest shade 



of blue. 

 Fulgens Var. A winter-flowering sort ; with bright scarlet flowers, the foliage variegated with 



creamy white. 

 Officinalis Var. A beautiful tri-colored variety of the common Sage; leaves white, green and 



pink blotched. 

 Heeri. A winter-flowering Salvia, which has the merit of blooming in quite a cool house. Flow- 

 ers glossy scarlet, with a carmine tint, 1-^- to 2 inches in length, borne on long terminal spikes. 

 Zanthina. (New, see special description, page 18.) 50 cents each. 



Price, 25 cents each; $2.25 per dozen, except where noted. Set of nine sorts, $1.75. 



SELAGINELLA (LYCOPODIUM.)-Mosses. 



Plants used in Wardian cases or Ferneries, and in some styles of cut flower decorations; re- 

 quire partial shade and a moist atmosphere. 



Price, 25 cents each; $2.25 for set of twelve. 



SEMPERVIVUWI-House Leek. 



A succulent genus of plants allied to the Sedums. The plants assume symmetrical table-like 

 forms, many of them very novel and interesting. Both Sempervivums and sedums are well 

 adapted for culture in parlors or sitting rooms, as they grow freely in a dry atmosphere, and can 

 hardly be injured in any way except by an over supply of water. 



Price. 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen. Set of nine sorts for $2. 



SEMPERV1VUM HAWORTHII. 



A curious plant sending down roots from the stems six inches above the ground; resembling 

 in miniature the famous Banyan Tree of India. 



Price, 30 cents each; $3 per dozen. 



SEDUM-Stone Crop. 



"We have to offer this season thirty distinct species of Sedums, all of them interesting, and 

 many of them very beautiful, both in foliage and in flower. 



Price, 30 cents each; $3 per dozen. Full set of 30 species, $6. 



SOLLYA HETEROPHYLLA. 



A beautiful summer climbing plant, with bright blue flowers growing to the height of six 

 feet, well adapted for covering trellis-work, where a neat, handsome climber is desired. It is 

 quite an old plant but now scarce. 



Price, 30 cents each; $3 per dozen. 



SOUANUM. 



Hybridum Hendersonii. A distinct variety of the "Jerusalem Cherry," with a very neat and 

 freely branched growth from 12 to 18 inches in height, with small. green leaves, the creamy 

 white blossoms of which are succeeded by a profusion of erect, cone-shaped fruits, of a 

 brilliant orange color. They are produced very abundantly, as many as 200 having been 

 counted on a plant 18 inches in height. 



Pseudo, Cap. Var. A variegated leaved variety of the Solanum, the edges of the* leaves bor- 

 dered with creamy white. 



Jasminoides. Of more slender growth, adapting it for hanging baskets, etc., leaves variegated 

 with white and green; the edges have a purple tint. 



Price, 25 cents each; $2. 25 per dozen. 



SPBREA THUNBERCIA. 



A Japanese variety, with small narrow green leaves, and small white flowers resembling haw- 

 thorne blossoms, which, borne on the slender shoots, give it a most graceful appearance. As it is 

 entirely hardy, it is much used for cemetery decoration. It is also suitable for forcing for white 

 flowers in winter. Price, 50 cents each; $4.50 per dozen. 



STATSCE 1NGANA HYBRIDA. 

 An interesting perennial plant ; the flowers of which are much used in bouquets of dried flow- 

 ers for winter decoration; colors red, white, crimson, rose, &c. 



Price, 30 cents each ; $3 per dozen. , 



