PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



SWEET WILLIAM. 



SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus). 



Per Pkt. 

 A very beautiful class of plants, of extreme richness 

 and diversity of color. The varieties have been great- 

 ly improved of late years. Hardy Perennials. 



Sweet William. Fine mixed 5 



Auricula-Flowered. Flowers in trusses of 



immense size and of exceedingly beautiful colors 10 



Double-Flowering. Finest mixed, from a 



splendid collection of double flowers 10 



SWEET PEAS. 



Very beautiful, fragrant, and free-flowering climbing 

 plants, continuing in bloom all summer; supported by 

 common pea-sticks they form admirable screens for 

 protecting more tender plants or excluding unsightly 

 objects ; valuable for training on trellis work-, cover- 

 ing rough fences, etc. Hardy Annuals. 

 Sweet Pea, Scarlet Invincible. Remarkably fra- 

 grant, with bright scarlet crimson flowers; an 



unusually prolific bloomer : 5 



Sti Sped 5 



Pj ii fed Iiady 5 



Purple 5 



White 5 



Fairy Queen 5 



— = Butterfly. (See sjiecial description in Novel- 

 lies). 15 



Violet Queen. (See special description in 



Novell ies) 15 



Mixed. All colors. Per oz., 15c; per lb., $1.. 5 



THUNBERGIA. 



THUNBERGIA. 



Extremely ornamental free-blooming climbers of rapid 

 growth, handsome foliage and much-admired flowers ; 

 good for greenhouse culture or in warm situations out- 

 of-doors. 



Thunbergia Alata. Buff, with white eve, i ft 10 



Alba. White, with dark eye,4ft. ..;..* 10 



Aurantiaca. Bright orange, dark eye, 3 ft 10 



Bakerii. Pure white, 4 ft 10 



HISxed Varieties. (See Cut) 10 



TACSONIA. Per Pkt. 



Tacsonia Von Volxemi. This beautiful climber 

 was found in New Grenada. It is a plant that 

 flowers most abundantly, and for almost the 

 whole year; the flowers individually are about 

 five inches in diameter, and of the richest scarlet. 

 Half-hardy SJirub 25 



TAGETES. 

 Tagetes Signata Pumila. A beautiful, delicate 

 fern-leaved plant, forming a compact globular 

 bush, and covered with bright yellow blossoms, 

 with a reddish-brown stripe through the centre 

 of each petal. Half-hardy Annual. 1 ft 10 



TRITOMA (Red Hot Poker Plant). 

 Tritoma Uvaria. A most interesting plant, that 

 ought to be in every garden. The flower-stalk 

 grows to the height of three feet; the flower 

 spike is about one foot in length, of colors vary- 

 ing from yellow to deep scarlet, giving it some- 

 what the appearance of a heated bar of iron, 

 hence it is vulgarly called " Red-hot Poker Plant." 

 It continues in bloom from July to October. 

 Grown either singly or in masses, it produces a 

 striking effect .' 25 



TRICHOSANTHES. 



Very curious plants, with long, elegant, serpent-like 

 fruit, exceedingly ornamental. Half-hardy A nn uals. 



Tricbosantlies Coceinea. A charmingclimber.with 

 small oval green and white marbled fruit, chang- 

 ing to scarlet 10 



Colubrina. Serpent gourd, brilliant carmine 



fruit, 5 to 6 ft. in length 10 



TORENIA FOURKIERII. 



TORENIA. 



Torenia Fournieril. The Torenias are among the 

 prettiest summer plants for vases or hanging- 

 baskets, and this variety, although not altogether 

 new, is so distinct and pleasing, as to be well 

 worthy of special mention. The flower is sky- 

 blue, dotted with three dark blue spots, has a 

 bright yellow throat, and is an exceedingly free 

 bloomer 25 



Baillonii. (See Novelties) 50 



VALERIAN. 



Very showy border plants; will grow in almost any soil. 



Hardv Perennials. 

 Valerian, Bed. \y> ft 5 



White, lj^ft 5 



Mixed, l^fft 5 



VERBENA. 



Well-known and universally admired plants ; invaluable 



for summer decoration. Blooming freely the first year 



from seed. Half-hardy Perennials. 



Verbena Hybrida. Saved from Peter Henderson's 



splendid collection of the best named varieties. 



Great care has been taken that this seed should be 



saved from such as are really good bedding kinds, 



and of attractive colors 25 



Scarlet 25 



White 25 



Mixed 10 





