PETER HENDERSON & CO-FLOWER SEEDS. 



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Begonia Rex 



Bellis Perennis fl. PL. 



BlGNONIA. 



BOCCONIA. 



BALSAM- Continued. 



Per Pkt. 

 Balsam, Double Flesh-Colored 10 



Double Scarlet Mottled 10 



Double Crimson Mottled 10 



Double White Perfection. Flowers snow white, 



round as a silver dollar, of immense size and solidity, 

 and themost thoroughly double of any double Balsam 

 we ever saw 25 



Double Solferino. A most beautiful variety, striped 



and streaked with lilac and scarlet, on a satin white 

 ground ... .15 



Double Extra Choice Mixed 10 



JFor Collections of Balsams see page at end of this Flower Seed List. 



BAPTISIA. 

 (False Indigo.) 



A beautiful herbaceous plant, flowers bright blue, pea-shaped, 

 borne on spikes inches long. Hardy Perennial. 



Baptisia Australis. Blue 10 



BARTONIA. 



.Plants of a succulent character, with large golden flowers, ex- 

 panding only in the middle of the day. When in perfection 

 this is a fine plant, and. although its habit and foliage are 

 less attractive than some other annuals, in size and brilliancy 

 of blossoms it is inferior to none. Hardy Annual. 



Bartonia Aurea. Golden yellow, 2 ft 5 



Nana. A dwarf-growing variety, 9 inches high. .. 10 



BEGONIA. 



■m the green-house or parlor in winter, the graceful, pendulous 

 flowers of this beautiful class render them most desirable, 

 but with added beauty in their glossy, waxen foliage they 

 are simply superb. They are equally adapted, too, for sum- 

 mer planting. 



Beefonia Sex. Beautiful ornamental leaved pot plants, 



mixed varieties. {See cut.) .25 



Rubra. A splendid winter flowering variety, bearing 



flowers of scarlet rose, glossy and wax-like ; most beautiful 

 and distinct 25 



We Plus Ultra. Flowers bell-shaped, of immense 



size, and of a light, dazzling scarlet 25 



Tuberous Rooted Sorts. Magnificent flowering 



plants in pots, and in Europe are extensively bedded out, 

 flowering in the greatest profusion all summer. The in- 

 dividual florets will average from 2 to 3 inches in diameter, 

 and in the collection we offer will be found lovely shades of 

 all colors. Take up after the frost has killed the foliage, 

 and keep the bulbs in a warm, dry place. 



Tuberous Booted Begonia, mixed, single 25 



" " " double 50 



" " " " Mt. Blanc (single white) 25 



BELLIS. 

 (Double Daisy.) 



.An old favorite, and one of the most charming spring flowers. 

 In bloom from April to June. Half-hardy Perennials. 



Bellis Perennis fl. pi. Finest mixed, ',, ft. (See cut.) 15 



Alba fl. pi. Pure white double Daisy 15 



Longfellow. A fine large flowering double Daisy, 



with dark rose flowers 25 



BERTOLONIA. 



Per Pkt. 



B. Velutina. A plant from South Africa bearing spikes six 

 inches high of pink blossoms. The foliage is a rich olive 

 crimson 50 



BlGNONIA. 

 (Trumpet Creeper.) 



B. Grandiflora. A rapid growing hardy climbing plant, 

 well suited for trellises, &c, as it clings by tendrils. The 

 flowers, dark red and orange, are of trumpet shape, and 

 borne in large clusters in the fall. (See cut.) Hardy Peren- 

 nial. 40 to 60 ft 10' 



BOCCONIA. 



B. Japonica. The stately habit of this plant renders it most 

 effective for lawn decoration. The foliage is large and finely 

 cut, and for situations where single specimen plants are de- 

 sired it can hardly be surpassed. Also well adapted for pot 

 culture. Herbaceous Perennial. 5 to 8 ft. (See cut.) 10 



BRACHYCOME. 



Dwarf-growing plants, covered all summer with a profusion 

 of Cineraria-like blooms. Half hardy Annuals. 



Brachycome Iberidifolia. ' (Swan River Daisy.) Mixed 

 blue and white, }i, ft. (See cut.) ., 10 



BRYONOPSIS. 



A climbing annual of great beauty, bearing green f ruits, which 

 change in color as the season advances to bright scarlet 

 striped with white. Half-hardy Annual. 



Bryonopsis Laciniosa Erythrocarpa. 10 ft 5 



BROWALLiA. 



This is now considered indispensable in all massing and ribbon- 

 line gardening, in fact for all bedding purposes it is used 

 almost as freely as the Coleus. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Browallia Elata Coerulea. Blue, 1 '^ ft, 5 



Alba. White, 1 v 2 f t 5 



Roezlii. Mixed colors, blue and white ; flowers double 



the size of the preceding sorts 10 



CACALIA. 

 (Tassel Flower.) 



A popular annual, free flowering and hardy. 



shaped, yellow and scarlet. 

 Cacalia. Mixed colors, \y% ft 



Flowers tassel- 



CALAMPELIS (Eccremocarpus). 



A quick-growing climber, attaining a height of 10 feet in a 

 season, and bearing profusely clusters of orange-colored 

 tube-like flowers. 



Calampelis Scaber 10 



Mayer, Ariz., April 5th, 1885. 

 The seeds came in excellent order, and we are much pleased with them. Have planted half the lot, and nearly all are up and doing 

 ■finely. Thanking you for your courtesy in filling the order so promptly, I remain, yours respectfully, GEORGE E. BROWN, 



