PETER HENDERSON & CO.-FLOWER SEEDS. 



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Canna. 



CELOSIA GLASGOW Pkize. 



Celosia Japonica. 



Centaueea Clejientei. 



CANDYTUFT. 



(Iberis.) 



Per Pkt. 

 One of the most popular hardy annuals ; almost equally so as 

 Sweet Alyssum ; like it, it is of the easiest culture. 



Candy-tuft, Fragrant. Pure white, pinnated foliage, 



lft 5 



Crimson. Very beautiful, 1 ft 5 



Iiilac. Dwarf, very compact, % f t 5 



Dark Purple 5 



Rocket. Pure white, in large trusses, 1 ft 5 



White. Very delicate, 1 ft 5 



New Carmine. Produces a mass of vivid carmine 



blooms 10 



Pine Mixed. 1 ft 5 



Perennial. (/. Sempervirens.) White, 1 ft 10 



NEW TOM THUMB. 

 (Iberis Hybrida Nana.) 



This new class grow only from 4 to 6 inches high. Sown early 

 they will bloom in June, and will produce large flower heads 

 continuously until cut down by frost. Invaluable for edg- 

 ings. We offer seed in separate colors, as below. 



Alba. White 10 



Came?. Flesh color 10 



Purpurea. Purple 10 



Rosea. Eose 10 



Mixed. All colors 10 



CEDRONELLA. 



Long spikes of flowers, remaining a long time in bloom, with 



fragant foliage. 

 Cedronella Cana. Purple, 2ft 10 



CELOSIA. 



Annual plants of tropical origin, and one of the most satis- 

 factory and showy plants for garden decoration. The 

 "Plumosa" sorts bear in the greatest profusion spikes of 

 beautiful feather-like blooms. The "Cristata" sorts are 

 the well known Cockscombs. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Celosia Plumosa Anrea. Golden yellow plumes, very 



fine, 3 ft 10 



■ Plumosa Coccinea. Rich carmine, 3 ft 10 



Cristata Varieg"ata. (Variegated Cockscomb.) A 



strikingly beautiful variety, bearing brilliant combs 



of crimson and gold, 3 ft 10 



■ Cristata. (Cockscomb.) Dwarf, crimson, fine, 1 ft 5 



Golden Beauty 15 



Dwarf Yellow 5 



. Dwarf Mixed. (Cockscomb.) lft 5 



■ Japonica. (Japanese Cockscomb.) A branch- 



ing variety of great beauty. The branches are 

 scarlet or crimson ; the combs are almost as deli- 

 cately cut as ruffled lace, often in pyramidal masses. 



(See cut.) 10 



. Glasgow Prize. An improved Cockscomb, pro- 

 ducing large blooms of dark crimson. (.See cut.) 15 



CANNA. 

 vlndian Shot.) 



Per Pkt. 



With foliage of tropical luxuriance, this plant is particularly 

 suitable for forming groups on lawns, or placed as a back- 

 ground for dwarfer growing plants, for which purposes 

 they are now largely used. Of late years this tribe have 

 developed great beauty and variety of flowers, giving them 

 added interest and value. Half-hard;/ Perennials. 



Canna Marechal Vaillant. Splendid variety, orange, 

 i to 6 ft 10 



Mussefolia Hybrida. Red, foliage resembling a small 



banana, 2 ft. (See cut.) 10 



Nepalensis. Clear yellow, green foliage, 3 ft 10 



Tricolor. Bright scarlet, striped foliage, 2 ft 10 



Warscewiczii. Brilliant red, variegated foliage, 3 ft. .10 



Zebrina. Scarlet, striped foliage, 4ft 10 



Finest Mixed 5 



CASTILLEJA. 



C. Indivisa. This plant attains a height of \y 2 ft., and is 

 surmounted by a dense mass of scarlet bracts. It is 

 wondrously beautiful. Half-hardy Annual 25 



CENTAUREA. 

 (Dusty Miller.) 



All the varieties here named, except C. Americana and C. 

 Cyanus, are among the best silver-foliaged plants in cultiva- 

 tion. Perennials. 



Centaurea Americana. A strong-growing annual variety, 

 flowers reddish purple, 1 ft 5 



Cyanus Minor. (Corn flower.) One of the finest 



annuals grown for cut flowers ; blooms all summer. 



We offer the following colors: 



Dark Blue 5 



Sky Blue 5 



White 5 



Rose 5 



• Mixed 5 



Candidissima. 1 ft. The dwarfest silver-leaved plant 



used for ribbon lines 25 



Clementei. Free-growing variety, producing crowns 



of silvery leaves, deeply fringed and cut ; 1 ft. (See 

 cut.) 15 



Gymnocarpa. A graceful silver-foliaged variety, one 



of the best for bedding purposes ; 13« ft 15 



CENTRANTHUS. 



Compact-growing plants, blooming freely. Hardy Annuals. 

 Centranthus. Mixed, red and white, 1 ^ ft 5 



CERASTIUM. 



Silver-leaved plants, very suitable for edgings and rock work. 



Hardy Perennials. 

 Cerastium Biebersteinii. Leaves silvery white, H ft. . .10 



Tomentosum. Gray-colored leaves, }i ft 10 



CERINTHE (Honeywort). 



The blossoms of these showy annuals secrete honey largely, 



which makes them much resorted to by bees. 

 Cerinthe Aspera. Golden yellow, 1 ft ■ 5 



Gymnandra. Yellow and brown, 1 ft 5 



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