PETER HENDERSON & GO. -FLOWER SEEDS. 



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Clintonia. 



Convolvulus Maubitanicus. 



CLINTONIA. 



Per Pkt. 



Dwarf growing plants for summer flowers; the colors run 

 through various shades of blue, purple, white, striped, etc. 

 The low growing habit of this plant makes it well suited for 

 rock work, and kindred planting. Hardy Annuals. Cinches. 

 (See cut.) 10 



COB/EA. 



A fine summer climbing plant, quick growing, and bearing 

 large bell-shaped flowers. In sowing place the seed edgewise. 

 Half-hardy Perennial. 



Cobaea Scandens. Purple, 20 ft 10 



Alba. A pure white flowering variety of the 



above 25 



COCCINEA. 



A handsome climbing gourd, with glossy foliage and scarlet 



fruit. Half-hardy Perennial. 

 Coccinea Indica. Scarlet, 10 ft 10 



COCKSCOMB. (See Celosia Cristata.) 



COLEUS. 



We have this season saved seed from the very finest new Hybrid 



Coleus, which is certain to produce splendid varieties. 

 Coleus, Choicest New American Hybrids. -Mixed... 50 



Fine Mixed 25 



COLLINSIA. 



Very pretty plants, with purple, blue and white flowers. Hardy 



Annuals. 

 Collinsia. Mixed, l 1 , ft 5 



COLLOMIA. 



Used for border beds; flowers buff colored. Hardy Annuals. 

 Collomia Grandiflora. 1ft 5 



CONVOLVULUS. 



(Morning Glories.) 



All will recognize in this the most popular annual in cultiva- 

 tion, for in this tribe is included the well known Morning 

 Glory. The Minor varieties are largely used, and well suited 

 for bedding ; they attain an average height of one foot. 

 Half-hardy Annuals. 



Convolvulus Aureus Super bus. Beautiful golden yel- 

 low, 6 ft 10 



Major. We this season offer the following distinct 



kinds, white, dark blue, blood-red, striped rose and 

 mixed. Each 5 



Tricolor, Roseus. The centres of its rose-colored 



flowers are pure white, fringed with purple, and shad- 

 ing away toward the throat in five broad bands of 

 golden yellow 5 



Minor Tricolor. Violet, purple, and white, 1 ft. ."..'.'. 5 



Minor Unicaulis. A variety of upright growth, with 



compact heads of rich purplish-blue flowers 5 



Minor. Crimson Violet 5 



Mauritanicus. Beautiful for hanging baskets and 



vases; flowers blue. Hardy Perennial. (See cut.) 10 



Cyclamen Giganteum. 



Cyperus Alteknifolius. 



COSMIDIUM. 



Per Pkt. 

 A beautiful Coreopsis-lik annual, with large and very showy 

 flowers admirably adapted for groups or marginal lines. 

 Hardy Annual. 



Cosmidium Burridg'eanum. Crimson, brown and yel- 

 low, 2 ft 5 



COWSLIP. 



In very early spring this is a useful plant for borders. Hardy 



Perennial. 

 Cowslip. Fine mixed English, % ft .5 



CRUCIANELLA. 



A very pretty free-flowering plant, useful for rock work and 

 vases. Hardy Perennial. 



Crucianella Stylosa. Pink, from Persia, 1 ft 5 



CUPHEA. 



Commonly called "Lady's Cigar Plant." This variety is a 

 decided irnrjrovenient on the old sort. 



Cuphea Roezlii Grandiflora Superba. Grows 3' 2 feet 

 high, and studded during winter with countless red 

 blossoms 15 



CYCLAMEN. 



Valued green-house plants, the rich blooms of which are 

 largely used by bouquet-makers to give variety to made-up 

 baskets and bouquets. Their orchid-like blooms possess 

 great beauty and fragrance. Half-hardy Perennial. 



Cyclamen Persictim. Mixed, > 4 ft 25 



Extra Choice. Mixed 50 



Persicum Giganteum. A great improvement over 



the older sort; each flower measures from 2 1o 2>, 



inches in length. Mixed. (See cut.) 75 



Album. A new white variety of the Gigan- 

 teum type, possessing great merit. The plant is of a 

 compact habit, with strong flower-stems, and very 

 fine foliage. It produces a great profusion of bloom 



of a pure white color and good substance 75 



Ruteum. This magnificent Cyclamen is mi- 



doubtedly one of the most charming ever introduced. 

 The flowers are equal in size and substance to the 

 ■well known strain of Giganteum, and are thrown up 

 well above the foliage; the color is delicate rose, 

 changing to a bright crimson at the base, producing 

 an unrivaled tint. Awarded two first-class Certifi- 

 cates in England 75 



CYPERUS. 



(Umbrella Plant.) 



C. Alternifolius Varieg-atus. A strikingly handsome 

 foliage plant, equally well adapted for the green-house 

 or open ground, and easily raised from seed. The 

 plant throws up a number of round stems, from 1 to 2 

 feet high, which are topped by flat long leaves resem- 

 bling an open umbrella frame. The leaves are striped 

 with white, giving the plant a distinct appearance. 

 Half-hardy Perennial. 1 to 2 ft. (See cut.) 15 



The Lawn Grass seed I purchased of you last season proved to be the best I ever grew. 



Pkospect, N. Y., December 18th, 1884. 

 W. D. WARDEN. 



