PETER HENDERSON & CO -FLOWER SEEDS. 





Dahlia. 



Delphinium Cashmehlinxjm. 



DIANTHUS ScOTICUS. 



Digitalis. 



CUCUMIS. 



Per Pkt. 

 Ornamental Cucumbers -with curious fruit, remarkable for 



the luxuriance and rapidity of their growth. Half-hardy 



Annuals, 6 ft. 

 Cucumis Dipsaceus. Sulphur yellow, very elegant 5 



Flexuosus. (Snake Cucumber.) Fruit 3 feet long 5 



Grossularia. (Gooseberry Gourd.) 5 



CYCLANTHERA. 



A climbing plant, bearing oval-shaped fruit, exploding loudly 



when ripe. Half-hardy Annual. 

 Cyclanthera Explodens. 10 ft 10 



CYPRESS VINE. 



A popular annual climbing plant, with delicate fern-like 

 foliage. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Cypress Vine. Scarlet, 15 ft 5 



White, loft 5 



Eose, 15 ft 5 



New Ivy-Leaved. Ivy-shaped leaves and slen- 

 der stems of a violet hue. Flowers scarlet, produced 

 in profusion 10 



DAHLIA. 



Saved from our magnificent collection, comprising almost 

 every known shade of color. Half-hardy Perennials, i to 6 ft. 

 Dahlia. Double. Fine mixed 10 



Extra Pine. Double. (From our own collection.) 



{See cut.) 25 



New Single. Many of the varieties of these single 



Dahlias are exceedingly beautiful, and the seed we 

 offer, saved from one of the best collections extant, 

 may be expected to produce many distinct desirable 

 sorts..,, 25 



DATURA. 



(Trumpet Flower, Angel's Trumpet.) 



Hardy Annual with double purple and white flowers, attain- 

 ing a height of 3 ft. 

 Datura Fastuosa Huberiana 10 



DELPHINIUM. 



(Perennial Larkspur. 



Delphinium Nudicaule. Its dwarf, compact habit, taken 

 in connection with the novel and striking scarlet of its 

 flowers, renders it peculiarly valuable; l 1 ., ft 15 



Cashmerianum. In this variety flowers an inch in 



diameter are borne on stems from 12 to 15 inches long. 

 Flowers light purple, very striking and beautiful; 2 ft. 

 {See cut.) 15 



Formosum. Beautiful rich blue and white; flowers 



the first year: 3 ft 5 



Finest Mixed Hybrids. A great variety; 2 ft 5 



DIDISCUS. 



Didiscus Cceruleus. A very pretty little blue border plant. 



Half-hardy A nnual, 2 ft 5 



DIANTHUS. D mt 



Per Pkt. 



This magnificent tribe is one of the most satisfactory that can 

 be raised from seed. D. Caryophyllus and its varieties are the 

 much admired Carnations and Picotees. D. Barbatus is the 

 well known Sweet William. D. Chinensis and varieties are 

 known as Indian Pinks, perhaps one of the most beautiful 

 class of plants existing. D. Heddewigii and Diadematus are 

 splendid sorts, with flowers averaging 3 inches in diameter, 

 and of the most brilliant colors. 



VARIETIES. 



pi. (China or Indian Pink.) 



ANNUAL 



Dianthus Chinensis fl. 



Finest double mixed. Hardy Annual. 1ft 5 



Alba Flore Plena. Double white. Hardy Annual. 



1 ft 5 



Heddewigii fl. pi. (Double Japan Pink.) Very beau- 



tiful mixed colors. Hardy Annual, 1 ft 10 



Heddewigii Atropurpurea fl. pi 10 



Diadematus flore pleno. A striking variety of luxu- 

 riant but dwarf and compact growth. Flowers densely 

 double, comprising all shades of color 10 



Imperialis fl. pi. (Double Imperial Pink.) Fine 



mixed. Hardy Annual 10 



Laciniatus. A beautiful fringed variety ; various 



colors. Hardy Annual, 1 ft 5 



Laciniatus Flore Pleno. A double variety of 



the preceding; very fine 10 



" Eastern Queen." Beautifully marbled; the broad 



bands of rich mauve upon the paler surface of the 

 petals are very striking and pretty 10 



" Crimson Belle." as its name implies, is of a rich 



crimson color, flowers of very large size and substance, 

 evenly and finely laciniated 10 



PERENNIAL VARIETIES. 



Dianthus Gardnerianus. Various colors. Hardy Peren- 

 nial, 1 l z f t 10 



Barbatus. (See Sweet William.) Fine mixed, 1 ft 10 



Plumarius. (Pheasant-eye Pink.) Very fragrant. 



Hardy Perennial, ^ ft 10 



Scoticus fl. pi. (Paisley, or Florists' Pink.) {See cut.). 50 



DIGITALIS. 

 (Foxglove.) 



Handsome ornamental plants of stately growth aud varied 



colors. Hardy Perennials. 

 Digitalis Alba. Pan- white, 3 ft 5 



Gloxinoides. White, crimson spotted, 3 ft 5 



Purpurea. Purple, 3 ft 5 



Fine Mixed Varieties. {See cut.) 5 



DODECATHEON. 



(American Cowslip, Shooting Star.) 



A hardy herbaceous perennial, with beautiful light purple 



flowers. 

 Dodecatheon Meadia. 1 ft 10 



DOLICHOS. 

 (Hyacinth Bean.) 



Beautiful climbing plants of free growth, flowering in clus- 

 ters. 10 ft. Tender Annuals. 



Dolichos Lablab. Purple; beautiful in fall 5 



Alba. White 5 



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