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PETER HENDERSON & CO -FLOWER SEEDS. 



Magnolia. 



Mabigolb, Dwarf Gold Striped. Marvel of Peru, Dwabf White. 



Martynia. 



LOBELIA.— Continued. 



Per PH. 

 Lobelia Gracilis. Light blue, spreading habit, i i ft. For 



baskets 10 



Distinction. Rose color , 10 



Finest Mixed Erinus Varieties 10 



Fulgens. (Queen Victoria.) Brilliant scarlet, fine bor- 



der Perennial, 2 ft 25 



Cardinalis. (Cardinal flower.) One of our finest 



native plants, perfectly hardy, growing to a height of 

 four feet. The flower spikes, eight inches long, are 

 of an intense vermilion scarlet 10 



LOPHOSPERMUM. 



Exceedingly ornamental climbing plants, with large and 

 handsome flowers; very effective for conservatory ,or garden 

 decoration. Half-hardy Annual. 



L. Hendersonii. Rosy carmine, 10 ft 10 



LUPINUS. 



Desirable plants in every garden, bearing long and graceful 



spikes of the colors named below. Hardy Annuals. 

 Lupinus AfEnis. Blue, white and purple, 1 i ft 5 



Cruikshankii. Blue, white and yellow, 3 ft 5 



Dunnettii. Violet, brown and yellow, 3 ft 5 



■ Hybridus Atrococcineus. Scarlet and white, 2 ft... 5 



Tricolor Eleg'ans. White, lilac and purple, 2ft 5 



Mixed Annual Varieties 5 



Folyphyllus. Mixed blue and white. Hardy Peren- 



nials, 3 ft 5 



LYCHNIS. 



Very handsome and useful Perennials. L. Chalcedonica is 

 strikingly effective in mixed flower and shrubbery borders. 

 L. Fulgtns is brilliant in the extreme. L. Haageana is a 

 beautiful hybrid, varying in different shades. 



Lychnis Chalcedonica. Scarlet, 2 ft 5 



Fulgens. Bright scarlet, 1 ft 10 



Haageana. Bright orange scarlet, 1 ft 10 



■ Nana Hybrida. Mixed 10 



MAGNOLIA. 



M. Grandiflora. Flowers large, white and fragrant, the 

 best variety that can be raised from seed of this beautiful 

 class. {See cut.) 10 



MALOPE. 



Handsome plants of a branching habit, producing their large 

 flowers in great profusion; very effective in mixed borders; 

 succeed in common garden soil. Hardy Annuals. 



M. Grandiflora Purpurea. Crimson 5 



MATHIOLA. 



M. Bicornis. An evening scented stock, growing over a 

 foot high. During the day-time the blossoms of pink 

 and lilac are partially closed, and the scent is slight and 

 feeble: but toward evening it expands fully, remaining 

 so during the night, emitting a delicious f ragrance . . . 10 



MARIGOLD. 



Per Pkt. 

 The African is the tallest and most striking in large beds, 

 while the French varieties are admirably adapted for small 

 beds, or as a foreground to taller plants. Half-hardy An- 

 nuals. 

 Marigold, African Quilled. Orange, brown and yellow, 



mixed, 2 ft 5 



New African, "El Dorado." {See Novelties.) (Five 



packets for $1.00.) 25 



Trench Dwarf. Orange, brown and yellow, mixed, 



1 ft 5 



New French "Gold Striped." The flowers rich 



maroon, regularly striped with golden yellow; habit 

 of plant dwarf and compact. [See cut.) 10 



FOR POT MARIGOLDS SEE "CALENDULA" 



MARTYNIA. 



M. FragTans. A large-growing, summer blooming plant, 

 producing spikes of purple-red flowers streaked with 

 yellow, which emit a delicious odor. Half-hardy An- 

 nual, 3 to if t. {See cut.) ! 10 



MARVEL OF PERU (Four 0'Clocks\ 



The flowers — red, white, yellow and variegated — grow in clus- 

 ters on the summit of the stem. They are exceedingly 

 fragrant, expanding in the evening and withering next 

 morning. The roots may be preserved through winter like 

 Dahlias. 



Marvel of Peru. Finest mixed, 2 ft 5 



Variegated Foliage 10 



Longifolia Alba. Long flowered, pure 



white, fragrant 10 



New Perennial. Will flower first season if 



sown early; large umbels, with dark lilac-red flowers. 10 



New Dwarf White. Fully developed plants 



never more than 10 inches in height, completely 

 studded with snow-white flowers. (See cut.) 10 



MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 



Dwarf-growing plants of great beauty, well suited for edgings 

 and covering rock work, producing their star-like flowers in 

 great abundance the whole summer. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Mesenibryanthemum Tricolor. (Wax Pink.) Mixed 



colors, '..ft 5 



Crystallinum. (Ice Plant. ) Trailer 5 



MATRICARIA (Feverfew). 



Matricaria Eximia fl. pi. A fine double white Fever- 

 few, with foliage curled like the finest double curled 

 parsley 15 



Alba Plenissima. The finest pure white double 



Feverfew l ."■ 



MAURANDIA. 



These beautiful summer climbers cannot be too highly recom- 

 mended, whether for the adornment of the conservatory or 

 green-house, or for trailing on trellis work, verandas, etc. 

 Blooms the first season from seed. Half-hardy Perennials. 



Maurandia Barclayana. Rich violet, 10 ft 10 



Alba. White, 10 ft 10 



Rosea. Rosy pink, 10 ft 10 



Purpurea Grandiflora. Purple, 10 ft 10 



Finest Mixed Colors 1' 



Mtlford. Pa.. January 26th, 18?o. 

 All the things which we raised from your seeds are of unusual size, and we shall send you in a much larirer order th*s year. 



MISS MARTHA CORNELIUS. 



