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PETER HENDERSON & CO.~FLOWER SEEDS. 





Pykethrom Selaginoides 



Rhododendron. 



Salvia Garduacea. 



Scabiosa Nana fl. pl. 



PYKETHEUHI.- Continued. 



Per Pkt. 

 Pyrethrum Aureum Selaginoides. Tlie flat golden 

 foliage resembles two fronds of some species of i erns, 

 overlaying each other, and this peculiarity, with its 

 dwarf and compact habit, gives it great interest and 

 beauty. (See cut.) 15 



Double White Feverfew. {See Matricaria.) 15 



RHODANTHE. 



Belongs to what are known as "Everlasting flowers," and is 

 invaluable for winter bouquets ; but it has also added inter- 

 est and value from the fact of its being equally desirable 

 when grown as a pot plant in green-house or parlor, or when 

 planted out for garden decoration. 1 ft. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Rhodanthe Atrosanguinea. Dark purplish crimson, 



very brilliant 10 



Maculata. Bright rosy crimson, with yellow disc 10 



Alba. Pure silvery white, very beautiful 10 



Double. [See Novelties.) 



RHODODENDRON. 



R. Catawbiense Hybrids. Handsome shrubs for lawn 

 decoration. The foliage is luxuriant and glossy, and 

 the flowers remarkably large and beautiful, compris- 

 ing all shades of white, rose, crimson, etc. Perfectly 

 hardv, but of rather slow growth. Hardy Perennials, 

 3 to i ft. (See cut.).. 50 



RICINUS (Castor Oil Bean). 



Tall-growing plants of tropical origin, and whose luxuriant 

 foliage renders them exceedingly ornamental and desirable. 

 Half-hardy Annuals. 



Ricinus Borboniensis Arboreus. Very large and 



handsome foliage, 15 ft 5 



Giganteus. Leaves of immense size, 12 ft 5 



Gibsonii. Dark red foliage 5 



Obermanii. (Sanguineus.) Ked fruit, splendid orna- 



mental plant, 8 ft 5 



Tricolor. Three-colored, very beautiful, 7 ft 5 



Mixed Varieties 5 



ROCKET (Dame's Violet). 



Well known, very fragrant, early spring-flowering plants, 

 growing and blooming freely. Hardy Perennials. 



Rocket, Sweet Purple. li£ ft 5 



White. 1" 3 ft 5 



Mixed. i' a ft 5 



ROSE. 



As we have had many inquiries for seed of the Rose from 

 those who wish to experiment in the raising of new varieties, 

 we this season offer hybridized seed saved from many of 

 the choicest varieties. Will flower the second year. 



Hardy Hybrid Varieties. Mixed 25 



Monthly Tea Scented Varieties. Mixed 25 



SALPIGLOSSIS. 



Remarkably beautiful autumn-blooming plants, with funnel- 

 shaped flowers, curiously veined and marbled. Half-hardy 

 Annuals. 



Salpiglossis Azurea Grandiflora. Sky-blue, \y z ft 10 



Coccinea Grandiflora. Scarlet, 1 » 2 ft 10 



Large-flowered. Finest mixed, 1} 2 ft 10 



SALVIA. 

 (Flowering: Sage.) 



& to Per Pkt. 



With its spikes of scarlet and blue, the Salvia makes one of 

 the most gorgeous plants in the garden. S. Patens (blue) 

 and S. Splendens (red) are perhaps the best representatives 

 of these two primary colors to be found in the whole range 

 of flowering plants. Half-hardy Perennials. 



Salvia Patens. Splendid deep blue, 3 ft 25 



Splendens. (Scarlet Sage.) Vivid scarlet, 3 ft 10 



Carduacea. Grows about 2' 2 ft. high, producing 



beautiful light blue flowers. (See cut.) 15 



Blue Beard. Grows eighteen inches high. The flow- 



ers are small, lip-shaped, of a bright purple color, with 

 lower lip white. Hardy Annual 25 



SANVITALIA. 



Dwarf-growing, free-flowering plants, very suitable for small 

 beds or ro^k work. Hardy Annuals. 



Sanvitalia Procunibens PI. Pleno. Flowers densely 

 double, bright golden yellow, and produced in the 

 greatest abundance, ' 2 ft 10 



SAPONARIA. 

 (Bouncing Bet.) 



An extremely beautiful class of compact growing plants, pro- 

 ducing masses of minute cross-shaped rose and white 

 flowers, which continue blooming all summer. Hardy 

 Annuals. 



Saponaria Calabrica. Rich deep pink, J£ft 5 



Alba. Pure white, % ft 6 



SCABIOSA. 

 (Mourning Bride, or Sweet Scabious.) 



A beautiful border plant, producing in profusion flowers in 

 great variety of colors ; excellent for cutting for table bou- 

 quets, etc. Hardy Annuals. 

 Scatoiosa Nana Fl. Pleno. The flowers are quite 

 double and globular, varying in all the shades of 

 white, carmine, maroon, lilac, etc. ; a most valuable 

 flower to use in bouquets or vases of cut flowers, 1 ft. 

 (See cut.) 5 



Tall German. Mixed, 2 ft 5 



SCHIZANTHUS. 



Plants combining elegance of growth with a rich profusion of 

 beautiful flowers, valuable for green-house decoration in 

 spring, and the flower garden in summer, 1 } 2 ft. Half-hardy 

 Annual 

 S. Papilionaceus. (Butterfly Flower.) A charming va- 

 riety, the flowers resembling some varieties of 

 Orchids 10 



Pinnatus Rosens. Flowers rose, shading off at the 



centre to white, while the upper petal is almost covered 

 with a blood-red spot 15 



All Colors. Mixed 5 



SEDUM. 

 (Stonecrop.) 



A very interesting and useful little plant, growing freely on 

 rock or rustic work, ornamental mounds, old walls, etc. 

 Hardy Annual. 



Sedum Cceruleum. Blue, M ft 10 



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