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PETER HENDERSON & CO. -FLOWER SEEDS. 



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Sweet William, Double. 



Tacsonli. 



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TBOP.EOLU-M. 



SWEET PEAS. 



Per Pkt. 

 Very beautiful, fragrant and free-flowering climbing plants, 

 continuing in bloom all summer ; supported by common 

 pea sticks they form admirable screems for protecting more 

 tender plants or excluding unsightly objects ; valuable for 

 trailing on trellis-work, covering rough fences, etc.; 6 ft. 

 Hardy Annuals. 



Sweet Pea, Scarlet Invincible. Remarkably fragrant, 



with bright scarlet crimson flowers 5 



Striped 5 



Painted Lady 5 



Purple 5 



White 5 



Fairy Queen 5 



Butterfly. Pure white ground, delicately laced 



with lavender blue 10 



Adonis. A lovely shade of rose 15 



Crown Princess of Prussia. (-See Novelties.).. 10 



Queen of the Isles. [See Noi'ellies.) 10 



Miss Ethel. (See Novelties.) 10 



Grand Blue. [See Novi Hies.) 10 



Mixed. All colors; per oz., 15c; per lb., S1.00 5 



SWEET SULTAN. 



Showy annuals of easy culture, very effective in shrubbery 

 borders. Hardy Annuals. 



Sweet Sultan, Purple. 2 ft 5 



White. 2 ft 5 



Yellow. 2 ft 5 



Mixed 5 



SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus BarbatusL 



A very beautiful class of plants, of extreme richness and 

 diversity of color. The varieties have been greatly im- 

 proved of late years ; l 1 - ft. Hardy Perennials. 



Sweet William. Fine mixed 5 



Auricula»Plowered. Flowers in trusses of im- 

 mense size and of exceedingly beautiful colors 10 



Large Flowering, Double White 15 



Double Crimson 15 



Double Mixed. From a splendid col- 

 lection of double flowers. [See cut.) 10 



TACSQNIA. 

 (Passion Flower.) 



Tacsonia Von Volxemi. This beautiful climber was 

 found in New Grenada. It is a plant that flowers 

 most abundantly, and for almost the whole year; 

 the flowers individually are about five inches in diam- 

 eter, and of the richest scarlet. Half-liardy Climber. 

 iSee cut.) 25 



TAGETES. 



Tagetes SigfnataPumila. A beautiful delicate fern-leaved 

 plant, forming a compact globular bush and covered 

 with bright yellow blossoms, with a reddish brown 

 stripe through the centre of each petal. Half-hardy 

 Annual. 1ft 10 



TRITOMA. 



(Red-hot Poker Plant.) Per ph. 



Tritoma Uvaria Grandifiora. A most interesting plant 

 that ought to be in every garden. The flower-stalk 

 grows to the height of three feet; the flower--pike 

 is about one foot in length, of colors varying from 

 yellow to deep scarlet, giving it somewhat the appear- 

 ance of a heated bar of iron; hence it is vulgarly 

 called '■ Red-hot Poker Plant." It c ntinues in bloom 

 from July to October. Grown either singly or in 

 masses it produces a striking effect. [See cut.) 15 



THUNBERGIA. 



Extremely ornamental free-blooming climbers of rapid growth, 

 handsome foliage and much admired flowers; good for 

 green-house culture or in warm situations out-of-doors. 



Thunberg'ia Alata. Buff, with white eye, 4 ft 5 



Alba, white, with dark eye, 4 ft ■ • .. • 5 



— — Avirantiaca. Bright orange, dark eye, 3 ft 5 



Bakerii. Pure white, i ft 5 



Mixed Varieties 5 



TRICHOSANTHES. 



Very curious plants, with long, elegant serpent-like fruit, 

 exceedingly ornamental. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Trichosanthes Coccinea. A charming climber with 

 small oval green and white marbled fruit, changing 

 to scarlet 10 



Colubrina. Serpent-gourd, brilliant carmine fruit. 5 to 



6 ft. in length 10 



TORENIA. 



Torenia Fournierii. Ihe Torenias are among the pretties 

 summer plants for vases or hanging baskets. The 

 flower is sky-blue, dotted with three dark blue spots, 

 has a bright yellow throat, and is an exceedingly free 

 bloomer ... 15 



Baillonii. A newer free-flowering sort, bearing golden- 



yellow flowers that have a brownish-red throat. En- 

 tirely distinct from any of the other known sorts 25 



TROP/EOLUM. 



Very elegant and beautiful climbers, flowering most profusely; 

 admirably adapted for green-house or conservatory decora- 

 tion, especially during the winter months; very useful for 

 covering verandas, trellis and rustic work out-of-doors. 

 Half-hardy A nnuals. 

 Tropseolum Lobbianum. Brilliant mixed varieties, 6 ft. . 5 



Spitfire. Fiery red 10 



Brilliante. Fine scarlet 10 



Geant des Batailles. Brilliant carmine 10 



Triomphe de Gand. Orange scarlet, 4 ft. [See rut ) 10 



PeregTinum. (See Canary Bird Vine.) 10 



TUNICA. 



Tunica Saxifrag'a. A very pretty hardy perennial, with 

 rosy lilac flowers, useful for edging, dwarf beds, or 

 rock work, % ft 10 



VALERIAN. 



Very showy border plants ; will grow in almost any soil. 



Half-hardy Perennials. 

 Valerian.Eed. 1% ft 5 



White. 1 '-2 f t 5 



Mixed. 1K« 5 



If you wish to become a florist, read Peter Henderson's "Practical Floriculture." 



