PETER HENDERSON & CO -FLOWER SEEDS. 



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Verbena. 



Vinca. 



Wallflower, Double. Zinnia, Large Flowering Dwarf. 



VERBENA. 



Per Pkt. 

 Well known and universally admired plants, invaluable for 

 summer decoration. Blooming freely the first year from 

 seed. Half-hardy Perennials. 

 Verbena Hybrida. Saved from Peter Henderson's splendid 

 collection of the best named varieties. Great care 

 has been taken that this seed should be saved from 

 such as are really good bedding kinds and of attrac- 

 tive colors. Mixed. (See cut.) 25 



Scarlet 25 



White 25 



Striped 25 



Coccinea Foliis Aureus. A newer variety, with 



golden yellow foliage, forming a marked contrast 

 with the bright scarlet of the flowers 25 



Mixed 10 



VERONICA. 



Very ornamental herbaceous plants. V. Syriaca, if sown 



early, forms an extremely pretty edging for small beds. 

 Veronica Glauca. Blue, 2 ft. Hardy Perennial 10 



Syriaca. Bright, blue and white. Half-hardy Annual. .10 



VINCA. 

 (Madagascar Periwinkle.) 



A genus of beautiful green-house plants which require at all 



times a high temperature. 

 Vinca Rosea. Rose, with dark eye, 2 ft 10 



Alba. White, with crimson eye, 2 ft. (See cut.) 10 



Pura. Pure white, exquisite 10 



VIOLA (Violet). 



A great favorite, deservedly much in demand on account of 

 its profusion of bloom and delightful fragrance. Hardy 

 Perennial. 



Viola Odorata. (Sweet Violet.) J^ ft 10 



VIRGINIAN STOCK. 



Extremely beautiful free-flowering little plants for beds, bas- 

 kets or edgings, growing freely in any soil. Hardy Annuals. 

 Virginian Stock. Bed and white mixed; H ft 5 



VISCARIA (Rock Lychnis). 



Remarkably free-flowering plants, of brilliant colors. Hardy 



Annuals. 

 Viscaria Cardinalis. An exceedingly showy variety, pro- 

 ducing a profusion of magenta blossoms; 1 ft 5 



Oculata. Pink, with rich crimson eye; 1 ft 5 



Picta. White, with crimson eye, free flowering. . . 5 



WALLFLOWER. 



A well known plant, much esteemed for its fragrance. Half- 

 hardy Perennial. 



Wallflower. Double Canary Yellow 15 



Dark Brown 15 



Purple 15 



Single Blood Red 10 



Golden Tom Thumb 10 



Purple 10 



Harbinger. Brown and bronze 10 



Double. Finest mixed, 2 ft. (See cut.) 10 



Single Mixed. 2} 2 ft 5 



WHITLAVIA. 



Per Pkt 

 Charming Hardy Annuals, witli beautiful bell-shaped flowers, 

 growing freely in any soil. 



Whitlavia Grandiflora. Violet blue, 1 ft 5 



Gloxinoides. An elegant variety, with beautiful glox- 



inia-like flowers; corolla pure white, with delicate 

 blue lips; 1 ft 5 



WIGANDIA. 



Splendid ornamental foliaged plants, with immense leaves, 

 3 ft. long by 1 ' 2 ft. wide. 



Wigandia Caracasana. Gft: 15 



Vigieri. Superb foliage j.5 



WISTARIA. 



Wistaria Sinensis. Hardy climbing plants, with large 



puple flowers 10 



Alba. White flowered 10 



XERANTHEMUM. 



A showy class of Everlastings: the flowers, when gathered 

 young, are useful for winter bouquets. Haray Annuals. 



Xeranthemum, Double White, 2 ft 10 



Doiible Purple. 2ft 10 



Annuum Superbissimum. Bed flowers ; the finest 



form of Xeranthemum yet obtained 15 



PI. Albo. The flowers of this new variety are 



white, equally as double, and of the same globular 

 form as those of the red variety offered above. 15 



ZINNhA ELEGANS. 

 (Youth and Old Age.) 



Few plants have improved as much as the Zinnia, and we 

 have now dazzling scarlet, yellow, orange, rose, lilac, crim- 

 son and white, rivaling the Dahlia in symmetry. Half-hardy 

 Annuals. 



Zinnia Elegans fl. pi. Extra choice, double mixed, 



] , ft, 5 



"Alba fl. pi. White, 1% it .....;....'..'. 10 



Coccinea fl. pi. Scarlet 10 



Striata fl. pi. Double striped 10 



Haageana fl. pi. The flower is of a deep orange 



yellow color, keeping its color when dried 10 



LARGE FLOWERING DWARF ZINNIAS. 



A new dwarf section, quite distinct from the above. The 

 flowers are as large or larger than the old class, and of much 

 better shape, resembling Dahlias in form, and the habit of 

 growth is compact and dwarf — rarely growing over 2 ieet 

 high. Distinct sorts, as follows : 



Zinnia Elegans Pumila Alba Plena. White l 1 ^ 



Salmonea. Salmon 10 



Coccinea. Scarlet 10 



Violacea. Purplish red 10 



Mixed. (See cut.) 10 



NEW POMPONE ZINNIAS. 



See Novelties 15 



If you wish to garden for amusement, or for home use only, read Peter Henderson's " Gardening for Pleasure.' 



