PETER HENDERSON & CO.-FLOWER SEEDS. 



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AGERATUM. 



Per PW. 

 Whether grown for summer flowers or used for winter bloom- 

 ing, this indispensable plant keeps up an almost constant 

 succession of bloom, from early summer until the ensuing 

 early spring. It has the further merit of being of the easiest 

 culture. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Ageratnm Mexicanum. Lavender blue, 2 ft 5 



Nanum. Dwarf, blue variety, 15 in 5 



New Dwarf, Tom Thumb. Rarely exceeds six 



inches in height, blue 10 



Album. White, 15 in 5 



Nanum. Dwarf, white, 8in 5 



Lasseauxii. Rose colored, 15 in 5 



ADONIS. 



This genus embraces several popular border flowers, of which 

 we offer only the annual varieties. They are quite showy, 

 remaining a long time in bloom. Hardy Annuals. 



Adonis JEstivalis (Flos Adonis.) Scarlet, 1 ft 5 



Autumnalis. (Pheasant's Eye.) Crimson, 1 ft 5 



AGROSTEMMA. 

 (Crown of the Field). 



Free flowering and attractive. 



Agrostemma Coeli Alba. Pure white, 1 ft 5 



Rosea. (Rose of Heaven.) Rose, 1 ft 5 



Goronaria. (Rose Campion.) Rose, 2 ft 6 



ALONSOA. 

 Mask Flower). 



Flowering all summer, this pretty annual makes one of the 

 most desirable bedding plants that can be grown. Half- 

 hardy Annuals. 



Alonsoa Grandiflora. Bright scarlet, 1% ft 5 



Xiinifolia. Flowers beautiful scarlet, IK ft 10 



ALYSSUM. 



Whether grown for summer blooming or for flowering in fall 

 and winter in the parlor or green-house, its easy culture, 

 and the delicate honey-like fragrance of its flowers, so much 

 prized in bouquets and baskets, makes this old favorite 

 largely grown. 



Alyssum, Sweet. Flowers white, 1 ft. Hardy Annual 5 



■ Benthanii Compactum. (See Novelties, page 46.)... 25 



Saxatile Compacta. (Rock or Golden Alyssum.) 



Showy yellow, % ft. Hardy Perennial 5 



Wiersbeckii. White and yellow. 1 ft. Hardy Peren- 



nial : 5 



AMARANTHUS. 



Plants grown exclusively for their foliage, and in late sum- 

 mer and early fall, when they have reached their fullest 

 development, the glowing effect produced by their mass of 

 rich foliage is scarcely equaled by any similar class of 

 plants. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Amaranthus Atropurpureus. Blood-red foliage, droop- 

 ing flower spikes ; 2 ft 5 



Bicolor Ruber. Foliage green and dark red, tipped 



with yellow; 3 to 5 ft 5 



Caudatus. (Love-lies-Bleeding.) 5 



Henderi. One of our newer varieties, presenting in its 



beautiful leaf-markinga range of color not often seen; 

 2ft. (Seecut.) 10 



Melancholicus Ruber. Foliage blood-red; 2ft 5 



Monstrosiis. (Giant Prince's Feather) 5 



Salicifolius. (Fountain Plant.) Gracefully drooping, 



willow shaped leaves. In the later stages of its growth 

 the leaves are brilliantly banded and tipped with 



orange, carmine and bronze 10 



Tricolor (Joseph's Coat). Leaves red, yellow and green; 



3ft 5 



Tricolor Giganteus. A larger growing variety of the 



above 5 



AMMOBIUM. 

 (Winged Ammobium). 



A leading everlasting flower, bearing white flowers. Hardy 

 Annual. 



Ammobium Alatum, Flower an inch in diameter, white; 



2ft 5 



Grandiflorum. Pure white, and double the size 



of the preceding; largely used as a dried or everlast- 

 ing flower in winter bouquets, etc 10 



AMPELOPSIS. 



Per Pkt. 

 A. Veitchii. A slender growing variety of the Virginia 

 Creeper; the young growth during summer is a dark 

 purplish green, changing in fall to the brightest tints 

 of scarlet, crimson and orange. It clings to stone 

 work, trees, etc., and is a splendid plant for covering 

 unsightly objects; it attains a height of fifty feet. 

 Every year adds to the popularity of this plant as a 

 climber. This is the climbing plant so much used in 

 covering the fronts of houses in Boston. Perfectly 

 hardy 15 



ANAGALLIS. 



(Pimpernelle). 



Useful in rock work or borders, where low growing plants are 

 mostly used. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Anagrams Grandiflora Sanguinea. Ruby red, y z f t 10 



Grandiflora Cosrulea. Sky blue flowers, X f t 10 



ANCHUSA. 

 (Italian Bugloos). 



One of the few plants that will do well in shaded situations. 



Hardy Perennial. 

 Anchusa Italica. Blue, 2 ft 5 



ANEMONE. 

 (Windflower). 



A very pleasing hardy perennial, flowering in early spring. 

 Flowers are large, running through various shades of scar- 

 let, purple, blue, white and striped, and quite often will be 

 found varieties with an eye of a different hue from the rest 

 of the flower. 



A. Goronaria. Mixed colors, as above, 1 ft 10 



ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS. 

 (Snap-Dragon). 



Unsurpassed for summer and fall flowering. The strains we 

 sell are particularly fine, and will fairly vie with the Carna- 

 tion in the variety of their stripes and spots. Perennials. 

 Antirrhinum Majus Tom Thumb. Dwarf growing; 



mixed; 1ft 5 



Fine Mixed. From our named collection, 2 to 3 ft. 5 



Extra Choice. Very finely striped and blotched; 



2 to 3 ft 10 



XTanum Ficturatum. A new and distinct race, 



of great beauty and variety of color; 2 ft 15 



ANGELONIA. 



Equally desirable as a pot plant for the parlor or green-house 

 in winter, or for outside planting in spring. It forms a 

 plant 18 inches high, terminated by long spikes of cup- 

 shaped fragrant flowers, in color bright scarlet spotted with 

 white. Although a perennial it flowers the first season if 

 sown early. 



A. Grandiflora. Described above 25 



Atropurpurea. A distinct -lew variety, bear- 

 ing long spikes of fragrant brown violet flowers ; 

 18 in 25 



AQUILEGIA. 

 (Columbine). 



The peculiar formation of the flowers of this class, so odd, 

 and almost unlike anything else to be found in plant-life, 

 renders them desirable on this account alone. They are 

 exceedingly showy and rank among the best plants for 

 early summer blooming. Hardy Perennials. 



Aquilegia Alba Flore Flena. Double white, \.%. ft 10 



Chrysantha. (Golden Spurred Columbine.) A beauti- 



ful variety. Flowers bright yellow, produced freely 



all summer, 1 ft 10 



Californica Hybrida. Flowers large ; the centre 



petals are golden yellow, and form a marked contrast 

 to the deep orange red of its sepals and spurs; 2 ft 15 



Coerulea Hyhrida. The centre petals are yellow, while 



the spurs and sepals are a beautiful porcelain blue; 



2 ft • ..25 



Durandiifl.pl. Double red and white striped, 1 x i ft.. 5 



Glandulosa. Blue and white. U s ' f t ...... 5 



Skinnerii. Scarlet and yellow, 1 \i ft 10 



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