PETER HENDERSON & CO.-FLOWER SEEDS. 



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LOBELIA.— Continued. 



Per Pkt. 

 Lobelia 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 Affinis. Blue, white and purple, % 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 Elegans. White, lilac and purple, 2ft 5 



Mixed Annual Varieties 5 



Polyphyllus. Mixed blue and white. Hardy Peren- 



nials, 3 ft 5 



LYCHNIS. 



Very handsome and useful Perennials. L. Chalcedonica is strik- 

 ingly effective in mixed flower and shrubbery borders. L. 

 Fulgens is brilliant in the extreme. L. Haageana is a beau- 

 tiful hybrid, varying in different shades. 



Lychnis Chalcedonica. Scarlet, 2ft 5 



Fulgens. Bright scarlet, 1 ft 10 



Haageana. Bright orange scarlet, 1 ft 10 



Nana Hybrida. Mixed 10 



MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA. 



Flowers large, white and fragrant, the best variety that can 

 be raised from seed of this beautiful class 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. Orandiflojia 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 scent is slight and 

 feeble; but toward evening it expands fully, remain- 

 ing so during the night, emitting a delicious fragrance. 10 



MARIGOLD. 



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, 2ft 5 



French 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 10 



FOR POT MARIGOLDS SEE " CALENDULA." 



MARVEL OF PERU. 

 (Four O'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 



sowr 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 10 



MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. o m 



Per Pkt. 

 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. 

 Mesembryanthemum Tricolor. (Wax Pink.) Mixed 

 colors, i 2 f t 5 



Crystallinum. (Ice Plant.) Trailer 5 



MATRICARIA (Feverfew.) 



Matricaria Eximia, fl. pi. A fine double white Feverfew, 

 with foliage curled like the finest double curled Pars- 

 ley. The effect is said to be very fine 25 



Alba Plenissima. The finest pure white double 



Feverfew 15 



MAURANDIA. 



These beautiful summer climbers cannot be too highly recom- 

 mended, whether for the adornment of the conservatory or 

 green-house, or for training 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 



Kosea. Rosy pink, 10 ft 10 



Purpurea Grandiflora. Purple, 10 ft 10 



Finest Mixed Colors 10 



MIGNONETTE. 



Quite recently the varieties of this old favorite have been en- 

 riched by two sorts that have proved distinct and decided 

 acquisitions. These are the (Jolden Queen and New Hybrid 

 Spiral, which are an immense advance on previously exist- 

 ing sorts. Hardy Annuals. 

 Mignonette. (Reseda Odorata.) Large-flowered variety. . 



Per ounce, 25 cents 5 



Large-flowered Pyramidal. (Reseda Ameliorata.) 



Quite distinct from the old large-flowered variety; its 

 foliage and flowers are much larger; the plants are 

 of pyramidal growth and attain a large size 10 



New Giant. One of the best and most distinct of the 



large-flowering sorts; exceedingly free flowering and 

 equally well adapted for house as well as out-door 



culture 10 



Parson's New White. Flowers nearly white; a 



desirable variety 10 



New Hybrid Spiral. Entirely distinct from any of 



the older varieties of Mignonette. It is a strong 

 grower and a most abundant bloomer, producing 

 flower spikes from 8 toll inches in length, deliciously 

 fragrant. (See cut.) 15 



The Prize. This variety bears a very close, dense 



spike, entirely free from straggling blooms, fully twice 

 the ordinary size, and as deliciously fragrant as any. . 10 



Golden Queen. (See Novelties) 15 



"Machet." The plants are dwarf and vigorous, of 



pyramidal growth, and furnished with very thick dark 

 green leaves. They throw up numerous stout flower 

 stocks terminated by long and broad spikes of deli- 

 ciously scented red flowers. It is entirely distinct. . . 15 

 New Large White Upright. (See Novelties, p. 47.)..15 



MIMULUS- 

 (Monkey Flower.) 



Comprises numerous varieties, with white, stilphur and yel- 

 low grounds, spotted crimson, scarlet and pink. They lux- 

 uriate in damp, shady situations, and bloom freely in the 

 early summer months. • Half-hardy Perennials. 



Mimulus Cardinalis. Scarlet, 1 ft 10 



- Moschatus. (Musk Plant.) Yellow, % f t 10 



Tigrinus. An exceedingly beautiful new blotched and 



spotted hybrid. Mixed 10 



Tigrinus, Flore Pleno. A beautiful double-flowering 



variety; choice mixed colors 25 



Rosens Superbusi The plant is of bushy habit, 



growing about 16 inches high, bearing a lai'ge abund- 

 ance of rose colored flowers, the throat of which is 



yellow, spotted with red 15 



New Musk Scented. Large yellow flowers, beauti- 

 fully marked with dark crimson spots. The leaves 

 have a very dark marking in the centre. It emits a 

 strong musk scent and is very effective 15 



MIMOSA. 

 (Sensitive Plant.) 



A very interesting and curious plant, its leaves closing if 



touched or shaken. Half-hardy Annual. 

 Mimosa Pudica. lKft 5 



Examine carefully our lists of flower seeds, which embrace many varieties not generally ottered. 



