PETER HENDERSON & CO.-FLOWER SEEDS. 



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PENTSTEMON. 



PerPld. 

 This beautiful class is in continuous bloom from the time 

 they are planted out in May until frost. In shape the 

 flowers somewhat resemble the Gloxinia, and are shaded 

 and mottled in white, blue, crimson, scarlet and pint. 

 Half -ha rdy Per en nial. 



Pentstemon. Fine mixed, 2 ft 10 



PERILLA. 



Having black purple-colored foliage, this ornamental plant 

 makes a fine contrast with any of the light or silver-leaved 

 plants usually used for lawn groups or ribbon-line garden- 

 ing. Half-hardy Annual. 



Ferilla SanMnensis l 1 , ft : 5 



Laciniatis. Cm-leaved variety. 10 



PANSY. 'Viola Tricolor Maxima.) 



Sew Fancy. It is now several years since we first offered 

 this strain of Pansy; and we have had hundreds of let- 

 ters testifying to its beauty and variety. To those who 

 have not purchased we would say that the flowers 

 present almoet every conceivable shade of color, with 

 markings exceedingly odd and varied. TVe give below 

 a short description of each number: occasionally they 

 may vary a little, but as a rule, they will be found to 

 come true ic description. 



So. 1. Bich golden y~!_ ... with large maroon eye. 



Ho. 2. An intense v i :_. with small white eye. 



So. 3. Of a deepciaoge shade, with dark centre. 



So. 4. A very striking varieiy: a white ground beautifully 

 and regularly marked with light purple, sometimes 

 bordering on pink: yellow eye. 



So. 5. A rich light brown variety, with black centre, and 

 clearly defined light yellow eye. 



So. 6. Upper petals porcelain-blue, fringed with white: the 

 lower curiously mottled and marbled with pink, choco- 

 late and yellow. Exceedingly beautiful. 



So. 7. light canary yellow, withlavender centre. 



So. 8. A rich velvety black, with very small yellow eye. 



So. 9. Flower is of a deep chocolate shade, "oddly streaked 

 toward the centre with veins of white, vellow and 

 black. 



So. 10. The lower portion of the blooms of this are bright 

 yellow, splashed with crimson, while the upper petals 

 are of a bright purple hue. 



So .11. Is a light lavender-blue Pansy, with very small eye. 

 One of the prettiest of the collection. 



So. 12. Golden yellow ground, upper petals slightly touched 

 with crimson, large purple centre, while the lower 

 part of the flower is very prettily marked with a deep 

 band of rose. 



In ordering, please designate by number the variety desired. 



Buyer's selection of any single packet (by number) 20 



" six packets " 100 



■Or the entire collection of twelve packets, described as 

 above 150 



Besides the Fancy Pansy alluded to above, we offer the fol- 

 lowing classes, which have been saved from the best and 

 most distinct varieties : 



Pansy, Henderson's Premier. (See Novelties) 50 



Trimardean. (See Novelties, page 47; 50 



Odier, or Pive Blotched. A beautiful strain, perfect 



in size and form of flower, as well as in beauty and 

 variety of color ." 50 



Emperor William. Ultramarine blue, with well de- 



fined eye of purple violet 15 



Snow Queen. Pure satiny white, fine 25 



White Treasure. Fine pure white 15 



Paust, or King' of the Blacks. Flowers intenselv 



black ".15 



Mahogany Colored ..........15 



Azure Blue 15 



Lord Beaconsfield. Violet shading to white on upper 



petals 15 



Gold Margined 15 



Yellow. Pure golden 15 



Good Mixed | .10 



English. Very fine mixed 05 



Extra Choice. From a superb collection 50 



PETUNIAS. 



Tor outdoor decoration in summer scarcely any plant equals 



this. 

 Petunia Hybrida. Finest striped and blotched varieties 



mixed 25 



PerPld. 

 Petunia Hybrida, Sew Dwarf Inimitable. It forms 

 a compact plant from 5 to S inches high by as much 

 in diameter, and thickly covered with cherry-red 

 flowers, each of which is marked by a white star. 

 This Petunia will be very effective for massing, and 



admirably adapted for pot culture 2c 



Sew Dwarf Double Inimitable. This is a 



double form of that quite recent species, Xana Com- 

 pacts, and produces double flowers of the same 

 shades of color that characterized the single species. .75 



Countess of Ellsmere. Pink, white throat 10 



Pure White 10 



Pine Mixed 10 



NEW FANCT HYBBED. 



An entirely distinct strain from the ordinary Petunia. The 

 flowers are of immense size, and exquisite colors, shades 

 and markings. The double and single Fimbriata sorts 

 have beautifully fringed petals. The" double and single 

 Margin ata sorts are bordered with green on each petal, mak- 

 ing them very attractive. 



It is, perhaps, not generally understood that the seeds of 

 double Petunias are only obtained by artificially fecundat- 

 ing single blooms with the pollen from the double, making 

 the seed necessarily high priced, and the progeny cannot 

 be expected to all come double. The finest double Petunias 

 are always grown from seeds ; when propagated by cuttings 

 they degenerate. 



STNGLE SPECIES. 



Petunia Hybrida Grandiflora Alba. Large, pure 

 white 50 



Fimbriata. Beautifully fringed, all shades.50 



Kermesina. Crimson, with white throat . . .50 



Marginata. Mixed colors, margined edge.50 



Prince of Wurtemburg. Bosypink 25 



Princess of Wurtemburg. Purple 25 



Purpurea. Fine deep purple 50 



Delicata. (See Novelties, page iS) 50 



Yellow Throated. (See Novelties, page 48). 75 



Sew Fancy Hybrid, (Single, mixed) 50 



rOEBLE SPECTES. 



i Marginata, fl. pi. Green edged. Mixed... 75 



Fimbriata, fl. pi. Double "fringed, large 



flowering, comprising all shades of color 75 



Sew Fancy Hybrid. (Double, mixed.) 75 



PHASEOLUS MULTIFLORUS. 

 (Scarlet Runners.) 



Valuable alike as an ornamental climbing plant and a vege- 

 table. It grows to a height of ten feet, producing rl ailing 

 scarlet flowers 10 



PINK, CHINA, and other varieties. (See 

 Dianthus.) 



PLATYCODON. 



Platycodon Grandiflora. A hardy herbaceous perennial, 

 native of China, with large white saucer-shaped flowers. In 

 the Northern States it should have a slight protection in 

 winter , ip 



POLYANTHUS. 



Flowering plants, bloom i ng in early spring ; adapted for pot 



culture or outside beds. 1 ft. Hardy Perennials. 

 Polyanthus . Choice mixed, from best laced flowers 25 



Gold Laced. Mixed colors 25 



Duplex Hose in Hose. 1 Mixed colors 25 



Dark Varieties Mixed 25 



Mixed Border Varieties 10 



POTENTILLA. 



Handsome flowering herbaceous plants, exceedingly useful 

 and ornamental in mixed flower borders, lasting a lon<» 

 time in bloom. Hardy Perennials. 



Potentilla. Finest mixed, 1 K ft 10 



Double Flowering. Finest mixed, lHtt............25 



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