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PETER HENDERSON & CO.-FLOWER SEEDS. 



PHLOX. p pM 



Per Pkt. 

 Phlox Drummondii, to which section nearly all the following 

 classes and varieties belong, is one of the very finest of 

 annual plants, and stands almost unrivaled for profusion 

 and duration of bloom and richness of color. The " Grandi- 

 flora," or large-flowering varieties, are a great improvement 

 over the older sorts, the flowers being half as large again, 

 and as freely produced. Graf-Gero and Nana Compacta 

 classes are especially fine, their habit of growth being 

 dwarf and compact and one mass of bloom. Both these 

 sections have recently been largely grown in pots by florists 

 for market purposes with great success. 



Phlox Drummondii Alba. Pure white 10 



Alba Rosea Striata Fimbriata. Fringed and 



striped white and rose 10 



Atropurpurea Striata. Beautifully striped. . .10 



Black Warrior. Dark purple 10 



Coccinea. Deep scarlet 10 



Isabellina. Pale yellow 10 



Leopoldii. Bright rose, white eye 10 



Oculata. White, with purple eye 10 



Princess Royal. Light purple, with white 



streaks 10 



Queen Victoria. Violet, white eye 10 



Radowitzii. Bose purple, white eye 10 



Rosea. Pure rose color 10 



Finest Mixed Varieties 5 



Decussata. Perennial mixed, 6aved from named 



varieties 10 



NEW LARGE FLOWERING PHLOX. 

 (P. Drummondii Grandiflora.) 



A great improvement on the elder Phloxes, the flowers being 



much larger — equaling the perennial sorts in size. 

 Grandiflora Alba. White 15 



Atropurpurea. Rich maroon, with white eye 15 



Chamois Rose. Chamois rose, with white eye 15 



Coccinea. Brilliant scarlet 15 



Splendens. Vivid crimson, with white eye, the centre 



of which is encircled with a clearly defined violet 



edge 15 



Quadricolor Marmor ata. Marbled 15 



Mixed • 10 



NEW DWARF PHLOX DRUMMONDII. 

 (P. Drummondii Nana Compacta.) 



A distinct section, distinguished by its dwarf habit and com- 

 pact growth, ii ft. 



Nana Compacta Coccinea. Deep scarlet, white 



eye 15 



Red. A bright shade , 15 



Chamois Rose. Pure salmon rose 15 



Fireball. Bright dazzling scarlet 15 



Snowball. Pure white 15 



Mixed 15 



NEW PHLOX DRUMMONDII (Graf-Gero.) 



A new strain of fine compact growth and very fine for pot 

 culture. 



P. Graf-Gero Alba. Pure white 25 



Rosea. Bright rose 25 



. Violacea. Violet 25 



Marmorata. Marbled 25 



Mixed 25 



POPPY. 



Plants with large and brilliantly colored flowers, always mak- 

 ing a showy display in the garden. Hardy Annuals. 



Poppy, Carnation-Flowered. Double, mixed. 2 ft. 5 



French. (Papaver Rhceas.) Ranunculus flowered, double 



mixed, 2 ft 5 



Danebrog, Brilliant scarlet, each of the four petals 



being stamped with an ivory white spot, forming a 

 white cross, on scarlet ground, somewhat resembling 

 the Danish and Swiss National Banners 10 



Umbrosum. This makes a gorgeous display in the 



garden ; its flowers are a rich vermilion, with a shin- 

 ing black spot on each petal 10 



Bracteatum. Very large orange-scarlet flowers, averag- 

 ing five inches in diameter. Perennial variety 10 



Orientale. A perennial variety, bright scarlet 10 



Per Pkt, 

 Poppy, English Scarlet. One of the commonest plants in 

 Great Britain, being found growing wild there in jeld 

 after field, and which produces the most gorgeous 

 effect that can be imagined with its dazzling scarlet 

 blooms 5. 



PORTULACA. 



Beautiful and popular Hardy Annuals, of the easiest culture, 

 luxuriating in an exposed sunny situation, and producing 

 throughout the summer their flowers of almost every hue 

 in the greatest profusion. The double Portulaca is one of 

 the finest annuals in cultivation. i z ft. 



Portulaca Bedmani. A fine variety. Flowers large, pure 



white, with a reddish-purple eye & 



Golden Striped, Flowers of a light straw color, with 



golden or orange stripes 5- 



Alba. Clear white 5 



Red and White. Striped 5 



Splendens. Rich purple 5' 



New Pink. The flowers nearly twice the size of the old 



variety, of a delicate pink shade 5 



New Salmon. A new and strikingly odd color in this 



well known annual 5 



Splendid Mixed, Single. All colors 5 



Grandiflora, Double, Finest mixed. These are un- 



surpassed for brilliancy of color by any annual grown. 

 Our Double Portulaca is saved from the finest double 

 flowers only, the plants of which are grown from cut- 

 tings, and we believe will produce a larger percentage 

 of double flowers than any other strain offered 15' 



PRIMULA (Chinese Primrose.) 



Our Primulas are from the finest existing strains. In the 

 Fimbriata sorts the flowers are beautifully fringed, as are 

 the Filicifolia class also, but the latter have added beauty in 

 their Fern-like foliage. Following the English practice, it 

 is usually advised to sow Primula seeds in July and August; 

 but in our hot, dry climate it is very difficult to have them 

 germinate at that season; so, in our own experience, we 

 have found that the beet time to sow is in February, March 

 or April. Then sown, the seed germinates freely, and fine 

 plants can be had for winter flowering. The great perfec- 

 tion to which Primulas have been brought renders them in 

 attractiveness and value scarcely equaled by any class of 

 plants. % ft. 

 Primula Sinensis Fimbriata. Very choice mixed, 



from prize flowers 50' 



Alba. Pure white 50" 



Rubra. Red, very fine 50 



Striata. Striped with red 50 



Kermesina Splendens. Bright carmine 



with distinct yellow eye 50' 



Coccinea. The flowers are of the largest size, 



and ars of a beautiful brilliant scarlet, with a clear 

 sulphur eye, exquisitely fringed, and of great sub- 

 stance 7E- 



Alba Magnifica. This new white Primula 



is of exquisite form and substance, and a great im- 

 provement on the old varieties; the habit of the plant 

 is exceedingly compact, with deeply indented leaves 

 of a light green color; the flowers measure 2 * 4 inches 

 in diameter, are pure white, with a large bright yellow 

 eye, each petal being deeply and beautifully fringed; 

 they are borne in large trasses well above the foliage. 75- 



Punctata Elegfantissima. Flowers deep 



velvety crimson, strongly fringed, and regularly 

 marked at the borders with small snow-white spots. .75- 



Cristata Nana. The plant is of dwarf and dense habit 



with small foliage. The flowers are snow-white, with 

 a pale yellow eye, are dentated, and show a ten- 

 dency to become double 75 



Globosa Rubra. Exceedingly compact in habit, with 



very large fringed red flowers, entirely distinct.50 

 Alba. Identical to the above, excepting the color, 



which is pure snow white 50 



Alba Plena. Double white 1 00 



Rubra Plena. Double red 1 00 



Double Mixed. Red and white 1 00 



The double varieties produce a large percentage of double flowers, 

 and are superb. 

 Filicifolia Alba. White fern-leaved, very 



beautiful so> 



Rubra. Red, fern-leaved 60 



Filicifolia Mixed 50 



We also this season offer cheaper seed of single Primula as 

 below, the flowers of which are not fringed : 



Primula Sinensis Alba. White 15 



Rubra. Red 25 



Mixed 25 



Scbanton, Pa., August 13th, 1884. 

 The "Premier" Pansy Seeds I received from you in early spring have done grandly, and are now a perfect wonder to those who see them. 



Mks. M. D. OSTERHOUT. 



