PETER HENDERSON & CO.-FLOWER SEEDS. 



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PYRETHRUM. 

 (Feverfew.) 



Per Pkt. 



IPyrethrum Hybridum fl. pi. New varieties of this beau- 

 tiful hardy, herbaceous plant, saved from double 

 flowers only, 1 H ft 25 



Boseum. The flowers of this and its vatieties are gath- 

 ered, dried and pulverized, and form the true "Persian 

 Insect Powder" so much in demand 10 



Cinerariafoliuin. (Dalmatian Insect Powder Plant)... 10 



Parthenifolium Aureum. (Golden Feather.) Bright 



golden foliage. One of the best bedding plants, 1 ft. . 10 



Laciniatum. A variety of "Golden Feather," the 



foliage distinctly cut and fringed 10 



Golden Gem. The color of the foliage is a brighter 



yellow than that of the old "Golden Feather," itself 

 one of the best bedding plants grown, double white 

 flowers, 1 ft 10 



Aureum Selagi.noi.des. The flat golden foliage re- 



sembles two fronds of some species of Ferns, over- 

 laying each other, and this peculiarity, with its dwarf 

 and compact habit, gives it great interest and beauty. 15 



Double White Peverfew. (See Matricaria) 16 



RHODANTHE. 



^Belongs to what is known as " Everlasting flowers," and is in- 

 valuable for winter bouquets ; but it has also added inter- 

 est and value from the fact of its being equally desirable 

 when grown as a pot plant in green-house or parlor, or when 

 planted out for garden decoration, 1ft. Half-hardy Annuals. 



."Rhodanthe Atrosanguinea. Dark purplish crimson, 



very brilliant 10 



Maculata. Bright rosy crimson, with yellow disc 10 



Alba. Pure silvery white, very beautiful 10 



RICINUS. 

 (Castor Oil Bean). 



Tall-growing plants of tropical origin, and whose luxuriant 

 foliage renders them exceedingly ornamental and desirable. 

 Half-hardy Annuals. 



Ricinus Borboniensis Arboreus. Very large and 

 handsome foliage, 15 ft 5 



Giganteus. Leaves of immense size, 12 ft 5 



Gibsonii. Dark red foliage 5 



Obermanii. (Sanguineus.) Bed fruit, splendid orna- 

 mental plant, 8 ft 5 



Tricolor. Three-colored, very beautiful, 7 ft 5 



- — Mixed Varieties 5 



ROCKET. 

 (Dame's Violet). 



"Well known, very fragrant, early spring-flowering plants, 



u rowing and blooming freely. Hardy Perennials. 

 .Rocket, Sweet Purple. IK ft 5 



White. IK ft 5 



Mixed. lKft 5 



SALPIGLOSSIS. 



/Remarkably beautiful autumn-blooming plants, with funnel- 

 shaped flowers, curiously veined and marbled. Half-hardy 

 A nnuals. 



Salpiglossis Azurea Grandiflora. Sky-blue, 1% ft 10 



Coccinea Grandiflora. Scarlet, l;^ ft 10 



Larg'e-flowered. Finest mixed, 1 a ft 10 



SALVIA. 



(Flowering Sage). 



'With its spikes of scarlet and blue, the Salvia makes one of 

 the most gorgeous plants in the garden. S. Patens (blue) 

 and S. Splendens (red) are perhaps the best representatives 

 of these two primary colors to be found in the whole range ■ 

 of flowering plants. Half-hardy Perennials. 



Salvia Patens. Splendid deep blue, 3 ft 25 



Splendens. [Scarlet Sage.) Yivid scarlet, 3 ft 10 



Carduacea. Grows about 2% ft. high, producing 



beautiful light blue flowers 15 



Blue Beard. (See Novelties, page 48. ) 50 



SANVITALIA. 



Dwarf -growing, free-flowering plants very suitable for small 

 beds or rock work. Hardy Annuals. 



Sanvitalia Procumbens PI. Pleno. Flowers densely 

 double, bright golden yellow, and produced in the 

 greatest abundance, % f t 10 



SAPONARIA. 

 (Bouncing Bet). 



Per Pkt. 

 An extremely beautiful class of compact growing plants, pro- 

 ducing masses of minute cross-shaped rose and white 

 flowers, which continue blooming all summer. Hardy 

 Annuals. 



Saponaria Calabrica. Bich deep pink, }£ f t 5 



Alba. Pure white, }£ f t 5 



SCABIOSA. 

 (Mourning Bride, or Sweet Scabious). 



A beautiful border plant, producing in profusion flowers in 

 great variety of colors ; exceUent for cutting for table bou- 

 quets, etc. Hardy Annuals. 

 Scabiosa Nana PI. Pleno. The flowers are quite 

 double and globular, varying in all the shades of 

 white, carmine, maroon, lilac, etc. ; a most valuable 

 flower to use in bouquets or vases of cut flowers, 1 ft. 5 



Tall German. Mixed, 2ft 5 



SCHIZANTHUS. 



A splendid class of plants, combining elegance of growth 

 with a rich profusion of beautiful flowers, valuable for 

 green-house decoration in spring, and the flower garden in 

 summer. 1 % ft. Half-hardy Annual. 

 S. Papilionaceus. (Butterfly Flower.) A charming va- 

 riety, the flowers resembling some varieties of 

 Orchids 10 



Pinnatus Roseus. (See Novelties, page 48.) 25 



All Colors. Mixed 5 



SCYPHANTHUS. 



Scyphanthtis Eleg'ans. A dwarf, free-flowering, half- 

 hardy evergreen trailing plant; yellow, 2 ft 10 



SEDUM. 



(Stonecrop). 



A very interesting and useful little plant, growing freely on 

 rock or rustic work, ornamental mounds, old walls, etc. 

 Hardy Annual. 



Sedvun Cceruleum. Blue, '4 ft 10 



SENECIO SPECIOSUS. 



A new and very free-flowering half-hardy perennial from 

 South Africa. It produces in the open ground bright ma- 

 genta-colored flowers from spring until fall, and can be had 

 in bloom in the green-house throughout the winter. The 

 flowers are about an inch and a half in diameter, and borne 

 in branching spikes 15 



SENSITIVE PLANT. (See Mimosa 

 Pudica). 



SILENE. 



A beautiful genus of free-flowering plants, with bright, attrac- 

 tive flowers, admirably adapted for spring and summer 

 blooming iu beds, rock work, etc. 



Silene Pendula Compacta. Plant dwarf and compact, 

 forming dense cushions two or three inches in height, 

 and from 9 to 12 inches in diameter, which during 

 the season are perfectly solid with bloom 5 



Carnea PI. PI. Producing beautiful double 



flowers of a delicate pink. Will be found well adapted 

 for edgings of flower beds and useful in all cut flower 

 work 10 



SESBAMIA GRANDIFLORA. 



S. Grandiflora ■ (See Novelties, page 48.) 75 



SMILAX. (See Myrsiphyllum Aspara- 

 goides). 



SNAKE CUCUMBER. (See Cucurfiis 

 Flexuosus). 



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