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Set Out Henderson’s Hardy Perennial Plants This Fall 
For A Wealth of Flowers Next Summer and Many Other Summers 
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ORDERING PLANTS 
The plants listed in this catalogue will be ready for shipment October 20th. 
We will guarantee the safe arrival of all plants sent by Express or Parcel Post to all points in the 
t Should anything be injured in transit, we urge our customers to notify us at once on 
receipt of the goods, and in every case send us a list of what has been damaged so that we can replace 
But when they arrive in good condition our responsibility ceases, and if from 
United States. 
them without delay. 
NOVELTIES 
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inattention or other causes they fail and complaint is then made we cannot replace them. 
We will ship plants by Parcel Post or Prepaid Express if 10 per cent is added to the catalogue price 
for points east, and 20 per cent for points west of the Mississippi River. Otherwise we will forward 
We do not ship plants C. O. D. 
blanis by Express, buyer to pay express charges on delivery. 
ANCHUSA, Myosotidiflora 
_ Grows about 2 feet high and produces quantities of graceful clusters of bril- 
liant blue forget-me-not-like flowers in early summer. Thrives well in all soils, 
in sun or shade. Effective in rock gardens. 
Price, 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 
ANEMONE, Hupehensis 
Similar to the Japanese in appearance but much earlier 
flowering, beginning in August and continuing right up to 
frost. Color a pleasing rose-mauve; height, 114 to 2 feet. 
Price, 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
ASTER, Hardy, Michaelmas Daisies 
Barr’s Pink. One of the showiest; bloomsin September. 
Color, bright pink with golden center. Height, 3 to 4 feet. 
Pink Progressive. An extremely floriferous clear pink. 
Height, 11% to 2 feet. 
Skylands Queen. Beautiful light blue; begins flowering 
in August. Plant dwarf and spreading; fine for cutting. 
Snowdrift. Branching pyramids of large, semi-double 
snow-white flowers in early September. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
Price, any of above Hardy Asters, 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
Set of four for $1.25. 
DELPHINIUM, Henderson’s Extra Select 
English Hybrids 
Truly the most imposing, the most majestic, the most 
beautiful subjects of the hardy garden. The colors are a 
revelation of the sheer exquisiteness of the harmony of 
blues; from the most delicate porcelain blue to the deepest 
ultramarine, through a delightful array of lavender, mauve 
and pink tones, to rich purplish hues. These hybrids con- 
tain many double, semi-double, also single flowers, which 
are produced on plants which range from 4 to 6 feet high, 
with spikes frequently 2 feet long, and they bloom from 
June to late fall. 
Price, 2-year-old plants, $1.00 each; $10.00 per doz.; 
$75.00 per 100. 
EUPATORIUM, Blue Mist 
An improved variety of the popular hardy Ageratum. A good plant for the 
hardy border and a very useful cut flower. Plants grow 2 feet high; bloom 
from August to October. 
Price, 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
GYPSOPHILA, Bristol Fairy 
Double Everblooming Baby’s Breath 
A great improvement over the old types of Gypsophila; the individual blos- 
soms are larger, the panicles are also larger, and they are produced in great 
abundance throughout the entire summer up to November. 
Price, strong field-grown, grafted plants, 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 
PHLOX, Early Flowering 
Miss Lingard. The most popular massing Phlox grown. 
begins blooming in May and continues up to late October. 
Price, 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $16.00 per 100. 
Pure white. It 
Height, 2 feet. 
SPECIALTIES 
PHLOX, Hardy 
They are of the easiest culture, and during the late summer and fall months 
make the garden bright with their wealth of bloom. 
Enchantress (Medium). 
dark red eye. 
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Bright salmon-pink with lighter shadings and 
Europa (Medium). A pure white with a very decided 
crimson carmine eye; large flowers in good compact trusses 
Firebrand (Medium). Bright vermillion-scarlet with 
deeper center; large, strong trusses. 
_Mrs. Milly Van Hoboken (Medium). Color, bright 
pink with a slight and delicate mauve suffusion; strong 
grower and free flowering. The general color effect at 
a distance is a fine bright pink. 
Mrs. Jenkins (Tall). The best tall, early white for 
massing. 
New Bird (Medium). 
million, and purple eye. 
Painted Lady (Medium). 
large masses of flower heads. 
shadings and cherry red eye. 
Prof. Verchow (Medium). 
with brilliant orange scarlet. 
R. P. Struthers (Tall). 
claret-red eye. 
Thor (Medium). A most beautiful and lovely shade of 
deep salmon-pink, suffused and overlaid with a scarlet 
glow. 
Price, 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
THERMOPSIS Caroliniana 
An unusual and beautiful perennial, producing long 
spikes of bright vellow, pea-shaped, lupine-like flowers. 
The plant grows about 3 feet high. 
Price, 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 
TRITOMA 
Tower of Gold. This new variety is a startling and 
beautiful addition. The plant is very graceful and the 
beautiful golden-yellow flowers are borne sturdily erect. 
Height, 3 feet. Flowers are produced profusely from 
Deep crimson-red, almost ver- 
Strong upright growth and 
Silver pink with salmon 
Bright carmine overlaid 
Bright rosy-carmine, with 
Set of 10 for $3.00. 
August to frost. 
Price. 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 
Pfitzerii. i 
Lily.’’ It flowers continuously throughout the season. 
liant flame colors, rich yellow at base. 
Price, 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
An improved variety of the ‘‘Red Hot Poker Plant’’ or ‘‘Torch 
Large spikes of bril- 
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA, Adam’s Needle 
One of the hardiest and showiest plants we have. The flower spikes are 
borne in huge panicles above the sword-shaped foliage, which in itself has a 
sub-tropical effect. The large, white, waxy blooms are drooping in habit. 
Price, 50c each: $5.00 per doz. 
THE “IMPERISHABLE”’ PERENNIAL BORDER COLLECTION FOR $20.00 
A succession of bloom and a very picturesque effect may be obtained by planting the ‘‘Imperishable collection.”’ 
A sketch plan is shown. 
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Plants No. on Plan Plants No. of Plan 
3 Lobelia cardinalis 1 3 Baptisia Australis 9 
4 Digitalis 2 3 Gysophila paniculata : 10 
2 Anchusa Italica 3 3 Anemone Japonica sip | 
2 Boltonia Asteroides. : 4 4 Gaiilardia grandiflora. ...... 12 
3 Rudbeckia purpurea... 5 3 Achillea The Pearl Maine &3 
3 Hibiscus. 6 3 Pyrethrum. viaiae 14 
4 Delphinium formosum 7 3 Physostegia Virginica...... 15 
3 Helianthus multiflorus. 8 3 Hemerocallis flava......... 16 
Special Offer. , 
ve will substitute similar sorts unless instructed to the contrary. 
To make one like it 5 x 50 feet would require 100 plants. 
The Imperishable Border Collection, 100 plants, as listed above, for $20.00. 
We list below 30 varieties of contrasting heights and colors and the num- 
The number after each variety gives the position in which they should be planted. 
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Plants No. of Plan Plants No. of Plan 
3 Coreopsis Lanceolata... 17 4 Plumbago Larpentae......_.. 25 
4 Campanula. Wee 18 4 Arabisalbida............... 26 
4 Aquilegiay.. (055.33 Sees 19 3 Monarda didyma............ 27 
3 Papaver.. SE cs OL .. 20 4 Iberis.. Prise vce a a ee 28 
4 Alyssum Saxatile......... 21 <3 Scabiosa..)....3e-2 eee 29 
4 Dianthus. __. ee resaye 22) +4 Phlox Subulata.............. 30 
4 Funkia variegated ......... 23 
3 Heuchera sauguinea....... 24 
Should any of the above varieties be sold out when order is filled 
