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ANNUAL VARIETIES 



These improved varieties from bushy, com- 

 pact, oval plants about 18 inches high, are of 

 easy cultivation, and flower most abundantly 

 during the summer; very showy garden an- 

 nuals and fine tor cutting, as the stems are 

 stiff and long and they keep fresh for a long 

 time. 



SINGLE ANNUAL— PAINTED DAISY 



1890 One of the loveliest and showiest 

 of the daisy-like flowers in cultivation. 

 It contains a wonderful range of colors 

 from pure white with yellow center 

 through all the pink and rose tones, to 

 deep mahogany-red. We offer mixed 

 colors only. 



Price per 500 seeds, 35c; pkt. 15c 



DOUBLE VARIETIES 

 1863 Golden Crown. A strong grower making 

 vigorous plants three to four feet in height, 

 foliage silver green with bright double yellow? 



quilled petals Pkt.. 15c 



1870 Mixed Double Annual Varieties. 



Price per 500 seeds. 35c; pkt., 15c 



PERENNIAL VARIETIES 



1896 Shasta Daisy. This produces magnificent, 

 pure white flowers, 4 inches across, on stems 

 lVz to 2 feet in length. The plants, 2 to 2>/2 

 feet in height, flower in profusion. 



Per 500 seeds, 35c; pkt., 15c 



1898 Shasta Daisy "Conqueror." This is the 

 largest flowering type that has yet been devel- 

 oped. This variety cannot be surpassed for its 

 free blooming qualities or size of flowers. 



Per 500 seeds, 60c; pkt., 25c 



1899 Shasta Daisy Giant Double White. Forms 

 unusual and beautifully shaped flowers with 

 lacinated, curled and quilled petals. The flowers 

 are all large and carried on long wiry stems 



Per. 500 seeds. $1.25; pkt., 25c 



The Most Popular and Colorful of All 



Hardy Chrysanthemums (P) 

 1905 Korean Hybrids. Ours is the same strain 

 of seed from which many of the popular 

 named varieties of Korean Chrysanthemums 

 have originated. These form bushy plants, 

 flowering in the late fall. The flowers are 

 single, in a great range of color. Seed sown 

 indoors in the early spring produce blossoms 

 in the fall. 

 Mixed Colors Pkt., 25e 



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CENTAUREA Cyanus, Continued 



1 821 Pinkie. Deep blue. 



1822 Red Boy. Rich red. 



1823 Snow Man. Best white. 



Price of above, per 'A ox., 35c; pkt., 10c 



1830 Cyanus, Double. Mixed Colors. Produces 

 large globular heads of flowers filled up to the 

 center with florets. 



Price of above, per 'M ex., 35c; pkt., 10c 



1831 Collection of above 5 separate colors, 60c 



WHITE-LEAVED, Dusty Miller (TJ>.) 

 Extensively used lor ribbon beds, edgings. 



1832 Candidissima. Compact plants, silvery 

 leaves; 1 foot Per 500 seeds, 75e; pkt., 25e 



1834 Gymnocarpa. Graceful arching silver-gray 

 leaves; IV2 feet Per 500 seeds, 50e; pkt., 15c 



There are few flowers that lend themselves so 

 admirably for flower arrangements, as the single 

 forms of Chrysanthemums. At the Fall Show 0/ 

 the New York Horticultural Society, many of the 

 prize-winning table arrangements were made 

 with Single Chrysanthemums. 



CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS, . 

 Sweet Sultan 



These giant-flowering "Sultans" produce long- 

 stemmed, exquisitely fringed fragrant blossoms 

 3 to 4 inches across, of graceful effect. The colors 

 vary, some having centers of a different color, 

 as violet with white center, etc. The plants are 

 of the easiest culture, flowering freely in the 

 garden the first summer from seed sown in the 

 spring. They are of strong, bushy form, 2 to 3 

 feet high. 



1842 Favorite. Brilliant, rose. 



1844 Graziosa. Deep lilac. 



1846 Margaritae. Satiny- white flowers. 



1848 Splendens. Rich, dark purple. 



1850 Mixed Colors. 



Price of above, per 500 seeds, 35c; pkt., 15c 



1851 Collection of the above 4 separate varie- 

 ties 50c 



HENDERSON'S SPECIAL 

 MIXED FLOWER SEEDS 



4740 A flower garden may be made in any out- 

 of-the-way place by broadcasting and raking in, 

 at the rate of 1 oz. per 100 square feet, mixed 

 with sand or dry soil to secure even distribution. 



Price, oz., 50c; <A lb., $1.50; lb., $4.50 



The finest double strain, fine for cutting. 

 Height, 2 feet. 



1812 Americana Hallii. Bushy annual. 30 

 inches high; large flowers 6 inches across, 

 of lavender-blue; fragrant Pkt., 15e 



Cornflower, Bachelor's Button. Ragged Sailor 



1818 Jubilee Gem. The Popular Dwarf, Dark 

 Blue Cornflower. A dwarf variety making a com- 

 pact plant literally covered with flowers. It has 

 foliage distinct from all other Cornflowers, form- 

 ing a tufted mass of vivid green, contrasting well 

 with the dark, double blue flowers. The plant 

 is about 12 inches in height. 



Per '/« ox., 50c; pkt.. 15c 



1819 Black Bey. Blackish maroon 



1820 Blue Boy. Deep blue. 



NEW EVERBLOOMING 

 SHASTA DAISY G. MARCONI 



(Illustrated at leif) 

 1900. This new Shasta Daisy is head and 

 shoulders above any other variety in cultiva- 

 tion. The flowers are superb and beautiful 

 beyond description. 



Although the flowers are large — well over 

 five inches across — they possess a charm and 

 airiness that wins instant admiration. Like all 

 Shasta Daisies, this is a hardy perennial and 

 grows about 2>/2 feet high. The stems are 

 strong and graceful and support the large 

 flowers perfectly. 



The lovely double white frilly flowers will 

 add delight to the garden and will be cher- 

 ished as a cut flower. 



Per 500 seeds. $2.00; pkt., 50c 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 

 HARDY 



By Alex Cummings, Jr. Chrysanthe- 

 mum culture thoroughly explained 

 with special emphasis on Korean 

 Hybrid group. Chapters include: 

 History, Species, Types and Varie- 

 ties, culture, diseases and insects, 

 propagation, breeding. 184 pages. 

 Profusely illustrated $2.50 



