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PRIMULA OBCONICA 



DRUMMONDII 



For beds nothing can surpass these beautiful 

 annuals. Separate colors, planted in separate 

 beds, or the scarlet or pink surrounded by the 

 white, or planted in designs, will form a floral 

 picture. They produce immense trusses of large, 

 brilliant flowers throughout the summer; IM2 

 teet high. 



GRANDIFLORA VARIETIES 



3382 Alba. White. 



3383 Brilliant Rose. Pink and rose. 



3384 Chamois-Rose. Salmon-pink, orange eye. 



3385 Coccinea. Brilliant scarlet. 



3387 Isabellina. Buff yellow. 



3388 Lilac. 



3389 Splendens. Dazzling scarlet with large, 

 white eye. 



3390 Mixed Colors. 



Price of above per 1000 seeds, 75c; pkt., 15c 



3391 Collection. 1 pkt. each of above seven 

 colors 85c. 



GIGANTEA ART SHADES 



3396 It has a wonderful range of color in soft 

 art shades. The colors range as follows, salmon 

 with white eye, soft rose with white eye, light 

 blue with white eye, light mauve with cream 

 eye, etc. 



Per 1000 seeds, $1.00; pkt., 25c 



3397 Salmon Glory. This huge flowered variety 

 has soft but rich salmon-pink florets with wide, 

 creamy-white eyes. A grand variety for bedding 

 and cutting. 



Per 1000 seeds, SI. 00; pkt., 25e 



3398 Red Glory. This lovely new Phlox is de- 

 rived from a parentage of consistent Award 

 Winners, beginning with the Gigantea Art 

 Shades, which won the Silver Medal in 1935. 

 Red Glory makes a fine proportioned plant, 

 slightly over 1 foot high. The flowers are brilliant 

 red, with a white eye, producing a sharp con- 

 trast that tends to add sparkle and brilliance to 

 the flower. It is a constant bloomer, and should 

 prove to be a valuable addition to the garden. 



Per 1000 seeds, SI. 00; pkt., 25c 



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Chinese Bell-Flower (P) 



Hardy perennial, bearing large, broad, bell- 

 shaped white or blue flowers; fine tor garden 

 decoration; IV2 feet. 

 3420 Grandiflora. Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds, 75c; pkt.. 25c 

 3425 Mariesii. CWahlenbergia grandiiloia 

 nana.) Very handsome variety, forming dense, 

 little round bushes about 12 inches high and 

 bearing bell-shaped flowers about 3 inches 

 across of white and varying shades of blue, 

 lavender and purple. Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds, SI. 00; pkt.. 25c 



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Annual Varieties 



AMERICAN LEGION 



3464 An improved variety of Flanders Poppy; 

 color brilliant orange-scarlet. This is an excellent 

 poppy for broadcasting over large areas where 

 a semi-naturalistic effect is desired. 



Per 1000 seeds, 25c; or., 75e; pkt., 15c 



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Shirley. Henderson's Extra Select 

 The flowers are fluted and crinkled, resembling 

 crumpled satin. The plants are about 12 inches 

 high, well branched, and continue in bloom for 

 weeks. Seed must be sown where the plants are 

 to grow, as they will not stand transplanting. 

 3470 Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds, 25c; 01., 75c; pkt., 15c 

 DOUBLE POPPIES — In accordance with p ruling 

 of the Federal Narcotics Department, it is illegal 

 to cultivate any varieties of Poppies from which 

 opiates may be extracted. These include Double 

 Carnation Flowered. Giant Double, etc. 



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PERENNIAL VARIETIES 



ICELAND (Papaver nudicaule^) 



These dwarf Poppies bloom the first season 

 from spring-sown seed. The fragrant, crushed- 

 satin-like flowers are produced from the begin- 

 ning of June to October; fine for cutting. 

 3473 Gartford Giant Art Shades. Very large 

 flowers, fluted and carried on long stems. The 

 colors include lovely pastel shades. Pkt., 25e 



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 3480 Mixed Colors. Per 1000 seeds, 60c; pkt., 15c 

 ORIENTAL Hardy Giant (Papaver Orientale) 



Among hardy perennials these hold an un- 

 rivaled position for gorgeous effectiveness in 

 gardens and handy borders. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 

 Flowers immense, often 6 inches or more across. 

 They aie also grand cut in bud state, for vases. 

 The seed should be sown in the open ground in 

 June or July in order to bloom the following 

 summer. -- 



3490 Oriental Hybrids. Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds, 75c; pkt.. 25c 



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Rose Moss or Sun Plant (A) 



For low beds and masses of color, from spring 

 until frost, they are indispensable; colors range 

 through innumerable shades of red, yellow, pink 

 striped, white, etc. 

 3500 Double. Mixed Colors. The flowers are like 



little roses Per 1000 seeds, 60e; pkt., 25c 



3510 Single. Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds, 35c; pkt.. 15c 



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Primrose (TP) 



3525 Obconica Gigantea. These "Ever-flowering 

 Primroses" axe favorite pot plants for the house, 

 producing flowers measuring 11/2 inches across. 

 Several colors in mixture; white, crimson, rose, 

 violet, lilac, pink-eyed sort, etc. Mixed Colors. 



Pkt., 50c 



Henderson's Special Mixed 

 Flower Seeds 



4740 A 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.. SI. 50; lb., $4.50; postpaid 



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3552 Aureum (A), Yellow-leafed Golden Feather. 



This is also a perennial variety, but is usually 

 grown as an annual. Dwarf plants about 8 

 inches high, used for ribbon and carpet bed- 

 ding; foliage of bright yellow. 



Per 1000 seeds, 35c; pkt., 15c 



PYRETHRUM or Painted Daisy (Perennial^) 



Hardy, herbaceous plants, with large single or 

 double flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, of rose, flesh, 

 pink, white, lavender, crimson, etc., with yellow 

 center; freely borne on stems about 2 feet high. 

 They remain in bloom for a long time. They are 

 now very popular as cut flowers. 

 3555 Hybridum, Double, Large-flowering. Mixed 

 Colors Pkt., 25c 



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Castor Oil Plant (A) 



3580 Mixed Varieties. 



Per lb.. S4.00; oz., 40c; pkt., 15c 



3585 Zanzibariensis (Mixed). Leaves green, 

 brown or purplish Per oz., 40c; pkt., 15c 



RUDBECKIA Kelvedon Star ( Annual) 

 3592 This is a rampant grower, reaching 3 feet in 

 height. Sowings should be made indoors in Feb- 

 ruary and seedlings planted out during second 

 week of May; by July it will fill in the bed and 

 flower till cut down by frost. The flowers have 

 brown central discs, with mahogany zone on 



petals of deep golden yellow Pkt., 25c 



"An encyclopedia ot flower culture boiled 

 down to vest-pocket size," describes our booklet, 

 "Henderson's Flowers lor American Gardens," 

 sent tree on request. 



