View of a section of our WhiteGarden at the 1937 International Flower Show, New York 



Qreetings to 



Customers and Friends 



No matter how much you intend to spend on your 

 garden — one dollar, ten dollars, or one hundred dollars, 

 you may invest it with full confidence in Henderson's 

 seeds, plants, and garden accessories. Every item in this 

 catalog — costing much, or little, is of the Henderson 

 quality. You will find a Henderson flower or vegetable 

 garden costs surprisingly little. 



Every garden lover has definite ideas as to what makes 

 a perfect garden. Perhaps your perfect garden would be 

 filled with new things — novelties, new varieties of 

 flowers and vegetables not found in every garden. . . . 

 You will find a full offering of such new things in this 

 catalog. 



On the other hand, your perfect garden may be filled 

 with old favorites — varieties that have consistently 

 lived up to your standards of perfection. . . . You will 

 find a most complete list of the standard varieties of 

 flowers and vegetables in this catalog. 



Your garden may cover acres, or a few square feet, but 

 whatever its size you may enjoy Henderson's quality 

 seeds, for every package, irrespective of its size, con- 

 tains one quality — the best. 



Very truly yours, 

 PETER HENDERSON & CO. 



January 1, 1939 President 



The Henderson Collection of Nine 

 All American Prize Winning Annual Flowers 



■ (Shown in colors on opposite page) 



4782 Special Offer: One Packet of Each $1 75 



The following introductions were entered in competition with hundreds of others in the twelve All American trial gardens located 

 in various parts of the United States, which are conducted under the auspices of the American Seed Trade Association. This Asso- 

 ciation has appointed a group of sixteen judges who have selected these as being worthy of the awards listed. 



1. HOLLYHOCK, INDIAN SPRING (Annual) 



Silver Medal 



2452 Actually blooming in five months from seed, with secondary 

 blooms developing on side shoots, after main flowering stem is cut 

 away. This species has semi-double to double fringed flowers 

 in shades of pink, ,on four to five foot plants the first season. 



Pkt. 25c 



2. CALLIOPSIS, GOLDEN CROWN (Annual) 



Award of Merit 



1605 This outstanding novelty is easy to grow, producing an abundance 

 of bloom on plants about 2 feet in height. The flowers are large 

 and of perfect symmetrical form. The color, rich golden 

 yellow, with a shining maroon central zone Pkt. 25c 



3. ANTIRRHINUM, (NAUM GRANDIFLORUM) GUINEA GOLD 



Bronze Medal (Annual) 



1112 Growing dwarf and bushy, 12 to IS inches according to soil, this 



glowing bronzy-orange with yellow throat variety was really 



striking . The color blending is most attractive and the plants are 



. uniform and true to type. A grand garden Snapdragon, with 



many large flowers on compact spikes Pkt. 25c 



*. ASTER, EARLY GIANT LIGHT BLUE (Annual) 



Silver Medal 



1284 A wilt-resistant variety with a beautiful big lacy flower, largest 

 type of Asters, like a glorified Giant Crego. It is earlier blooming 

 than other Giants, qn three foot branching plants, with good 

 stems and has curled and interlaced petals in abundance to form 

 five inch flowers of splendid cutting and keeping quality. Color 

 is light blue, very popular for cut-flowers and for the border. 



Pkt. 25<= 



5. PETUNIA, FLAMING VELVET (Annual) 



Gold Medal 

 3337 A beautiful hybrid variety, having flowers of a rich and brilliant 

 velvety blood-red or crimson. Outstanding for color, type and 

 uniformity. Height, 18 inches Pkt. 25c 



6. PHLOX, DRUMMONDII SALMON GLORY (Annual) 



Silver Medal 



3397 This huge flowered variety has soft but rich salmon-pink florets 

 with wide creamy-white eyes. This is a beautiful Phlox about 

 ten inches high. It is a prolific bloomer of enormous florets and 

 trusses. A grand novelty and worthy variety for bedding and 

 cutting. Pkt. 25c 



7. ZINNIA, FANTASY WHITE LIGHT (Annual) 



Honorable Mention 

 4687 About as pure white as a Zinnia comes. Curled and crested 

 petals, medium-sized flowers on 2^ to 3 foot bushy plants. 



Pkt. 25c 



8. SCABIOSA, BLUE MOON (Annual) 



Honorable Mention 

 3652 Large deep lavender-blue flowers, wiry basal branching, erectly 

 held stems. This is of the bee-hive shape, deep and wide, covered 

 with petals and without the pincushion tops Pkt. 25c 



9. PANSY, CORONATION GOLD (Perennial) Grown as an 



Award of Merit (Annual) 

 3108 The most beautiful Yellow Pansy ever originated. The flowers 

 are very large, clear rich golden yellow in color and possess a de- 

 lightful spicy fragrance. The upper petals are attractively ruffled, 

 which makes it undoubtedly one of the most valuable Pansies 

 for cut flower purposes ever developed. Although a perennial, it 

 flowers the first year. It is an ideal variety for the garden, and 

 we believe will prove one of the outstanding Pansies for green- 

 house culture Pkt. 25c 



