ANCHUSA 



1087 Italica "Dropmore" variety. (Peren- 

 nial). A fine, large, hardy, herbaceous 

 plant, 4 to 5 feet high. The lovely 

 gentian blue flowers are produced in 

 long, loose sprays. Invaluable for the 

 hardy border, as it blooms all season. 

 (See illustration.) Pkt. 15c 



1088 Myosotidiflora (perennial). A beauti- 

 ful hardy variety from Siberia, bearing 

 a profusion of light blue flowers re- 

 sembling the Forget-Me-Not; blooms 

 in April and May; splendid for rock 

 gardens; height, 2 feet Pkt. 25c 



1089 "Blue Bird." (Annual.) The annual 

 Anchusa grows about 18 inches high, 

 is of compact habit, and bears its 

 flowers in a luxuriant bouquet at the 

 top of the plant. The latter are of 

 a vivid indigo blue. Shown in Colors 

 Page 3 of cover Pkt. 15c 



ANEMONE (Perennial) 



1092 St. Brigid. Produces in abundance 

 large single, semi-double and double 

 flowers 2 to 3 inches across, in colors 

 varying from maroon and brightest 

 scarlet to flesh-pink and from lilac to 

 purple. Some are mottled, striped, 

 ringed, etc For cutting they are un- 

 surpassed. Plants must be well pro- 

 tected during the winter 

 months. Seed may be sown in 

 June or July for plants to 

 bloom in the succeeding year. - 

 Pkt. 10c 



ANTHEMIS, Hardy Yellow 

 Marguerite (Perennial) 



1093 Kelwayi. Yellow daisy-like 

 flowers, blooming all summer; 

 height, 2 feet Pkt. 10c 



ANTIRRHINUM. (See page 8.) 



AQUILEGIA OR COLUM 



BINE (Perennial) 



These hardy perennial plants bloom 

 at a time when there is a short lapse 

 of bloom in the gardens immediately 

 after the spring bulbs are through 

 flowering and before the perennials 

 have begun. 



1150 Henderson's American Hybrid. The 

 flower stems, often 40 inches in height, 

 carry magnificent clusters of immense, 

 long-spurred, single flowers, lasting a 

 long time. The colors include rich 

 shades, as well as new and delicate 

 tints, pure white, blue and white, pure 

 yellow, pink with yellow corolla, red 

 with orange corolla, cerise, purple, 

 rose and white, salmon, lavender, 

 mauve, etc. Mixed Colors. (See 

 illustration.) Pkt. 25c 



1153 Chrysantha. The beautiful, long 

 spurred yellow variety Pkt. 10c 



1155 Bell-flowered. A spurless type, pro- 

 ducing freely large, open, bell-shaped 

 flowers of many beautiful colors, in- 

 cluding sky blue, pink, deep blue, purple, 

 violet, lavender, white, flesh, rose, 

 maroon, salmon, etc. Mixed Colors. 

 Pkt. 25c 



1157 Coerulea . Hybrida. Long-spurred 

 flowers of white and blue Pkt. 10c 



1158 "Crimson Star." The flowers of a 

 brilliant dark crimson which, being 

 borne profusely on the plant, form a 

 most attractive subject in the border. 



Pkt. 25c 



1160 Double, Long-spurred Hybrids. 



Beautiful, long-spurred, large double 

 flowers, formed of several rows of 

 cornucopia-like petals and in various 

 shades of yellow, lavender, blue, indigo 

 and white. Mixed Colors .... Pkt. 25c 

 1170 Single. Large Flowering. Mixed 

 Colors Pkt. 10c 



ARABIS ALPINA (Rock Cress) 



(Perennial) 



1173 A fine, dwarf hardy perennial, largely 



used for rock gardens. Flowers pure 



white, blooming early in the spring. 



Pkt. 10c 



ARCTOTIS GRANDIS 



(Annual) 

 1175 Pearly white flowers on long stems well 

 above the foliage. The petals are white 

 on the upper surface and pale lilac on 

 reverse and in the center of the flower 

 is a light blue disc surrounded with white 

 stamens and a narrow golden band, which 

 contrast beautifully with the blue disc 

 and the stamens. Very good for cutting. 

 The plant is of brandling habit and 

 forms a clump 2 to 3 feet high. (See 

 illustration.) Pkt. 1 0c 



ARGEMONE (Annual) 



1182 Hybrida Grandiflora. These new 

 "Prickly Poppies" form branching plants 

 about 3 feet high and 18 inches across. 

 The large, single. Poppy-like flowers are 

 .white, cream, primrose and yellow, borne 

 freely all summer long. The thistle-like 

 foliage is of a grayish-green with silvery 

 ribs. (See illustration.) Pkt. 10c 



ARMERIA, Thrift, Sea Pink 



(Perennial) 



Compact plants with moss-like foliage, 

 flowers borne on globe-like heads. (See 

 illustration.) 



1189 Maritima. Pink flowers, height 1 feet, 

 Pkt. 15c. 



HENDERSON'S 

 CUT FLOWER COLLECTION 



(Shown in color on page 3 of cover) 



The greatest [Flower Seed value ever 

 offered. It produces a -gay and colorful 

 garden, and a never-failing supply of 

 Summer Cut Flowers. 



Special Offer: The Collection of 16 

 varieties $1.50. 



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