PETEH HEriDEHSOfi & CO., ^EW YOP^. — pliOWE^ SEEt) JlOVEllTIES. 



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Jfflammoth Perfection Gosmos. 



The Glory of the flutamn Garden. 



The flowers are double the size of the old large-flowering Cosmos, 

 measuring 12 to 15 inches in circumference ; the petals are broader and 

 overlapping, forming a perfectly round flower deeply ribbed and of 

 splendid substance. For cutting for bouquets and vases this is one of 

 the finest flowers grown, lasting in water for two weeks ; the long BtemB 

 and feathery foliage lend themselves to graceful arrangements. 



This new Mammoth strain of Cosmos is the glory of the autumn 

 garden. The plants, 5 to 6 feet high, of symmetrical pyramidal form, 

 are one mass of feathery, emerald-green foliage, studded with mam- 

 moth flowers of white, pink or crimson, enlivening the garden long 

 after more tender flowers have succumbed to early frost. If grown in 

 pots and housed by the end of September they will flower all winter. 



Price, per packet, 25 cents. 



NOTE. — On the packets will lie printed a new method of growing 

 Cosmos to produce early and continuous bloom. 



flem Giant Coreopsis, "flattest JVIoon." 



(Coreopsis lanceolata grandiflora.) 



Certainly one of the finest and most popular hardy plants for garden 

 decoration. The flowers of this new giant-flowered variety average 4 

 inches across, or nearly double the size of the old lanceolata, and are in 

 every way superior to it, being of deeper yellow, with broader, over- 

 lapping, fringed petals. Every plant produces hundreds of flowers, 

 blooming continually from June until September. The long, stiff, 

 graceful stems render it of exceptional value to cut for vases and sum- 

 mer bouquets. It is of easiest culture, thriving under almost any con- 

 dition. 



Price, per packet, 25 cents. 



Ileal, Perpetual plooieting Carnation, 



"Therese Franco." 



A magnificent winter-flowering Carnation, for frames or house culture. 

 Plant very robust and compact, and a profuse bloomer; the flowers are 

 delightfully fragrant and exceedingly double, over two inches across 

 and of amost unique and beautiful color— an exquisite soft rose flushed 

 with salmon, with a satiny effect, as if frosted with white. The later 

 flowers fill out as large as the first, and the calyx never bursts. 

 Price, per packet, 50 cts. 



Peieb HendebsqnSCc. 



HENDERSON'S NEW MARIGOLD, "PRIDE OF THE GARDEN." 



HENDERSON S NEW MAMMOTH PERFECTION COSMOS. 



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" Marguerite Malmaison." 



The Marguerite class of Carnations (illustrated and 

 described on page 76) are exceedingly popular on account 

 of their commencing to bloom in the summer from early 

 spring-sown seed and the profusion of bloom which 

 continues until frost. This variety, " Marguerite Mal- 

 maison," is the most beautiful and perfect Carnation 

 that can be raised from seed ; any further progress- 

 seems impossible: sixty per cent, of the plants will 

 produce flowers that attain the enormous dimensions 

 of the famous greenhouse variety (see page 133), often 

 four inches across, the colors being the same— exquisite 

 soft pink to dark pink. 



Price, i-er packet, 35 cts. 



Henderson's {leoi Marigold, 



" Pride of the Garden." 



A grand Marigold. The immense flowers are densely 

 double, 8 to 10 inches in circumference and quilled 

 with the regularity and perfection of a dahlia. Color, 

 rich, deep, golden yellow. A highly meritorious feature 

 of this variety is the compact, dwarf habit of the plant, 

 which forms dense bushes only 15 to 18 inches high by 

 2 feet across. This dwarf habit and even, compact 

 growth, embellished with grand flowers borne in great 

 numbers, causes the plant to resemble a mass of mol- 

 ten gold until frost, and, considering the ease of culture 

 under even adverse conditions, should render this mag- 

 nificent Marigold a favorite in every garden in the 

 country. 



Price, per packet, 25 cents. 



