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PETEf* HENDE^SO^i & CO., flHWt VOHK-— F^OWE^ SEEDS. 



COB^A SCANDENS. 



Elegant, rapid growing climbers, attaining a height of 20 to 30 feet. Can be 

 grown in the garden in summer, or in the greenhouse or conservatory in winter. 

 Their luxuriance renders them particularly desirable for covering arbors, walls, 

 etc.; flowers large and bell shaped. 

 Blue Pkt. 10 White Pkt. 15 



ESCHSCHOLT2IA. 



(California Poppies.) 

 Showy summer flowering annuals, of the easiest culture, forming nice bushy 

 plants 1 ft. high, which produce in wondrous prof usion large saucer-shaped flowers 

 of striking brilliancy ; one of our finest garden plants. (See cut.) 



Single "Varieties. 



Californica. Sulphur, with orange centre PJct. 5 



Mandarin. Large flowers of a bright scarlet ; inner side rich orange 5 



Rose Cardinal. [Carminea Grandiflora). Rich rosy purple, extremely beau- 

 tiful 10 



Finest Mixed 5 



Double Varieties. 



Double White — Pkt. 5 Double Yellow — 5 Double Mixed — 5 



PETER HENDERSON to 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA. 



GAILLARDI.v 



GODETIA. 



Exceedingly handsome and showy 

 annuals, of dwarf, compact growth, 

 about 1 ft. high, bearing freely large 

 flowers 3 to 4 in. across, of exquisite 

 colors and shades that glisten in the 

 sunlight like satin. (See cut.) 



Lady Albemarle. Crimson and 

 carmine, suffused lilac ..Pkt. 5 



Duchess of Albany. Satiny white 



Nameless Beauty. Blush-white 

 with a satin-like lustre, large car- 

 mine spots 10 



Lady Satin Rose. Glossy rose 

 pink. (Seecut.) 6 



Pinest Mixed, includes many sorts, 5 



Imported collection of 6 separate 

 varieties, 25 els. 



GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA. 



Exceedingly beautiful annuals making very Bhow T y plants, one to two feet high, for the 

 flower garden. Grown in masses they are especially effective; large flowers, two or three 

 inches across, produced from early summer until frost ; unrivaled for cutting. 



Amblyodon. Rich blood-red Pkt. 6 



Sun Kissed. Gold and scarlet 5 



Aurora Borealis. Gold, crimson and white 6 



Gloire de Paris. Salmon 6 



Avalanche. Satin white 6 



Plower of Gold. Rich yellow 5 



Illumination. Red, bordered White 6 



(Collection, onepacket each of above-named 7 varieties, 25 cts.) 



Mixed Grandiflora Varieties. (See cut.) 5 



Lorenziana, or Double Flowering'. Large round heads composed of 30 to 50 flowers 



of orange, claret, amaranth, sulphur, etc 5 



GERANIUM. 



Although perennials, they will produce nice bushy plants and flower from seed sown the 

 same season. The heads of gorgeous flowers, of many shades of color, borne continuously, render this one of the 

 most popular plants grown, either for pot culture in "winter or for bedding out in summer. 12 to 18 inches high. 

 See also Pelargoniums in " Complete List," pages 90 to 97. 



Single Mixed Zonale Pkt. 10 I Silver Leaved. Mixed varieties Pkt. 25 



General Grant. Vivid scarlet 10 | Apple Scented. Leaves delightfully fragrant. 



Double Mixed. Includes many varieties 25 I highly prized for bouquets 10 



Gold and Bronze Leaved. Mixed 25 ., .__ ...,_.„_.. 



<**Mfet ,«<&fe GL0BE AMARANTH - 



iSBHS ^._ "Bachelor's Buttons, "and the 



"amaranth" of the poets. They 

 are annuals, forming bushy 

 plants about 2 feet high, and 

 bearing sometime i several hun- 

 dred flow r ers of purple, white, 

 Btriped, etc. Very ornamental as 

 summer-blooming plants. andin- 

 dispensable as "Everlastings." 



Mixed Colors Pkt. 5 



Nana Compacta, Mixed. 

 Pyramidal plants, only a few 

 inches high, one mass of flow- 

 ers; pretty for edgings or 

 pots. (See cut) 5 



GODETIA, LADY SATIN KOSE. 



GOURDS. 



Summer climbers of exceedingly rapid growth and luxuriant foliage, for covering arbors, etc.; they bear 

 fruits known as "Ornamental Gourds" which, when allowed to fully ripen on the vines, can be kept for 

 months as curiosities. 10 to 30 feet. 



The Chinese Loofa, Sponge or Dish Rag. Large yellow flowers followed by long green fruits, which 

 form inside a tough fibrous mass, and, when seeds and shell are removed, is popular for bathing, being 



much superior to a sponge and more durable Pkt. 5 



Dipper-Shaped 5 White Nest Egg 5 



Gooseberry 5 



Hercules' Club. Green fruits, 2 to 5 ft. long 5 



Serpent Gourd. Carmine fruits, 3 to G ft. long 5 



Mixed, small ornamental varieties 5 



Mixed, large ornamental varieties 5 



Imported collection of 12 separate sorts, 50 cts. 



GLOBE AMARANTH, NANA COMPACTA. 



FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS, SEE PACES 90 TO 97. 



