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HARDY ORIENTAL POPPIES 



SWEET WILLIAM 



Perennial Flower Seeds for Summer Sowing. 



PKT. 



PLATYCODON Grandiflora. Large-flowered 

 Chinese Bell Flower. Hardy perennials, 

 bearing large broad, bell-shaped white or 

 blue flowers; very handsome for garden 

 decoration; 1| feet. The Nana Com- 

 pacta or " Mariesii " type form sturdy 

 little bushes only about 12 inches high. 

 Grandiflora. Mixed colors. Blue and white . .10 

 liana Compacia. Mixed colors. Blue and white .10 

 POLYANTHUS Primula Elatior. An early- 

 blooming Primrose for spring flower beds or 

 pot culture; the large umbels of flowers of 

 various colors, edged and laced are borne 



on stalks 8 inches tall. Mixed colors 10 



GIANT ORIENTAL MIXED POPPIES. Among 

 hardy perennials these hold an unrivaled po- 

 sition for gorgeous effectiveness in gardens 

 and hardy borders; height 2 to 3 feet; flowers 

 immense, often 6 inches across. 

 Beauty of Livermere. Crimson with black 



blotch 2S 



Blush Queen. Blush pink 25 



Princess Victoria Louise. Salmon-scarlet 25 



Salmon Queen. Salmon-yellow 25 



Rembrandt. Orange-scarlet 25 



Dark Scarlet 25 



Hybrids. Mixed colors 25 



Colosseum. Flowers 8 inches across. Dark 

 scarlet, with a black spot at the base of 

 each petal 25 



PRIMULA Japonica Hybrids. These grand, new 

 Japan Primroses are perfectly hardy — form- 

 ing stately, robust plants that carry large 

 trusses of bloom standing 3 to 3| feet above 

 the ground. The colors range from pure 

 white through shades of pink to deep crimson . 25 



PYRETHRUM Hybridum. Valuable hardy 

 herbaceous garden plants with large single 

 or double flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, of 

 rose, flesh, pink, white, crimson, etc.; 

 freely borne on stems about 2 feet high. 



Single, Large-flowering. Mixed colors 10 



Double, Large-flowering. Mixed colors 25 



SCABIOSA Hardy Varieties. 



Caucasica Perf ecta. One of the handsomest of 

 hardy perennials, forming dense, spreading 

 plants 2 to 3 feet high, thriving in any ordi- 

 nary garden soil. Semi-double flowers, 3 to 4 

 inches across poised on stalks 1| to 2 feet 

 long. The coloring is a beautiful lilac-blue 

 shading to deep blue 15 



Caucasica Alba. A large, pure white variety 

 of the above 25 



Japonica. New hardy perennial Scabious from 

 Japan, forming large bushes 2\ to 3 feet in 

 height and breadth, with elegant light green 

 foliage. Flowers 2 to 2i inches across, on 

 long wiry stems from 15 to 20 inches in 

 length, of a beautiful mauve or lavender- 

 blue 15 



STOKESIA, The Hardy Cornflower. The plants 

 grow from 18 to 24 inches high and begin 

 flowering in July, continuing without inter- 

 ruption till late in October. The flowers, 

 4 to 5 inches across, on long stems, are 

 valuable for cutting. 



Cyanea Blue. Lavender-blue 10 



Cyanea Alba. New, a pure white flowering 

 counterpart of the above 10 



SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus barbatus.). One 



of the finest of our hardy garden plants, 

 being of easy culture, thriving in any good 

 garden soil and lasting for years. The 

 plants grow about 1 foot high and form 

 fine clump 



Henderson's Perfection. Our improved Per- 

 fection strains produce in greatest profusion 

 very large florets in large heads and in a 

 great variety of extremely rich colors. 



Henderson's Perfection. Extra choice Single 

 Auricula-eyed varieties mixed 10 



Henderson's Perfection. Double large-flower- 

 ing mixed. Extra choice 15 



Diadem. Large flowers of deep rich crimson, 

 with a well-defined white eye 25 



Pink Beauty. Large single flowers of pure pink .15 



Scarlet Beauty. Large single scarlet flowers. . . .15 



SWEET WILLIAM.— (Continued.) 



Harlequin. Large flowers of several colors pro- 

 duced on one plant. Sometimes a head will 

 be all crimson, another all pink, another 

 white, etc., but usually florets of different 



colors will be borne in one head 10 



Imported Collection of 6 separate sorts 25 



TRITOMAS New Hybrids. Tritomas, popularly 

 known as " Torch Lilies," " Red Hot Poker,' 

 " Flame Flowers," etc., are among our show- 

 iest hardy plants, producing the brightest 

 flowers of the autumn garden. These new 

 hybrids, crosses between early and late 

 flowering species, are particularly beautiful 

 and varied. They grow from seed and flower 

 well the second year commencing in May 

 and continue to bloom throughout the sum- 

 mer and fall. They range in color through 

 shades and combinations of yellows from pale 

 lemon to orange and from salmon-pink, coral 

 red, etc., to crimson. The plants vary in 

 height from 18 inches to 6 feet 25 



VIOLETS, Tufted or Bedding. (Viola cornuta 

 grandiflora hybrida.) Pansy-like blosssoms, 

 2 to 2 J inches across, of great substance 

 and of most brilliant colors. The plants 

 are hardy, of vigorous growth, forming 

 deep-rooting, compact, tufted clumps, with 

 myriads of flowers from spring until cold 

 weather. Many are scented. Mixed colors. .25 



WALL FLOWER. These perennials make nice 

 bushy plants, 1^ feet high, bearing in the 

 spring long spikes of fragrant flowers of var- 

 ious colors, crimson, purple, yellow, apricot, 

 mahogany, pink, etc. 



Large Double. Mixed colors 15 



Collection of 6 separate Double Wall Flowers. .75 

 Large Single. Mixed colors 10 



WISTARIA. Of luxuriant and rapid growth, 

 bearing in the spring immense panicles of 

 flowers produced in great profusion, 75 feet. 

 Wistaria, Chinese. Blue 10 



THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LAWNS IN AMERICA ARE MADE BY SOWING 



IN SPRING, SUMMER OR FALL 



THE "HENDERSON" LAWN GRASS SEED. 



THE QUANTITY 

 REQUIRED 

 for making new lawns 

 is 5 bushels per acre, 

 or for renovating old 

 lawns, 1 to 2 bushels. 

 For a plot 15 x 20, or 

 300 square feet, 1 

 quart is required for 

 new, or 1 pint for ren- 

 ovating old lawns. 

 Full instructions in 

 every package and bag. 



And It is Equally Valuable for Kenovating Imperfect and Old Worn Out Lawns 

 It is Used and Praised by Thousands From Maine to California 



THE " HENDERSON " LAWN GRASS SEED produces a perfect and enduring lawn of luxuriant rich- 

 ness, .with closely interwoven, firm, elastic turf, and is often " ready for mowing four weeks from sowing." 

 This celebrated Lawn Grass is composed of a thoroughly balanced combination of various native and foreign 

 fine-leaved, deep-rooting grasses of interweaving habit, that flourish under our varied conditions, soils and 

 climates, growing during different seasons of the year, so that a deep green, smooth, and velvety sward, free 

 from clumps, is maintained from snow to snow, year after year, and without burning brown in summer, its 

 constant luxuriance rivaling the famous old lawns of England. 



We have made the formation of lawns a study for years, and thousands of the finest lawns and grass 

 plots in America were obtained by following our instructions and using The " Henderson " Lawn Grass Seed. 



Price of the 



HENDERSON LAWN 



GRASS SEED 



Delivered free in the 

 United States, 30c. 

 quart; $1 00 for 4 

 quarts; $1.75 peck; 

 $6.00 per bushel of 

 20 lbs. 



FULL INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING NEW LAWNS AND RENOVATING OLD LAWNS IN EVERY BAG AND PACKAGE 



