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PERENNIAL VARIETIES 



ICELAND (Papaver nndicaule) 



These dwarf Poppies bloom the first season 

 from spring-sown seed. The fragrant, crushed- 

 satin-like flowers are produced from the begin- 

 ning of June to October; fine for cutting. 



3480 Mixed Colors. Per 1000 seeds. 60c; pkt., 15c 



3481 Fakenham Hybrids. A great improvement 

 on the Iceland. Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds, 75c; pkt., 25e 



ORIENTAL Hardy Giant (.Papaver OrienfaJe) 

 Among hardy perennials these hold an unri- 

 valed position for gorgeous effectiveness in gar- 

 dens and hardy borders. Height, 2 to 3 feet 

 Flowers immense, often 6 inches or more across. 

 They are also grand, cut in bud state, for vases. 

 The seed should be sown in the open ground in 

 June or July in order to bloom the following 

 summer. 



3490 Oriental Hybrids. Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds, 75e; pkt., 25c 



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Rose Moss or Sun Plant (A) 



For low beds and masses of color, from spring 

 until frost, they are indispensable; colors range 

 through innumerable shades of red, yellow, pink 

 striped, white, etc. 



3500 Double. Mixed Colors. The flowers are like 

 little roses Per 1000 seeds, 60e; pkt., 25c 



3510 Single. Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds, 35c; pkt., 15c 



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Primrose (TP) 



3525 Obconica Gigantea. These "Ever-flowering 

 Primroses" aie favorite pot plants for the house, 

 producing flowers measuring IV2 inches across. 

 Several colors in mixture; white, crimson, rose, 

 violet, lilac, pink-eyed sort, etc. Mixed Colors. 



Pkt., 50c 



Henderson's Special Mixed 

 Flower Seeds 



4740 A garden may be made in any out-of- 

 the-way place by broadcasting and raking 

 in at the rate of 1 oz. per 100 square feet, 

 mixed with sand or dry soil to secure even 

 distribution. 



Price, oz., 50c; 'A lb., $1 .50; lb.. $4.50: postpaid 



3552 A lire urn (A), Yellow-leafed Golden Feather 

 This is also a perennial variety, but is usually 

 grown as an annual. Dwarf plants about I 

 inches high, used for ribbon and carpet bed 

 ding; foliage of bright yellow. 



Per 1000 seeds. 35c; pkt.. 15i 



PYRETHBUM or Painted Daisy (Perennial) 



Hardy, herbaceous plants, with large single o: 

 double flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, of rose, flesh 

 pink, white, lavender, crimson, etc., with yellov 

 center; freely borne on stems about 2 feet high 

 They remain in bloom for a long time. They an 

 now very popular as cut flowers. 



3555 Hybridum, Double, Large-flowering. Mire< 

 Colors Per 1000 seeds. $1.00; pkt., 25< 



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Castor Oil Plant (A) 



3580 Mixed Varieties. 



Per lb.. $4.00; ox.. 40c; pkt.. 15< 



3585 Zanzibariensis (Mixed). Leaves green 

 brown or purplish Per ox., 40c; pkt., 15< 



RTJDBECKIA Kelvedon Star (Annuai) 

 3592 This is a rampant grower, reaching 3 feet ii 

 height. Sowings should be made indoors in Feb 

 ruary and seedlings planted out during seconc 

 week of May; by July it will fill in the bed anc 

 flower till cut down by frost. The flowers hav< 

 brown central discs, with mahogany zone or 

 petals of deep golden yellow Pkt., 25< 



"An encyclopedia 0/ Bower culture boilec 

 down to vest-pocket size," describes our booklet 

 "Henderson's Flowers for American Gardens,' 

 sent free on request. 



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