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PETEf* HEflDE^SOri St CO., J*EW YO*^.— FliOWEf* SEEDS. 



HENDERSON'S NEW MARIGOLD* " PKIDE OF THE GARDEN." 



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Mimulus are admirable pot plants, and equally- 

 adapted for beds in the garden, in semi-sunny posi- 

 tions. The coloring and markings are rich in the 

 extreme, ranging through velvety crimson, maroon, 

 yellow, white and pink, spotted and blotched in a 

 beautiful manner. 

 New Emperor. The flowers are of the "Hose in 



Hose " style, of great size, and of remarkably rich 



and varied colors Pkt. 25 



Prince Bismarck. Flowers an inch or more across, 



of dark rich crimson, and borne continually 10 



Henderson's New Mammoth. A magnificent strain 



of enormous size. Mixed colors 25 



Fine mixed Spotted. Varieties 5 



Moschatus. (Musk Plant.) Foliage emits a strong musky 



perfume ; yellow 5 



MUSA ENSETE. 



(Abyssinian Banana Plant.) 



A foliage plant of magnificent proportions ; for sub-tropical massing or as 



single specimens they are strikingly effective. Seeds sown early in the house 



will produce plants 10 to 15 feet high the first season. (See cut.) Pkt. 25 



JVLYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not.) 



The popular " Forget-me-nots." Bushy plants 6 to 12 inches high, bearing 

 clusters of lovely small flowers. They are perennials and hardy enough to re- 

 main in the open ground, excepting in very cold latitudes, where they should 

 be well protected ; but they are generally sown in the fall and wintered over in 

 cold frames, when they will flower early in the spring ; if sown early in the 

 house they will flower the first season. 

 Dwarf Alpine. Compact plants, 4 to 6 inches high, flowering profusely. 



Mixed colors Pkt. 10 



Palustris. Large-flowering, dark blue, 1 ft 10 



Alpestris, Blue. 1ft Pkt. 5 Alpestris, Bose. 1ft 6 



White. 1ft 5 Mixed 5 



New Striped. Unique; flowers white, breaking into stripes of blue. 10 



Dissitifiora. Large, sky-blue flowers; very early andfree-blooming,6tol2in. 10 

 Semperflorens. (Ever-flowering.) Flowering from early spring to fall, 6 in. 10 

 Azorica. Flowers M an inch across ; rich turquoise blue, without eye ; in 



dense clusters. 6 in 10 



Victoria, Blue. Plants round, 5 to 7 inches high, and 16 to 18 inches in cir- 

 cumference; perfectly covered with large umbels of flowers of azure blue, 



remaining in bloom a long time. (See cut.) 10 



Victoria, Bose. A new rose-colored variety of the above 10 



FOR A GENERAL LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS, SEE PAGES 92 TO 97. 



■ %& IWAr^IGOHD. (gfr 



These annuals are old favorites in our gardens, but 

 have been greatly improved recently in size and dou- 

 bleness of flowers. They are very effective for groups 

 and masses. 



Double African Marigolds. 



Double African, Mixed. Yellow and orange shades, 

 2ft Pkt. 6 



Bl Dorado. Immense flowers, 10 to 14 inches around ; 

 exceedingly double ; quilled like a Dahlia ; primrose, 

 lemon, orange and golden shades. 3ft 10 



Imported collection of Double African Marigolds, 6 separate 

 colors, 25 cts. 



" 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 

 highby2feet across. (See cut.) Pkt. 15 



Double French Marigolds. 



Double French, Mixed. Yellow, brown and crim- 

 son, beautifully striped. 1ft Pkt. 5 



Dwarf, Gold Striped. Rich velvety maroon ; dou- 

 ble flowers, striped with gold. 1ft & 



Double Legion d'Honneur. Small very dense 

 double flowers of bright canary yellow, each petal 

 marked with a rich garnet blotch ; plant very dwarf, 

 bushy and exceedingly florif erous 10 



Gilt Edge. A new large-flowering variety of dwarf 

 French Marigold, differing from it in the more robust 

 growth and in the large and more perfectly double 

 flowers, measuring from 3 to 4 inches across. The 

 color of the flower is velvety brown maroon, edged 



with yellow 1CV 



Imported collection of Double French Marigolds, 

 6 separate colors, 25 cts. 



New Single Marigold, 

 "Little Brownie." 



A charming single-flowering Marigold, form- 

 ing compact little bushes only 5 to 6 inches- 

 high. It is remarkable for blossoming ex- 

 tremely early and in prodigious abundance, 

 commencing in June. The flowers are viv- 

 idly colored golden yellow, marked with a. 

 large spot of crimson velvet Pkt. 10 



UIOMORDICA. 



("Balsam Apple.") 



Luxuriant annual climbers, with large 

 leaves, making dense shade. The flow- 

 ers are followed by ornamental, large 

 fruits of orange or copper color, which 

 burst and expose an interior of red, which 

 is highly effective. 15 to 20 ft. 

 Balsamina ("Balsam Apple"). Orange 



fruits Pkt. 5 



Charantia ("Balsam Pear"). Coppery scar- 

 let colored fruits 5- 



MYOSOTIS, VICTORIA. 



