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SUMMER-LONG COLOR- EASY TO GROW 



Dollar for dollar, nothing in the home gar- 

 den will give more satisfaction than flowers 

 you raise from seed. Clear, vibrant, sum- 

 mer-long beauty in all the colors of the 

 rainbow . . . to enjoy in the garden or to 

 cut for the house are yours when you start 

 with a few packets of the seeds described 

 below. Plant them lavishly for pennies . . . 

 in a few short weeks you 11 have the world's 

 finest flowers . . . for yourself and to 

 share with your friends. It's a promise 

 when you choose Henderson s selected seeds. 

 Easy-to-follow cultural directions on every pack- 

 age. Many of these varieties will flower over a 

 longer period if started in the house or in hot- 

 beds. To gel the most from them we suggest 

 early ordering. 



(A) ANNUAL. Seed sown in the spring 

 (either in the house or, after settled warm 

 weather, in the garden) produces plants 

 that flower the same year and die at the end 

 of the season. 



(P) PERENNIAL. Seed planted in spring 

 or summer produces plants which bloom the 

 next year and continue year after year. 



(B) BIENNIAL. Seed sown in the spring 

 or summer produces plants which bloom the 

 following year only. 



(R) ROCK GARDEN. These are, for the 

 most part, low-growing varieties that make 

 good material for use as low borders, as 

 under-planting and foreground plants as 

 well as rock-garden plants. 



/ i=^ s ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS are 



f i/A) designated by this symbol. For many 

 ^ — y years, both flower and vegetable 

 seeds have been grown in widely distributed 

 trial grounds throughout the country and 

 voted upon for all-round quality by experts. 

 This symbol is your way of identifying the 

 winners they have selected. 



1002 ACHILLEA Ptarmica, The Pearl. 



(P) Invaluable for light, airy contrast with 

 the bolder garden flowers either in the garden 

 or as a cut flower. One of the hardiest peren- 

 nials. The 2 J4-foot plants have attractive 

 foliage and large clusters of small, double, 

 creamy white flowers on stiff stems. Blooms 

 from July to frost. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c; 

 6 pkts. 75c. 



ACONITUM— see Monkshood, page 15. 



1008 ACROCLINIUM, Sensation Hybrid 

 Double. (A) EVERLASTING. For winter 

 bouquets. Three-inch blooms, fully double 

 and varying in color from medium rose to 

 light pink. 20 inches. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c; 

 6 pkts. 75c. 



AGERATUM 



Distinctive flower beds owe much to an 

 effective edging. Ageratum is one of the best: 

 long-flowering and dependable. 



1011 Blue Perfection. A variety growing 

 to 6 inches, with deep blue flowers. Pkt. 15c; 

 3 pkts. 40c; }4pz. 75c. 



1012 Fairy Pink. (In color on page 10.) 

 Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 60c; 6 pkts. $1.10. 



1014 Midget Blue. A superior variety 

 with 4-inch plants with azure-blue flowers. 

 Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 60c; 6 pkts. $1.10. 



ALYSSUM 



The most frequently used and longest-flower- 

 ing edging. 



1022 Sweet Alyssum. Alyssum Benlhami. 

 (A) 9 inches. Fragrant white flowers. Pkt. 

 15c; }4oz. 30c; oz. $1. 



1024 Violet Queen. (A) A deep lavender 

 variety, sweetly scented, dwarf and compact. 

 Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c; ^oz. 60c; oz. $2. 



1025 White Carpet. A. compaclum. (A) 

 Plants 3 inches high, crowded with tiny white 

 flowers. Pkt. 15c; Mc-z. 5g c; oz . $1.50. 



1026 Royal Carpet. 1953 All-America 

 Selection shown in color on page 2. 



1027 Saxatile Compactum. (P) (R) The 

 bright yellow flowers, borne on 15-inch 

 plants, are equally desirable for rock garden 

 or border. Pkt. 15c; Moz. 50c; oz. $1.75. 

 1029 Perennial Rock Species, Mixed. (P) 

 (R) A blend of low-growing species effective 

 for under-planting where species tulips are 

 established. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 60c; 6 pkts. 

 $1.10. 



ANCHUSA or BUGLOSS. Blue of anchusa 

 is valuable planted in a buffer zone between 

 blocks of vivid color. 



1036 Blue Bird. (A) Intense blue flowers 

 freely produced on compact plants \y 2 feet 

 high. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 40c; 6 pkts. 75c. 

 1153 ARABIS alpina. (P) (R) ROCK- 

 CRESS. Masses of 4-petaled, showy white 

 flowers produced in tufts during April. 1 foot. 

 Pkt. 15c; J4oz. 50c; oz. $1.75. 



ANTIRRHINUM (A) SNAPDRAGON 



Snapdragon seed should be sown in flats 

 indoors as early as March and transplanted 

 to a permanent location after all danger of 

 frost in May. 



Garden Types 



1137 Skyscraper Mixed. Skyscraper snap- 

 dragons — the tallest grown. Central spikes 

 over 3 feet in height, followed by laterals 

 nearly as tall. Colors are a blend of softer 

 shades. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 60c; 6 pkts. $1.10. 

 Antirrhinum Maximum Super-Giants. 



1049 Alaska. Pure white. 



1051 *Apple Blossom. Light pink. 



1055 *Canary Bird. Yellow with deeper lip. 



1057 Copper King. Copper with gold lip. 



1058 *Copper Queen. Bronze and old-gold. 



1059 *Crimson. Deep crimson. (In color 

 on page 10.) 



1060 ^Loveliness. Soft rose-pink. 



1063 Yellow Giant. Large, deep yellow 

 spikes. 



1065 Maximum, Mixed. Finely assorted. 



Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 60c; y 8 oz. $1 



• COLLECTION 2930: One each of 5 

 varieties marked * $1. 

 Antirrhinum Ma jus (Tall; 2)4, ft.) 

 1081 Mixed Varieties. Pkt. 15c; 3 pkts. 

 40c; 6 pkts. 75c. 



Aristocratic Tetraploid Snapdragons. Try 



growing scientifically developed tetraploid 

 snapdragons for blooms of enormous size 

 and regal bearing. 



1050 Tetra Yellow. 

 1089 White. 



1091 Sunset. 



Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. 90c; 6 pkts. $1.75 



1048 Tetra Mixed. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. 60c; 

 6 pkts. $1.10; ^oz. $1.50. 



1092 Large-Flowering Half-Dwarf. An- 

 tirrhinum nanum grandiflorum. A beautiful 

 1-foot type in a gay variety of colors. Pkt. 

 15c; ^oz. 50c; 34oz. 85c. 



Greenhouse Types 



To obtain a succession of bloom, monthly 

 sowings are usually made, starting in July. 

 A complete range of all the new and popular 

 varieties are available at market prices. 

 Kindly write us for your requirements. 



