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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



Per Phf. 

 Strong plants of Fancy Pansies, soc. each, or $3.00 for the 



set of twelve. 

 These Pansies we showed by colored plate in 1877-S. 

 Besides the Fancy Pansy alluded to above, we oti'er the fol- 



lowinff classes, which liave been saved from the best and 



most distinct varieties. 



Pansy, KiiglisU. Very fine mixed 2."> 



Extra Clioic-e. From a superb collection .ill 



Oflier, or Five Blotclied. A beautiful strain, per- 



fect in size and form of tlower, as well as in beauty 

 and variety of color 25 



Emperor Williuin. A very valuable addition to 



tiie hjrie-tlowering pansies, distinguished for its 

 brilliant color of ultramarine blue, with well-defined 



eye of imrplo- violet. One of the best 1.5 



Sno-»v Q,iieen. Pure sal iny white, fine 2.5 



White Treasure. Fine pure white; one of the 



best 1.5 



Faust, or King of the Blacks. Flowers intense- 

 ly black 15 



Yellow. Pure golden 15 



Good Mixed 10 



PALAVA. 



A beautiful Annual, growing to a heiglit of IS inches, and 

 flowering abundantly. Equally valuable for greenhouse 

 or garden. 



Palava Flexnosa. Flowers bright pink; ba.se of sepals 



a Iniost black j 



PENTSTEMON. 



This beautiful class is in continuous bloom from the time 

 they are planted out in May until irost. In shape the 

 flowers somewhat resemble the Gloxinia, and are shaded 

 and mottled in white, blue, crimson, scarlet, and pink. 

 They bloom the first year, if sown early in March in the 

 house or hot-bed and planted in May. Hnlf-hnrdy perm- 

 niol. 



Pentstenion. Fine mi.xed, Q f t 10 



PERILLA. 



Having black purple-colored foliage, this ornamental plant 

 makes a fine contrast with any of the light or silver-leaved 

 plants usually used for lawn groups or ribbon-line garden- 

 ing. Hdlf-hnrdii Atninal. 



Perilla .Vankinensis. 1 ^2 ft 5 



I>aciniati8. rut-leaved variety; excellent for bed- 

 ding 10 



PETUNUS. 



For out-door decoration in summer scarcely any plant 

 equals this. They rtowerthe first season, even if sown in 

 the open ground, but usually not before .July or August. 

 If sown in the hotbed in April, they will bloom in June, 

 and be larger and liner plants. 

 Petunia Hybrida. Finest striped and blotched van- 

 ties, mixed (saved from Peter Henderson's collect- 

 ion) 25 



Bfe-w Dwarf Inimitable. {See Xovellies) 25 



Countess of Ellsmere. Pink, white throat . . .10 



Pure W'hite 10 



Fine Mixed 10 



NEW FANCY HYBRID. 



An entirely distinct strain from the ordinary Petunia. The 

 flowers are ofimmensesize anil of exquisite colors, shades, 

 and markings. The double and single Fimbrlata sorts 

 have beautifully fringed petals. The doul)le and single 

 "Marglnata" sorts are bordered with green on each 

 petal, making them very attractive. 



It is, perhaps, not generally understood that the seeds 

 of double Petunias are only obtained by artiflcially fecun- 

 dating single blooms with the poUen from the double, 

 making tlie seed necessarily high priced, and the progeny 

 cannot be expected to all "come double. The finest dou- 

 ble Petunias are always grown from seed; when propa- 

 gated by cuttings they degenerate rapidly. (See full page 

 illHStraliOH.) 



SINGLE SPECIES. 

 Petunia Hybrida Grandiflora Alba. Large pure 



white 511 



Pimbriata. Beautifully fringed, all shades.50 



Kermesina. Crimson, with white throat.. 50 



Marginata. Spotted violet and purple -50 



Prince of 'Warteinbnrg. (See Novelties). 'lb 



Princess of IVnrtemburg. (See Novel- 



lir^). 



■ Purpurea. Fine deep purple 50 



Striat'v. Prettily striped and streaked, in 



all colors 50 



New Fancy Hybrid. (Single, mixed) 50 



DOrilLE ,SPECIE;>. Per PtcU 



Petunia Hybrida Grandiflora Marginata, Fl. PI. 



Green-edged, iluul)le, large tloweriug, all shades. A 

 siiperl> strain 75 



Pimbriata, PI. PI. Double fringed, large 



iloweriJig. comprising all shades of color.. 75 



New Fancy Hybrid. (Double, mixed).! 00 



PHYSIANTHUS. 



A climbing plant of rapid growth; flowers pure white and 

 fragrant. It is often called the "cruel plant," owing to 

 its flowers forming a trap, which closes on insects that 

 may chance 10 liglit thereon. 



Physianthus Albens 25 



PINK, CHINA, and other varieties (See 

 Diaiithus.) 



POLYANTHUS. 



Flowering plants, blooming in early spring; adapted for pot 



culture or outside beds, 1 ft. Hardij Perennials. 

 Polyanthus. Choice mixed, from best laced flowers. ...25 



Duplex (Hose in Hose). (Seecul] 25 



Mixed Border Varieties 10 



POTENTILLA. 



Handsome flowering herbaceous plants, exceedingly usel'ul 

 and ornamental in mixed flower borders, lasting a long 

 time in bloom. Ilnrclij Perennials. 



Potent ilia. Finest mixed, l,';; ft 10 



Double Flowering. Finest mixed, 1>^ ft 25 



PHLOX. 



Plilox DnimrnonOii, to which section nearly all the follow- 

 ing classes and varieties belong, is one of the very flnest 

 of annual plants, and slamls almost unrivaled for profu- 

 sion and duration of bloom and richness of color. The 

 " Grandiflora," or large flowering varieties, are a great 

 improvement over the older sorts, the flowers being 

 half as large again, and as freely produced. The Heyn- 

 holdii and Nana Compacta class are especially fine, their 

 habit of growth being dwarf and compact, and one mass 

 of bloom. Both tliese .sections have recently been largely 

 grow n in pots by florists for market purposes, with great 

 success — one variety in fact, P. ffei/nlioldii Alf)a, does not 

 do well in the open ground, but, pot grown, it is unsur- 

 passed. Ilardij Annimls. 



Phlox Drummondii Alba. Pure white 10 



.Vtropurpurea Striata. Beautifully striped.. .10 



Black Warrior. Dark purple 10 



t'occinea. Deep scarlet 10 



Isabellina. Pale yellow 10 



Lieopoldii. Bright rose. White eye 10 



'■ — Occulata. White, with purple eye 10 



Princess Royal. Light purple, with white 



streaks 10 



Q,ueen Victoria. Violet, white eye 10 



Radowitzii. Rose purple, white eye 10 



Rosea. Pure rose color 10 



Finest Mixed Varieties. (See cut) 5 



Grandiflora. A very line strain. Mixed all 



colors 10 



Grandiflora Splendens. Anew variety. The 



flowers are large bright scarlet, with a conspicuous 

 white eye, the centre of which is encircled with a 

 well-defined violet edge 15 



Heynholdii. Bright scarlet dwarf and com- 

 pact 10 



Alba. (See Novelties) 25 



Cardinalis. (New.) Compact and bushy ; 



hi illian I scarlet 25 



Perfection. The plants are literally cover- 

 ed with beautiful coppery-scarlet flowers, continu- 

 ing in bloom late into the fall 25 



Decussata. Perennial mixed, saved from named 



varieties 10 



New Dwarf Phlox Dminmondii. 



A distinct section of the above, and distinguished from It by 



its dwarf habit and compact growth, J^ ft. 

 Phlox Drummondii Nana Compacta Coccinea. 



Deei) scarlet, white eye 15 



Red. A bright shade 15 



Chamois Rose. Pure salmon rose 15 



Fireball. Bright dazzling scarlet 15 



Snowball. Pure white 15 



PLATYCODON. 



Platycodon Grandiflomm. A hardy herbaceous per- 

 ennial, native of China, with large white saucer- 

 shaped flowers. In the Northern States it should 

 have a slight protection in winter 10 



