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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



GOURDS (Ornamental.) 



Per Pkt. 

 All of this gcnns are of rapid growth, and produce fruit of 

 peculiar and varii'd luriiis. Tender Annuals. 



Gourd, Bottle-SItapetl 5 



niiniuture 10 



Dipper 10 



Sugar Trough 10 



Hercules' Club. Acurioussort 10 



lieucantlia Longissiina, 5 ft 10 



New Miniature. Orange and green Striped 15 



Orange. Fruit resembles an orange 5 



Powder Morn 10 



Siplio 10 



Fine Mixed. From a large collection of the most 



ornamental 10 



Depressa. Dark green fruit 10 



JUelopepo, !!»triped. Flat. Green, mottled with 



White in 



GODETIA. 



Well worthy extended cultivation: their delicate tints of 

 purple and pink have long made them favorites in English 

 gardens, although natives of Amorica. Har(hj Annnnls. 



Crodetia, "Lady Albemarle." (Novelty of 1879.) 

 Grows a foot high. Fluwera large, measuring over 

 three inches across, are of an intense carmine-crim- 

 son shade, the edges of the petals being sufl'used 

 with pale lilac. Profuse lilootuer. (.SVc cut) 25 



— 'Whltneyi "Brilliant." Rich carmine; shading 

 oir to light rose at the points of the petals. Plant 

 dwarf and compact and exceedingly free liowerlng..25 



Fine Mixed 5 



GRASSES (Ornamental). 



Nearly all the Ornamental Grasses are very showy and 

 beautiful, and when dried and tastefully arranged in con- 

 nection with llie Kverlastiug Flowers, make exceedingly 

 attractive winter homiuets. They are mostly annuals, 

 and tho.se which are not, with the e.xceptiou of Pampas 

 Grass, (lower the lirst year. 

 Agrostis Nebulosa. Kxceedingly graceful and beauti- 

 ful; one of the most elegant of Ornamental Grasses. 



Hardy Annual, 1 ft 5 



Avena Sterilis. (.Vnimated Oats), tlardy Annual, 



2K ft 5 



Brlza, Maxima. (Large (Quaking Gras.s). Very elegant. 



Hard ij Annual, 1 It 5 



Gracilis (.Slender {Quaking Grass). Hardy Annual, 



1 ft 5 



BriKopyrnm Siculum. Very dwarf, with shining 



green leaves; very pretty, ">2 ft 10 



Bromus Brizoeformis. Aline grass. Hardy Peren- 

 nial 5 



Chloris Barbuta. Pretty and curious. Hardy An- 

 nual, 1 it 5 



Truncata. Fine silvery plumes, :> f t 5 



Crysnrus Aureus. Very dwarf, with yellowish 

 feathery spikes, useful for bouquets. Hardy An- 

 nual, ;, ft 10 



Cofx Kiachrymoe (Job's Tears), Half-Hardy Annual, 



2 ft 5 



Eragrostis Elegans (Love Grass). Elegant and 



pretty. Hardy Annual. "X it 5 



Erianthns Ravennte. A superb perennial grass, re- 

 sembling the Pampas in appearance and habit of 

 growth; but attaining a greater height than that 

 variety, and is quite hardy. Flowers the first year, 

 if sown early in heat. Hardy Perennial, 10 ft. ... .25 



Festnca Rigida. Curious dwarf variety 5 



Gymuothrix Latifolia. Splendid ornamental grass. 

 Half-Hardy Perennial, 10 ft 25 



Gymerium Argcnteum (Pampas Grass). The finest 

 ornamental grass in cultivation, 10 ft. Half-Hardy 

 Perennial 25 



Hordeum Jubatum (Squirrel Tail Grass). Very hand- 

 some, .3 ft 5 



Lagnms Ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass). Dwarf, very 

 pretty, 1 ft 5 



Panicum Capillaceum. E.xtremely ornamental, 



3 ft 5 



Sulcatum. Beautiful palm-like foliage, exceedingly 



ornamental. Half-Hardy Annual, 2 ft 10 



Setaria Macroclieta. Graceful drooping plumes. Har- 

 dy Annual, 'iH 5 



Stipa Eleganti^sinta. One of the most beautiful of 

 ornamental grasses 10 



Stipa Pennata (Feather Grass). Exceedingly graceful 

 and beautiful. Hardy Perennial, 2 ft 10 



Tricbolsena Rosea. A very beautiful rose-tinted grass. 

 Hardy Perennial, 2 ft 10 



Zea JaponicaVariegata (Variegated Japanese Maize). 



Striped green and white 5 



JO* Entire collection (one packet of eaci of 24 orna- 



3ne]ital grasses) for $1.50. 



GYPSOPHILA. 



Per Pkt. 



Free-ilowerlng little plants for rocl<-work or small beds. 



Gypsopliila Muralis. A charming little plant covered 



with beautiful pink blossoms. Hardy Annual, ,'4 ft. 5 



Paniculata. White, fine for bouquets. Hardy Per- 

 ennial 5 



HELIOTROPE. 



Well-known delicionsly fragrant plants; excellent for bed- 

 ding purposes or imt. culture. Jlnlf-Hardy I'ereniiial. 

 Heliotrope. Finest ini.xed, IS inches 10 



HELIANTHUS (Sunflower). 



Tall-growing plants, with large and showy ilowers. Hardy 



Anhuuln. 

 Heliautlius Californicns, fl. pi. Extra large and 



double, 5ft » 



Glnbosu^ Fistulosus. Flowers very large and 



globular-formed, of a bright rich salfron color. 6 ft. 

 Macropliyllus Giganleus. A large growing 



variety, of pyramidal form, 6 It & 



Oculatis Viridis. DeiLsely double, with green 



centre 5 



HELICHRYSUM, (Everlasting Flowers.) 



Flowers mostly used for winter bouquets, for which they 

 are cut before blooms are expanded, and dried in the 

 shade. Hardy Annuals. 



Helicltrysum Bracliyrynchum. Yellow, K ft 5 



Bracteatuni. Yellow. 1', ft 5 



Album. White,l";ft 5 



Monstrosum. Finest do\il)le mixed, 2 ft 5 



Nanuin. Dwarf, <louble mixed, 1ft 5 



Finest Mixed. All colors i- 



HEDYSARUM, (French Honeysuckle.) 



A beautfnl hardy perennial plant, grown in borders, gener- 

 ;illy known under its inappropriate mime of ••French 

 Honeysuckle.'' It is a native of Italy, and has no atUnity 

 with the Honeysuckle (to»(c«'o). 



Hedysarum. C'oronarium. Red and white, mixed, 



3 ft »• 



HELIOPHLLA. 



A pretty bright bine Hardy Annual. 



Heliophila Araboides. 1ft 5 



HIBISCUS. 



A very ornamental and showy Hardy Annual; color a rich 

 cream, with brown centre. 



Hibiscus Africunus. y^ ft 5 



Hibiscus Californicus. The Hiliiscus, as is known, is 

 a very showy genus, and this variety, H. Californicus, 

 is one of the most desiraide. It is an herbaceous peren- 

 nial, producing an abundance of pure white flowers — 2-5 



HOLLYHOCK. 



The seed wo ofl'er of this handsome nower has been saved' 

 Irom named varieties of every known shade of color, and 

 can be confidently recommended. Seeds sown in June 

 or July will produce plants for blooming the next summer. 

 Hardy Perennials. 



Hollytiocl<. Extra choice, double, finest mixed 25 



Fine Mixed. Good varieties 10' 



Double AVhite. This is one of the most valuable 



plants now grown for summer flowers. Flowers 

 pure white and perfectly double '25 



HONESTY, 



(Moon Wort.) 



Interesting summer-blooming plants, suitable for shrub- 

 berries or woodland walks. The seed vessels are flat aud 

 broad, and look like transiiarent silver. Very handsome 

 in bouquets of dried flowers. Hardy Biennial. 



Honesty. Purple 2ft 5 



HUMEA. 



■When fully grown this attains a height of 8 feet, forming a 

 most attractive object, either in the conservatory or in 

 pots on the lawn. Its flowers of ruby-red are produced 

 in drooping racemes. Half-hardy Biennial. 



Humea Elegans 1& 



